Choate is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anne Hyde Choate (1886–1967), early Girl Scout leader Charles Edward Choate (1865–1929), American architect Clyde L. Choate (1920–2001), American politician Don Choate (1938–2018), American professional baseball player Emett Clay Choate (1891–1974), American lawyer George Cheyne Shattuck Choate (1827–1896), American physician Helen Ashurst Choate (1882–1957), American botanist I. W. Choate (1882–1953), associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court Jeff Choate (born 1970), American football head coach for the Montana State Bobcats Joseph Hodges Choate (1832–1917), American lawyer and politician Joseph H. Choate Jr. (1876–1968), American lawyer Mark Choate, history professor at Brigham Young University Matthew Choate (born 1971), legislator in the Vermont senate Nathaniel Choate (1899–1965), American painter and sculptor Pat Choate (born 1941), American economist and politician Putt Choate (born 1956), American football linebacker Randy Choate (born 1975), American baseball pitcher Robert B. Choate Jr. (1924–2009), American businessman and political activist Rufus Choate (1799–1859), American lawyer and orator Tim Choate (1954–2004), American actor William Gardner Choate (1830–1920), United States federal judge