Tal Ilan (Hebrew: טל אילן; born 1956) is an Israeli-born historian, notably of women's history in Judaism, and lexicographer.

[1] Following her thesis, Ilan taught in the Department of the History of the Jewish People at the University of Jerusalem.

It presents an exhaustive list of the recorded names associated with Jews in late antiquity, and explores their etymology, distribution, and potential to inform scholars about Jewish life during this time.

[1] Ilan's work, A Collection of Texts on Jews and Judaism on Perishable Material from Egypt: 330 BCE-700 CE, written in collaboration with Noah Hacham, corrects, updates, and publishes evidence of Jews in Egypt from the Hellenistic period to the Arab conquest.

[4] Ilan's work " A Digital Synopsis of the Mishnah and Tosefta", in collaboration with Hayim Lapin, is a digital research tool that uses computerized and manual text analysis to evaluate the relationship between the Mishnah and the Tosefta.