Pakula or Pakuła (Polish pronunciation: ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan J. Pakula (1928–1998), American film director Andrew Pakula (born 1957), American Unitarian minister Anna Pakuła-Sacharczuk (born 1956), Polish politician Irwin Pakula (1897–1988), American state senator for New York Martin Pakula (born 1969), Australian politician Iqbal Pakula (1977–2023), Indonesian actor Ronald Pakula, a fictional character on the science fiction series The X-Files, who prior to season 11, was only known as Deep Throat (The X-Files).
See also Wilson Pakula, part of the election laws of New York