Aref
edit- Hassan Aref, Egyptian physicist
- Mohammad Reza Aref, Iranian politician, former vice-president of Iran
- Yassin M. Aref, American terror suspect
Arif
edit- Mahmud Arif, (1909 – 2001) Saudi Arabian poet
- Abdul Salam Arif and Abdul Rahman Arif, brothers presidents of Iraq
- Adil Arif (born 1994), Emirati cricketer
- Ahmed Arif (1927–1991), Turkish poet
- Celalettin Arif (1875–1928), Turkish politician
- Kader Arif (born 1953), French politician of Algiers origin
- Muhammad Arif (disambiguation), several people
- Naved Arif, Professional cricketer
- Tevfik Arif, real estate developer and financier for Donald Trump