Aktan is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Aktan Abdykalykov (born 1957), Kyrgyzstani screenwriter
Surname A. Emin Aktan, American engineer Coşkun Can Aktan (born 1963), Turkish economist Gündüz Aktan (1941–2008), Turkish diplomat and politician Hamza Aktan (born 1983), Kurdish journalist and writer Ümit Aktan (1949–2025), Turkish sports journalist