Harter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ali Harter (born 1984), American singer-songwriter Andy Harter (born 1961), English computer scientist Carol Harter (1941–2023), American university president Dick Harter (1930–2012), American basketball player and coach Dow W. Harter (1885–1971), American politician Frank Harter (1886–1959), American baseball player George Loyd Foster Harter (1852–1920), British barrister and High Sheriff of Gloucestershire J. Francis Harter (1897–1947), American politician J. Michael Harter (born 1979), American singer-songwriter The Harters, a country music group of which J. Michael Harter was a member Michael D. Harter (1846–1896), American politician Rachel M. Harter, American statistician Roy Harter (born 1973), American composer and musician