Rouse is an English-language surname. Notable people with this surname include the following:
Alan Rouse, British climber
Alfred Rouse, British convicted murderer
Andy Rouse, English racing driver
Charlie Rouse, American jazz saxophonist
Christopher Rouse (composer), American composer
Christopher Rouse (editor), Academy Award-winning film editor
Curtis Rouse, American football player
Fred Rouse, American football player
Hunter Rouse, hydraulician
Irving Rouse, American academic
James W. Rouse, American activist and philanthropist
Jeff Rouse, American swimmer
Josh Rouse, American singer-songwriter
Mikel Rouse, American composer
Owen Thomas Rouse (1843–1919), American jurist
Pete Rouse, American political advisor
Prince E. Rouse, physicist of Rouse theory fame
Richard Rouse III, American game designer and author
Robbie Rouse, American football player
Russell Rouse, Academy Award-winning American screenwriter
Simon Rouse, English actor
W. H. D. Rouse, English classical scholar and teacher
W. W. Rouse Ball, English mathematician
Willard Rouse, American real estate developer
