People
- 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), Moroccon rabbi, Talmudist
- Hajji Zayn al-Attar, 14th century Persian physician
- 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
- Suad al-Attar (born 1942), renowned Iraqi painter
- Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri, Muslim scholar and spiritual leader
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