Akbar is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name Akbar
edit- Akbar (1542–1605), the third Mughal Emperor.
- Akbar II (1760–1837), second-to-last of the Mughal emperors of India
- Akbar-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
- Akbar A'lami (born 1954), Iranian politician
- Akbar Abdi (born 1960), Iranian actor
- Akbar Adibi (1939–2000), Iranian electronic engineer, VLSI researcher, and professor
- Akbar Agha (born 1943), Pakistani author, educator, and diplomat
- Akbar Aghayev (1919–1944), Soviet-Azerbaijani servicemen, Army lieutenant
- Akbar Ahmed (born 1943), Pakistani-American academic, author, poet, playwright, filmmaker, and diplomat
- Akbar Ahmad Dumpy (born 1948), Indian politician
- Akbar Al Baker (born 1962), Qatari businessman, CEO of Qatar Airways
- Akbar Ali (1925–2016), Indian poet
- Akbar Ali (born 1973), Indian cricket umpire
- Akbar Ali (born 2001), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Akbar Ali Khan (1899–1994), Indian politician
- Akbar Ali Khan (1944–2022), Bangladeshi economist and educationist
- Akbar Ali Khondkar (1957–2005), Indian politician
- Akbar Alizad (born 1973), Iranian theater director
- Akbar Allahabadi (1846–1921), Indian poet
- Akbar Ansari (born 1988), Pakistani-British cricketer
- Akbar Askani (born 1982), Pakistani politician
- Akbar Atri, Iranian democracy and human rights activist
- Akbar Ayub Khan (born 1971), Pakistani politician
- Akbar Babakhanlou (born 1939), Iranian sprinter
- Akbar S. Babar, Pakistani politician
- Akbar Badshah (born 1985), Pakistani cricketer
- Akbar Baig (born 1974), Indian-Ugandan cricketer
- Akbar Behkalam (born 1944), Iranian-German painter and sculptor
- Akbar Bintang Cahyono (born 1996), Indonesian badminton player
- Akbar Bugti (1927–2006), Pakistani politician
- Akbar Djuraev (born 1999), Uzbekistani weightlifter
- Akbar Eftekhari (1943–2017), Iranian footballer
- Akbar Etemad (born 1930), Iranian engineer
- Akbar Fallah (born 1966), Iranian wrestler
- Akbar Firmansyah (born 2002), Indonesian footballer
- Akbar Ganji (born 1960), Iranian journalist, writer, and soldier
- Akbar Gbaja-Biamila (born 1979), American football player and television host
- Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934–2017), Iranian politician and writer
- Akbar Hermawan (born 1998), Indonesian footballer
- Akbar Hossain (1917–1981), Bangladeshi novelist
- Akbar Hossain (1941–2006), Bangladeshi politician
- Akbar Hydari (1869–1941), Indian politician
- Akbar Imani (born 1992), Iranian footballer
- Akbar Ismatullaev (born 1991), Uzbekistani footballer
- Akbar Jiskani (1958–1999), Pakistani writer
- Akbar Kakkattil (1954–2016), Indian short story writer and novelist
- Akbar Kalili (1956–2018), Iranian alpine skier
- Akbar Kargarjam (born 1944), Iranian association footballer
- Akbar Khamiso Khan (born 1976), Pakistani musician
- Akbar Khan (1816–1846), Emir of Afghanistan (1842–1845)
- Akbar Khan (1912–1993), Indian Army Major General
- Akbar Khan (born 1949), Indian actor, screenwriter, producer, and director
- Akbar Khan (born 1962), Indian musician and activist
- Akbar Khan Hoti (born 1956), Pakistani police officer
- Akbar Khan Zand (died 1782), Iranian Prince
- Akbar Khazaei (born 1980), Iranian bodybuilding judge
- Akbar Khojini (1935–1995), Iranian boxer
- Akbar Khurasani (born 1961), Afghan-Ukrainian painter
- Akbar Kurtha (born 1970), British actor
- Akbar Makhmoor (1956–2017), Pakistani poet and lexicographer
- Akbar Masood, Indian academic administrator
- Akbar Mass'oud (1885–1975), Persian Prince
- Akbar Mirzoyev (born 1939), Tajikistani politician
- Akbar Misaghian (born 1953), Iranian footballer and coach
- Akbar Mohammadi (1969–2006), Iranian student who was a victim of the 18th of Tir crisis
- Akbar Mohammadi (born 1975), Iranian footballer
- Akbar Moideen Thumbay (born 1984), Emiratis businessman
- Akbar Muhammad (1939–2016), American historian
- Akbar Muradov (born 1968), Azerbaijani Paralympic sport shooter
- Akbar Musazai (born 1996), Afghan cricketer
- Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi (1875–1938), Indian historian
- Akbar Nawas (born 1975), Singaporean football coach
- Akbar Nikzad (born 1969), Iranian politician
- Akbar Padamsee (1928–2020), Indian artist and painter
- Akbar Patel, Mauritian football coach
- Akbar Poudeh (1932–2012), Iranian cyclist
- Akbar Pray (born 1948), American writer, columnist, and drug kingpin
- Akbar Radi (1939–2007), Iranian playwright
- Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934-2017), Iranian politician and fourth president of Iran
- Akbar Ranjbarzadeh (born 1965), Iranian politician
- Akbar Rasyid (born 1983), Indonesian footballer
- Akbar Riansyah (born 1993), Indonesian footballer
- Akbar Sadeghi (born 1985), Iranian footballer
- Akbar Saghiri (born 1982), Iranian footballer
- Akbar Salubiro (1995-2017), a man who had gone missing in 2017 in Sulawesi, Indonesia, and his remains were found two days later inside the body of a Reticulated python
- Akbar Sami, Indian dance choreographer, DJ, and musician
- Akbar Shah (born 1996), Singaporean footballer
- Akbar Subhani, Pakistani actor
- Akbar Tandjung (born 1945), Indonesian politician
- Akbar Tanjung (born 1993), Indonesian footballer
- Akbar Torkan (1952–2021), Iranian mechanical engineer and politician
- Akbar Torki, Iranian physician and politician
- Akbar Turaev (born 1989), Uzbek football goalkeeper
People with the surname Akbar
edit- Harris Akbar (born 1998), English boxer
- Hasan Akbar (born 1971), US soldier convicted of the murder of two officers
- Rada Akbar (born 1988), Afghan-born visual artist, and photographer
- Showat Akbar, one of the ringleaders of the murder of Richard Everitt
- Skandor Akbar (1934–2010), ring name of American professional wrestler and manager Jimmy Wehba
- Wahab Akbar (1960–2007), Filipino politician
- al-Shaykh al-Akbar, title of Ibn 'Arabi (1165-1240)
Fictional characters
edit- One of the comic-strip duo Akbar and Jeff of Life in Hell
- Admiral Ackbar, Star Wars character