Dane is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Alexandra Dane (born 1946), South African actress
Barbara Dane (born 1927), American singer
Claire Danes (born 1979), American film, television, and theater actress
Dana Dane, American hip-hop artist
Eric Dane (born 1972), American actor
Francis Dane (1615-1697), minister in colonial Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials
Jordan Dane (born 1953), American novelist
Joseph Dane (1778-1858), American congressman from Maine
Karl Dane (1886-1934), Danish-American silent film actor
Lloyd Dane (1925-2015), American race car driver
Maxwell Dane (1906-2004), American advertising executive
Nathan Dane (1752–1835), American lawyer and statesman representing Massachusetts in the Continental Congress from 1785 to 1787
Patricia Dane (1919-1995), American film actress
Warrel Dane (born 1969), American singer
Given name:
Dane Bowers (born 1979), British singer and member of 5th Story, formerly of Another Level
Dane Chisholm (born 1990), Australian Rugby League player
Dane Cook (born 1972), American stand-up comic and actor
Dane Dastillung (1897–1982), American football player
Dane De La Rosa, American professional baseball player
Dane DeHaan (born 1986), American actor
Fictional characters:
Dane (Wildstorm), a fictional character from WildStorm Productions, now owned by DC Comics
The Dane, a term for Prince Hamlet of Denmark, a character in Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet
Saint Dane, a character in the Pendragon series
Dane O'Neill, a character in Colleen McCulloch's book The Thorn Birds
Dane Anderson, a character in the Walking Dead series