Kuru may refer to:
Anthropology and history Kuru (disease), a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy associated with the cannibalistic funeral practices of the Fore people Kuru (mythology), part of Meitei mythology Kuru kingdom, a powerful Indo-Aryan tribe and kingdom during the Vedic period (Early Iron Age) King Kuru (Vedic Hindu era), the imputed ancestral king of Indo-Aryan Kuru tribe Kuru (sport), a traditional Bhutanese sport Kuru, also called sintak, a traditional game of stones from the Philippines
Places Kuru River, a river in South Sudan Kuru, Finland, former municipality, now part of Ylöjärvi Kuru, Iran, a village in Isfahan province Kuru, Nigeria, a town in the middle belt Kuru, Ida-Viru County, village in Alutaguse Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia Kuru, Lääne-Viru County, village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia Kuru block, a community development block in Jharkhand, India Kuru, Lohardaga, a village in Jhankhand, India
Transport , an Australian patrol boat operational between 1938 and 1943 S/S Kuru, a Finnish lake steamer
People Kuru (musician) (born 2005), American rapper and record producer Ahmet Kuru (born 1982), Turkish footballer Ayşe Kuru (born 1974), Turkish footballer Bartoloměj Kuru (born 1987), Austrian footballer Büşra Kuru (born 2001), German-born Turkish women's footballer Taygun Kuru (born 1990), Turkish-German footballer Uğur Arslan Kuru (born 1989), Turkish footballer Kuruvilla Pandikattu (born 1957), Indian philosopher
Other uses Kuru (film), a Japanese supernatural horror film KURU (FM), a radio station (89.1 FM) licensed to serve Silver City, New Mexico, United States Kuru kulla, a species of dromaeosaurid theropods
See also Kourou (disambiguation) Kurus (disambiguation) Kuru Kuru (disambiguation) Kurukshetra (disambiguation), Kuru (ancient Indian tribe) + kshetra (region), city and historical region in India Kurultai, a political and military council of ancient Mongol and Turkic chiefs and khans