Toynbee is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Arnold Toynbee (1852–1883), British economic historian
  • Arnold Joseph Toynbee (1889–1975), British historian
  • Geoffrey Toynbee (1885–1914), English cricketer
  • Henry Toynbee (1819–1909), British merchant sailor and meteorologist
  • Jocelyn Toynbee (1897–1985), British archaeologist and art historian
  • Joseph Toynbee (1815–1866), British physician, pioneer of otolaryngology
  • Matthew Toynbee (born 1956), New Zealand cricketer
  • Paget Toynbee (1855–1932), British Dante scholar
  • Philip Toynbee (1916–1981), British writer
  • Polly Toynbee (born 1946), British journalist and writer

See also

  • Toynbee Hall, a settlement in London inspired by and named in honour of Arnold Toynbee
  • The Toynbee Convector, a time-travel story by Ray Bradbury, vaguely based on the philosophy of Arnold Joseph Toynbee
  • Toynbee's law of challenge and response, after Arnold J. Toynbee.
  • Toynbee tiles, mysterious tiles embedded in the streets of a number of US and South American cities
  • The X-Men character Toad, whose 'real name' is Mortimer Toynbee

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