Tamerlan is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Tamerlan Bazayev (born 1995), Russian footballer
Tamerlan Sikoyev (born 1976), Russian footballer
Tamerlan Tagziev (born 1981), Ossetian wrestler
Tamerlan Thorell (1830–1901), Swedish arachnologist
Tamerlan Tmenov (born 1977), Russian judoka
Tamerlan Tsakulov (born 1990), Russian footballer
Tamerlan Tsarnaev (1986–2013), Russian terrorist
Tamerlan Varziyev (born 1978), Russian footballer