Tamati or Tāmati is both a surname and a given name. It is a Māori transliteration of the name Thomas. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Tamati Clarke (born 1990), New Zealand cricketer Tāmati Coffey (born 1979), New Zealand politician Tamati Ellison (born 1983), New Zealand rugby player Tamati Erihana (1867–1904), New Zealand rugby union player and lawyer Tamati Hone Oraukawa (1848–1869), New Zealand tribal leader Tamati Ioane (born 1997), Australian rugby union player Tamati Ngakaho (died 1904), New Zealand Ngāti Porou carver Tāmati Ngāpora (died 1885), New Zealand Waikato Māori leader Tamati Reedy (1936–2026), New Zealand Māori academic and public servant Tamati Tua (born 1997), New Zealand rugby player Tāmati Wāka Nene (1780s–1871), Māori chief Tamati Williams (born 1984), New Zealand footballer
Surname Arihia Ngata (1879–1929), Ngāti Porou leader; born Arihia Tāmati Fata Tamati (1948–1951), Western Samoan chief and politician Howie Tamati (born 1953), New Zealand international rugby league footballer and coach Jai Tamati (born 2005), New Zealand rugby union player Kevin Tamati (born 1953), New Zealand international rugby league footballer and coach Megan Tamati-Quennell, New Zealand art curator Te Matenga Tamati (?–1914?), New Zealand religious leader, prophet, and healer
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