Bekele

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