Notable people with name Modeste include:
Given name André Ernest Modeste Grétry (1741–1813), French composer Modeste Demers (1809–1871), Canadian Christian missionary Modeste M'bami (born 1982), Cameroonian football player
Surname Anthony Modeste (footballer born 1975), Grenadian footballer Anthony Modeste (footballer born 1988), French professional footballer Jimmy Modeste (born 1981), Cape Verdean soccer defender Teddy Lussi-Modeste (born 1978), French film director, screenwriter and literature teacher