The taxon authority White may refer to:

• A. Robin White (fl. 2000, A.R.White), botanist
• Adam White (1817–1879), Scottish zoologist
• Alain Campbell White (1880–1951, A.C.White), botanist
• Arthur White (1871–1917), British entomologist
• Arthur W. White, Australian herpetologist and paleontologist
• Burdette E. White (1912–2012), U.S. entomologist
• Charles Abiathar White (1826–1910), U.S. geologist and paleontologist
• Charles Matthew Newton White, British ornithologist (1914–1978)
• Cyril Tenison White (1890–1950), Australian botanist, son of John Frederick Bailey, grandson of Frederick Manson Bailey
• David C. White, U.S. microbiologist
• Donald White (1892–, D.White), botanist.
• Errol Ivor White (1901–1985), British paleoichthyologist
• F. Joy White (F.J. White), lichenologist
• Francis Buchanan White (1842–1894, F.B.White), Scottish botanist and entomologist
• Frank White (1927–1994, F.White), English botanist
• Gilbert White (1720–1793, G.White), English botanist
• Henry Lake White (1860–1927), ornithologist
• James Francis White, Jr. (fl. 1985, J.F.White), mycologist
• Jean White or Rose Ethel Janet White (1877–1953, Jean White), Australian botanist
• Jill White (fl. 1997, Jill White), British botanist
• John White of Royal Navy (c. 1756–1832, J.White R.N.), English surgeon and botanical collector
• John White (c. 1760–1837, J.White Dubl.), botanist
• Kristine N. White, U.S. marine biologist and carcinologist
• Merlin M. White (M.M.White), mycologist
• Noor D. White, U.S. ornithologist
• Peter N. White, ichthyologist
• Richard Alan White (born 1935, R.A.White), botanist
• Richard E. White (born 1933), U.S. entomologist
• Richard S. White, U.S. paleontologist
• Robert B. White (fl. 1898, R.B.White), botanist
• Theodore Greely White (1872–1901, T.G.White), botanist
• Timothy Douglas White (born 1950), U.S. palaeontologist and paleoanthropologist
• William T. White, Australian ichthyologist