Colgate is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname Gilbert Colgate (1899–1965), American bobsledder Pat Colgate, artistic director of the dance company Placer Theatre Ballet Stirling Colgate (1925–2013), American physicist William Colgate (1783–1857), American manufacturer, founder of what would become the Colgate Toothpaste Company James Boorman Colgate (1818–1904), American financier Samuel Colgate (1822–1897), American manufacturer and philanthropist Samuel Colgate Jr. (1868–1902), American football coach Steve Colgate (born 1935), American sailor
Given name Colgate Darden (1897–1981), American politician Colgate Hoyt (1849–1922), American businessman