Lyte is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Christian Lyte (1989–), English cyclist
Eliphalet Oram Lyte (1842–1913), American educator
Farnham Maxwell-Lyte (1828–1906), English chemist and photographic pioneer
Henry Lyte (botanist) (1529–1607), English botanist and antiquary
Henry Francis Lyte (1793–1847), Anglican divine and hymn-writer
Henry Maxwell Lyte (1848–1940), Deputy Keeper of the Public Records, 1886–1926, and historian
Lavinia Lyte, fictional character in the novel Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Lyte, a band member of Delta-S
MC Lyte, stage name of rap artist Lana Michele Moorer (b 1971)
