Rout is a surname. It may refer to:
Alexandra Rout (born 1993), New Zealand figure skater Baji Rout, Indian boy shot dead by police in British India Ettie Annie Rout (1887–1936), New Zealand writer and educator Girjia Rout, Indian cricketer Jachindra Rout, Indian Odia-language poet and translator Joanne Rout, British Paralympic swimmer Jyoti Rout, Indian classical dancer Padmini Rout (born 1994), Indian chess player Saraswati Rout, Indian weightlifter Satyabrata Rout, Indian theatre director and scenographer