Tessema may refer to:
People
Given name Tessema Absher (born 1986), Ethiopian long-distance runner Tessema Eshete, Ethiopian musician Tessema Nadew, Ethiopian military commander
Middle name
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa, Ethiopian football referee
Surname Alem Zewde Tessema, Ethiopian military officer Amousse Tessema, Ethiopian cyclist Assefa Gebre-Mariam Tessema, Ethiopian poet and academic Mamo Tessema, Ethiopian artist Tigst Assefa Tessema (born 1996), Ethiopian long-distance runner Yidnekatchew Tessema, former Ethiopian president of the Confederation of African Football, footballer and manager
Other Tessema (moth), a moth genus in the family Crambidae.