Family name Linville (Linville 
) , globally, is quite a common cognomen. The family name Linville is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, Canada, where it is a rare surname, and Bulgaria. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, Indonesia, and Canada. Much less frequently, Linville is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Linville | United States, Australia, Indonesia, Canada, Germany |
| jacob hayes linville American civil engineer (1825-1906), US (b. 1825) |
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| henry linville American teacher and writer (1866-1941), US (b. 1866) |
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joanne linville American actress, US (b. 1928) |
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larry linville American actor (1930-2000), US (b. 1939) |
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| albert linville (b. 1918) |
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| shelby linville American college basketball player (1929-2008), US (b. 1929) |
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| john linville American stock car driver (b. 1943) |
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| kelli linville American politician, US (b. 1948) |
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| susan u. linville (b. 1956) |
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| james richard linville (b. 1959) |
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| shelby linville college basketball player (1950–1952) Kentucky |
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| deanna linville researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-6823-0625) |
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| alexandria linville researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-0504-0741) |
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| daniel linville American politician, US |
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| daniel linville Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates |
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