Boakye is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Augustine Boakye (born 2000), Ghanaian footballer Emmanuel Boakye (born 1985), Ghanaian footballer Ellen Boakye, Ghanaian pediatric cardiologist Eric Boakye (born 1999), Ghanaian footballer Francis Asenso-Boakye (born 1977), Ghanaian politician Gabriel Boakye (born 1998), Canadian soccer player George Boakye (1937–1979), Ghanaian airman and politician Isaac Boakye (born 1981), Ghanaian footballer Isaac Boakye (footballer, born 1984), Ghanaian footballer Isaac Boakye (footballer, born 1997), Ghanaian footballer Kofi Nti Boakye (born 1987), Ghanaian footballer Kwasi Boakye (1827–1904), Dutch mining engineer and prince of the Ashanti Empire Kwesi Boakye (born 1999), American actor Lynette Yiadom Boakye (born 1977), English artist Martin Boakye (born 1995), Italian footballer Maurice Boakye (born 2004), German footballer Nana Boakye-Yiadom (journalist) (born 1983), Ghanaian journalist Nana Boakye-Yiadom (footballer) (born 1996), English footballer Panin Boakye (born 1995), Ghanaian footballer Portia Boakye (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer Richmond Boakye (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer Thomas Boakye (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer