Bekele
# 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
* 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
