Todaro is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Agostino Todaro (1818–1892), Italian botanist
Frank Todaro (died 1944), Italian-American mobster
Harris-Todaro Model, economic model used in development economics and welfare economics
Joseph Todaro, Jr., alleged Buffalo, New York organized crime figure
Joseph Todaro, Sr., prominent Buffalo, New York businessman, and alleged Mafia boss
George J. Todaro, Sr., NYC plaintiff's attorney for wiretapping case Benanti v. United States of America, Supreme Court 1957
George J. Todaro, Jr (1936 ---), American scientist, originator of oncogene theory for which M. Bishop and H. Varmus were awarded the Nobel prize in 1989, Member of the National Academy of Sciences, CEO/CSO multiple biotech companies including Oncogene, Genetic Systems, and Pathogenesis in Seattle, Wa.
Michael P. Todaro (1941 ---), American economist, author of the textbook Economic Development in the Third World
Thomas Todaro, retired City of Savannah, Georgia Administrator and businessman, and an alleged Italian-American mobster (LCN)
Salvatore Todaro (died 1929), Cleveland, Ohio, mobster