Athanase is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Athanase Apartis (1899–1972), Greek sculptor Athanase Auger (1734–1792), French educator, Hellenist and translator Athanase Bala (1927–2019), Cameroonian Catholic bishop Athanase Bassinet (1850–1914), French politician Athanase Coquerel (disambiguation) Athanase David (1882–1953), Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman Prix Athanase-David, annual literary award, part of the Prix du Québec Athanase Dupré (1808–1869), French mathematician and physicist Athanase Gaudet (1848–1888), Canadian farmer, merchant and political figure in Quebec Athanase Josué Coquerel (1820–1875), French Protestant theologian, son of Athanase Laurent Charles Coquerel Athanase Laurent Charles Coquerel (1795–1868), French Protestant theologian Athanase Seromba (born 1963), Rwandan priest found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity committed in the Rwandan genocide Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie (1832–1911), French royalist military commander Charles Athanase Walckenaer (1771–1852), French civil servant and scientist Jean Charles Athanase Peltier (1785–1845), French physicist Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard (1768–1825), French physician Jean-Athanase Sicard (1872–1929), French neurologist and radiologist Panayis Athanase Vagliano (1814–1902), Greek merchant and shipowner