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John Tamatoa Baker, also given as John Timoteo Baker, (1852 – 1921) was a Hawaiian politician, businessman, and rancher who served many political posts in the Kingdom of Hawaii, including Governor of the Island of Hawaii from 1892 to 1893. Baker and his brother became the models for the Kamehameha Statues. He was of part Hawaiian, Tahitian, and English descent.
Tamatoa III (c. 1757 – 1831) was the King of Raiatea from 1820 to 1831. U'uru, or Vetea-ra'i-'u'uru, was the son of Tamatoa II by his third wife. He was the ari'i maro 'ura, high chief, at 'Opoa on Raiatea, during Captain James Cook's visit in 1773.The Tamatoa Dynasty was a reigning dynasty of the island of Raiatea.
According to multiple sources, Tamatoa is a popular given name (mostly masculine) in Tahiti/French Polynesia. About 77% of bearers of this name are Male in Tahiti/French Polynesia.Sources: https://forebears.io/x/forenames/tamatoa
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_popular_given_names
Tamatoa is a giant, villainous crab in the 2016 Disney film "Moana".

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