Whyte is a surname and an older English spelling of White, and may refer to:

• Alain Whyte, an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter
• Alexander Whyte, was a Scottish divine. He was born at Kirriemuir in Forfarshire in Scotland
• Sir Alexander Frederick Whyte, (1883–1970) British politician
• Alison Whyte, a Tasmanian-born Australian actress
• Angela Whyte, Canadian athlete
• Archie Whyte, Scottish footballer
• Arthur Mornington Whyte (1921–2014), South Australian politician
• Chris Whyte, English footballer (Leeds United AFC)
• Christopher Whyte (writer), Scottish writer
• Cosmo Whyte (born 1982), Jamaican-born American visual artist
• Craig Whyte, Scottish businessman (Rangers FC)
• David Whyte (footballer), English footballer
• Derek Whyte, Scottish footballer (Celtic FC, Middlesbrough FC, Aberdeen FC and Partick Thistle FC)
• Dillian Whyte, professional boxer
• Edna Gardner Whyte (1902–1992) American aviator
• Frederick Methvan Whyte, a USA mechanical engineer of Dutch background, inventor of the Whyte notation for steam locomotives
• George Whyte-Melville, Scottish novelist of the sporting-field and a poet
• Graham Whyte, engineer
• Heather Stewart-Whyte (born 25 September 1968), a British model
• Hugh Whyte (1955–2009), Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic FC)
• Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte, known for his pioneering work on probabilistic methods for robotics
• Ian Whyte (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ibubeleye Whyte, Nigerian footballer
• Jack Whyte, a Scottish-Canadian novelist of historical fiction
• James Whyte (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jamie Whyte, New Zealand political party leader
• Jim Whyte (footballer), Scottish footballer
• Joe Whyte, Sports Podcaster (KTD Sports)
• John Whyte (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kathleen Whyte (1909–1996), Scottish embroiderer and teacher of textile arts
• Kenneth Whyte, a Canadian newspaper and magazine editor
• Kerrith Whyte Jr. (born 1996), American football player
• Kye Whyte (born 1999), British BMX racer
• Lancelot Law Whyte, a Scottish financier and industrial engineer
• Louis Whyte, an Australian sportsman
• Malcolm Whyte, American author, editor, publisher, and founder of the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco
• Margaret Whyte (born 1940), Uruguayan artist
• Margaret Whyte (1868–1946), Australian medical practitioner
• Pat Whyte, West Indian cricket umpire
• Peter Whyte, Australian rules footballer
• Peter and Catharine Whyte, Canadian/American painters and philanthropists
• Philip Whyte, Scottish footballer
• Ron Whyte (1941–1989), was an American playwright, critic, and disability-rights activist
• Ronald M. Whyte, United States federal judge
• Rosemarie Whyte, Jamaican athlete
• Rowland Whyte, Elizabethan English letter writer.
• Scott Whyte, an American actor who is best known for his role on City Guys
• Sean Whyte (Canadian football), Canadian football player
• Sean Whyte (ice hockey), Canadian hockey player
• Steven Whyte, English sculptor
• Thomas Whyte (academic), 16th century Oxford academic
• William Whyte (disambiguation), multiple people
• Zack Whyte, American jazz bandleader
• Patrick Whyte, Irish American actor