Ligeti is a Hungarian surname. Notable persons with the surname include:
- András Ligeti (born 1953), Hungarian violinist and conductor
- Eva Ligeti, Canadian lawyer and the first Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
- György Ligeti (1923–2006), Hungarian composer
- Lukas Ligeti, son of György Ligeti and composer/percussionist
- Miklós Ligeti (1871–1944), Hungarian sculptor