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