Akbari (Persian: اکبری) is an Iranian/Persian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alireza Akbari (1961–2023), Iranian politician and dual Iranian-British citizen Fatema Akbari (born 1974), Afghan political figure Hashem Akbari (born 1949), Iranian-American professor at Concordia University Jalal Akbari (born 1983), Iranian footballer Mania Akbari (born 1974), Iranian film director Mohammad Hossein Akbari (born 1950), Iranian tennis player Mohammad Reza Akbari (born 1986), Iranian basketball player Rahmat Akbari (born 2000), Australian association football player Raumesh Akbari (born 1984), Tennessee House of Representatives District 91 Suzanne Conklin Akbari, Historian at the Institute for Advanced Study Taghi Akbari (born 1945), Iranian tennis player Yadollah Akbari (born 1974), Iranian footballer