Wakelin is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Barry Wakelin (born 1946), Australian politicianBrittany Wakelin (born 1996), actressCara Wakelin (born 1977), Canadian model and actressDarryl Wakelin (born 1974), former Australian rules footballerDavid Lawley Wakelin, documentaristEdwin Wakelin (1880-1925), English cricketerJames H. Wakelin, Jr. (1911–1990) government officialJohnny Wakelin (born 1939), British Pye Records recording artistRoland Wakelin (1887–1971), Australian painterShane Wakelin (born 1974), former Australian rules footballerSimon Wakelin, photojournalistWakelin (Kent cricketer) (first name unknown), English cricketer who played for Dartford and Kent during the 1750s and 1760s