Lauter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ants Lauter (1894–1973), Estonian actor Ed Lauter (1938–2013), American actor Estée Lauder (person) (1906–2004; originally Lauter), American businesswoman Harry Lauter (1914–1990), American actor Kristin Lauter (born 1969), American mathematician and cryptographer Margarete Lauter (1925–2004), German art dealer Matt Lauter (born 2002), American football player Rolf Lauter (born 1952), German art historian and curator