Bataille is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Christian Bataille (born 1946), French politician (1853–1891), French illustrator Frédéric Bataille (1850–1946), French educator, poet and mycologist Georges Bataille (1897–1962), French intellectual and literary figure Henri Jules Bataille (1816–1882), French general Henry Bataille (1872–1922), French dramatist and poet Jean-Pierre Bataille (born 1963), French politician Juliette Élisa Bataille (1896–1972), French textile artist Laetitia Bataille, French journalist and writer Laurence Bataille (1930–1986), French psychoanalyst and writer Matthieu Bataille (born 1978), French judoka Nicolas Bataille (1926–2008), French comedian and director Sylvia Bataille (1908–1993), French actress