Adamu is a surname or given name. The given name Adamu, in Ethiopia, is often given to first-born boys with a meaning like the first man Adam (literal meaning in ''Amharic'' language is ''The Adam"). Some Ethiopians with this name include People with the name include:

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Adamu (Assyrian king) Adamu ( akk, 𒀀𒁕𒈬, A-da-mu) was according to the ''Assyrian King List'' (AKL) the second Assyrian monarch, ruling in Assyria's early period, though he is not attested in any known contemporary artefacts. He is listed among the "seventeen ki ...

(lived c. 2400 BC — c. 2300 BC), an Assyrian king

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Adamu Sidi Ali Adamu Muhammad Sidi-Ali (born 14 May 1952) is a Nigerian politician and farmer. He has run successfully for the offices of Chairman (Abaji Area council) and for the House of Representatives beginning in the early 2000s. In December 2014, he ...

(born 1952), Nigerian politician and farmer * Adamu Aliero (born 1957), Nigerian politician, governor of Kebbi State in Nigeria (1999-2007) *

Adamu Atta Alhaji Adamu Atta (October 18, 1927 – May 1, 2014) was the first civilian governor of the Nigerian Kwara State during the Second Republic, representing the National Party of Nigeria (NPN). Background Adamu Atta belonged to Indigenous peoples ...

(1927–2014), Nigerian politician, first civilian governor of the Nigerian Kwara State * Adamu Bello (born 1951), Nigerian politician *

Adamu Ciroma Adamu Ciroma (20 November 1934 – 5 July 2018) was a Nigerian politician and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, born to a Bole family in Potiskum, Yobe State. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party. Second Republic career ...

(1934–2018), Nigerian politician and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria * Adamu Daramani Sakande (1962–2020), Ghanaian politician and a member of Parliament *

Adamu Gumba Ibrahim Adamu Gumba (born 10 October 1948) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Bauchi South constituency of Bauchi State, Nigeria in the April 2011 national elections. He ran on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) ticket. ...

(born 1948), Nigerian politician and Senator * Adamu Maikori (1942–2020), Nigerian lawyer, banker and politician * Adamu Mohammed (born 1983), Ghanaian footballer * Adamu Garba Talba (born 1952), Nigerian politician and Senator *Adamu Tesfaw (born 1922), also called Qes Adamu Tesfaw, an Ethiopian artist and former priest *Adamu Wayya or Dan Maraya or Adamu Danmaraya Jos (1946–2015), Nigerian Hausa griot best known for playing the kontigi *Adamu Waziri (born 1952), Nigerian police officer, Nigerian minister of Police Affairs

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*Abubakar Adamu Mohamed (born 1997), Nigerian footballer *Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, Nigerian academician, administrator, Professor of English *Abubakar Adamu Mohamed (born 1997), Nigerian footballer *Amina Adamu Aliyu, Nigerian judge *Baba Adamu Iyam, Nigerian military officer who served as Military Administrator *Gagdi Adamu Yusuf (born 1980), Nigerian politician and Member of Nigerian Federal House of Representatives *Gibril Adamu Mohammed, Ghanaian politician *Mohammed Adamu Bello (born 1957), Nigerian politician, businessman and Senator *Mohammed Adamu Ramadan (born 1975), Ghanaian politician *Mustapha Adamu Animashaun (1885–1968), prominent Lagos Islamic leader *Shuaibu Adamu Ahmed, Nigerian politician and minister *Suleiman Adamu Kazaure, Nigerian politician and minister *Suleman Adamu Sanid (born 1970), Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament *Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa (born 1950), Nigerian Judge and President of the Nigerian courts of appeal Justice

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*Abdalla Uba Adamu (born 1956), Nigerian academic, educator, publisher and media scholar *Abdullahi Adamu (born 1945), Nigerian politician *Abdulahi Bala Adamu, Nigerian politician and Senator *Abu Kasim Adamu, Nigerian botanist and professor of science *Adamu Adamu (born 1954), Nigerian accountant, journalist, minister *Ahmed Adamu, Nigerian petroleum economist and lecturer *Amos Adamu, Nigerian administrator, Director General of the Nigerian National Sports Commission *Baba Adamu (born 1979), known occasionally simply by his nickname Armando, Ghanaian footballer *Birtukan Adamu Ali (born 1992), Ethiopian runner *Charles Adamu (born 1977), Ghanaian boxer *Junior Adamu (born 2001), Nigerian-born Austrian footballer *Edward Lametek Adamu, Nigerian quantity surveyor, business consultant and leadership strategist *Fatima Adamu (born 1972), Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist *Ibrahim Adamu (born 1981), Nigerian badminton player *Mamudu Adamu (born 1960), Nigerian judoka *Mohammed Adamu (disambiguation), a number of people with the name *Mohammed Adamu (born 1961), Nigerian police officer, formerly a Nigerian inspector-general of police *Semira Adamu (born 1978), Nigerian refugee who was suffocated to death with a pillow, by two Belgian police officers during her expulsion *Suleiman Adamu (1963-2020), Nigerian politician. Member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly *Yahaya Adamu (born 1993), Nigerian footballer *Yakubu Adamu (born 1981), Nigerian footballer

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