Hafiz , a term used by Muslims for people who have completely memorized the Qur'an
Al-Hafiz (d. 1149), the eleventh Caliph of the Fatimids
Hafez (around 1320-around 1390), or Khwajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi (خواجه شمسالدین محمد حافظ شیرازی in Persian) an Iranian mystic and poet
Hafez Al-Assad (1930-2000), president of Syria from 1971 to 2000
Mohamed Ali Hafez , Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides Scouting notable, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1965
