• Andrei Tarkovsky (1932 – 1986), a Russian film director
• Arseny Tarkovsky (1907 – 1989), a Russian poet and father of Andrei Tarkovsky
• Irma Tarkovskaya, née Irma Raush (born 1938), a Russian actor and first wife of Andrei Tarkovsky
• Larisa Tarkovskaya, née Larisa Kizilova (fl. – 1998), a Russian actor and second wife of Andrei Tarkovsky

It may also refer to:

• 3345 Tarkovskij, an asteroid named after Andrei Tarkovsky

Tarkowski may refer to:

• Andrzej Tarkowski (1933 – ), a Polish embryologist