Bekele (Amharic: በቀለ, Bek’ele) is an Ethiopian paternal name which may refer to:
Runners Abebech Afework Bekele (born 1990), Ethiopian female half marathon runner Alemitu Bekele Aga (born 1976), Ethiopian female long-distance runner competing for Belgium Alemitu Bekele Degfa (born 1977), 5000 metres runner competing for Turkey Alemu Bekele (born 1990), Ethiopian long-distance runner competing for Bahrain Azmeraw Bekele (born 1986), Ethiopian marathon runner Bekele Debele (born 1963), Ethiopian cross country runner and 1983 world champion Bezunesh Bekele (born 1983), Ethiopian female marathon and cross-country runner Helen Bekele Tola (born 1994), Ethiopian female long distance runner Kenenisa Bekele (born 1982), distance runner who holds world and Olympic records Mekdes Bekele (born 1987), 3000 metres steeplechase competitor Tariku Bekele (born 1987), Ethiopian long-distance runner and brother of Kenenisa Girma Bekele Gebre (born 1992), Ethiopian marathon runner
Others Bekele Geleta (born 1944), secretary general of the International Red Cross Bekele Gerba (born 1961), Oromo politician promoting political change by non-violence Gelila Bekele (born 1984), model and social activist Georges Bertrand Bekele, member of the Gabonese Democratic Party Heman Bekele, Ethiopian American inventor and scientific researcher Mulugeta Bekele (born 1947), Ethiopian physics professor Sophia Bekele, business and corporate executive and writer Shimelis Bekele, Ethiopian footballer Tewodros Bekele (died 1977), Ethiopian trade unionist