Whyte (surname) explained
See also: White (surname) and Wight (surname).
Whyte is a surname and an older English spelling of White, and may refer to:
- Alain Whyte, an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter
- Alexander Whyte, was a Scottish divine. He was born at Kirriemuir in Forfarshire in Scotland
- Sir Alexander Frederick Whyte, (1883–1970) British politician
- Alison Whyte, a Tasmanian-born Australian actress
- Angela Whyte, Canadian athlete
- Archie Whyte, Scottish footballer
- Arthur Mornington Whyte (1921–2014), South Australian politician
- Chris Whyte, English footballer (Leeds United AFC)
- Christopher Whyte (writer), Scottish writer
- Craig Whyte, Scottish businessman (Rangers FC)
- David Whyte (footballer), English footballer
- Derek Whyte, Scottish footballer (Celtic FC, Middlesbrough FC, Aberdeen FC and Partick Thistle FC)
- Dillian Whyte, professional boxer
- Edna Gardner Whyte (1902–1992) American aviator
- Frederick Methvan Whyte, a USA mechanical engineer of Dutch background, inventor of the Whyte notation for steam locomotives
- George Whyte-Melville, Scottish novelist of the sporting-field and a poet
- Graham Whyte, engineer
- Heather Stewart-Whyte (born 25 September 1968), a British model
- Hugh Whyte (1955 - 2009), Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic FC)
- Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte, known for his pioneering work on probabilistic methods for robotics
- Ian Whyte (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ibubeleye Whyte, Nigerian footballer
- Jack Whyte, a Scottish-Canadian novelist of historical fiction
- James Whyte (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jamie Whyte, New Zealand political party leader
- Jim Whyte (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Joe Whyte, Sports Podcaster (KTD Sports)
- John Whyte (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kathleen Whyte (1909–1996), Scottish embroiderer and teacher of textile arts
- Kenneth Whyte, a Canadian newspaper and magazine editor
- Kerrith Whyte Jr. (born 1996), American football player
- Kye Whyte (born 1999), British BMX racer
- Lancelot Law Whyte, a Scottish financier and industrial engineer
- Louis Whyte, an Australian sportsman
- Malcolm Whyte, American author, editor, publisher, and founder of the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco
- Margaret Whyte (born 1940), Uruguayan artist
- Margaret Whyte (1868–1946), Australian medical practitioner
- Pat Whyte, West Indian cricket umpire
- Peter Whyte, Australian rules footballer
- Peter and Catharine Whyte, Canadian/American painters and philanthropists
- Philip Whyte, Scottish footballer
- Ron Whyte (1941–1989), was an American playwright, critic, and disability-rights activist
- Ronald M. Whyte, United States federal judge
- Rosemarie Whyte, Jamaican athlete
- Rowland Whyte, Elizabethan English letter writer.
- Scott Whyte, an American actor who is best known for his role on City Guys
- Sean Whyte (Canadian football), Canadian football player
- Sean Whyte (ice hockey), Canadian hockey player
- Steven Whyte, English sculptor
- Thomas Whyte (academic), 16th century Oxford academic
- William Whyte (disambiguation), multiple people
- Zack Whyte, American jazz bandleader
- Patrick Whyte, Irish American actor
