Arter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Harry Arter (born 1989), professional footballer Jared Maurice Arter, American former slave Kingsley Arter Taft (1903–1970), American politician Philip and Uriah Arter, after whom Philip and Uriah Arter Farm is named Robert Arter (born 1929), recipient of the Purple Heart medal Solomon Arter, after whom Solomon Arter House is named Charlotte Arter (born 1991), Welsh runner
See also Eye dialect spelling of "after" Arter Island, see Kuş Island Arter & Hadden, former Cleveland, Ohio, US law firm Arter (art center), an art space in Istanbul