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McKean is a surname, and may refer to: In music: * Dave McKean, illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, filmmaker and musician * Michael McKean (born 1947), American actor, comedian, composer and musician In politics: * James B. McKean (1821-1879), New York politician and Union Army general * Samuel McKean, American merchant and politician from Burlington, Pennsylvania * Thomas McKean (1734-1817), signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence In art * Michael Jones McKean (born 1976), American artist In other fields: * Erin McKean, American lexicographer ** McKean's law, variant of Muphry's law, stated by Erin McKean * George Burdon McKean, Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross * John McKean (1941-1996), Australian ornithologist * Kip McKean, minister * Tom McKean, former Scottish middle distance runner who won the European Championships 800m gold medal at Split in 1990 * Thomas J. McKean (1810-1870), Union general during the American Civil War