Goldfarb is a German surname meaning "golden color". Notable people with the surname include:
Alex Goldfarb (politician), Israeli politician Alexander Goldfarb (biologist), microbiologist, activist and author Alvin Goldfarb, president of Western Illinois University Charles Goldfarb, co-inventor of the Generalized Markup Language, a system for annotating text Donald Goldfarb (born 1941), American mathematician Eddy Goldfarb, American toy inventor Ève Goldfarb-Borgese (born 1951), professionally known as Yeva, Israeli-French sculptor Howard Goldfarb, Canadian poker player Lawrence R. Goldfarb, CEO and founding partner of LRG Capital Group Mauricio Goldfarb (1947–2021), Argentine journalist better known as Mauro Viale Michael Goldfarb (author and journalist), American foreign correspondent, author and broadcaster Michael Goldfarb (political writer), American writer for The Weekly Standard Robert Goldfarb, President and CEO of Ruane, Cunniff, and Goldfarb Veniamin Iosifovich Goldfarb, Soviet scientist and academic Warren Goldfarb, philosopher and mathematician
See also Broyden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno algorithm, a method for solving nonlinear optimization problems Goldfarb Seligman & Co., the largest law firm in Israel Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, an investment firm in the United States