Badu is a surname. In Nepal, the surname बडू is found in the Brahmin community in the far western region, mainly in the Darchula,

doti Doti ( ne, डोटी), also known as Doti region, Dotigarh (डोटीगढ़) as used in the Jagar (folk tales; जागर), in the Farwestern region of Nepal (Sudurpashchim Province), is a region situated between River Kali bordering ...

and Baitadi districts. An unrelated surname is found in Ghana. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alfred Badu Alfred Badu was a French equestrian. He competed in the individual vaulting event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommers ...

, French equestrian who competed at the 1920 Olympics *

Awurama Badu Awurama Badu (Ewurama Badu) was a Ghanaian highlife musician born in 1945 and from Banko in the Sekyere Kumawu District of the Ashanti Region. Popularly known for her stage performance and hit songs, she was a gifted and talented Highlife musician ...

(1945–2017), Ghanaian highlife musician *

Bastian Badu Bastian Badu (born 2 February 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career On 25 October 2019, Badu signed his first professional contract with Montpellier. He made his professional debut with Montpellier in a 0 ...

(born 2000), French footballer * Benjamin Agyeman-Badu (born 1998), British-Ghanaian footballer *

Dilendra Prasad Badu Dilendra Prasad Badu is a Nepalese politician who has served as the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of Nepal since 2021. Elected through a proportional election system, he is currently serving as a Member of Parliament in the ...

(born 1954), Nepalese politician * Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (born 1990), Ghanaian footballer * Erykah Badu (professional name of Erica Abi Wright, born 1971), American singer/songwriter, record producer, and actress * Kofi Badu, 20th-century Ghanaian newspaper editor, politician and government minister * Malcolm Badu (born 1997), German footballer * Bhumi Raj Badu , Politician of Nepali congress * Yaa Ntiamoah Badu, Ghanaian zoologist, environmental specialist, academic and management expert

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