Attar (Arabic: عطار, ʿAṭṭār) is both a given name and a surname with the original meaning of “perfumer” or “druggist”. Notable people with the name include:
Abbas Attar (born 1944), Iranian photographer and photojournalist known by the mononym Abbas
Attar of Nishapur (c.1142–c.1220), Persian Sufi poet
Attar Singh, Fijian trade unionist of Indian descent
Bachir Attar (born 1964), leader of Master Musicians of Jajouka
Chaim ibn Attar (1696–1743), Moroccan rabbi, Talmudist
Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri (born 1950), Muslim scholar and spiritual leader
Muhammad Said al-Attar (born 1927), acting Prime Minister of Yemen for five months in 1994
Najah al-Attar (born 1933), current Vice President of Syria
Sibille Attar (born 1981), Swedish singer songwriter
Suad al-Attar (born 1942), renowned Iraqi painter
Zayn-e-Attar (died c.1403), Persian physician
