Tani (written: lit. "valley") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese voice actor and actor Daniel M. Tani (born 1961), American astronaut , Japanese actor , Japanese lieutenant general and a convicted war criminal , Japanese actress and voice actress , Japanese child actress , Japanese comedian, actor and musician , Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese politician , Japanese actress , Japanese idol, a member of SKE48 and a former member of HKT48 , Japanese judoka , Japanese general , Japanese baseball player , Japanese martial arts instructor and professional challenge wrestler in England
Fictional characters Akiko Tani, a character in the manga series Detective Conan Chiaki Tani, a character in the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Genjiro Tani, a character in the Kamen Rider (1979 TV series) & Kamen Rider Super-1
See also Ōtani (surname)