Runar Tafjord (born December 14, 1957, in Langevåg, Norway) is a Norwegian French horn player, brother of the tubaist Stein Erik Tafjord, and uncle of the French horn player Hild Sofie Tafjord.

[1] Tafjord is a graduate of the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.

He is also a widely used solo artist and studio musician and is one of only five chosen Scandinavian horn players who play jazz.

In addition, he is a highly sought after orchestra conductor and instructor for brass ensembles.

In 2011 he received the "Statens arbeidsstipend" from the Norwegian government.