Hathaway is an English surname. Notable people and characters with the name include:
- Anne Hathaway (born 1982), American actress
- Anne Hathaway (wife of Shakespeare) (1556–1623), wife of William Shakespeare
- Arthur Stafford Hathaway (1855–1934), American mathematician
- Bradley Hathaway (born 1982), American poet and musician
- Donny Hathaway (1945–1979), soul musician
- Eulaulah Donyll Hathaway (born 1968), best known as Lalah Hathaway, R&B/jazz singer
- Garnet Hathaway (born 1991), American ice hockey player
- George Luther Hathaway (1813–1872), Canadian politician
- Henry Hathaway (1898–1985), American film director and producer
- Horace K. Hathaway (1878–1944), American consulting engineer
- Jean Hathaway (1876–1938), Hungarian-born American actress
- John Hathaway (born 1987), English mixed martial arts fighter
- Joy Hathaway, (?-1954), Canadian-born American actress
- Lalah Hathaway, American musician
- Melissa Hathaway, cybersecurity expert who served in the Obama administration
- Millicent Hathaway (1898–1974), American nutritionist and physiological chemist
- Noah Hathaway (born 1971), American film actor
- Ray Hathaway (1916–2015), American baseball player
- Robert Hathaway (1887–1954), Seigneur of Sark
- Rhody Hathaway (1868–1944), American actor
- Sibyl Hathaway (1884–1974), Dame of Sark
- Stanley K. Hathaway (1924–2005), American politician
- William Hathaway (1924–2013), American politician from Maine
- Winifred Hathaway, (1870–1954), Welsh-born American educator
Fictional characters
edit- Michelle, Taylor, and Frankie Hathaway from The Haunted Hathaways
- James Hathaway, a detective sergeant and principal character in the British television series Lewis
- Jane Hathaway, recurring character in The Beverly Hillbillies
- Carol Hathaway, a character from ER
- Rose Hathaway and Janine Hathaway, characters from Vampire Academy
- Hathaway Noa, a character from the Gundam franchise
- Simon Hathaway, a character from the Assassin's Creed franchise.
- Phoenix Hathaway, a character from Hollyoaks