Lake is an English surname.
For the numerous British and Irish baronets of that name, see: Lake baronets.
Other notable people with the surname include:
Agnes Lake (1887–1972), British suffragette Alan Lake (1940–1984), British actor Alice Lake (1895–1967), American actress Anthony Lake (born 1939), former U.S. National Security Advisor Arthur Lake (disambiguation), several people Bill Lake (fl. 1974–present), Canadian actor Brandon Lake (born 1990), American worship musician Brian Lake (born 1982), Australian rules footballer Carnell Lake (born 1967), American football player Campbell Lake (footballer) (born 2004), Australian rules footballer Charles H. Lake (1879–1958), American educator and author Chris Lake (born 1982), English house music DJ and producer David Lake (born 1992), American educator Dayan Lake (born 1997), American football player Denton D. Lake (1887–1941), New York politician Eustace Lake (died 2026), Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party politician Florence Lake (1904–1980), American actress and sister of the actor Arthur Lake Forrest Lake (1868–1939), American politician, banker, investor, and convict George Hingston Lake (1847–1900) politician of South Australia George Lake (footballer) (1889–1918), English footballer Greg Lake (1947–2016), British bass guitarist and singer H. Rafael Lake (1894–1958), American architect Harry Lake (disambiguation), several people Iona Lake (born 1993), British steeplechaser I. Beverly Lake Jr. (1934–2019), American judge, lawyer, and politician I. Beverly Lake Sr. (1906–1996), American judge and lawyer John Lake (disambiguation), several people James A. Lake (born 1941), American evolutionary biologist James Andrew Trehane Lake (c. 1840 – 1876) politician of South Australia Josée Lake (born 1963 or 1964), Canadian paralympic swimmer and thalidomide survivor Junior Lake (born 1990), Dominican baseball player Kerin Lake (born 1990), Welsh rugby union player Kirsopp Lake (1872–1946), British New Testament scholar Lauren Lake (born 1969), family lawyer, author, television presenter, interior designer, and background vocalist Leonard Lake (1945–1985), American serial killer Molly Lake (1900–1986), British dancer, choreographer Nathan Lake (born 1992), English squash player Patricia Lake (1923–1993), American actress and socialite Paul Lake (born 1968), English footballer Philip Lake (1865–1949), English geologist and palaeontologist Phipps W. Lake (1789–1860), Wisconsin politician Quentin Lake (born 1999), American football player Ricki Lake (born 1968), American actress and television personality Simon Lake (1866–1945), American naval engineer and inventor Steve Lake (born 1957), American baseball player Stuart Lake (baseball) (born 1971), American college baseball coach Suzy Lake (born 1947), Canadian artist Veronica Lake (1922–1973), American film actress Wells Lake (politician) (1772–1839), York politician Dame Louise Lake-Tack (born 1944), Antiguan politician
See also Laker (surname) Gary Lakes (1950–2025), American opera heldentenor