McGillivray is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander McGillivray, also known as Hoboi-Hili-Miko (1750–1793), leader of the Creek Indians during and after the American Revolution and principal chief of the Upper Creek (Muscogee) towns
Alexander McGillivray (politician), Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta, Canada
Andy McGillivray (born 1954), Australian rules footballer
Angus McGillivray (1842–??), Canadian lawyer and political figure from Nova Scotia, Canada
C. R. McGillivray, or Calvin Ray McGillivray, American football coach
Charlie McGillivray, Scottish footballer and manager
David McGillivray (producer/screenwriter) (born 1947)
David McGillivray (figure skater) (born 1949), Canadian figure skater
Dave McGillivray, American race director; current director of the Boston Marathon
Donald McGillivray, Australian botanical taxonomist
Donald McGillivray (politician), a politician in British Columbia
Duncan McGillivray, explorer and fur trader who accompanied David Thompson on explorations of the North-West Territory
Edward McGillivray, the second mayor of Ottawa from 1858-1859
Florence Helena McGillivray, Canadian painter
James J. McGillivray, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate
John McGillivray (c. 1770-1855), Canadian fur trader and political figure in Upper Canada
John McGillivray (1886–??), English footballer
John Alexander McGillivray (1853–1911), Canadian lawyer and politician
Lachlan McGillivray, Scottish-American Indian trader, store keeper, and plantation owner
Lauchlan McGillivray (died 1880), 19th-century New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament from Southland, New Zealand
Mal McGillivray (1929–1984), Australian rules footballer
Perry McGillivray (1893–1944), American competition swimmer and water polo player, Olympian
Scott McGillivray (born 1978), Canadian real estate investor, television host, financial expert, contractor, writer, public speaker and educator
William McGillivray (1764–1825), Scottish-born Canadian fur trader
William A. McGillivray (1918—1984), Canadian lawyer, jurist, and a Chief Justice of Alberta, Canada
Middle name
Farquhar McGillivray Knowles (1859–1932), American painter