Taru

Taru may refer to:

Given or middle name

 * Bhai Taru Singh (1720–1745), Sikh martyr
 * Taru Kuoppa (born 1983), Finnish competitive archer
 * Taru Mäkelä (born 1959), Finnish film director and screenwriter
 * Taru Rinne (born 1968), Finnish motorcycle racer

Surname

 * Eugen Taru (1913–1991), Romanian artist
 * Yoshikazu Taru (born 1964), Japanese wrestler

Places

 * Taru, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
 * Taru Jabba, a village in Pakistan
 * An alternative name for the Nyiri Desert

Other uses

 * Taru (album), a 1968 Lee Morgan album
 * The Technical Assistance Response Unit of the New York City Police Department
 * Taru (god), an ancient Anatolian weather god
 * Taru, a 1984 Indian short animated film by Ram Mohan