Shakur is a surname and rarely used as a name like Shakir. Also, it is from one of the names of God in Islam, Ash-Shakur. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- 'Abd Allah II ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur (died 1930), Ethiopian emir
- Afeni Shakur (1947–2016), American activist
- Assata Shakur (born 1947), American activist
- Mopreme Shakur (born 1969), American rapper
- Muhammad ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur, Ethiopian emir
- Mustafa Shakur (born 1984), American basketball player
- Mutulu Shakur (1950-2023), Black Liberation Army leader
- Sanyika Shakur (1963–2021), Los Angeles gang member
- Tupac Shakur (1971–1996), American rapper and actor
Given name
- Shakur Brown (born 1999), American football player
- Shakur Stevenson (born 1997), American professional boxer
See also
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