Tamura (usually written 田村) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Akihide Tamura (born 1947), Japanese photographer Akira Tamura (田村 明, 1926–2010), Japanese city planner Atsushi Tamura (born 1973), Japanese comedian Eriko Tamura (born 1973), Japanese actress and singer George T. Tamura (1927–2010), American artist Hajime Tamura (1924–2014), Japanese politician Hirotaka Tamura, Japanese engineer Hoju Tamura (1874–1940), better known as Hon'inbō Shūsai, Japanese Go player Kiyoshi Tamura (born 1969), Japanese wrestler Kōsuke Tamura, Japanese Japanese shogi player Masakazu Tamura (1943–2021), Japanese actor Meimi Tamura (born 1998), Japanese singer and member of girl group S/mileage Minoru N. Tamura 20th century Japanese botanist , Japanese swimmer Mutsumi Tamura (born 1987), Japanese voice actress , Japanese voice actress Naomi Tamura (born 1963), Japanese singer , Japanese footballer , Japanese speed skater Nobuyoshi Tamura (1933–2010), Japanese aikido trainer , Japanese politician Ryō Tamura (actor) (born 1946), Japanese actor Ryō Tamura (comedian) (born 1972), Japanese comedian and television presenter Ryoko Tamura, Japanese female judoka and politician Takaaki Tamura, Japanese politician , Japanese sailor Tamura Ryuichi (1923–1998), Japanese writer Sakae Tamura (photographer) (1906–1987), Japanese photographer Sakae Tamura (nature photographer) (1910–2003), Japanese magazine editor and photographer of nature Shane Devon Tamura, perpetrator of the 2025 New York City shooting Shigeru Tamura (photographer) (1909–1987), Japanese photographer Shigeru Tamura (illustrator), Japanese illustrator Tamura Toshiko (1884–1945), pen-name of Japanese writer Toshi Satō , Japanese baseball player , Japanese sprinter Yoshiko Tamura (born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler Yukari Tamura (born 1976), Japanese singer and voice actress Yu Tamura (born 1989), Japanese rugby union player Yu Tamura (footballer) (born 1992), Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese long-distance runner
Fictional characters , a character in the light novel series Oreimo