Elman is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Dave Elman (1900-1967), American hypnotistJeffrey Elman, American psycholinguist and pioneer in the field of neural networksMischa Elman (1891–1967), Ukrainian-born violinistRichard Elman, (1934-1997), American author and teacherSteve Elman, American disk jockeyZiggy Elman (1914-1968), American jazz trumpeterGiven name:
Elman Guttormson (1929–2001), Canadian politicianElman Mammadov (born 1950), Azerbaijani politicianElman Rustamov (born 1952), Azerbaijani politicianElman Service (1915–1996), American cultural anthropologistElman Sultanov (born 1974), Azerbaijani footballerElman Tagaýew (born 1989), Turkmenistan footballer