Wakelin is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Barry Wakelin (1946–2023), Australian politician Cara Wakelin (born 1977), Canadian model and actress Chris Wakelin (born 1992), English snooker player Daniel Wakelin (born 1977), English palaeographist Darryl Wakelin (born 1974), Australian footballer David Lawley Wakelin, documentarist Edwin Wakelin (1880–1925), English cricketer James H. Wakelin, Jr. (1911–1990) government official Johnny Wakelin (born 1939), British recording artist Kingsley Wakelin (born 1968), South African politician Mary A. Hitchcock Wakelin (1834–1900), American temperance reformer Roland Wakelin (1887–1971), Australian painter Ronny Wakelin (born 2006), English professional footballer Shane Wakelin (born 1974), Australian footballer
See also Wakelin v London & South Western Railway Co., 1886 lawsuit