Tolan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bobby Tolan (born 1945), American baseball playerBrentwood S. Tolan (1855–1923), American architectEddie Tolan (1908–1967), American athlete and sprinterJohn H. Tolan (1877–1947), U.S. Representative from CaliforniaJohn V. Tolan, historian of religious and cultural relations between the Arab and Latin worlds in the Middle AgesJohnnie Tolan (1917–1986), American racecar driverMichael Tolan (born 1925), American actorPeter Tolan (born 1958), American television producer, director, and screenwriterStephanie S. Tolan, American authorThomas J. Tolan (1830–1883), American architect