Ngugi or Ngũgĩ is a name of Kikuyu origin that may refer to:
Ngugi wa Mirii (1951–2008), Kenyan playwright Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938-2025), Kenyan writer David Mwaniki Ngugi, Kenyan politician and member of the National Assembly of Kenya John Ngugi (born 1962), Kenyan long-distance runner and 1988 Olympic champion Mary Wacera Ngugi (born 1988), Kenyan long-distance runner Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ (born 1971), Kenyan poet and author Packson Ngugi, Kenyan actor Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ (born 1970s), Kenyan writer and political analyst
See also Ngugi people, an Indigenous Australian group around Queensland