Kouakou is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Kouakou Hervé Koffi (born 1996), Burkinabé footballer Kouakou Komenan (born 1942), Ivorian sprinter Kouakou Privat Yao (born 1991), Ivorian footballer Romain Joy Kouakou Esse (born 2005), English footballer Atta Kouakou (1945–2010), Ivorian sprinter Aubin Kouakou (born 1991), Ivorian footballer Bernard Kouakou (born 1980), Ivorian footballer Brou Kouakou (born 1948), Ivorian athlete Charles-Antoine Kouakou (born 1998), French athlete Chris Kouakou (born 1999), Ivorian footballer Christian Kouakou (born 1991), Ivorian footballer Christian Kouakou (footballer, born 1995), Swedish footballer Fabrice Elysée Kouadio Kouakou (born 1990), Ivorian footballer Martin Fofié Kouakou (1968–2026), Ivorian military official Michel Kouakou, Ivorian choreographer Raoul Kouakou (born 1980), Ivorian footballer
See also
Noa Kouakou-Heugue (born 2007), French basketball player