Tănase, is a frequent Romanian surname, Romanian form of Athanasius (from the ancient Greek name: Athanasios, Αθανάσιος). Originally it was a given name with the form Atanase and Atanasie (Archaic Romanian) and then took the form of Tanase. Nowadays it occurs as both first name and surname. It may refer to:
Alexandru Tănase (b. 1971), Moldovan politician Anca Tănase (b. 1968), Romanian rower Carmen Tănase (b. 1961), Romanian actress Cătălin Tănase (b. 1962), Romanian biologist Constantin Tănase (1880–1945), a key figure in the revue style of theater in Romania Cristian Tănase (b. 1987), Romanian footballer Florin Tănase (b. 1994), Romanian footballer Maria Tănase (1913–1963), Romanian singer of traditional and popular music Stelian Tănase (b. 1952), leading figure of Romanian civil society
See also Atanase Sciotnic (1942–2017), ethnic Lipovan Romanian olympic canoeist Atanasescu, Romanian surname Tănase (river), in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania