Tanzer or Tänzer is a surname, Tänzer meaning "dancer" in German. Notable people with the surname include:
- Jacob Tanzer (1935 – 2018), American attorney
- Johann Tanzer, Canadian sailboat designer
- Katharina Tanzer (born 1995) is an Austrian judoka
- Kurt Tanzer (1920 – 1960), World War II Luftwaffe fighter ace
- Philipp Tanzer (born 1977), German men's rights activist
- Stephen Tanzer, American wine critic
- Tommy Tanzer, American baseball agent
- William Tans'ur (born Tanzer, 1706 – 1783), English hymn-writer, composer and teacher of music
- Aaron Tänzer (1871 - 1937), Austrian rabbi
- Mihai Tänzer (Hungarian: Táncos Mihály; 1905 - 1993), Hungarian-Romanian football player
See also
edit- Tanzer Industries, a Canadian boat builder, 1966-86