Vilar is a Portuguese, Galician and Catalan surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alberto Vilar ( Albert Vilar; 1940–2021), American investment banker António Vilar (1912–1995), Portuguese-born Spanish actor Audric del Vilar (12th-cent.), French Provençal lord and troubadour Carlos Alcántara Vilar (born 1964), Peruvian stand-up comedian and actor Carlos Vilar (1930–2021), Argentine Snipe sailor; brother of Jorge Vilar Eduíno Vilar [see: Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist–Leninist)] (1970–1974), Portuguese communist publisher and politician Esther Vilar (born 1935), Argentine author, playwright, and physician Fabiana Vilar (born 1986), Brazilian politician Federico Vilar (born 1977), Argentine and Mexican footballer Fernando Vilar (born 1954), Portuguese-born Uruguayan journalist and news anchor Irene Vilar (born 1969), Puerto Rican American editor, literary agent, author, memoirist, and environmental advocate Jean Vilar (1912–1971), French actor, theater director, and scenic designer Joan Vilar i Costa (1889–1962), Spanish Jesuit priest, librarian, and exile Jorge Vilar (1931–2014), Argentine snipe sailor; brother of sailer Carlos Vilar José de Nouvilas de Vilar (1843–1913), Spanish Puerto Rican soldier and politician José Miguel Vilar-Bou (born 1979), Spanish science-fiction and horror writer, and journalist Marcelo Vilar (born 1961), Brazilian football manager Pierre Vilar (1906–2003), French historian and writer Raf Vilar ( Rafael Vilar; born ?), Brazilian-born British singer-songwriter Ricardo Vilar (born 1985), Brazilian footballer Roberto Vilar (born 1971), Spanish comedian, television presenter, and actor Roberto Vilar (footballer) (born 1976), Portuguese footballer Tesa Vilar (born 1995), Slovenian racing cyclist Tracy Vilar (born 1968), American actor, casting director, and producer Vicente Vilar David (1889–1937), Spanish Catholic martyr, venerated Christian, and engineer