O'Neal (name)

O'Neal is an Irish patronymic surname, meaning "grandson of Neal", derived from the surname O'Neill, originating from the masculine given name Neill. O'Neal is occasionally used as a given name. People with the surname or given name O'Neal include:

Surname

Politics

• B.F. O'Neal, Jr. (1922–2004), Louisiana businessman Republican politician
• Charles Duncan O'Neal (1879–1936), Barbados politician and physician
• Dave O'Neal (born 1937), American politician, former Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
• Emmet O'Neal (1853–1922), American Democratic politician who was Governor of Alabama
• Ivan O'Neal, Vincentian political leader
• Joseph T. O'Neal, American politician
• Maston E. O'Neal, Jr. (1907 - 1990), American politician
• Mike O'Neal (born 1951), Kansas Republican politician
• Ralph T. O'Neal, British Virgin Islands politician

Culture

• Alexander O'Neal (born 1953), American musician
• Amber O'Neal (born 1974), American professional wrestler
• Carol O'Neal (born 1948), American model and Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in July 1972
• Charles O'Neal (1904-1996), American film and televion screenwriter
• Frank O'Neal, American cartoonist
• Frederick O'Neal (1905 — 1992), American actor and television director
• Griffin O'Neal (born 1964), American actor
• Jamie O'Neal (born Jamie Murphy, 1968), Australian country singer and songwriter
• Jim O'Neal (b. 1948), American blues expert, writer, record producer and record company executive
• Johnny O'Neal, American jazz pianist
• Kelley O'Neal (b. ?), American saxophonist
• Melinda O'Neal, American conductor of choral music
• Patrice Oneal (born 1969), African-American comedian
• Patrick O'Neal (1927–1994), American television, stage, and film actor
• Peggy O'Neal, voice actress
• Reagan O'Neal, pseudonym of James Oliver Rigney, Jr (born 1948), American writer
• Ron O'Neal (1937–2004), American actor, director and screenwriter
• Ryan O'Neal (born 1941), American actor
• Tatum O'Neal (born 1963), American actress
• Ty O'Neal (born 1978), American actor
• Wil O'Neal, American technology journalist

Sports

• Calvin O'Neal (b. ?), American football linebacker
• Deltha O'Neal (born 1977), American football player
• Jermaine O'Neal (born 1978), American NBA basketball player
• Leslie O'Neal (born 1964), American Football player
• Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), American basketball player
• Steve O'Neal (born 1946), American football punter

Other people

• Edward Asbury O'Neal (1818–1890), American Confederate general during the American Civil War
• Pete O'Neal (born 1940), American Black Panther Party member
• Stan O'Neal, manager of Merrill Lynch

Given name

• O'Neal Compton (born 1951), American film and television actor
• Rose O'Neal Greenhow (1817–1864), Confederate spy
• Kathleen O'Neal Gear (born 1954), American writer

See also

• Neal
• O'Neill (surname)