Congreve (surname)
Congreve is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ambrose Congreve (1907–2011), Irish industrialist, best known for his world-famous garden at Mount Congreve
- Galfred Congreve (fl. 1850–1881), Scottish amateur footballer and cricketer, later a civil servant
- Richard Congreve (1818–1899), English philosopher
- Walter Norris Congreve, Governor of Malta from 1924 to 1926
- William Congreve (1670–1729), English playwright
- William La Touche Congreve (1891–1916)
- Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772–1828), creator of the Congreve rocket
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