Bakhtiari (and its variant Bakhtiary) is a surname of Persian origin. Notable people with the surname are as follows:
Abu'l-Fath Khan Bakhtiari (died 1750), supreme chieftain of the Bakhtiari tribe Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari (died 1754), supreme chieftain of the Bakhtiari tribe Ali Morad Bakhtiari (died 1735), supreme chieftain of the Bakhtiari tribe Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari (1945–2007), Iranian author and oil expert Ali-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari (1856–1917), supreme chieftain of the Bakhtiari tribe and revolutionary Alireza Bakhtiari, Iranian media executive Behnoosh Bakhtiari (born 1975), Iranian actress Bibi Maryam Bakhtiari (1874–1937), Iranian politician David Bakhtiari (born 1991), American football player Eric Bakhtiari (born 1984), American football player Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1901–1983), Iranian diplomat Liliana Bakhtiari, Iranian American community organizer Morteza Bakhtiari (born 1952), Iranian politician Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari (1846–1930), former prime minister of Iran Pouya Bakhtiari (1992–2019), Iranian activist Shapour Bakhtiar (1914–1991), former prime minister of Iran Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1932–2001), former queen consort of Iran