McCallum is a Scottish surname, meaning in gaelic "Servant or son of Columba". Thought to be a member of the Ui Neill and possibly a member of its sub kingdom the Cenel Eoghain commonly found through Ulster and the western isles of Scotland.
Notable people with the surname include:
Alison McCallum (born 1951), Australian rock singerAndrew McCallum, American computer scientistArnold McCallum (20th century), Northwest Territories politicianBennett McCallum (born 1935), American economistCollette McCallum (born 1986), Australia women's football playerDaniel McCallum (1815–1878), railroad engineer and managerDavid McCallum (born 1933), prolific Scottish actorDavid McCallum, Sr. (1897–1972), Scottish violinistDavid McCallum (wrongful conviction) (born 1969), convicted murderer, exonerated of the charges after 29 years in prison after the Murder of Nathan Blenner in 1985Don McCallum, artist, historian, and art criticDoug McCallum (21st century), former mayor of Surrey, British ColumbiaDunc McCallum (1940–1983), retired professional ice hockey playerDuncan McCallum (1888–1958), Scottish Conservative politicianEileen McCallum (born 1936), Scottish actressFrank McCallum (died 1857), notorious bushrangerGavin McCallum (born 1987), Canadian footballerH McCallum (20th century), rugby league playerHenry Edward McCallum (1852–1919), Newfoundland colonial leaderHiram E. McCallum (1900–1989), mayor of Toronto, OntarioIan McCallum (born 1965), English guitaristJack McCallum, American sports writerJames McCallum (cyclist) (born 1979), Scottish racing cyclistJames McCallum (politician) (1806–1889), member of the Confederate House of RepresentativesJay McCallum (born 1960), Louisiana state district court judge and former state representativeJoanna McCallum (21st century), British theatre, film and television actressJohn McCallum (born 1950), Canadian politician, economist and university professorJohn McCallum (actor) (born 1917), Australian film actorJohn McCallum (sports writer) (born 1924), American non-fiction writerJoseph S. McCallum (20th century), Alberta politicianKaren McCallum, American bridge playerLachlin McCallum (1823–1903), Canadian politicianMike McCallum (born 1956), retired boxerNapoleon McCallum (born 1963), former professional American football running backNeil McCallum (disambiguation), multiple peopleNick McCallum (21st century), Australian journalistPat McCallum (born 1969), curlerPaul McCallum (Canadian football) (born 1970), professional Canadian football playerPaul McCallum (footballer), English footballerPeter Duncan McCallum (born 1853), Ontario farmer and political figureRay McCallum (born 1961), former player and head coach of the University of Detroit's men's basketball teamRay McCallum, Jr. (born 1991), professional basketball player in the NBA for the Sacramento KingsRick McCallum (born 1952), film producerRobert McCallum, Jr. (born 1946), United States Ambassador to AustraliaRobin McCallum (21st century), British weather presenterRon McCallum (born 1948), Australian legal academicSally McCallum (born 1940), retired female track and field athleteScott McCallum (born 1950), 43rd Governor of U.S. state of WisconsinStephanie McCallum (born 1956), classical pianistThomas McCallum (1860–1938) pastoralist and politician in South AustraliaTrevor McCallum (21st century), former professional soccer player