Malam is a name. Notable people with this name include:
Surname Albert Malam (1913–1992), English football player Brady Malam (born 1973), New Zealand rugby league football player Daouda Malam Wanké (1946–2004), military and political leader in Niger Gaston Malam (born 1952), Cameroonian sprinter Halidou Malam (born 1976), Cameroonian football player John Malam, British historian Ram Singh Malam, Indian navigator, architect and craftsman
Given name Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947–2012), Guinea-Bissau politician Malam Saguirou, Niger filmmaker Malam Wakili (born 1958), Nigerian politician Peter Malam Brothers (1917–2008), Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace
Other Diospyros malam or Diospyros areolata