Tamerlan, derived from the name of Muslim Turkic conqueror Tamerlane, is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Tamerlan Sikoyev (born 1976), Russian footballer Tamerlan Tagziev (born 1981), Canadian wrestler Tamerlan Thorell (1830–1901), Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Tmenov (born 1977), Russian judoka Tamerlan Tsarnaev (1986–2013), Russian terrorist Tamerlan Varziyev (born 1978), Russian footballer