Pawar is an Indian surname found among the Maratha, Mahar or Koli people in Maharashtra.
Notable people bearing the Pawar name or its variants include:
Ajit Pawar, Indian politician; deputy chief minister of Maharashtra and nephew of Sharad Pawar
Ameya Pawar, American politician and City of Chicago Alderman
Anand Pawar, Indian badminton player
Anjali Pawar, Indian social worker
Bharati Pawar, Indian politician
Dagdu Maruti Pawar, Indian Dalit author
Hemendra Singh Rao Pawar, titular Maharaja of Dhar State
Krishnaji Rao III Puar, Maharaja of Dewas Senior and Indian politician
Kuldeep Pawar, Indian actor in the Marathi language film industry
Lalita Pawar, popular Hindi TV & Marathi actress From Wikipedia