Babatunde

Babatunde (variant forms: Babatunji, Babajide, Babawande, Babaside, Babatide, Bababode, Babs) is a male given name. In the Yoruba language, it means 'father returns', or ' a father has returned'. This generally refers to a male ancestor such as a deceased father, grandfather, or great-grandfather.

As a given name

 * Babatunde Adebimpe, American actor and musician known professionally as Tunde Adebimpe
 * Babatunde Aiyegbusi, Polish-Nigerian wrestler and former American football player
 * Babatunde Agunloye, Canadian-based Nigerian film director and producer
 * Babatunde Aléshé, British actor, writer and comedian
 * Samuel Babatunde Bajah, Nigerian educator
 * Babatunde Elegbede, military governor of Cross State, Nigeria, 1978–1979
 * Babatunde Fashola, Nigerian politician; Minister of Power, Works and Housing, 2015–present; governor of Lagos State, 2007–2015
 * Bomani Babatunde Jones, American sports journalist
 * Babatunde Jose (1925–2008), Nigerian journalist
 * Babatunde Lawal, Nigerian art historian in the United States
 * Babatunde Lea, Afro-Cuban and worldbeat percussionist
 * Babajide Ogunbiyi, American soccer player
 * Babawande Olabisi, Nigerian-American baseball player known as Wande Olabisi
 * Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer
 * Babatunji Olowofoyeku, Nigerian lawyer, politician and educator
 * Babatunde Ogunnaike, Nigerian-American chemical engineer
 * Babatunde Oshinowo, NFL player
 * Babatunde Osotimehin, Nigerian politician; Minister of Health, 2007–2010
 * Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate
 * Babatunde Wusu, Nigerian-Finnish football striker
 * Babatunde Yusuf, Nigerian football player

As a surname

 * Babajide Collins Babatunde, Nigerian-born, Russian-based footballer
 * Badmus Babatunde, Nigerian footballer
 * Ibrahim Babatunde, Nigerian-born, Italian-based footballer
 * Michael Babatunde, Nigerian footballer
 * Obba Babatundé, American actor of stage and screen