Akbar, Ackbar, or Akber is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:

Given name Ackbar Ackbar Abbas (1942–2026), Hong Kong academic Ackbar Khan (born 1931), Trinidadian judge

Akbar Akbar (1542–1605), Mughal Emperor Akbar II (1760–1837), Mughal emperor Akbar Abdi (1960–2026), 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 Army officer Akbar Ahadi (born 1975), Iranian boxer and coach Akbar Ahmadpour (1958–2025), Iranian politician Akbar Ahmed (born 1943), Pakistani-American academic, author, poet, playwright, filmmaker, and diplomat Akbar A'lami (born 1954), Iranian politician Akbar Alemi (1945–2020), Iranian television presenter and documentary film director Akbar Ali (cricketer) (born 2001), Bangladeshi cricketer Akbar Ali (poet) (1925–2016), Indian poet Akbar Ali (politician) (born 2004), American politician Akbar Ali (umpire) (born 1973), Indian cricket umpire Akbar Alizad (born 1973), Iranian theater director Akbar Allahabadi (1846–1921), Indian poet Akbar Ansari (born 1988), Pakistani-British cricketer Akbar Arjunsyah (born 2001), Indonesian footballer Akbar Askani (born 1982), Pakistani politician Akbar Atri, Iranian democracy and human rights activist 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 Al Baker (born 1962), Qatari businessman Akbar Behkalam (1944–2025), Iranian-German painter and sculptor Akbar Bugti (1927–2006), Pakistani politician Akbar Bintang Cahyono (born 1996), Indonesian badminton player Akbar Djuraev (born 1999), Uzbekistani weightlifter Akbar Ahmad Dumpy (born 1948), Indian politician Akbar Ebrahim (born 1963), Indian racing driver Akbar Eftekhari (1943–2017), Iranian footballer Akbar Etemad (1930–2025), 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 Golpayegani (1934–2023), Iranian traditional singer Akbar Hermawan (born 1998), Indonesian footballer Akbar Hossain (journalist), Bangladeshi journalist and diplomat Akbar Hossain (novelist) (1917–1981), Bangladeshi novelist Akbar Hossain (politician) (1941–2006), Bangladeshi politician Akbar Khan Hoti (born 1956), Pakistani police officer Akbar Husain, Indian 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 Kabir (1915–2002), Bangladeshi social worker Akbar Kakkattil (1954–2016), Indian short story writer and novelist Akbar Kalili (1956–2018), Iranian alpine skier Akbar Kargarjam (1944–2025), Iranian footballer Akbar Mirza Khaleeli (born 1936), Indian diplomat Akbar Khan (director) (born 1949), Indian actor, screenwriter, producer, and director Akbar Khan (disability activist) (born 1962), Indian musician and activist Akbar Ali Khan (economist) (1944–2022), Bangladeshi economist and educationist Akbar Khan (general, born 1912) (1912–1993), Indian Army Major General Akbar Ali Khan (politician) (1899–1994), Indian politician Akbar Ayub Khan (born 1971), Pakistani politician Akbar Khamiso Khan (born 1976), Pakistani musician Akbar Khazaei (born 1980), Iranian bodybuilding judge Akbar Khojini (1935–1995), Iranian boxer Akbar Ali Khondkar (1957–2005), Indian politician 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), Iranian prince Akbar Mirzoyev (born 1939), Tajikistani politician Akbar Misaghian (born 1953), Iranian footballer and coach Akbar Mohammadi (footballer) (born 1975), Iranian footballer Akbar Mohammadi (student) (1969–2006), Iranian student Akbar Motalebizadeh (1963–2025), Iranian nuclear scientist 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 Akbar Ranjbarzadeh (born 1965), Iranian politician Akbar Rasyid (born 1983), Indonesian footballer Akbar-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer Akbar Riansyah (born 1993), Indonesian footballer Akbar Sadeghi (born 1985), Iranian footballer Akbar Saghiri (born 1982), Iranian footballer Akbar Saheb (born 1963), Indian-Emirati contemporary artist, painter, and sculptor Akbar Salubiro (1995–2017), Indonesian man eaten by a python Akbar Sami, Indian dance choreographer, DJ, and musician Akbar Schandermani (1917–1995), Iranian politician Akbar Shah (footballer) (born 1996), Singaporean footballer Akbar agha Sheykhulislamov (1891–1961), Azerbaijani public figure and politician Akbar Subhani (born 1970), Pakistani actor Akbar Tabari (born 1961), Iranian politician Akbar Tandjung (born 1945), Indonesian politician Akbar Tanjung (footballer) (born 1993), Indonesian footballer Akbar Tashkulov (born 1971), Uzbek jurist Akbar Torkan (1952–2021), Iranian mechanical engineer and politician Akbar Torki, Iranian physician and politician Akbar Turaev (born 1989), Uzbek football goalkeeper Akbar Yerevanly (1921–1982), Azerbaijani writer, literary scholar, pedagogue, and assistant professor Akbar Khan Zand (died 1782), Iranian prince

Akber Akber Ali Wahidi (1957–2011), Pakistani sports statistician, writer, journalist, historian, and media manager

Surname Amna Akbar, American academic Eshaan Akbar (born 1984) English comedian, writer, and actor Harris Akbar (born 1998), English boxer Rada Akbar (born 1988), Afghan 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

Fictional characters One of the comic-strip duo Akbar and Jeff of Life in Hell Admiral Ackbar, Star Wars character

See also Akbar (disambiguation)