Converse is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Amasa Converse (1795–1872), American Presbyterian minister and newspaper editor Blake Converse (born 1965), American vice admiral Charles Crozat Converse (1832–1918), American Attorney and composer Connie Converse (born 1924), American singer-songwriter Florence Converse (1871–1967), American author Frank Converse (born 1938), American actor Frederick Converse (1871–1940), American composer of classical music George A. Converse (1844–1909), United States Navy rear admiral George L. Converse (1827–1897), American politician, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1879 to 1881 Harriet Maxwell Converse (1836–1903), American author and folklorist Julius Converse (1798–1885), American politician, Governor of Vermont from 1872 to 1874 Larry Converse, American politician, Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2014 to 2016 Marquis Mills Converse (1861–1931), American founder of the Converse Rubber Shoe Company Peggy Converse (1905–2001), American actress Philip Converse (1928–2014), American political scientist