Akinyemi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adeleke Akinyemi (born 1998), Nigerian footballer Akinsola Akinyemi (born 1993), Norwegian footballer Akinloye Akinyemi (1954–2012), Nigerian Army officer Bolaji Akinyemi (born 1942), Nigerian professor Chris Akinyemi, American musician Dipo Akinyemi (born 1997), English footballer Folake Akinyemi (born 1990), Nigerian-Norwegian sprinter Johnathan Akinyemi (born 1988), British-Nigerian canoeist Mary Akinyemi (born 1954), Nigerian sprinter Michael Akinyemi (born 1947), Nigerian bishop Tolu Akinyemi, Nigerian writer and poet Tolu' A. Akinyemi, Nigerian writer and poet