Usher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andrew Usher, Edinburgh distiller
Bob Usher (1925–2014), Baseball player
David Usher, Canadian recording artist
Graham Usher (1938–1975) ballet dancer with the Royal Ballet
Graham Usher (bishop), Bishop of Dudley
Hezekiah Usher, first bookseller in the thirteen colonies
James Usher (or Ussher) (1581–1656), Archbishop of Armagh, 1625–1656
James Ward Usher, benefactor of the Usher Gallery, in Lincoln, United Kingdom
John Palmer Usher, U.S. administrator, cabinet member of Abraham Lincoln
Karyn Usher, American television producer and screenwriter
Michael Usher, Australian journalist and newsreader for Nine News
Paul Usher, English actor
Richard Usher (1785–1843), English clown