Rouse is an English-language surname. Notable people with this surname include the following:
Alan Rouse, British climberAlfred Rouse, British convicted murdererAndy Rouse, English racing driverCharlie Rouse, American jazz saxophonistChristopher Rouse (composer), American composerChristopher Rouse (editor), Academy Award-winning film editorCurtis Rouse, American football playerFred Rouse, American football playerHunter Rouse, hydraulicianIrving Rouse, American academicJames W. Rouse, American activist and philanthropistJeff Rouse, American swimmerJosh Rouse, American singer-songwriterMikel Rouse, American composerOwen Thomas Rouse (1843–1919), American juristPete Rouse, American political advisorPrince E. Rouse, physicist of Rouse theory fameRichard Rouse III, American game designer and authorRobbie Rouse, American football playerRussell Rouse, Academy Award-winning American screenwriterSimon Rouse, English actorW. H. D. Rouse, English classical scholar and teacherW. W. Rouse Ball, English mathematicianWillard Rouse, American real estate developer