Farzad (Persian: فرزاد) is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Farzad Ashoubi (born 1985), Iranian football player
- Farzad Bazoft (1958–1990), Iranian-born journalist who settled in the United Kingdom in the 1980s
- Farzad Bonyadi (born 1959), Iranian professional poker player based in Aliso Viejo, California
- Farzad Farzin (born 1981), Iranian singer and actor
- Farzad Hatami (born 1986), Iranian professional footballer
- Farzad Hosseinkhani (born 1981), Iranian footballer
- Farzad Kamangar (1978–2010), 32-year-old Iranian Kurdish teacher and human rights activist executed on May 9, 2010
- Farzad Khozein, Iranian/American violinist, composer
- Farzad Majidi (born 1977), Iranian football player
- Farzad Mostashari (born 1968/1969) American health professional of Iranian descent who served as the US National Coordinator for Health IT (2011–2013)
- Farzad Nazem (born 1962), former Yahoo!'s chief technology officer and one of its longest-serving executives