Dorfman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Allen Dorfman (1923–1983), American insurance agency owner and Teamsters consultant, associate of Jimmy Hoffa, convicted on several felony counts and murdered
  • Ariel Dorfman (born 1942), Chilean-American writer
  • Barnaby Dorfman, American entrepreneur and business executive
  • Boris Dorfman (1923–2022), Ukrainian-Jewish writer, scholar of Jewish culture, and social activist
  • Dan Dorfman (1931–2012), American financial journalist, newspaper columnist and CNBC commentator
  • David Dorfman (born 1993), American attorney and retired actor
  • David Dorfman (choreographer) (born 1955), American dancer, choreographer, musician, activist and teacher
  • David S. Dorfman, American screenwriter
  • Donald Dorfman (1933–2001), American psychologist and radiologist
  • Elena Dorfman (born 1965), American fine art photographer
  • Elsa Dorfman (1937–2020), American portrait photographer
  • Harvey Dorfman (1935–2011), American mental skills coach
  • Iakov Dorfman [ro] (1898–1974), Soviet physicist
  • Irvin Dorfman (1924–2006), American amateur tennis player
  • Irwin Dorfman (1908–1993), Canadian lawyer and first Jewish president of the Canadian Bar Association
  • Joaquin Dorfman (born 1979), American writer
  • Josif Dorfman (born 1952), Ukrainian-French chess Grandmaster and chess writer
  • Michael Dorfman (born 1954), Russian-Israeli author, journalist and activist
  • Michel Dorfman (1913–2006), Ukrainian-born rabbi and de facto leader of Breslover Hasidim
  • Ralph Dorfman (1911–1985), Jewish-American biochemist
  • Rodrigo Dorfman (born 1967), Chilean-born American photographer, writer, video artist and journalist
  • Stanley Dorfman (born 1927), South African-born British television producer and music video director, co-creator of Top of the Pops
  • Tommy Dorfman (born 1992), American actress
  • Xavier Dorfman (born 1973), French rower and Olympic champion

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