Yanakov is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Borislav Yanakov, Sambo practitioner representing Bulgaria at the 2015 European Games Denis Yanakov (born 1999), Ukrainian footballer Ivan Yanakov (pianist) (fl. 2010s), Bulgarian-born pianist and conductor Ivan Yanakov (footballer) (born 1994), Ukrainian football midfielder Yakim Ivanovich Yanakov (fl. 1980s), commander of the Soviet Air Forces Barnaul Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots, 1983–1987 Yanakov, staff logistics officer Yanakov, Grayson Planetary Security commander Anna Yanakov, High Admiral Yanakov's third wife Bernard Yanakov, High Admiral Dietmar Yanakov, historical figure Esther Yanakov, High Admiral Yanakov's second wife Hugh Yanakov, colony ship captain Judah Yanakov, admiral Rachel Yanakov, High Admiral Yanakov's first wife.