Hirate Hirohide (平手汎秀) (1553–1572) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, and an officer under the Oda clan.

Hirate (written: 平手) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Kaichi Hirate was a Japanese soldier. He was a Captain in the Japanese Imperial Army and during World War II was Camp Commander of the First Branch Camp at Hakkokate. In 1946, charged with mistreatment of prisoners of war, he was tried by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East at Yokohama. He was found guilty, sentenced to death, and hanged.

Yurina Hirate (平手 友梨奈, born 25 June 2001) is a Japanese idol singer, a member of the idol group Keyakizaka46.

Kohei Hirate (平手晃平, Hirate Kohei, born 24 March 1986 in Komaki, Aichi) is a Japanese race car driver.

Hirate Masahide (平手 政秀, 1492 - February 25, 1553) was a Japanese samurai who served the Oda clan for two generations. His original name was Hirate Kiyohide (平手 清秀).