Gárate is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alba Gárate, better known by her stage name Lantana (born 1980), Spanish singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and actress Francisco Gárate (1907–1986), Spanish footballer Francisco Gárate Aranguren (1857–1929), Spanish Catholic professed religious of the Jesuit order Jorge Gárate (1917–1990), Argentine film editor José Emilio Amavisca Gárate (born 1971), Spanish retired professional footballer José Eulogio Gárate (born 1944), Spanish former professional footballer Juan José Gárate (1869–1939), Spanish painter Juan Manuel Gárate (born 1976), Spanish professional road racing cyclist María Begoña Aranguren Gárate (born 1949), Spanish journalist and writer Piero Gárate (born 1992), Chilean professional footballer Víctor Gárate (born 1984), Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher