Adésànyà is a Yoruba surname originating from the phrase ''adé san ìyà'' meaning "the crown or royalty avenges my suffering". Notable people with the surname include:
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Abraham Adesanya
Chieftain, Chief Abraham Aderibigbe Adesanya (24 July 1922 – 27 April 2008) was a Nigerian politician, lawyer, activist, welfarist, and liberal progressive. He was a member of the Action Group (Nigeria), Action Group, on whose platform h ...
(1922–2008), Nigerian politician
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Ayo Adesanya
Ayo Adesanya (born 11 August 1969) is a Nigerian film actress, director and producer. Ayo Adesanya appears in both Yoruba language, Yoruba and English-language films.
Early life
Ayo Adesanya hails from Ijagun, Ijebu in Ogun State southwestern N ...
(born 1969), Nigerian actress, film director and producer
* Solomon Adesanya (born 1985), American politician & business man, Georgia House of Representatives
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Israel Adesanya
Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a Nigerian-New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer and boxer. As a mixed martial artist, he currently competes in the Middleweight di ...
(born 1989), Nigerian-born New Zealand mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and boxer
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Jason Adesanya
Jason Adesanya (born 26 May 1993) is a Belgium, Belgian footballer who currently plays for K Lyra-Lierse Berlaar.
Career
On 17 May 2019 K Lyra-Lierse Berlaar announced, that Adesanya would join the club for the 2019/20 season.Saburi Adesanya, Nigerian academic and writer
* Sekinat Adesanya (born 1987), Nigerian sprinter