Taubes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Clifford Taubes (born 1954), professor of mathematics at HarvardTaubes's Gromov invariant, mathematical concept named after Clifford TaubesJacob Taubes (1923-1987), religion sociologist, philosopher and studied JudaismFrederic Taubes, instructor at Cooper Union School, lecturer at the Art Students League, and author of numerous works on art subjectsGary Taubes, science journalist and author of Good Calories, Bad CaloriesSusan Taubes (1928-1969), writer and religion sociologist, wife of Jacob Taubes