Behar or Bahar is a surname of Sephardic Jewish origin, thought to be an abbreviation of ben kavod rabbi, Hebrew for "a son of the honorable rabbi". Notable people with the surname include:

• Abdellah Béhar (born 1963), Moroccan-born French runner
• Adriana Behar (born 1969), Brazilian volleyball athlete
• Ariel Behar (born 1989), Uruguayan tennis player
• Howard Behar, Former President of Starbucks
• Joy Behar (born 1942), American comedian
• Maksim Behar (born 1955), Bulgarian-Israeli businessman
• Richard Behar, American investigative journalist
• Ruth Behar (born 1956), Cuban-American writer and anthropologist
• Sasha Behar (born 1971), British actress
• Yves Béhar (born 1967), Swiss-born industrial designer
• Katherine Behar American feminist theorist

See also

• Behar

Surname list

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