Taru may refer to:
People Given or middle name Bhai Taru Singh (1720–1745), Sikh martyr Taru Kuoppa (born 1983), Finnish competitive archer Taru Mäkelä (born 1959), Finnish film director and screenwriter Taru Rinne (born 1968), Finnish motorcycle racer
Surname Eugen Taru (1913–1991), Romanian artist Yoshikazu Taru (born 1964), Japanese wrestler
Places Taru, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran Taru Jabba, a village in Pakistan An alternative name for the Nyiri Desert
Other uses Taru (album), a 1968 Lee Morgan album The Technical Assistance Response Unit of the New York City Police Department Taru (god), an ancient Anatolian weather god Taru, a 1984 Indian short animated film by Ram Mohan