Fayette (given name)

Fayette is an almost-exclusively masculine given name which may refer to:

Men

Fayette P. Arnold, American politician
Fayette S. Dunn, president and chairman of the board of the Otis Elevator Company
Fayette F. Forbes, American water engineer, plant collector and botanist
Fayette Hewitt, American educator, postmaster, Confederate captain, Kentucky State Auditor and financier
Fayette Avery McKenzie, American educator and president of Fisk University
Fayette S. Munro, American lawyer and politician
Fayette Smith, mayor of Dallas, Texas
Fayette Bartholomew Tower, American civil engineer and mayor

Women

Fayette Pinkney, American singer, an original member of the trio The Three Degrees