Waqas is a name. Notable people with the name include:
- Waqas Ahmed (disambiguation), several people
- Waqas Akbar, Pakistani field hockey player
- Waqas Ali Qadri, member of the band Outlandish
- Waqas Barkat, Pakistani cricketer
- Waqas Hassan Mokal, Pakistani politician
- Waqas Khan, Hong Kong cricketer
- Waqas Mahmood Maan, Pakistani politician
- Waqas Maqsood, Pakistani cricketer
- Waqas Mohammed Ali Awad, Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay
- Waqas Parvez, perpetrator of the Murder of Aqsa Parvez
- Waqas Riaz, member of the dance group DhoomBros
- Waqas Saleem, Pakistani cricketer