List of Famous people named Tapani

Tapani Kaarle Heikinpoika Brotherus is a Finnish diplomat who was acting as a Finnish Chargé d'Affaires in Chile during the 1973 coup d'état lead by General Augusto Pinochet. Brotherus saved hundreds of Chilean dissidents from death during the coup.

Tapani Olavi Tölli is a Finnish Member of Parliament from Tyrnävä representing the Centre Party. He has previously been the Tyrnävä municipal manager. Tölli has been the Minister for Public Administration and Local Government in the government led by Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi, having been chosen by Kiviniemi to fill the vacancy left by herself. Tölli has been a Member of Parliament since the 2003 parliamentary elections. Tölli has a master's degree in political science. He has been married since 1981 and has six children. His military rank is major.