Akihito (written: 明仁, 明人, 昭仁, 顕仁, 章仁, 暁人, 彰人, 昭人 or 章人) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
, 125th Emperor of Japan , 75th Emperor of Japan , Japanese baseball player , Japanese shogi player , Japanese footballer , Japanese Paralympic athlete ,Japanese musician and vocalist,lead vocalist of Japanese rock band Porno Graffitti , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese musician and composer , Japanese rugby union player , Japanese golfer , Japanese manga artist