Kinkead is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Charles Kinkead (1913–2007), Jamaican photojournalist
- Eugene F. Kinkead (1876–1960), American politician
- John Henry Kinkead (1826–1904), American politician
- Maeve Kinkead (born 1946), American actress
- Samuel Kinkead (1897–1928), South African aviator