Tara is a given name with multiple meanings in different cultures. The name is popular in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

and Australia It is also a common name in parts of

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth descr ...

. In Ireland, it is derived from The Hill of Tara which is an archaeological site located near the River Boyne in County Meath, and which according to tradition, was the seat of the High King of Ireland. The name was popular in the

during the 1970s, probably due to Tara being the name of the O'Hara's plantation in the 1939 film ''

Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to: * ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell * ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Wind may also refer to: Music * ''Gone with the Wind'' ...

'', and the characters

Tara King Tara King is a fictional character of British 1960s adventure television series '' The Avengers'', played by Canadian actress Linda Thorson. The sixth partner of agent John Steed (and fourth female partner), she appeared in series six (in colou ...

in the 1960s British television series '' The Avengers'' and Tara Martin on the American soap opera '' All My Children'' in the early 1970s. In Ireland, from 2000–2005 it ranked between the 30th and 40th most popular girl's name. Tara is also linked to the biblical name

Terah Terah or Terach ( he, תֶּרַח ''Teraḥ'') is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis. He is listed as the son of Nahor and father of the patriarch Abraham. As such, he is a descendant of Shem's son Arpachshad. Terah is mentioned in Gen ...

and is popular in both Christianity and Judaism. In South Asia, such as India and Nepal, Tara is a word originating from

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

, meaning ''star'', and it symbolizes the light of the soul. Tara is also used as a male or female name for Sikhs. Since 1968 the name Tara is accepted as being a female name in Western societies, although there have been men who carried the name (such as

Tara Browne Tara Browne (4 March 1945 – 18 December 1966) was a London-based Irish socialite and heir to the Guinness fortune. His December 1966 death in a car crash was an inspiration for the Beatles' song " A Day in the Life". Early life Browne was ...

). It is also often considered a female name in Asia, due to its connection to several goddesses. For instance, Tara is a female Buddha in

Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religions, Indian religion or Indian philosophy#Buddhist philosophy, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha. ...

and Tara is also a goddess in

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

Meanings in different languages

* Irish Gaelic: refers to the

Hill of Tara The Hill of Tara ( ga, Teamhair or ) is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in I ...

, or ''Teamhair na Rí'', the legendary seat of the High King of Ireland *In

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

the name is often associated with the mountain of Tara and national park in Serbia and

river Tara Tara may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tara'' (1992 film), an Indian film directed by Bijaya Jena * ''Tara'' (2001 film), an American film, also known as ''Hood Rat'', directed by Leslie Small * ''Tara'' (2010 film), a ...

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and

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Nepali,

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people *Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece See also * * ...

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

, Punjabi,

Kurdish Kurdish may refer to: *Kurds or Kurdish people *Kurdish languages *Kurdish alphabets *Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes: **Southern Kurdistan **Eastern Kurdistan **Northern Kurdistan **Western Kurdistan See also * Kurd (dis ...

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

Sinhalese Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language, one of the three official languages used in Sri Lanka * Sinhala script, a writing system for the Sinhala language ** Sinha ...

: "Star"

People named Tara

Women

* Tara Allain (born 1985), beauty pageant participant * Tara Andrews (born 1994), Australian association football player *

Tara (Kannada actress) Anuradha (born 4 March 1971), known by her stage name Tara, is an Indian actress, known for her work in Kannada cinema and politics. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009 and is currently a nominated member of the Karnataka Legi ...

(born 1967), actress in Kannada language film * Tara Aghdashloo (born 1988), Iranian writer * Tara (actress) (1944–2007), actress * Tara Lynne Barr (born 1993), American actress * Tara Alisha Berry (born 1988), Indian film actress *

Tara Betts Tara Betts is the author of three full-length poetry collections: ''Refuse to Disappear,'' which was published in June 2022 with The Word Works, ''Break the Habit'', which was published in October 2016 with Trio House Press, and her debut collect ...

, American author *

Tara Blaise Tara Blaise (born 1 March 1975) is an Irish female pop, folk, and rock singer. The eldest of six children, Blaise was born in London, but at the age of three moved with her family to Ireland and grew up in Aughrim County Wicklow. Biography E ...

(born 1975), Irish pop, folk, rock singer *

Tara Bouman Tara Bouman (born 1970 in Leiden) is a Dutch clarinetist. Bouman studied the clarinet at the conservatories of Amsterdam and Rotterdam with Walter Boeijkens and Piet Honingh. She plays the clarinet, bass clarinet, and basset horn. Musicians ...

(born 1970), Dutch basset horn, clarinet and bass clarinet player * Tara Brabazon (born 1969), Canadian professor of communication *

Tara Brach Tara Brach (born May 17, 1953) is an American psychologist, author, and proponent of Buddhist meditation. She is a guiding teacher and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C. (IMCW). Her colleagues in the Vipassanā, or ...

(born 1953), American psychologist and expert on Buddhist meditation *

Tara Brown Tara Brown (born 14 March 1968 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian television presenter and reporter. Early life and career Brown attended Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, New South Wales, graduating in 1989 with a Bachelor of Ar ...

(born 1968), Australian television presenter * Tara Buck (born 1975), American actress * Tara Buckman (born 1956), American television and film actress *

Tara Calico Tara Leigh Calico (born February 28, 1969) is an American woman who disappeared near her home in Belen, New Mexico, on September 20, 1988. She is widely believed to have been kidnapped. In July 1989, a Polaroid photo of an unidentified young ...

(born 1969), American woman who disappeared * Tara Campbell (born 1983), Canadian water polo player *

Tara Cherian Tara Cherian (May 1913 - 7 November 2000) was an Indian social activist and politician. She was the first woman mayor of Madras city. The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1967. Early life Tara was bor ...

(born 1913-2000), Indian politician *

Tara Conner Tara Elizabeth Conner (born December 18, 1985) is an American model, television personality, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. Apart from her r ...

(born 1985), Miss USA 2006 * Tara Cox (born 1971), New Zealand association football player * Tara Cross-Battle (born 1968), American volleyball player * Tara Croxford (born 1968), Canadian field hockey player * Tara D'Souza, (born 1986), Indian film actress/model * Tara Dakides (born 1975), American snowboarder * Tara Deshpande (born 1975), Indian actress, writer, model, and MTV VJ * Tara Dettman, Canadian music artist and songwriter * Tara Devi (1945–2006), Nepali singer * Tara Donovan (born 1969), American artist * Tara Fela-Durotoye (born 1977), Nigerian makeup artist and lawyer * Tara Fares (born 1996-2018), Iraqi model * Tara Feser (born 1980), Canadian wheelchair basketball player *

Tara Fitzgerald Tara Anne Cassandra Fitzgerald (born 18 September 1967) is an English actress who has appeared in feature films, television, radio and the stage. She won the New York Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play in 1995 as Opheli ...

(born 1967), English actress * Tara Flanagan (born 1964), American judge *

Tara Flynn Tara Flynn is an Irish actress and writer. Career Flynn has written three satirical books: ''You're Grand: The Irishwoman's Secret Guide to Life'', ''Giving Out Yards: The Art of Complaint, Irish Style'' and ''Rage-In: Trolls and Tribulations of ...

, Irish actress * Tara Anne Fonseca, Indian model * Tara George (born 1973), Canadian curler * Tara Geraghty-Moats (born 1993), American ski jumper * Tara Lynn Grant (1972–2007), American woman murdered by her husband *

Tara Gray ''The Good Buy Girls'' is an American reality television series on TLC that premiered on June 5, 2013. The show follows the lives of home shopping presenters Tara Gray and Brook Roberts and their plans of expanding DSN Jewelry. Tara Gray Tara ...

(born 1979), American beauty queen * Tara Grinstead (born 1974), American woman who is missing *

Tara Lyn Hart Tara Lyn Hart, born April 11, 1978 in Roblin, Manitoba, Canada, is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter. Biography Tara Lyn Hart has been singing since she was 5 years old. By the time she started junior high school, she was playing 80 dat ...

(born 1978) Canadian singer/songwriter *

Tara Dawn Holland Tara Dawn Holland (born October 2, 1972) is an American beauty pageant contestant, who was Miss America 1997. Education Holland attended Florida State University and was selected for membership in Omicron Delta Kappa in 1993. In December 2002 ...

(born 1972), Miss America 1997 *

Tara Hoyos-Martínez Tara Vaitiére Hoyos-Martinez (born 28 March 1990) is an English actress and beauty pageant titleholder who, while representing London, was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain 2010. She is of Colombian descent. She then represented Great Britai ...

(born 1990), English beauty pageant titleholder * Tara Hudiburg, American forest scientist * Tara Hunt (born 1973), Canadian author, speaker and startup founder *

Tara Hurley Tara Hurley (born August 6, 1976) is an American director of the 2009 documentary '' Happy Endings?''.

(born 1976), American director *

Tara Iyer Tara Iyer ( te, తర ఆయర్, hi, तारा आयर, ''Tārā Āyara'') is a former professional tennis player from India. She won four ITF singles titles and one doubles title. Personal life Tara Iyer was born in the Indian metro ...

(born 1988), Indian tennis player * Tara Jaff, (born 1958), Iraqi Kurdish musician *

Tara Jarmon Tara Jarmon is a Paris-based Canadian fashion designer. Born in Canada, she moved to Newport Beach, California in high school. Jarmon launched her self-titled clothing line over 30 years ago, which now spans more than 23 free-standing Tara Jarmon b ...

, Canadian fashion designer based in Paris *

Tara Karsian Tara Karsian (born August 5, 1965) is an American actress and writer. She is the daughter of actress Pat Carroll. Life and career Karsian is the daughter of actress Pat Carroll and Lee Karsian, and the sister of casting director Kerry Karsian. Sh ...

(born 1965), American stage and film actress * Tara Keck (born 1978), American-British Neuroscientist * Tara Kemp (born 1964), American pop and R&B singer * Tara Killian (born 1977), American film and television actress *

Tara Kirk Tara Kirk Sell (born July 12, 1982) is an American former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who is an Olympic silver medalist. She is a former world record holder in the 100-meter breaststroke (short course). She has won a tot ...

(born 1982), American swimmer * Tara LaRosa (born 1978), American mixed martial artist *

Tara Lemmey Tara L. Lemméy ( ) is an American entrepreneur, inventor, designer, technology expert, and innovation strategist. She is CEO and founder of LENS Ventures, an innovation and investment firm based in San Francisco. Lemméy was named one of the ...

, American entrepreneur, technology expert, and innovation strategist * Tara Leniston (born 1983), Irish actress *

Tara Lipinski Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10, 1982) is an American former competitive figure skater, actress, sports commentator and documentary film producer. A former competitor in women's singles, she is the 1998 Olympic champion, the 1997 World ...

(born 1982), American figure skater *

Tara Llanes Tara Janelle Llanes (born November 28, 1976 in West Covina, California United States) is a Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer and a wheelchair basketball player whose prime competitive years were from 1990-1993. She became a champion Mountain Bike (MT ...

(born 1976), American bicycle motocross and mountain bike racer *

Tara Mack Tara Kay Mack (née Tara Klongerbo; born June 26, 1983) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 57A, which included portions o ...

(born 1983), American politician *

Tara McDonald Tara Jane McDonald (born September 9, 1986) is an English singer-songwriter. She is signed to Play Two/Warner Records. McDonald achieved success working and co-writing with Armand van Helden and Axwell on the chart hits " My My My" and " Feel ...

, English songwriter and vocalist * Tara MacLean (born 1973), Canadian singer and songwriter *

Tara McKelvey Tara Shannon McKelvey is an American journalist who is a White House reporter for the BBC and a former correspondent for ''Newsweek/The Daily Beast''. She has reported on topics which include national-security issues from the Middle East, South A ...

, American journalist * Tara McLeod, Canadian guitarist *

Tara McNeill Tara McNeill (pronounced ''TAR-a'') is an Irish violinist, harpist, and soprano singer from Antrim, Northern Ireland. Early life and career McNeill comes from a family that is musically inclined. All her siblings play musical instruments. At S ...

, Irish violinist, harpist, and singer *

Tara McPherson Tara McPherson (born April 7, 1976, in San Francisco, California) is an American artist based in New York. McPherson creates paintings, murals, poster art, and designer toys, within the New Contemporary Art movement. Biography Tara McPherson s ...

(born 1976), American artist *

Tara Moore Tara Shanice Moore (born 6 August 1992) is a Hong Kong-born British tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 145, which she achieved on 8 May 2017. She has won nine singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her ...

(born 1992), English tennis player *

Tara Moran Kathleen Tara Moran (born 1 June 1971 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an actress. Moran's television debut was in Yorkshire Television's educational history series for schools, '' How We Used to Live''. During the mid-1980s she played Al ...

(born 1971), English actress * Tara Morgan (born 1989), Australian rules footballer *

Tara Morice Tara Morice (born 23 June 1964) is an Australian actress. Background Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Morice also lived in Sydney, Alice Springs and Adelaide as a child. She is a fifth-generation Australian and is of English, Irish, Scottish, Latvia ...

(born 1964), Australian actress, singer, and dancer *

Tara Moss Tara Rae Moss (born 2 October 1973) is a Canadian-Australian author, documentary maker and presenter, journalist, former model and UNICEF national ambassador for child survival. Biography Moss was born in Victoria, British Columbia, where she a ...

(born 1973), Canadian-Australian author *

Tara Mounsey Tara Lynn Mounsey (born March 12, 1978

Tara Nelson Tara Nelson is a Canadian television journalist and news anchor, and most recently was the European bureau chief for Global Television Network's news division. In 2010, Nelson assumed the role as the anchor of the News at 6 at CTV Calgary, replacing ...

, Canadian television journalist and news anchor *

Tara Newley Tara Cynara Newley (born 12 October 1963) is a British writer, broadcaster, and producer. Early life Newley is the daughter of actress Joan Collins and actor/composer/singer Anthony Newley. She is also the sister of Alexander Newley. She liv ...

(born 1963), American English singer and actor *

Tara Nott Tara Nott-Cunningham (born Tara Nott, May 10, 1972) is an American former Olympic weightlifter who competed for the United States in both the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. She is the only athlete to have trained for three different sports at the ...

(born 1972), American weightlifter *

Tara Jane O'Neil Tara Jane O'Neil (born November 22, 1972) (surname sometimes written as "ONeil"; sometimes credited as TJO) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, audio recording engineer, and visual artist based out of Los Angeles, California, Unite ...

(born 1972) (sometimes ONeil or TJO), American instrumentalist, songwriter, audio engineer, and artist * Tara Lynne O'Neill, Irish film, theatre and television actress *

Tara O'Toole Tara O'Toole served as the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology from 2009 to 2013. She is currently a senior fellow and executive vice president at In-Q-Tel. Background Prior to her confirmation as Under Secretary (No ...

, American Under Secretary in the Department of Homeland Security *

Tara Oram Tara Oram (born April 28, 1984) is a Canadian country music recording artist and TV personality. She was a top six finalist on the fifth season of '' Canadian Idol'' in 2007. In 2009, Oram received the "Rising Star" Canadian Country Music Awa ...

(born 1984), Canadian Country singer * Tara Osseck (born 1986), beauty pageant participant *

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson Tara Claire Palmer-Tomkinson (23 December 1971 – 8 February 2017), also known as T P-T, was an English socialite and television personality. She appeared in several television shows, including the reality programme '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me ...

(1971-2017), English socialite also known as T P-T * Tara N. Palmore, American

physician-scientist A physician-scientist is traditionally a holder of a medical degree and a doctor of philosophy also known as an MD-PhD. Compared to other clinicians, physician-scientists invest significant time and professional effort in scientific research an ...

and epidemiologist * Tara Parker-Pope, American author and columnist * Tara Leigh Patrick (born 1972), American model and entertainer, aka Carmen Electra *

Tara Platt Tara Platt (born June 18, 1978) is an American actress and author who has provided voices for dozens of English-language versions of Japanese anime films, television series and video games. Her notable roles in anime include Temari in ''Naruto' ...

(born 1980), American film and television actress * Tara Priya (born 1989), American singer-songwriter and vocalist * Tara Proctor (born 1971), English footballer * Tara A. Ramsey (born 1995), American entrepreneur *

Tara Reid Tara Donna Reid (born November 8, 1975) is an American actress. She played Vicky in the films '' American Pie'' (1999), '' American Pie 2'' (2001), and '' American Reunion'' (2012), and Bunny Lebowski in '' The Big Lebowski'' (1998). In 2013, s ...

(born 1975), American actress *Tara Rice (born 1978) Canadian singer/songwriter, vocalist for art-rock band 5th PROJEKT *

Tara Rushton Tara Rushton (born 2 July 1984) is an Australian sports presenter and journalist. Rushton previously presented the association football series ''Kick Off'' and '' Sunday Shootout'' on Fox Sports Australia as well as appearing on Fox Sports New ...

(born 1984), Australian model and actress *

Tara Ruttledge Tara Ruttledge (born 1991) is a camogie player, a member of the Galway senior panel that unsuccessfully contested the All Ireland finals of 2010 and 2011 against Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexfor ...

(born 1991), Irish camogie player * Tara Ruttley, American scientist * Tara Sad, (born 1953) American politician *

Tara Sands Tara Jayne Sands is an American voice actress and co-host of Cartoon Network's ''Fridays'' from 2005 to 2007. Sands has voiced in anime dubs and cartoons, including Bulbasaur in the ''Pokémon'' anime series, Spyler in the US dub of ''I Spy'', ...

, (born 1975), American voice actress, television host and actress *

Tara Govind Sapre Tara Govind Sapre (1919–1981) was an Indian National Congress politician who represented Bombay North East in the 4th Lok Sabha. Early life Daughter to R. B. Govind Raghunath Barve, Tara was born on 9 May 1919 in Poona, Bombay Presidency an ...

(1919–1981), Indian National Congress politician *

Tara Seibel Tara Seibel (born February 4, 1973) is an American cartoonist, graphic designer and illustrator from Cleveland. Her work has been published in '' Chicago Newcity, Funny Times, The Austin Chronicle, Cleveland Scene, Heeb Magazine, SMITH Maga ...

(born 1973), American cartoonist, graphic designer and illustrator *

Tara Sharma Tara Sharma (born 11 January 1977) is a British actress, entrepreneur, creator, co-producer and host of ''The Tara Sharma Show''. She is the daughter of authors Partap Sharma and Susan Sharma. She made her bollywood debut in Anupam Kher direct ...

(born 1977), British-Indian actress * Tara Simmons (1984–2019), Australian musician * Tara Singh (disambiguation), several names * Tara Slone (born 1973), Canadian rock vocalist * Tara Smith (born 1973), hair stylist * Tara Smith (born 1961), American professor of philosophy * Tara Bray Smith, (born 1970), American author *

Tara Snyder Tara Snyder (born May 26, 1977) is a former tennis player from the United States, who started a professional career in May 1995. She reached her highest individual ranking in the WTA Tour on November 16, 1998, when she was ranked No. 33 in the w ...

(born 1977), American tennis player * Tara Spencer-Nairn (born 1978), Canadian actress * Tara Rani Srivastava, Indian woman freedom fighter * Tara Stevens (born 1972), British journalist of Welsh extraction, based in Barcelona * Tara Stiles (born 1981), American model turned yoga instructor *

Tara Strohmeier Tara Strohmeier is a retired actress who appeared in memorable B-movies in the 1970s, many of them made for drive-in theater business and have since acquired large cult followings. Her biggest roles were in '' The Great Texas Dynamite Chase'' (197 ...

, American actress *

Tara Strong Tara Lyn Strong (née Charendoff; born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for her voice work in animation, websites, and video games. Strong's voice roles include animated series such as '' The New Batman Adventure ...

(born 1973), Canadian-American actress and voice actress *

Tara Subkoff Tara Lyn Subkoff (born December 10, 1972) is an American actress, conceptual artist, director, and fashion designer. Subkoff made her film debut in the thriller '' When the Bough Breaks'' (1994) opposite Martin Sheen, and has had supporting role ...

(born 1972), American actress and fashion designer *

Tara Summers Tara Summers (born 19 December 1979) is an English actress. Summers was educated at Heathfield St Mary's School, in Berkshire. She later attended Brown University, where she graduated with a B.A. in history in 2001. Her grandmother was Fritzi ...

(born 1979), English actress *

Tara Sutaria Tara Sutaria (born 19 November 1995) is an Indian actress and singer who works in Hindi films. She began her career as a singer in Disney India's '' Big Bada Boom'' and transitioned to acting with the channel's sitcoms ''The Suite Life of Karan ...

(born 1995), Indian actress *

Tara Sutton Tara Sutton is a Canadian journalist and filmmaker whose work in conflict zones has received many awards. She was one of the first international television correspondents to both produce and shoot their own reports and is a pioneer in the field of ...

, Canadian journalist and filmmaker *

Tara Teng Tara Teng (born August 16, 1988) is a Canadian former pageant winner. She was named Miss Canada in 2011 and Miss World Canada in 2012. During her title reigns she was an advocate for human rights and spoke about human trafficking. Early life ...

(born 1989), Canadian abolitionist *

Tara VanDerveer Tara Ann VanDerveer (born June 26, 1953) is an American basketball coach who has been the head women's basketball coach at Stanford University since 1985. Designated the Setsuko Ishiyama Director of Women's Basketball, VanDerveer led the Stanf ...

(born 1953), American basketball coach * Tara VanFlower, American vocalist *

Tara Singh Varma Tarapatie "Tara" Oedayraj Singh Varma (born August 29, 1948) is a former Dutch politician and former member of the House of Representatives for the GreenLeft party. Life before politics Although Tarapatie "Tara" Oedayraj (Udairaj) Singh Varma ...

(born 1948), Dutch politician * Tara Watchorn (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player *

Tara Westover Tara Jane Westover (born September 27, 1986) is an American memoirist, essayist and historian. Her memoir '' Educated'' (2018) debuted at No. 1 on ''The New York Times'' bestseller list and was a finalist for a number of national awards, includin ...

(born 1986), American memoirist, essayist and historian * Tara Whitten (born 1980), Canadian track racing cyclist * Tara Lynn Wilson (born 1982), Canadian actress *

Tara June Winch Tara June Winch (born 1983) is an Australian writer. She is the 2020 winner of the Miles Franklin Award for her book ''The Yield''. Biography Tara June Winch was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia in 1983. Her father is from the Wi ...

(born 1983), Australian writer *

Tara Zahra Tara Elizabeth Zahra (born August 3, 1976) is an American academic who is a Livingston Professor of East European History at the University of Chicago. She graduated from Swarthmore College and from the University of Michigan with a PhD. She ha ...

(born 1976), American professor

Men

(1945–1966), London socialite * Tara Chand (Pakistani politician), Pakistani politician *

Tara Singh Hayer Tara Singh Hayer (November 15, 1936 – November 18, 1998) was an Indian-Canadian newspaper publisher and editor who was murdered after his outspoken criticism of fundamentalist violence and terrorism. In particular, he was a key witness in the ...

(1936–1998), Sikh Canadian newspaper publisher * Tara Singh Malhotra (1885–1967), Sikh political and religious leader * Tara Singh Ramgarhia, 18th century Sikh leader *

Tara Römer Tara Römer (7 June 1974, Lavelanet – 24 November 1999, Paris) was a French actor. He starred in the film ''Life Is a Long Quiet River ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' (French: ''La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille'') is a 1988 French comedy fi ...

(1974–1999), French actor

Deities

Tara (Buddhism) Tara ( sa, तारा, ; bo, སྒྲོལ་མ, ), Ārya Tārā, or Shayama Tara, also known as Jetsun Dölma (Tibetan: ''rje btsun sgrol ma'') is an important figure in Buddhism, especially revered in Tibetan Buddhism. She appears as a f ...

, a tantric meditation deity in Tibetan Buddhism, actually the generic name for a set of similar bodhisattvas *

Tara (Devi) In Hinduism, the goddess Tara ( sa, तारा, ) is the second of the Dasa (ten) Mahavidyas or "''Great Wisdom goddesses''", and is a form of Adishakti, the tantric manifestation of Parvati. Her most famous centre of worship is the templ ...

, a Hindu goddess and consort of Shiva

Fictional characters

*Tara o' Helium, a princess in the '' Barsoom'' novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs * Tara Webster, the main character in the Australian teen-oriented television drama ''

Dance Academy ''Dance Academy'' is an Australian teen-oriented television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series two began airing on 12 ...

'' *Tara, a sword and sorcery heroine in DC Comics' ''

Warlord A warlord is a person who exercises military, economic, and political control over a region in a country without a strong national government; largely because of coercive control over the armed forces. Warlords have existed throughout much of h ...

'' * Tara, an android in Marvel Comics' ''New Invaders'' *Tara in the film '' Shrooms'' * Tara in the TV series ''Kim Possible'' *Tara in ''

The Herculoids ''The Herculoids'' is an American Saturday-morning animated-cartoon television series, created and designed by Alex Toth, that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The show debuted on September 9, 1967, on CBS. Hanna-Barbera produced one sea ...

'' *Tara Belle in the cartoon ''

Beverly Hills Teens ''Beverly Hills Teens'' is an American animation, animated children's television program produced by DIC Entertainment, DIC Animation City. Distributed by Access Syndication and originally airing in first-run syndication in the United States from ...

'' *Tara Carpenter in the 2022 film ''

Scream Scream may refer to: *Screaming, a loud vocalization Amusement rides * Scream (Heide Park), a gyro drop tower in Soltau, Germany * Scream! (ride), a tower ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags New England * Scream! (roller coaster), at ...

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Tara Chambler Tara Chambler is a fictional character from the horror drama television series '' The Walking Dead'', which airs on AMC in the United States and is based on the comic book series of the same name''.'' The character is based on Tara Chalmers from ...

in the TV series '' The Walking Dead'' *Tara Desai in the TV series '' Twisted'' *

Tara Duncan ''Tara Duncan'' (full name Tara'tylanhnem T'al Barmi Ab Santa Ab Maru T'al Duncan) is the heroine of the eponymous series of bestselling novels in French written by Sophie Audouin-Mamikonian. Tara Duncan is a young girl who discovers she has st ...

, heroine of a series of French novels by Sophie Audouin-Mamikonian * Tara Fremont, also called "Tara, the Jungle Girl" and "Too Tall Tara", a superhero in AC Comics * Tara Gregson, DID character in Showtime TV series ''

United States of Tara ''United States of Tara'' is an American television comedy-drama created by Diablo Cody, which aired on Showtime from 2009 to 2011. The series follows the life of Tara ( Toni Collette), a suburban artist and mother coping with dissociative iden ...

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in the TV series ''The Avengers'' *

Tara Knowles Dr. Tara Grace Knowles-Teller is a fictional character on the FX drama ''Sons of Anarchy,'' played by Maggie Siff. Biography Tara is a native of Charming, California. She mentions her heritage is half-Irish. Her mother died when Tara was nine a ...

in the TV series ''Sons of Anarchy'' *Tara*Starr Lane in the novels '' P.S. Longer Letter Later'' and ''

Snail Mail No More ''Snail Mail No More'' is a book published in 2000 by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin Ann Matthews Martin (born August 12, 1955) is an American children's fiction writer, known best for ''The Baby-Sitters Club'' series. Early life Ann Matthews ...

'' by Ann M. Martin and Paula Danziger *Tara Locke in the soap opera ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, ...

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Tara Maclay Tara Maclay is a fictional character created for the action-horror/fantasy television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003). She was developed by Joss Whedon and portrayed by Amber Benson. Tara is a shy young woman with magical talen ...

in the TV series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Tara Mandal in the soap opera ''Coronation Street'' *Tara Markov, the first alter ego of

Terra Terra may often refer to: * Terra (mythology), primeval Roman goddess * An alternate name for planet Earth, as well as the Latin name for the planet Terra may also refer to: Geography Astronomy * Terra (satellite), a multi-national NASA scienti ...

, in DC Comics * Tara Mehta, an incarnate deity in Virgin Comics' ''Devi'' comic book *

Tara Price List of characters for the CBS television series, '' CSI: Miami''. Equations During ''CSI: Miami''s opening credits, several actors' names morph in and out of equations. Notable cast members ''CSI: Miami'' ran for ten seasons between 2002 an ...

in the crime drama ''CSI: Miami'' * Tara Rafferty in the Irish television series ''

Striking Out ''Striking Out'' is an Irish television legal drama series, broadcast on RTÉ, that first aired on 1 January 2017. Produced by Bl!nder F!lms for RTÉ Television, ''Striking Out'' stars Amy Huberman as Dublin-based solicitor Tara Rafferty, who is ...

'' * Tara Reynolds in the soap opera ''Emmerdale'' *

Tara Thornton Tara Mae Thornton is a fictional character in Charlaine Harris's ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'' and their television adaptation, HBO's ''True Blood''. Profile Tara Mae Thornton is a twenty-something Louisiana native and lifelong friend of ...