Tsuru (name)

Tsuru (鶴) is a Japanese name. It means crane, and is used as a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Tsuru Aoki (1892–1961), Japanese stage and silent film actress
 * Tsuru Morimoto (born 1970), Japanese football player

Surname

 * Ayako Tsuru (born 1941), Mexican artist of Japanese descent
 * Hiromi Tsuru (1960–2017), Japanese voice actress
 * Kiso Tsuru (1894–1966), Japanese philanthropist
 * Naoto Tsuru (born 1987), Japanese baseball player
 * Norihiro Tsuru, Japanese violinist and composer
 * Shigeto Tsuru (1912–2006), Japanese economist and politician
 * Toshiyuki Tsuru, anime director