Erlanger is a German-Jewish surname derived from the city of Erlangen. Notable people with the surname include:

A. L. Erlanger (1859–1930), American theatrical producer and director Camille Erlanger (1863–1919), French composer Jeff Erlanger (1970–2007), American activist Joseph Erlanger (1874–1965), American physiologist Steven Erlanger (born c. 1952), American journalist

and members of the German-French-English banking dynasty (Barons d'Erlanger, see: Erlanger family tree), including: Frédéric Émile d'Erlanger (1832–1911), German financier Emile Beaumont Baron d’Erlanger (1866–1939), banker, musician ⚭ Catherine, Baroness d'Erlanger, née Catherine Robert d'Aqueria de Rochegude Gérard John Leo Regis Baron d’Erlanger (1905–1962), partner of Erlanger Ltd. and Myers & Co Frédéric Alfred Baron d’Erlanger (Freddy, 1868–1943), banker and composer Francois Rodolphe Baron d’Erlanger (1872–1932), French painter, orientalist and musicologist specializing in Arabic music, built Ennejma Ezzahra Palace near Tunis Leo Frédéric Alfred Baron d'Erlanger (1898–1978), banker in London (Erlanger Ltd.), sold the bank in 1958 to Hill, Samuel & Co, then Philip Hill Higginson Erlanger Ltd Carlo von Erlanger (1872–1904), German ornithologist and explorer

See also Erlanger (disambiguation)