Akin (given name)

Akín is a popular Yorùbá given name or nickname, which means bravery, valour or warrior in the Yorùbá language.

• Akin Abayomi, Nigerian politician and professor
• Akin Adesokan, Nigerian writer
• Akin Akingbala (born 1983), Nigerian basketball player
• Akin Akinsehinde (born 1976), Nigerian footballer
• Akin Alabi, Nigerian music video director, writer, and entrepreneur
• Akin Ayodele (born 1979), American football player
• Akin Busari (born 1984), Nigerian singer, songwriter, and producer
• Akin Düzakin (born 1961), Turkish-Norwegian illustrator and children's author
• Akin Ersoy (born 1945), Turkish sports shooter
• Akin Euba (1935–2020), Nigerian composer, musicologist, and pianist
• Akin Fakeye (born 1936), Nigerian craftsman
• Akin Famewo (born 1998), English footballer
• Akin Fayomi (born 1955), Nigerian diplomat
• Akin Gazi (born 1981), British actor of Turkish Cypriot descent
• Akin Lewis (born 1957), Nigerian actor, director, and producer
• Akin Mabogunje (1931–2022), Nigerian geographer
• Akin Odebunmi, Nigerian professor
• Akin Odimayo (born 1999), English footballer
• Akin Babalola Kamar Odunsi, Nigerian businessman
• Akin Ogunbiyi, Nigerian businessman and politician
• Akin Ogungbe, Nigerian filmmaker and actor
• Akin Omoboriowo (1932–2012), Nigerian lawyer and politician
• Akin Omotoso (born 1974), Nigerian film director, writer, and actor
• Akin Osuntokun, Nigerian political scientist
• Akin "Ak" Reyes (born 1979), American sports broadcaster