Tolbert is a surname, and may refer to:Berlinda Tolbert, American film and television actress Emanuel Tolbert, American professional football player Frank X. Tolbert (1912–1984), American historian, newspaper columnist, and restaurateur Jim Tolbert, American professional football player John Tolbert, American local education activist Lynda Tolbert-Goode, American championship hurdler and sprinter Margaret E. M. Tolbert, American chemist Matt Tolbert, American professional baseball player Mike Tolbert, American professional football player Miles Tolbert (contemporary), Secretary of the Environment of the State of Oklahoma Paden Tolbert (1870–1904), American law enforcement officer and railroad agent Ray Tolbert, American professional basketball player Skeets Tolbert (1909–2000), American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and band leader Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert, American professional basketball player Tom Tolbert, American professional basketball player and sports broadcaster Tony Tolbert, American professional football player Tyke Tolbert (contemporary), American professional football player and coach William R. Tolbert, Jr. (1913–1980), President of Liberia 1971–80