Adamu is a surname or given name.
Mononym Adamu (Assyrian king) (lived c. 2400 BC — c. 2300 BC), an Assyrian king
Given name Adamu Aliero (born 1957), Nigerian politician, governor of Kebbi State in Nigeria (1999–2007) Adamu Atta (1927–2014), Nigerian politician, first civilian governor of the Nigerian Kwara State Adamu Bello (born 1951), Nigerian politician Adamu Ciroma (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 Garba Talba (born 1952), Nigerian politician and Senator Adamu Gumba (born 1948), Nigerian politician and Senator
Adamu Maikori (1942–2020), Nigerian lawyer, banker and politician Adamu Mohammed (born 1983), Ghanaian footballer Adamu Sidi Ali (born 1952), Nigerian politician and farmer 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
Middle name Abubakar Adamu Mohamed (born 1997), Nigerian footballer Abubakar Adamu Mohamed (born 1997), Nigerian footballer Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, Nigerian academician, administrator, Professor of English 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
Surname Abdalla Uba Adamu (born 1956), Nigerian academic, educator, publisher and media scholar Abdulahi Bala Adamu, Nigerian politician and Senator Abdullahi Adamu (born 1945), Nigerian politician 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 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 Junior Adamu (born 2001), Nigerian-born Austrian footballer Mamudu Adamu (born 1960), Nigerian judoka Mohammed Adamu (born 1961), Nigerian police officer, formerly a Nigerian inspector-general of police Mohammed Adamu (disambiguation), a number of people with the name 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
Fictional characters Emmanuel Adamu, Chef Sydney's father Sydney Adamu, fictional American chef on The Bear TV series
See also Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education, Nigeria Adamus (disambiguation) Adămuș, a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic (HAFEDPOLY), polytechnic located in Kazaure, Jigawa State, Nigeria