Duru is the surname of the following people:
- Alfred Duru (1829–1889), French playwright and operetta librettist
- Djustice Sears-Duru (born 1994), Canadian rugby union player
- İsmail Hakkı Duru (born 1946), Turkish theoretical physicist
- Nükhet Duru (born 1954), Turkish singer
- Sandra Duru-Eluobi (born 1982), Nigerian businesswoman
- Welcome Duru (1933–2009), South African actor, boxing promoter, composer, musician and politician