Kanté is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Abdoulaye Kanté (born 2000), French footballer Abdoulaye Kanté (born 2005), Ivorian footballer Aboubakary Kanté (born 1994), Gambian-French footballer Cédric Kanté (born 1979), Malian-French footballer Daouda Kanté (born 1978), Malian footballer Guyan Kanté (born 1982), Ivorian footballer José Kanté Martínez (born 1990), Spanish footballer Koly Kanté (born 1982), Malian footballer Lamine Kanté (born 1987), French basketball player Massiré Kanté (born 1989), French footballer Mohamed T. Kanté (born 1985), Malian-American technologist and social entrepreneur Mory Kanté (born 1997), Guinean footballer Mory Kanté (1950–2020), Guinean-Malian musician N'Golo Kanté (born 1991), French footballer Ousmane Kanté (born 1989), Guinean-French footballer Seydou Badjan Kanté (born 1981), Ivorian footballer Soumaoro Kanté (13th century), king of the Sosso people Youssouf Kanté (born 1984), French footballer