Sapir is a surname (see Shapiro for etymology). Notable people with the surname include:

André Sapir, Belgian economist Edward Sapir, American anthropologist and linguist J. David Sapir, his son, also an anthropologist and linguist Esteban Sapir, Argentine cinematographer and director Estelle Sapir, Polish Holocaust survivor Gal Sapir, Israeli footballer Jacques Sapir, French economist Mark Sapir, Russian-American mathematician Michael Sapir, American businessman, founder of ProFunds Group and ProShares Pinchas Sapir, Israeli politician Richard Sapir, American novelist Tamir Sapir, American businessman Yosef Sapir, Israeli politician

See also Sapir (disambiguation) Shapiro, main article regarding the name and its variants