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Tobias is a Greek form of the Hebrew name "Tobijah" from the Bible, meaning "Jehovah [God] is good". It is often used as a male given name, but has also been a surname (last name).

The surname Tobias may refer to the following people:

  • Andrew Tobias, American journalist, author and columnist
  • Channing Heggie Tobias
  • Charles Tobias, American songwriter
  • Errol Tobias, former South African rugby union footballer
  • George Tobias, American character actor
  • Gert & Uwe Tobias
  • Herbert Tobias
  • Jenny Kendall-Tobias, British radio presenter
  • Jesse Tobias, American guitarist
  • John Tobias, American co-creator of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series
  • Mahlon Tobias
  • Marc Tobias
  • Michael Tobias
  • Murray Tobias
  • Nataliya Tobias
  • Oliver Tobias, British film, stage and TV actor
  • Paul Tobias, former member of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses
  • Phillip V. Tobias, South African palaeoanthropologist
  • Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, former United States Director of Foreign Assistance and administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development
  • Rudolf Tobias, first Estonian professional composer
  • Seth Tobias
  • Timothy J. Tobias
  • Todd Tobias

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