Cattaneo is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adelardo Cattaneo, (?–1225), cardinalBartolomeo Cattaneo (1883–1949), Italian aviation pioneerCarlo Cattaneo (writer) (1801–1869), Italian nationalist, writer and philosopherCarlo Cattaneo (admiral) (1883–1941), Italian admiralCarlo Cattaneo (mathematician) (1911–1979), Italian mathematicianCarlo Cattaneo (painter) (1930–2009), Italian painterDanese Cattaneo (1512–1572), Tuscan sculptor and medallistFrancesco Costanzo Cattaneo (1602–1665), painter from FerraraHernán Cattáneo (1965– ), Argentinian musicianLazzaro Cattaneo (1560–1640), Italian Jesuit, missionary in ChinaLeonardo Cattaneo della Volta (1487– 16th century), a doge of GenoaPeter Cattaneo (1964– ), British film directorSanto Cattaneo (1739–1819), Neoclassic painter from BresciaSimonetta Cattaneo Vespucci (1453–1476), noblewoman from Genoa.
Gualdo Cattaneo is a small Italian town in Umbria.
Carlo Cattaneo University is an Italian university.
