Sharif is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A Aamna Sharif (born 1982), Indian actress Abbas Sharif (1953–2013), Pakistani politician and missionary Abdallah Sharif (born 1985), Libyan footballer Abdul Latif Sharif (1947–2006), Mexican chemist Abdullah El Sharif (born 1978), Egyptian poet Abdi Sharif (born 2001), Somali footballer Afzal Sharif, Bangladeshi television and film actor Ahmed Sharif (1921–1999), Bangladeshi atheist philosopher, critic and writer Ahmed Sharif (Bangladeshi actor), actor in more than 800 Bengali films Ahmed Sharif (Maldivian actor) (born 1991) Anamul Haque Sharif (born 1985), Bangladeshi footballer Arshad Sharif (1973–2022), Pakistani journalist, writer and news anchor
B Babra Sharif (born 1954), Pakistani film actress Bassam Abu Sharif (born 1946), Palestine Liberation Organization member Bina Sharif, American playwright and actress
C Chaudhry Muhammad Sharif (1928–2009), Pakistani judge Chiya Hamid Sharif (born 1975), Kurdish politician
F Farhang Sharif (1931–2016), Iranian musician Fatah Sharif (died 2024), Palestinian educator Fatemeh Sharif (born 1986), Iranian futsal player and coach
H Haroon Sharif (born 1965), Pakistani economist Hassan Sharif (1951–2016), Emirati artist and writer Hussain Sharif (born 1961), Emirati artist
I Ibrahim Sharif (born 1957), political activist in Bahrain Ibrahim Sharif of Tunis (1640–1705), Bey of Tunis from 1702 to 1705 Ismail Ibn Sharif (c. 1645–1727), Sultan of Morocco Ismail Mohammed Sharif (born 1962), Iraqi footballer
J Jafar Sharif-Emami (1912–1998), Iranian politician Jairus Sharif, Canadian experimental jazz musician Jamal Al Sharif (born 1954), Syrian football referee Jafar Abdollahi-Sharif (born 1963), President of Urmia University of Technology Jawad Sharif, Pakistani filmmaker, producer, and activist Jeyran Sharif, Iranian actress Jihad Sharif (born 1968), Jordanian wrestler
K Kadhem Sharif, Iraqi wrestler and weightlifter Kairat Lama Sharif (born 1962), Kazakhstan diplomat Khalil Sharif (born 1984), Qatari footballer Khawaja Muhammad Sharif (1949–2018), Pakistani judge Khvajeh Mohammad-Sharif (died 1576), Persian statesman Kul Sharif (died 1552), poet, statesman, academic, and imam of the Khanate of Kazan
M Mahjoub Sharif (1948–2014), Sudanese poet, teacher and activist Maimunah Mohd Sharif (born 1961), Malaysian Mayor of Kuala Lumpur Majid Sharif (1951–1998), Iranian translator and journalist Majid Sharif-Vaghefi (1949–1975), Iranian dissident Mehrshad Sharif (born 1952), Iranian and French chess master M. M. Sharif (1965–1893), Pakistani philosopher, Islamic scholar and academic Mian Mohammed Sharif (1917–1997), Pakistani mathematician and administrator Mian Muhammad Sharif (1919–2004), Pakistani businessman Mohamed Sharif (born 1988), Somalian footballer Mohamed Raus Sharif (born 1951), Malaysian lawyer and judge Mohammed Sharif, Indian social worker Mohammad Sharif (cricketer) (born 1985), Bangladeshi cricketer Mohammed Sharif (detainee), Afghan citizen in extrajudicial detention at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Mohammad Sharif (United Nations) (born 1933), head of the centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs at the United Nations Mohiyedine Sharif (died 1998), bombmaker for Hamas Muhammad Sharif (1919–2008), Pakistani industrialist, father of Nawaz Sharif Muhammad Sharif (cosmologist) (born 1962), Pakistani physicist Muhammad Sharif (Kalifa) (died 1899), one of the lieutenants of Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885) Muhammad ibn Sharif (died 1664), ruler of Tafilalt, Morocco
N Nawaz Sharif (born 1949), Prime Minister of Pakistan Nazley Sharif (born 1990), South African politician
O Omar Sharif (1932–2015), Egyptian film actor Omar Sharif Jr. (born 1983), Canadian actor, author and gay activist Othman Masoud Sharif, Tanzanian lawyer and politician
R Raheel Sharif (born 1956), Pakistani general
S Safyaan Sharif (born 1991), Scottish cricketer Sahira Sharif, Afghan politician Salim Sharif (born 1966), Malaysian politician Shabbir Sharif (1943–1971), Pakistani military officer Shafik Fauzan Sharif, Malaysian politician Shafiq Sharif (born 1990), Malaysian cricketer Shamil Sharif (born 1992), Singaporean footballer Shehbaz Sharif (born 1951), Pakistani politician and businessman Shimon Sharif (born 1978), Indian sports shooter Shishunala Sharif (1819–1889), Indian social reformer, philosopher, and poet Solmaz Sharif (born 1983), Iranian-American poet
T Tahirah Sharif, British actress Tauqir Sharif (born 1988), English aid worker Tipu Sharif, Pakistani actor and singer-songwriter
Y Yaqub Ali Sharif, Bangladeshi physician and politician
Z Zahid Sharif (born 1967), Pakistani field hockey player Zoheb Sharif (born 1983), English cricketer
See also Shariff Al-Sharif Shareef (surname)