Colgate (name)

Colgate is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Gilbert Colgate (1899–1965), American bobsledder
 * Pat Colgate, artistic director of the dance company Placer Theatre Ballet
 * Stirling Colgate (1925–2013), American physicist
 * William Colgate (1783–1857), American manufacturer, founder of what would become the Colgate Toothpaste Company
 * James Boorman Colgate (1818–1904), American financier
 * Samuel Colgate (1822–1897), American manufacturer and philanthropist
 * Samuel Colgate Jr. (1868–1902), American football coach
 * Steve Colgate (born 1935), American sailor

Given name

 * Colgate Darden (1897–1981), American politician
 * Colgate Hoyt (1849–1922), American businessman