Akinola is both a given name and a surname.
Notable people with the given name include: Akinola Aguda (1923–2001), Nigerian jurist Akinola Deko (1913–1987), Nigerian building contractor and politician Akinola Maja (died 1976), Nigerian physician, businessman and politician
Notable people with the surname include: Aniff Akinola, British DJ Ayo Akinola (born 2000), Canadian soccer player Bolaji Akinola, Nigerian maritime expert Charles Akindiji Akinola (born 1956), Nigerian politician, businessman and consultant Fimihan Akinola (born 2001), British-Nigerian rapper better known as Fimiguerrero Modupe Akinola, American psychologist Peter Akinola (born 1944), Nigerian Anglican archbishop Segun Akinola, British composer for television and documentaries Simeon Akinola (born 1992), Spanish-Nigerian footballer Stephen Akinola (1953–2021), Nigerian Pentecostal pastor Tunji Akinola, footballer Yewande Akinola (born 1985), Nigerian engineer