Tolbert is a surname, and may refer to:
Berlinda Tolbert (b. 1949), American film and television actress (The Jeffersons)
Elizabeth Tolbert, convicted murderer
Emanuel Tolbert (b. 1958), American professional football player
Frank X. Tolbert (1912–1984), American historian, newspaper columnist, and restaurateur
Jim Tolbert (b. 1944), American professional football player
John Tolbert, American local education activist
Lynda Tolbert-Goode (b. 1967), American championship hurdler and sprinter
Margaret E. M. Tolbert (b. 1943), American chemist
Matt Tolbert (b. 1982), American professional baseball player
Mike Tolbert (b. 1985), American professional football player
Miles Tolbert (contemporary), Secretary of the Environment of the State of Oklahoma
Paden Tolbert (1870–1904), American law enforcement officer and railroad agent
Ray Tolbert (b. 1958), American professional basketball player
Skeets Tolbert (1909–2000), American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and band leader
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert (b. 1974), American professional basketball player
Tom Tolbert (b. 1965), American professional basketball player and sports broadcaster
Tony Tolbert (b. 1967), American professional football player
Tyke Tolbert (contemporary), American professional football player and coach
William R. Tolbert, Jr. (1913–1980), President of Liberia 1971–80
Tolbert may further refer to
the inhabited place named "Tolbert" in the municipality of Leek, Groningen, the Netherlands
