Appiah is an Ashanti surname. Notable people with the Ashanti surname include:
Dennis Appiah (born 1992), French professional footballerJackie Aygemang (born 1983), Ghanaian actress popularly known by her maiden name Jackie AppiahJames Kwesi Appiah, Ghanaian footballer and managerJoe Appiah (1918–1990), Ghanaian lawyer and politician, a direct descendant of Osei Tutu, the warrior emperor of pre-colonial Ghana whose reigning successor, the Asantehene, is a distant relative of the Appiah familyKwame Anthony Appiah (born 1954), Ghanaian–British–American philosopher, son of Joe AppiahKwesi Appiah (born 1990), English professional footballerPeggy Appiah, British writerStephen Appiah (born 1980), Ghanaian professional footballerOfosu Appiah (born 1989), Ghanaian professional footballerPeter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (born 1948, British Gold Coast) is a Ghanaian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.As a given name, Appiah means "Prince" or "First" in Ashanti language
