Kanté is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Cédric Kanté (born 1979), Malian-French football defender
Daouda Kanté (born 1978), Malian football defender
Koly Kanté (born 1982), Malian football defender
Mory Kanté (born 1950), Guinean-Malian musician
Seydou Badjan Kanté (born 1981), Ivorian football defender
Soumaoro Kanté (13th century), king of the Sosso people
Youssouf Kanté (born 1984), French footballer
José Kanté Martínez (born 1990), Spanish footballer
N'Golo Kanté (born 1991), French footballer
