Rand is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Archie Rand (born 1949), American painter and muralist
Austin L. Rand (1905–1982), Canadian zoologist
Ayn Rand (1905–1982), Russian-American philosopher and author
Benjamin H. Rand (1827–1883), American physician
Dave Rand (born 1973), Welsh cyclist
Dick Rand (1936–1996), American baseball player
Edgar E. Rand (c. 1905-1955), American business executive. Frank C. Rand (1876-1949), American businessman and philanthropist. Gloria Rand, Canadian actor Isaac Rand (1674–1743), English botanist and apothecary Ivan Rand (1884–1969), Canadian lawyer and politician Jack Rand (1902–1970), English football player James Rand, Jr. (1886–1968), American industrialist John G. Rand (1801–1873), American inventor of paint tube John L. Rand (1861–1942), American politician and jurist Johnathan Rand (born 1964; Christopher Wright), American children's writer Keith Rand (1956–2013), English sculptor Kristjan Rand (born 1987), Estonian ice dancer Leander Rand (1827–1900), Canadian politician Mary Rand (born 1940), British track-and-field athlete Nelson Rand, Canadian journalist Paul Rand (1914–1996), American graphic designer Philinda Rand (1876–1972), American English-language teacher in the Philippines Reili Rand (born 1991), Estonian politician Ripley Rand (born ca. 1970), American jurist Rose Rand (1903–1980), Austrian-American logician and philosopher Sally Rand (1904–1979), American burlesque dancer and film actress
Shuli Rand (born 1962), Israeli film actor
Sidney Rand (1916–2003), American diplomat
Sidney Rand (1934–2008), English rower
Silas Tertius Rand (1810–1889), Canadian clergyman, ethnologist, linguist and translator Taavi Rand (born 1992), Estonian ice dancer Ted Rand (1916–2005), American book illustrator Theodore Harding Rand (1835–1900), Canadian educator and poet Tom Rand (costume designer), British costume designer Tony Rand (1939-2020), American lawyer and politician Tuuli Rand (born 1990), Estonian singer Tyler Rand (born 1991), American arts executive Walter Rand, American politician William Rand (fl. 1650–1660), English physician William H. Rand (1828–1915), American publisher and businessman William Rand (1886–1981), American hurdler Yvonne Rand, American Zen Buddhist priest
Fictional characters: Atton Rand, character from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II Janice Rand, character in the Star Trek universe Iron Fist (comics) (Daniel Rand), a Marvel Comics character Ben Rand, character from Being There (1979) performed by Melvyn Douglas