Macready is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Agnes Macready, Australian nurse and journalist Carol MacReady, English actress Edward Nevil Macready, (1798-1848), British Army officer George Macready (1899–1973), American screen actor Gordon Macready (1891–1956), British Army officer Nevil Macready (1862–1946), British Army officer John Macready, American gymnast and motivational speaker John A. Macready (1887-1979), American aviator William Macready (1793–1873), English actor William Macready the elder (1755–1829), Irish actor-manager Paul MacCready (1925-2007), American aeronautical engineer