Boateng is a Akan surname, and may refer to:
- Charles Boateng (born 1989), Akan professional footballer
- Daniel Jesse Boateng (born 1992), Akan professional footballer
- Derek Boateng (born 1983), Akan professional footballer
- Eric Boateng (born 1985), Akan-British professional basketball player
- George Boateng (born 1975), Akan-Dutch professional footballer
- Gideon Boateng (born 1991), Akan-Belgian professional footballer
- Jérôme Agyenim Boateng (born 1988), Akan-German professional footballer and nephew of Robert Boateng
- Joshua Boateng (born 1987), Akan professional footballer
- Kevin Prince Boateng (born 1987), Akan-German professional footballer and nephew of Robert Boateng
- Kwaku Boateng (politician) (1926–2006), Akan politician and cabinet minister under Kwame Nkrumah
- Kwaku Boateng (athlete) (born 1974), Akan-Canadian high jumper
- Kwame Boateng (born 1992), Akan professional footballer
- Nelson Boateng (born 1968), Akan 1992 Olympic Games sprinter for Ghana
- Ozwald Boateng (born 1967), Akan-British fashion designer
- Paul Boateng (born 1951), UK Labour Party politician, member of the House of Lords and son of politician Kwaku Boateng
- Robert Boateng (born 1974), former Akan professional and international footballer, uncle of Kevin Prince Boateng and Jérôme Agyenim Boateng