Tadesse

Tadesse or Tadese is a name of Ethiopian origin. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Tadesse Alemu (?–2007), traditional Ethiopian singer
 * Tadesse Birru (1921–1975), Ethiopian army officer and revolutionary
 * Tadesse Mamechae (Tadesse Mamecha Gebre-Tsadik, born 1941), Ethiopian sculptor
 * Tadese Tola (born 1987), winner of the 2008 New York City Half Marathon

Surname

 * Feyse Tadese (born 1988), Ethiopian half marathon specialist
 * Kidane Tadese (born 1987), 2008 Olympian and brother of Zersenay Tadese
 * Meba Tadesse (born 1986), team silver medallist in the 2003 World Cross Country Championships
 * Mekdes Bekele Tadese (born 1987), 2007 All-Africa Games silver medallist in steeplechase
 * Mestawat Tadesse (born 1985), female athlete specialising in 1500 metres
 * Sinedu Tadesse (1974–1995), committed murder-suicide on a Harvard University campus
 * Zersenay Tadese (born 1982), four-time World Half Marathon champion and Olympic bronze medallist