Tijan is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Tijan Jaiteh (born 1988), Gambian footballer Tijan Marei (born 1996), German actress Tijan Sallah (born 1958), Gambian poet Tijan Sonha (born 2001), Spanish footballer Ahmed Tijan (born 1995), Qatari beach volleyball player Pavao Tijan (1908–1997), Croatian encyclopaedist