Bekele
Bekele is an Ethiopian paternal name which may refer to:Runners
- Abebech Afework Bekele, Ethiopian female half marathon runner
- Alemitu Bekele Aga, Ethiopian female long-distance runner competing for Belgium
- Alemitu Bekele Degfa, 5000 metres runner competing for Turkey
- Alemu Bekele, Ethiopian long-distance runner competing for Bahrain
- Azmeraw Bekele, Ethiopian marathon runner
- Bekele Debele, Ethiopian cross country runner and 1983 world champion
- Bezunesh Bekele, Ethiopian female marathon and cross-country runner
- Kenenisa Bekele, distance runner who holds world and Olympic records
- Mekdes Bekele, 3000 metres steeplechase competitor
- Tariku Bekele, Ethiopian long-distance runner and brother of Kenenisa
Others
- Bekele Geleta, secretary general of the International Red Cross
- Gelila Bekele, model and social activist
- Georges Bertrand Bekele, member of the Gabonese Democratic Party
- Mulugeta Bekele, Ethiopian physics professor
- Sophia Bekele, business and corporate executive and writer
- Shimelis Bekele, Ethiopian footballer
- Tewodros Bekele, Ethiopian trade unionist
