Catena is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alejandro Catena (born 1994), Spanish footballer Elena Catena (1920–2012), Spanish academic Gerardo Catena (1902–2000), American mobster Laura Catena (born 1967), Argentine vintner, physician and author Marina Catena, Italian soldier and United Nations official Michela Catena (born 1999), Italian footballer Paulus Catena (fl. 353–362), Roman notary and investigator Tom Catena (born 1964), American physician and humanitarian Víctor Andrés Catena (1925–2009), Spanish screenwriter and film, television and theater director Vincenzo Catena (–1531), Italian painter