Mead is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert E. Mead (1861–1909), fifth Governor of U.S. state of Washington
Andrea Mead-Lawrence (1932–2009), American alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist
Carver Mead (b. 1934), U.S. computer scientist
Cato Mead (ca. 1761-1846), black American Revolutionary War veteran
Charlie Mead (b. 1921), Canadian baseball player
Chip Mead (1950–1993), American race car driver from Dayton, Ohio
Chris Mead (1940–2003), ornithologist
Courtland Mead (b. 1987), U.S. actor, best known for playing Danny Torrance in Stephen King's The Shining
Cowles Mead (1776–1844), U.S. Representative from Georgia
Daniel W. Mead (1862–1948), American engineer
Darren Mead (b. 1971), Australian rules footballer
David Mead (disambiguation)
Dorothy Mead (1928–1975), English painter
Elizabeth Storrs Mead (1832–1917), American educator and President of Mount Holyoke College
Elwood Mead (1858–1936), U.S. politician and engineer, head of the Bureau of Reclamation
George Herbert Mead (1863–1931), philosopher, sociologist
G. R. S. Mead (1863–1933), English author, editor, and esotericist
Hassan Mead (b. 1989), cross country and track and field athlete
James M. Mead (1885–1964), U.S. Senator from New York
John A. Mead (1841–1920), U.S. politician from Vermont
Jon Mead (b. 1967), Canadian curler
Larkin Goldsmith Mead (1815–1910), American sculptor
Lawrence Mead (b. 1943), American political scientist
Lee Mead (b. 1981), British musical theatre actor
Les Mead, Australian rugby league footballer
Lynda Lee Mead (b. ca 1939), 1960 winner of the Miss America pageant
Marcia Mead (1879–1967), architect
Margaret Mead (1901–1978), anthropologist
Mary Mead (1935-1996), rancher and Wyoming politician
Matt Mead (born 1962), Governor of Wyoming
Matthew Mead (disambiguation)
Michael Mead (b. 1956), English professional ballroom dance champion and choreographer
Mike Mead, American drummer
Pete Mead (1924–2007), American middleweight boxer
Phil Mead (1887–1958), English cricketer
Richard Mead (1673–1754), English physician
Richelle Mead (b. 1976), American fantasy author
Shepherd Mead (1914–1994), American author
Sidney Moko Mead (b. 1927) New Zealand Māori anthropologist, historian, artist, teacher and writer
Sister Janet Mead (b. 1938), Australian Catholic nun and musician
Slade Mead (b. 1961), former U.S. Senator for Arizona
Steven Mead (b. 1962), British euphonium solo player
Stu Mead (b. 1955), American painter
Syd Mead (b. 1933), industrial designer, worked on films such as Blade Runner
Taylor Mead (1924–2013), American writer and actor
Tom Mead (1918–2004), Australian politician
Walter Mead (1869–1954), Essex cricketer
Walter Russell Mead (b. 1952), American foreign thinker
William Rutherford Mead (1846–1928), structural engineer, co-founder of the architecture firm McKim, Mead, and White
