Robert Alexander McLean was born on 9 November 1948 in Toronto, Canada, He married Barbara Diane Negri on 24 February 1969 at Honolulu, Hawaii.
Robert and Barbara have four children, all born in San Jose, California:
Alexander Lachlan McLean born 19 March 1975.
James Robert McLean born 7 August 1979
Elisabeth Mary McLean born 11 December 1980
Emily Susan McLean born 25 October 1983