Wingate is an English surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
Anne Wingate (born 1943), American mystery writer
Catherine Wingate (1858–1946), British humanitarian
Charly Wingate (born 1978), American hip hop rapper and criminal, known under the stage name Max B
David Wingate (basketball) (born 1963), American basketball player
David Wingate (poet) (1828–1892), Scottish poet and miner
David B. Wingate (born 1935), Bermudian ornithologist
David Robert Wingate (1819–1899), American businessman, farmer and soldier
Dick Wingate (born 1952), American music industry and digital entertainment executive
Edmund Wingate (1596–1656), English mathematical and legal writer
Edward Wingate (1606–1685), English politician
Elmer Wingate (born 1928), American football player (American football)
George Wood Wingate (1840–1928), American lawyer, and rifle specialist
Heath Wingate (born 1944), American football player
Henry Travillion Wingate (born 1947), American federal judge
James Lawton Wingate (1846–1924), Scottish painter
Jason Wright Wingate (born 1971), American composer
John Wingate, American writer and broadcast journalist
Joseph F. Wingate (1786–1845), American politician
Josh Wingate, American actor
Major Wingate (born 1983), American basketball player
Orde Wingate (1903–1944), British army officer
Paine Wingate (1739–1838), American preacher, farmer and statesman
Rachel O. Wingate (c. 1901–1953), English linguist and missionary
Reginald Wingate (1861–1953), British general and colonial administrator
Robert Wingate (1832–1900), British civil engineer
Ronald Wingate (1889-1978), British colonial administrator, soldier and author
Stewart Wingate, British aviation executive