Lake is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Lake, British actor
Alice Lake, American actress
Anthony Lake, former US National Security Advisor
Arthur Lake (disambiguation), several people
Bill Lake, Canadian actor
Brian Lake, Australian rules footballer
Carnell Lake, American football player
Chris Lake, English house music DJ and producer
Denton D. Lake (1887–1941), New York politician
Florence Lake (1904-1980), American actress and sister of the actor Arthur Lake
George Hingston Lake (1847–1900) politician of South Australia
George Lake (footballer) (1889–1918), English footballer
Greg Lake (1947–2016), British bass guitarist and singer
Harry Lake (disambiguation), several people
John Lake (disambiguation), several people
James Andrew Trehane Lake (ca.1840–1876) politician of South Australia
Junior Lake (born 1990), Dominican baseball player
Kirsopp Lake (1872–1946), British New Testament scholar
Leonard Lake, serial killer
Patricia Lake (1923–1993), wife of the actor Arthur Lake
Paul Lake, English football player
Phipps W. Lake (1789-1860), Wisconsin politician
Ricki Lake, actress and television personality
Simon Lake, American naval engineer and inventor
Steve Lake, former baseball catcher
Stuart Lake (baseball), American college baseball coach
Veronica Lake (1922–1973), American film actress
Wells Lake (politician) (b. ca. 1773), New York politician