Goar is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Goar, leader of the Alans in 5th-century Gaul.
Given name
- Goar of Aquitaine (c. 585–649), a priest and hermit of the seventh century; patron saint of innkeepers, potters, and vine growers
- Goar Mestre (1912–1994), Cuban-born Argentine businessman
- Gohar#Goar, transliteration variant of Armenian given name Gohar
- Goar Hlgatian (born 1975), Armenian chess player
- Goar Vartanian (1926–2019), Armenian spy
Surname
- Carol Goar (), Canadian journalist
- Jacques Goar (1601–1653), French Dominican and Hellenist
- Jim Goar (born 1975), American poet
- Jot Goar (1870–1947), American professional baseball player