Cave is a surname, and may refer to:
Alexander Cave (1900–2001), British anatomist
Alfred A. Cave (1935–2019), American historian
Ambrose Cave (died 1568), English politician
Andrew Cave-Brown (born 1988), Scottish footballer
Andy Cave (born 1966), British mountaineer and author
Arthur Cave (1883–1948), Irish cleric and badminton player
Basil Cave (1865–1931), British diplomat
Bebe Cave (born 1997), English actress
Bertha Cave (1881–1951), English legal campaigner
Bob Cave (1888–1943), Australian rules footballer
Candida Cave, British painter, playwright and art historian
Carmen Vali-Cave (born 1965), American politician from California
Caroline Cave, Canadian actor
Sir Charles Cave, 1st Baronet (1832–1922), British banker
Sir Charles Cave, 2nd Baronet (1861–1932)
Sir Charles Cave, 4th Baronet (1927–1997)
Charles John Philip Cave (1871–1950), British meteorologist
Charles Haddon-Cave (born 1956), British judge
Christo Cave (born 1961), Trinidadian chess player
Colby Cave (1994–2020), Canadian ice hockey player
Daniel Cave (born 1999), Australian swimmer
Darren Cave (born 1987), Irish rugby union footballer
Earl Cave (born 2000), British actor
E. W. Cave (Eber Worthington Cave) (1831–1904), American journalist and politician from Texas
Edward Cave (1691–1754), English printer, editor and publisher
Emma Cave (born 1974), British legal scholar
Estella Cave, Countess Cave of Richmond (1856–1938), English author, spouse of George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave
Etosha Cave, American mechanical engineer
Francis Oswin Cave (1897–1974), English army officer, Catholic priest and ornithologist
François Morellon la Cave (1696–1768), French painter and engraver in Amsterdam
Frank Cave (1942–2002), British trade unionist and political activist
George Cave (footballer) (1874–1904), English footballer
George W. Cave (born 1929), American CIA officer
George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave (1856–1928), British lawyer and politician
Harry Cave (1922–1989), New Zealand cricketer
Henry William Cave (1854–1913), British author and photographer
Hugh B. Cave (1910–2004), American pulp fiction writer
Ian Cave (born 1966), British Army officer
Jake Cave (born 1992), American baseball player
Jane Cave (c. 1754–1812), Welsh poet writing in English
Jean-Pierre Cave (1952–2017), French politician
Jeanette Cave (born 1949), English swimmer
Jennie Cave (1902–2001), American politician from Connecticut
Jesse S. Cave (1872–1948), American business executive and politician
Jessie Cave (born 1987), English actress, comedian and author
Jennifer Cave (died 2005), American female murder victim, see Murder of Jennifer Cave
John Cave (rugby union) (1867–1949), English rugby union player footballer
J. A. Cave (Joseph Arnold Cave) (c.1823–1912), English musician, actor and theatre proprietor
Joyce Cave (1902–1953), English squash player
Kathryn Cave (born 1948), British children's book author
Kenneth Cave (1874–1944), New Zealand cricket umpire
Kyle Cave, American psychologist
Leanda Cave (born 1978), British triathlete
Leonard Cave (1944–2006), American sculptor
Lewis Cave (1832–1897), British judge
Lucie Cave (born 1972), English journalist
Mabel Cave (1863–1953), British nursing leader
Marion Elizabeth Stilwell Cave (1904–1995), American plant embryologist and cytogeneticist
Matt Cave (1910–1975), Australian rules footballer
Micky Cave (1949–84), English footballer
Mike Cave (born 1978), British musician, record producer and mix engineer
Mimi Cave, American filmmaker and film producer
Nancy Cave (1896–1989), English squash player
Nick Cave (born 1957), leader of the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Nick Cave (performance artist) (born 1959), American artist
Nicolaes Cave (fl.1619–1651), Flemish still-life painter
Patrick Cave (born 1965), British novelist and hypnotherapist
Peter Cave, Australian journalist
Phil Cave (born 1987), English footballer
Phil Cave, founder of Australian private equity company Anchorage Capital Partners
Richard Cave (died 1645), English politician
Robert Otway-Cave (1796–1844), Irish politician
Roger Cave (1655–1703), English politician and baronet
Sarah Otway-Cave, 3rd Baroness Braye (1768–1862), English noblewoman
Stan Cave (born 1963), American politician from Kentucky
Stephen Cave (1820–1880), British lawyer, writer and politician
Susie Cave (born 1966), English fashion designer
Terence Cave (born 1938), British literary scholar
Thomas Cave (died 1609) (c.1540–1609), English landowner and Member of Parliament
Thomas Cave (Liberal politician) (1825–1894), British politician
Thomas Cave (merchant) (died 1603), English cloth merchant
Thomas H. Cave (1870–1958), American politician from Vermont
Sir Thomas Cave, 3rd Baronet (1681–1719), British politician
Sir Thomas Cave, 5th Baronet (1712–1778), British lawyer and politician
Sir Thomas Cave, 7th Baronet (1766–1792), British politician
Tom Cave (born 1991), British rally driver
Tyson Cave (born 1981), Canadian boxer
Vernal G. Cave (1918–1997), American doctor, official and activist in New York
Vincent Cave (fl.1669), Irish Anglican priest
Walter Cave (1863–1939), English architect
Wilbur Cave, American politician from South Carolina
William Cave (1637–1713), English cleric and scholar
William Cave (rugby union) (1882–1970), England rugby union footballer
William H. Cave (1872–1941), Newfoundland merchant and politician
W. R. Cave (William Rendall Cave) (1842–1916), grain merchant and shipowner in South Australia