Attar Singh, Fijian trade unionist of Indian descent
Bachir Attar, leader of Master Musicians of Jajouka
Chaim ibn Attar (1696-1743), Moroccon rabbi, Talmudist and kabbalist
Farid al-Din Attar (c.1142–c.1220), Iranian mystical poet
Frank Attar, French professor and attorney
Hajji Zayn al-Attar, 14th century Persian physician
Muhammad Said al-Attar (born 1927), acting Prime Minister of Yemen for five months in 1994
Najah al-Attar (born 1933), current Vice President of Syria
Suad al-Attar (born 1942), renowned Iraqi painter

Fictional characters

Attar (Planet of the Apes), in Planet of the Apes, a noble ape soldier played by Michael Clarke Duncan

Other

Attar, Madhya Pradesh, town in Madhya Pradesh, India
Attar of roses, the essential oil extracted from the petals of various types of rose
Attar (god), a western Semitic god.

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