A •
Andre McCarthy (born 1987), Jamaican cricketer •
Andrew McCarthy (born 1962), American actor •
Andrew McCarthy (footballer) (born 1998), Scottish footballer •
Andrew C. McCarthy (born 1959), American attorney and columnist •
Annette McCarthy (1958–2023), American actress •
Arch McCarthy, American baseball pitcher
B •
Barry McCarthy, Irish cricketer •
Barry C. McCarthy (born 1963), American business executive •
Benni McCarthy (born 1977), South African footballer •
Bernard McCarthy (1874–1948) New Zealand cricketer, lawyer and papal knight •
Bernie McCarthy (1943–2019), Australian rules footballer •
Brandon McCarthy (born 1983), American baseball pitcher
C •
Callum McCarthy (born 1944), British economist •
Carlton McCarthy, American politician, Mayor of Richmond, Virginia •
Carlton McCarthy (singer), British singer •
Carolyn McCarthy (1944–2025), American congresswoman •
Cathal McCarthy (footballer), Irish footballer •
Charles McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Chris McCarthy (racewalker) (1931–2009), American racewalker •
Claire McCarthy (born 1976), Irish marathon runner •
Clem McCarthy (1882–1962), American sports announcer •
Colman McCarthy (1938–2026), American journalist and peace activist •
Con McCarthy (1893–1975), Australian rules footballer •
Con McCarthy (rugby league) (1894–1968), New Zealand rugby league player •
Cormac McCarthy (1933–2023), Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist
D •
Dalton McCarthy (1836–1898), Canadian lawyer and politician •
Daniel McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
David McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Dennis McCarthy (composer) (born 1945), composer of film scores •
Di McCarthy (died 2025), New Zealand neuroscientist and science administrator •
Dominic McCarthy (1892–1975), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross •
Don McCarthy (1955–2018), British entrepreneur •
Douglas McCarthy (1966–2025), English singer •
Dudley McCarthy (1911–1987), Australian military historian and soldier
E •
E. Jerome McCarthy marketing scholar and inventor of 4Ps of marketing •
Earl McCarthy (born 1969), Irish freestyle swimmer •
Ellis McCarthy (born 1994), American football player •
Eric McCarthy (born 1983), Irish musician and songwriter •
Eugene McCarthy (1916–2005), U.S. congressman and senator
F •
Fabian "Fabe" McCarthy (1919–2008), Australian rugby union player •
Francis X. McCarthy (born 1942), American actor •
Fintan McCarthy (born 1996), Irish Rower
G •
Garry McCarthy (born 1959), American police administrator in Newark and Chicago •
Gina McCarthy (born 1954), 13th
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency •
Glenn McCarthy (1907–1988), American oil tycoon and businessman
H •
Harry McCarthy, variety entertainer, wrote "The Bonnie Blue Flag" in 1861
J •
J. J. McCarthy (born 2003), American football player •
J. P. McCarthy (1933–1995), American radio personality •
J. Thomas McCarthy (born 1937), American educator, author and attorney •
Jake McCarthy (born 1997), American baseball player •
James McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Jenny McCarthy (born 1972), American anti-vaccine activist and former
Playboy model and actress •
Joanne McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Joe McCarthy (manager) (1887–1978), American baseball manager •
John McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
John McCarthy (composer) (born 1961), composer of film scores • John James McCarthy (1921–1996) Chief of Special Services Fort Sam Houston Texas, Ret Major US Army •
Joseph McCarthy (1908–1957), U.S. senator •
Joseph McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Justin McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people
K •
Kate McCarthy (born 1992), Australian rules footballer •
Kate McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Katie McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Kevin Owen McCarthy (born 1965), 55th Speaker of the
United States House of Representatives •
Kevin McCarthy (actor) (1914–2010), film actor •
Kevin McCarthy (baseball) (born 1992), baseball player •
Kevin McCarthy (cricketer) (born 1945), Australian cricketer •
Kevin McCarthy (director), American television director •
Kevin McCarthy (historian), American historian •
Kevin McCarthy (ice hockey) (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey player and assistant coach •
Kevin McCarthy (radio), Texas radio personality
L •
Leo T. McCarthy (1930–2007), Californian politician and businessman •
Leslie McCarthy (1885–1962), Irish-British physician and British Army officer •
Lincoln McCarthy (born 1993), Australian rules footballer •
Liam McCarthy (disambiguation), several people
M •
Maeve McCarthy, Irish mathematician •
Margaret McCarthy, Irish-American migrant •
Mary McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Matt McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Melissa McCarthy (born 1970), American actress and comedian •
Michael McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Mick McCarthy (born 1959), English football player and manager •
Mick McCarthy (footballer, born 1911), Irish footballer •
Mick McCarthy (Gaelic footballer) (1965–1998), Irish Gaelic footballer •
Mike McCarthy (born 1963), American football coach
N •
Nicholas McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Nobu McCarthy (1934–2002), Japanese-Canadian actress and model
P •
Patrick McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Paul McCarthy (born 1945), American contemporary artist •
Pete McCarthy (1951–2004), pen name of Peter Charles Robinson, British broadcaster and travel writer •
Peter McCarthy (industrialist) (1845–1919), American industrialist and philanthropist
R •
Rachel McCarthy (born 1984), English poet, critic and broadcaster •
Rashawn McCarthy (born 1989), Filipino-American basketball player •
Richard McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Rick McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Robert McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Rory McCarthy, (born 1975), Irish hurler
S • Shaun Lloyd McCarthy (1928–2000), aka
Desmond Cory, British novelist and screenwriter •
Stephen McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Steve McCarthy (boxer) (born 1962), British boxer •
Steve McCarthy (ice hockey) (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
T •
Thaddeus McCarthy (1455–1492), Irish bishop •
Thaddeus McCarthy (jurist) (1907–2001), New Zealand jurist •
Thomas McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people •
Tim McCarthy (born 1949), US Secret Service agent injured in assassination attempt on President Reagan •
Tom McCarthy (director) (born 1966), American film director, screenwriter, and actor •
Tom McCarthy (novelist) (born 1969), English novelist •
Tom McCarthy (sportscaster) (born 1968), American sportscaster •
Tom McCarthy (trade unionist) (c. 1862–1899) British Irish trade unionist •
Tommy McCarthy (baseball) (1863–1922), American baseball player
W •
Walter T. McCarthy (1898–1985), American lawyer and judge •
William Hilgrove Leslie McCarthy (1885–1962), Irish-British physician and British Army officer •
Winston McCarthy (1908–1984), New Zealand radio sports commentator == Spelled "McCarty" ==