Culver is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andrew Culver (railroad), founder of the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad
Chet Culver, American politician and the former governor of Iowa
Ellsworth Culver, humanitarian/aid worker and co-founder of Mercy Corps International
George Culver, American Major League Baseball pitcher
Harry Culver, American real-estate developer, founder of Culver City, California
John Culver, American politician, who represented Iowa in the 1970s and 1980s, and is the father of Chet Culver
Michael Culver, English actor
Roland Culver, English actor
Henry Harrison Culver, Founder of the Culver Military Academy, located in Culver, Indiana