Amadu
Amadu is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name:
- John Amadu Bangura (1920–1970), the acting Governor-General of Sierra Leone from 18 April to 22 April 1968
- Alfred Amadu Conteh, African American sculptor, painter and mixed-media artist
- Amadu Diallo, 23-year-old US immigrant from Guinea shot and killed by four plain-clothed police officers
- Amadu Jalloh, politician in Sierra Leone
- Yulisa Pat Amadu Maddy (born 1936), Sierra Leonean actor, dancer, director and playwright
- Tejan Amadu Mansaray, Sierra Leonean politician
- Amadu II of Masina (1845–1853), ruler of the nineteenth-century Massina Empire in what is now Mali
- Amadu III of Masina (1830–1862), the last ruler of the Fula Massina Empire in what is now the Mopti Region of Mali
- Amadu Sulley, Ghanaian public official
- Amadu Turé (born 1993), Guinea-Bissauan footballer
- Amadu Wurie (1898–1977), early Sierra Leonean educationist and politician
- Moses Amadu Yahaya, Ghanaian building technician, politician and Member of Parliament
- Amadu Yusufu (born 1958), Malawian former cyclist
Surname:
- Latif Amadu (born 1993), Ghanaian professional footballer
- Mamood Amadu (born 1972), football player from Ghana
- Seku Amadu (1773–1845), founder of the Fula Massina Empire in what is now the Mopti Region of Mali
See also
- Amadu's Jihad
- Amadou (name)
- Ahmadlu (disambiguation)
- Ahmadu (disambiguation)
- Amadeu
- All pages with titles containing Amadu
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