Peter Tamm (12 May 1928 – 29 December 2016) was a German journalist and collector.

His collection formed the basis for the founding of Hamburg's International Maritime Museum in 2008.

[1] Tamm began his career as an editor for naval themes at the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper in 1948.

From his collection, he founded the Wissenschaftliches Institut für Schifffahrts- und Marinegeschichte (Academic Institute for Shipping and Naval History) and later the Peter Tamm Sen. Stiftung foundation, which is the owner of the Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg.

[2] Some critics, like the German actor Rolf Becker, changed their opinions later.