Dunbar is a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the surname include:
People Adrian Dunbar (born 1958), Northern Irish actor Aynsley Dunbar (born 1946), English musician Bobby Dunbar, a child who disappeared in 1912 Bonnie J. Dunbar (born 1949), American astronaut Bonnie S. Dunbar (born 1948), vaccine developer Carl Owen Dunbar (1891–1979), American paleontologist Charles Davidson Dunbar (1870–1939), pipe major Charles Franklin Dunbar (1830–1900), American economist Chloe Dunbar (born 2009), Canadian para-athlete Council Julian Dunbar Jr. (1922–2020), American politician Cyrus Dunbar (1856–1920), Washington state pioneer and businessman David Dunbar (disambiguation) Donald Dunbar (born 1983), American poet Donald P. Dunbar (), American National Guard major general and former Adjutant General forced to resign Dorothy Dunbar (1902–1992), American actress and socialite Emmons Dunbar (1882–1954), American agriculturalist and college football coach Erica Armstrong Dunbar, American historian Evelyn Dunbar (1906–1960), British artist Forrest Dunbar (born 1984), American politician and attorney Gavin Dunbar (disambiguation) Gavin Dunbar (archbishop of Glasgow) George Dunbar (disambiguation) George II, Earl of March (c. 1370–1457), also known as George de Dunbar, 11th Earl of March Helen Flanders Dunbar (1902–1959), psychiatrist and psychobiologist Jackie Dunbar, Scottish politician James Dunbar (disambiguation) Jennifer Dunbar Dorn Jesse Dunbar, American colonist Jim Dunbar (1929–2019), American radio personality John Dunbar (disambiguation) Jubilee Dunbar (born 1947), American football player Karen Dunbar (born 1971), Scottish comedian Lance Dunbar (born 1990), American football player Michael Dunbar (1863–1921), Scottish footballer Mike Dunbar (1948–2013), American football coach Moira Dunbar (1918–1999), Scottish-Canadian glaciologist Nan Dunbar (1928–2005), Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Somerville College, Oxford Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906), American poet R. Scott Dunbar, American astronomer Roberta Dunbar (died 1956), American club woman and peace activist Robin Dunbar (born 1947), British anthropologist and evolutionary biologist Rockmond Dunbar (born 1973), American actor Ron Dunbar (1939–2018), American songwriter and record producer Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (born 1938), née Dunbar, American historian, writer, professor and activist Rudolph Dunbar (1907–1988), Guyanese conductor, clarinetist and composer Sly Dunbar (1952–2026), Jamaican drummer Steven Dunbar Jr. (born 1995), American football player Susan Ames Dunbar Tom Dunbar (1959–2011), American professional baseball player Vaughn Dunbar (born 1968), American college football player William Dunbar (disambiguation)
Fictional characters Dunbar, in the novel Catch-22 Daniel Dunbar, also known as Dan the Dyna-Mite, from The Young All-Stars First Lieutenant John J. Dunbar, the protagonist/narrator of Dances with Wolves Heather Dunbar, erstwhile Solicitor General and 2016 Democratic Primary challenger to President Frank Underwood Russell Dunbar, a character in Rules of Engagement (TV series) William Dunbar, a recurring character in Code Lyoko who becomes a main character in Code Lyoko: Evolution Zeke Jedediah Dunbar, the protagonist's sidekick in the 2009 video game Infamous
See also Alice Dunbar-Nelson (1875–1935), American poet, journalist and political activist Vicki Nelson-Dunbar