McAlinden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bobby McAlinden (born 1946), English footballer Danny McAlinden (1947–2021), Northern Ireland boxer Edith McAlinden (born 1968), Scottish murderer Jimmy McAlinden (1917–1993), footballer Kevin McAlinden (1913–1978), Northern Ireland footballer Liam McAlinden (born 1993), English-Irish footballer
Place McAlinden, Western Australia, a locality in Western Australia