Pinter is a Hungarian occupational surname meaning "cooper". Notable people with the surname include:Ádám Pintér, Hungarian football player
Anina Pinter, Los Angeles-based costume designer
Attila Pintér, Hungarian football player and coach
Attila Pintér, Hungarian football player
Avrohom Pinter (1949–2020), British Haredi rabbi
Colleen Zenk Pinter, American actress
Csaba Pintér, bass player of Hungarian band Pokolgép
Danny Pinter, American football player
Ferenc Pinter (1931–2008), Italian painter and illustrator
Frances Pinter, British publisher
Friedrich Pinter, Austrian biathlete
Harold Pinter (1930–2008), British playwright
Hilda Pinter, Hungarian canoer
István Pintér (1831–1875), Hungarian Slovene writer
János Pintér, Hungarian long-distance runner
Jason Pinter, American author
József Pintér, Hungarian chess Grandmaster
Jürgen Pinter, Austrian skier
László Ernő Pintér, Hungarian priest and malacologist
László Pintér (politician), Hungarian politician
Mark Pinter, American actor
Michal Pintér, Slovak football player
Robert B. Pinter (1937–2001), American biomedical engineer
Sándor Pintér, Hungarian politician
Sándor Pintér (footballer), Hungarian football midfielder
Tomislav Pinter (1926–2008), Croatian cinematographer
Zoltán Pintér, Hungarian football player