Akin is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Akin Adesokan, Nigerian writer
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Akin Akingbala (born 1983), Nigerian professional basketball player
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Akin Akinsehinde (born 1976), Nigerian footballer
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Akin Alabi
Akin Alabi, born in Lagos State, Nigeria, is a Nigerian music video director, writer and entrepreneur. He is renowned as one of the video directors that pioneered the era of hiphop music video production in Nigeria and has worked with several ...
, Nigerian music video director
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Akin Ayodele (born 1979), former American football player
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Akin Birdal
Akin may refer to:
People
* Akin (given name), a list of people
* Akin (surname), a list of people
* Akın, a list of people with the Turkish given name or surname
Places
* Akin, Illinois, a town in the United States
* Akin, Aksaray, a village ...
(born 1948), Turkish politician
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Akin Düzakin Akin Düzakin (born 12 May 1961) is a Turkish- Norwegian illustrator and children's author.
Düzakin has illustrated a wide range of children's books, including books about ''Tvillingbror'' and ''Tvillingsøster'' of Liv Marie Austrem for which he ...
(born 1961), Turkish-Norwegian illustrator and children's author
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Akin Euba (born 1935), Nigerian composer, musicologist, and pianist
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Akin Fakeye
Akin Fakeye (né Akinlabi Fakeye; born 1936), is a Nigerian artist who works in the medium of wood carving.
Biography
Fakeye was born in 1936 in Ila Orangun, Osun state, Nigeria. The Fakeye family is a multigenerational group of Yoruba
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(born 1936), Nigerian craftsman
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Akin Famewo (born 1998), English professional footballer
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Akin Fayomi (born 1955), Nigerian diplomat
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Akin Gazi (born 1981), British actor of Turkish Cypriot descent
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Akin Lewis
Akin Lewis (born 1957) is a Nigerian film actor, director, and producer.
Early life and career
Lewis was born on 1957 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, and grew up in Zaria Kaduna State
He began his acting career in 1973, the same year he joi ...
(born 1957), Nigerian actor, director, and producer
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Akin Mabogunje, Nigerian geographer
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Akin Odebunmi, Nigerian professor
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Akin Babalola Kamar Odunsi
Akin Babalola Kamar Odunsi is a Nigerian businessman who was elected Senator for the Ogun West constituency of Ogun State, Nigeria in the April 2011 to May 2015 national elections. He ran on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform.
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, Nigerian businessman
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Akin Ogunbiyi, Nigerian businessman and politician
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Akin Ogungbe, Nigerian filmmaker and actor
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Akin Omoboriowo (1932–2012), Nigerian lawyer and politician
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Akin Omotoso (born 1974), Nigerian film director, writer, and actor
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Akin Osuntokun
Akin Osuntokun (born 24 November 1961) is a Nigerian political scientist, strategist, researcher, administrator, journalist and writer, with experience in media advocacy, policy research and implementation and political analysis. Akin Osuntokun w ...
, Nigerian political scientist
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