Akin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Albert J. Akin (1803–1903), American banker and philanthropist who funded the

Akin Free Library __NOTOC__ The Akin Free Library on Quaker Hill is a historic eclectic late Victorian stone building in the hamlet of Quaker Hill, town of Pawling, Dutchess County, New York, USA, listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a historic p ...

* Asım Akin (born 1940), Turkish physician * Bob Akin (born 1936), American sports commentator, executive, and auto racer * Daniel L. Akin (born 1957), American theologian and educator *

David Akin David Akin is a Canadian reporter, currently the chief political correspondent for Global News. Akin's career began in 1993 with ''The Packet and Times'' in Orillia, Ontario, as the paper's city hall reporter. In 1995, he moved to ''The Chronic ...

, Canadian journalist * Edward C. Akin (1852–1936), American politician * Harold Akin (1945–2022), American football player *

Henry Akin Henry Troutt Akin Jr. (July 31, 1944 – February 16, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Morehead State Eagles men's basketball, Morehead State Eagles where he was a two-time first-team all-c ...

(1944–2020), American basketball player *

Ian Akin Ian Akin (born July 28, 1959, in California) is a comic book artist, known primarily for inking. Along with his inking partner, Brian Garvey, Akin worked on many superhero comics (mostly for Marvel Comics) from 1982 to 1988. Biography Akin grew ...

(born 1959), American comic artist * James H. Akin (1832–1911), American Confederate veteran, farmer and politician *

James Akin James Akin (1846) was an American political cartoonist and engraver from South Carolina. He worked in Philadelphia and Newburyport, Massachusetts. Associates included President William Henry Harrison and Jacob Perkins. His works are held at the ...

( – 1846), American political cartoonist *

John Aikin (Unitarian) John Aikin (1713–1780) was an English Unitarian scholar and theological tutor, closely associated with Warrington Academy, a prominent dissenting academy. Life He was born in 1713, in London. His father, a linen-draper, came originally from ...

(1713–1780) English Unitarian scholar and theological tutor *

Jon Akin Jon Akin is a retired American soccer forward who is the head coach of the Oglethorpe University men's soccer team. Player Youth Akin graduated successfully from Pensacola Catholic High School. He was a four-year starter on his high school so ...

(born 1977), American soccer player *

Keegan Akin Keegan Lee Akin (born April 1, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020. Amateur career Akin attended Bullock Creek High School in Midland, Michiga ...

(born 1995), American baseball player *

Len Akin Leonard Rosser Akin (April 8, 1916 – March 5, 1987) was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1940 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears and later played with the team during the 1942 NFL season. Pri ...

(1916–1987), American National Football League player *

Louis Akin Louis Benton Akin (1868–1913) was an American painter and illustrator of the early twentieth century. He is best known for his landscapes of the Grand Canyon and his depictions of Hopi cultural life. Akin was born in Portland, Oregon, on June ...

(1868–1913), American painter and illustrator *

Philip Akin Philip Akin (born April 18, 1950) is a Canadian actor. Akin has had roles in major American films such as '' The Sum of All Fears'', ''S.W.A.T.'', and '' Get Rich or Die Tryin. He has also done much voice work, including voicing the character ...

(born 1950), Canadian actor *

Susan Akin Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian '' sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower", from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), ...

(born 1965), American beauty pageant titleholder *

Theron Akin Theron Akin (May 23, 1855 – March 26, 1933) was an American politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1911 to 1913. Biography Born in Johnstown, New York, on May 23, 1855 Akin was the son of Ethan and Susan (St ...

(1855–1933), U.S. Representative from New York *

Todd Akin William Todd Akin (July 5, 1947 – October 3, 2021) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in New York City, Akin grew up in the Greater St. Louis ...

(born 1947), U.S. Republican politician from Missouri * Warren Akin Sr. (1811–1877), Confederate politician

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