Tamura (usually written 田村) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Akihide Tamura (born 1947), Japanese photographer
Atsushi Tamura (born 1973), Japanese comedian
Eriko Tamura (born 1973), Japanese actress and singer
George T. Tamura (1927–2010), American artist
Hoju Tamura (1874–1940), became Honinbō Shūsai, Meijin of Go (game)
Kiyoshi Tamura (born 1969), Japanese wrestler
Masakazu Tamura (born 1943), Japanese actor
Meimi Tamura (born 1998), Japanese singer and member of girl group S/mileage
Minoru N. Tamura 20th century Japanese botanist
Naomi Tamura, singer
Nobuyoshi Tamura (1933–2010), Japanese aikido trainer
Ryoko Tamura, japanese female judoka and politician
Tamura Ryuichi (1923–1998), Japanese writer
Sakae Tamura (photographer) (1906–1987), Japanese photographer
Sakae Tamura (nature photographer) (1910–2003), Japanese magazine editor and photographer of nature
Shigeru Tamura (photographer) (1909–1987), Japanese photographer
Shigeru Tamura (illustrator), Japanese illustrator
Tamura Toshiko (1884–1945), pen-name of Japanese writer Toshi Satō
Yoshiko Tamura (born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
Yukari Tamura (born 1976), Japanese singer and voice actress
