Walter Mapes (c.1140-c.1210), a medieval Welsh writer

Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905), an American children's writer

Toe loop jump or Mapes, named after Bruce Mapes, an American professional show skater

Cliff Mapes (1922-1996), an American baseball player

Mary Mapes (1956- ), an American journalist and television news producer

Mapes Hotel, an American hotel/casino in Reno, Nevada

Carl E. Mapes (1874-1939), an American politician

Milton Mapes, an American country band

Erwin Kempton Mapes (1884-1961), an American scholar of Spanish-American literature

Elizabeth Bonhôte née Mapes (1744-1818), an English novelist and essayist

Bruce Mapes (1901-1961), an American figure skater

Mapes Creek, a stream in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA