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Tadesse

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Tadesse or Tadese is a name of Ethiopian origin. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

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  • Tadesse Alemu (?–2007), traditional Ethiopian singer
  • Tadesse Birru (1921–1975), Ethiopian army officer and revolutionary
  • Tadesse Mamechae (Tadesse Mamecha Gebre-Tsadik, born 1941), Ethiopian sculptor
  • Tadese Tola (born 1987), winner of the 2008 New York City Half Marathon

Surname

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  • Feyse Tadese (born 1988), Ethiopian half marathon specialist
  • Kidane Tadese (born 1987), 2008 Olympian and brother of Zersenay Tadese
  • Meba Tadesse (born 1986), team silver medallist in the 2003 World Cross Country Championships
  • Mekdes Bekele Tadese (born 1987), 2007 All-Africa Games silver medallist in steeplechase
  • Mestawat Tadesse (born 1985), female athlete specialising in 1500 metres
  • Sinedu Tadesse (1974–1995), committed murder-suicide on a Harvard University campus
  • Zersenay Tadese (born 1982), four-time World Half Marathon champion and Olympic bronze medallist