Ekrem is a Turkish form of the Arabic given name Akram, meaning "kind," "generous," or "benevolent." People named Ekrem include:
Ekrem Akurgal (1911–2002), Turkish archaeologistEkrem Alican (1916–2000), Turkish politicianEkrem Bardha (born 1933), Albanian-American businessmanEkrem Bora (1934–2012), Turkish film actorEkrem Boyalı (born 1970), Turkish taekwondo practitioner and coachEkrem Bradarić (born 1969), Bosnian footballerEkrem Celil (born 1980), Turkish weightlifterEkrem Dağ (born 1980), Turkish footballerEkrem Ekşioğlu (born 1978), Turkish footballerEkrem Ekinci, Turkish chemistEkrem Ibrić (born 1962), former Yugoslav football playerEkrem Jevrić, Montenegrin singer and musician of RomaEkrem Kahya (born 1978), Turkish-Dutch footballerEkrem Koçak (1931–1993), Turkish middle distance runnerGyörgy Ekrem-Kemál (1946–2009), Hungarian nationalist political figureHamid Ekrem Šahinović (1882–1936), Bosniak writer and dramatistReşat Ekrem Koçu (1905–1975), Turkish writer and historian