Amadu can be a mononym, a given name, a middle name, or a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Mononym
Amadú (born 1996), Amade Momade Issufo, Mozambican footballer 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
Given name Amadu Ali, Ghanaian politician Amadu Baldé (born 2005), Guinea-Bissauan football winger Amadu Diallo, 23-year-old US immigrant from Guinea shot and killed by four plain-clothed police officers Amadu Jalloh, politician in Sierra Leone Amadu Bansang Jobarteh (1915–2001), Gambian musician Amadu Seidu, Ghanaian parliamentarian Amadu Bukari Sorogho, Ghanaian parliamentarian Amadu Sulley (died 2025), Ghanaian public official Amadu Turé (born 1993), Guinea-Bissauan footballer Amadu Wurie (1898–1977), early Sierra Leonean educationist and politician Amadu Yusufu (born 1958), Malawian former cyclist
Middle name John Amadu Bangura (1920–1970), the acting Governor-General of Sierra Leone from 18 April to 22 April 1968 Alfred Amadu Conteh (born 1975), African American sculptor, painter and mixed-media artist Yulisa Pat Amadu Maddy (1936–2014), Sierra Leonean actor, dancer, director and playwright Tejan Amadu Mansaray, Sierra Leonean politician Mustapha Amadu Tanko, Ghanaian politician Moses Amadu Yahaya (born 1952), Ghanaian building technician, politician and Member of Parliament
Surname Alhaji Salamu Amadu, Ghanaian businessman and philanthropist Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu, Ghanaian judge Kabiru Amadu, Nigerian politician Latif Amadu (born 1993), Ghanaian professional footballer Mamood Amadu (born 1972), football player from Ghana Samuel Basintale Amadu, Ghanaian official Seku Amadu (1773–1845), founder of the Fula Massina Empire in what is now the Mopti Region of Mali Umaru Sanda Amadu, Ghanaian broadcast journalist
See also Amadu's Jihad Amadou (name) Ahmadlu (disambiguation) Ahmadu (disambiguation) Amadeu