Lemaître or Lemaitre is a French surname meaning "the master" – derived from the Latin word "magister". Notable people with the surname include:
Lemaître:
Frédérick Lemaître (1800–1876), French actor and playwrightGeorges Lemaître (1894–1966), Belgian Roman Catholic priest and astronomer.Named for Georges Lemaître:Lemaître (crater), an impact crater on the Moon1565 Lemaître, a minor planetthe Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metricthe Lemaître metricthe Lemaître–Tolman metricLemaitre (band), Norwegian indie electronic bandGeorges Lemaître ATV, an unmanned spacecraftJules Lemaître (1853–1914), French critic and dramatistJean Lemaître, Belgian mechanical engineer, who developed a steam locomotive exhaustLemaitre:
Christophe Lemaitre (born 1990), French sprinterRafael Lemaitre, French carcinologist