Aftab () is a surname and a masculine given name.

Given name Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (born 1944), Pakistani politician Aftab Ahmed, several people Aftab Ali (1907–1972), British Asian politician Aftab Baloch (1953–2022), former Pakistani cricketer Aftab Gul (born 1946), former Pakistani cricketer Aftab Habib (born 1972), English cricketer Aftab Jawaid, former squash player from Pakistan Aftab Ahmad Khan (1923–2011), Pakistan Army Infantry officer Aftab Ahmed Khan (1940–2022), Indian politician Aftab Shaban Mirani (1940–2025), Pakistani politician Aftab Pureval (born 1982), American politician Aftab Sachak (born 1952), Afghan-born British actor Aftab Iqbal Shamim (1933–2024), Urdu poet Aftab Shamshudeen (born 1977), Guyanese-born cricketer

Surname Arooj Aftab (born 1985), Pakistani-American singer, composer, and producer

Compound names Aftabuddin ()