Martineau is a surname, it is of French origin and may refer to:
- Alice Martineau (1972 – 2003), English pop singer and songwriter
- Alfred Albert Martineau (1857–1941), French Governor General
- Eugène Martineau (politician) (1837–1880), Ottawa mayor
- Eugène Martineau (athlete) (born in 1980), a decathlete from the Netherlands
- Gilbert Martineau (1918–1995), French author and Honorary Consul on St Helena
- Gord Martineau (born in 1948), Canadian television journalist
- Horace Robert Martineau (1874–1916), South African recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Jean Martineau, (died in 1985),Canadian lawyer and President of the Canada Council for the Arts
- John Ellis Martineau (1873–1937), Governor of Arkansas, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- Malcolm Martineau (born in 1960), Scottish pianist
- Paul Martineau (born in 1921), Canadian politician, lawyer and crown attorney
- Robert Braithwaite Martineau (1826–1869), English painter
- Shereen Martineau, Irish actress
- Martineau Family (Birmingham), a dynasty from Birmingham, England, including prominent politicians and Unitarians
- Harriet Martineau (1802–1876), writer and pioneer sociologist
- James Martineau (1805–1900), philosopher
Famous quotes containing the word martineau:
“For my own part, I had rather suffer any inconvenience from having to work occasionally in chambers and kitchen ... than witness the subservience in which the menial class is held in Europe.”
—Harriet Martineau (1802–1876)
“The sum and substance of female education in America, as in England, is training women to consider marriage as the sole object in life, and to pretend that they do not think so.”
—Harriet Martineau (1802–1876)
“Religion is a temper, not a pursuit.”
—Harriet Martineau (1802–1876)