Waterman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan T. Waterman, American physicist
Boy Waterman, Dutch football keeper
Dennis Waterman, British actor
Hannah Waterman, British actress
Hazel Wood Waterman, American architect
John Waterman, state senator from the US state of Indiana
Leroy Waterman, American professor
Lewis Waterman, American inventor of the capillary feed fountain pen and the founder of the Waterman pen company
Michael Waterman, American computational biologist
Nixon Waterman, American poet and newspaperman
Pete Waterman, English record producer
Robert Waterman (governor), 19th century governor of the US state of California
Robert Waterman (sea captain), an American 19th century clipper ship captain.
Robert H. Waterman, Jr., American author (In Search of Excellence) and consultant.
Ron Waterman, an American mixed martial artist
Steve Waterman (disambiguation), multiple people
Thomas G. Waterman (1788–1862), New York politician
Waldo Waterman, American aviation pioneer