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