Bakhtiari (surname)
# Bakhtiari (surname)

Bakhtiari (and its variant Bakhtiary) is a surname of Persian origin. Notable people with the surname are as follows:

* Abu'l-Fath Khan Bakhtiari (died 1750), supreme chieftain of the Bakhtiari tribe
* Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari (died 1754), supreme chieftain of the Bakhtiari tribe
* Ali Morad Bakhtiari (died 1735), supreme chieftain of the Bakhtiari tribe
* Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari (1945–2007), Iranian author and oil expert
* Ali-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari (1856–1917), supreme chieftain of the Bakhtiari tribe and revolutionary
* Alireza Bakhtiari, Iranian media executive
* Behnoosh Bakhtiari (born 1975), Iranian actress
* Bibi Maryam Bakhtiari (1874–1937), Iranian politician
* David Bakhtiari (born 1991), American football player
* Eric Bakhtiari (born 1984), American football player
* Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1901–1983), Iranian diplomat
* Liliana Bakhtiari, Iranian American community organizer
* Morteza Bakhtiari (born 1952), Iranian politician
* Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari (1846–1930), former prime minister of Iran
* Pouya Bakhtiari (1992–2019), Iranian activist
* Shapour Bakhtiar (1914–1991), former prime minister of Iran
* Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1932–2001), former queen consort of Iran
