Tamaki is both a Japanese surname and a unisex Japanese given name, as well as a Māori name, Ryukyuan surname. In the Okinawan language, Tamaki is read as Tamagusuku, Tamagushiku or Tamashiro. Notable people with the name include:
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Japanese origin
Ellen Tamaki (born 1992), American actor
Hiroshi Tamaki (玉木 宏; born 1980), Japanese actor and singer
Jillian Tamaki (born 1980), Canadian American illustrator and comic artist
Kōji Tamaki (玉置 浩二; born 1958), Japanese singer-songwriter
Mariko Tamaki (born 1975), Canadian artist and writer
Nami Tamaki (玉置 成実; born 1988), Japanese singer
Nozomu Tamaki (環 望; born 1966), Japanese manga artist
Tomotaka Tamaki (玉木 朋孝; born 1975), Japanese former professional baseball player
Yuichiro Tamaki (玉木 雄一郎; born 1969), Japanese politician
Yukiko Tamaki (環有 希; born 1980), Japanese voice actor
Yutaka Tamaki (玉置 隆; born 1986), Japanese professional baseball player
Ryukyuan origin
Denny Tamaki (玉城 デニー; born 1959), Japanese politician, current Governor of Okinawa Prefecture
Nina Tamaki (玉城 仁菜; born 1996), Japanese voice actor and singer
Māori origin
Brian Tamaki (born 1958), New Zealand Christian fundamentalist religious leader
Hannah Tamaki (born 1960), New Zealand Christian fundamentalist religious leader
Kiwi Tāmaki (died c. 1741), Māori warrior and paramount chief
Nireaha Tamaki (born 1835–37 - 1911) New Zealand Māori leader from the Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu iwi
Suzanne Tamaki New Zealand fibre-based artist
Teresa Te Tamaki (born 1981) New Zealand former rugby union player
Given name
Tamaki Daido (大道 珠貴; born 1966), Japanese writer
Tamaki Ishizuka (石塚 瑶季; born 2004), Japanese idol of idol group Hinatazaka46
Tamaki Katori (香取 環; born 1938), Japanese actress
Tamaki Kawakubo (川久保 賜紀; born 1979), Japanese-American violinist
Tamaki Matsumoto (松元 環季; born 1999), Japanese voice actress and actress
Tamaki Matsuoka (松岡 環; born 1947), Japanese activist
Tamaki Miura (三浦 環; 1884–1946), Japanese opera singer
Tamaki Nakanishi (仲西 環; 1976–2020), Japanese actress and singer
Tamaki Okuma (大熊 環; born 2001), Japanese professional footballer
Tamaki Saitō (斎藤 環; born 1961), Japanese psychologist and critic
Tamaki Tokuyama (徳山 璉; 1903–1942), Japanese singer
Tamaki Uchiyama (内山 環; born 1972), Japanese former football player
Tamaki Uemura (植村 環; 1890–1982), Japanese YWCA executive, pacifist, and Christian pastor
Tamaki Kunishi, Japanese musician, member of post-rock group Mono
Fictional characters
Tamaki (たまき) from the Dead or Alive video game series
Tamaki Amajiki (天喰 環) from My Hero Academia
Tamaki Honda (本田 珠輝), protagonist of the manga series Magic of Stella
Tamaki Ichinose (一ノ瀬 珠樹) in Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games
Tamaki Kawazoe (川添 珠姫) in Bamboo Blade
Tamaki Kousaka (向坂 環) in ToHeart2
Tamaki Kotatsu (環 古達) from Fire Force
Tamaki Suoh (須王 環) in Ouran High School Host Club
Iroha Tamaki (環 いろは) from Magia Record
Shinichirō Tamaki (玉城 真一郎) from Code Geass
Mari Tamaki (玉木 マリ), a character in the anime series A Place Further than the Universe
Tamaki Yamazaki (山崎 珠姫), a character of the manga series Tamayomi
Tamaki Irie (イリエ・タマキ), a character of the manga series Majestic Prince