Wakker is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Henri-Louis Wakker (1875–1972), Swiss banker and real estate entrepreneur Jan Hendrik Wakker (1859–1927), Dutch botanist and plant pathologist Wiebe Wakker, Dutch motorcar driver and world traveller Willem Wakker (1879–1959), Dutch long-distance runner
See also Wakker Dier, Dutch animal welfare organisation Wakker Nederland or WNL, Dutch broadcasting association Wakker Prize, awarded annually by the Swiss Heritage Society