Amadu is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

• 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
• 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 (1936–2014), 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 (died 2025), Ghanaian public official
• Amadu Turé (born 1993), Guinea-Bissauan footballer
• Amadu Wurie (1898–1977), early Sierra Leonean educationist and politician
• Moses Amadu Yahaya (born 1952), Ghanaian building technician, politician and Member of Parliament
• Amadu Yusufu (born 1958), Malawian former cyclist
• Amadú (born 1996), Amade Momade Issufo, Mozambican footballer

Amadu is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• 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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