Babatunde (variant forms: Babatunji, Babajide, Babawande, Babaside, Babatide, Bababode, Babs) is a male given name. In the

Yoruba language Yoruba (, ; Yor. '; Ajami script, Ajami: ) is a language spoken in West Africa, primarily in South West (Nigeria), Southwestern Middle Belt, and Central Nigeria. It is spoken by the Ethnic group, ethnic Yoruba people. The number of Yoruba speake ...

, 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.

People named Babatunde

As a given name

Babatunde Adebimpe Babatunde Omoroga Adebimpe (born February 26, 1975) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, actor, director, and visual artist best known as the lead singer of the Brooklyn-based band TV on the Radio. Early life Adebimpe was born into a Nige ...

, American actor and musician known professionally as Tunde Adebimpe *

Babatunde Aiyegbusi Babatunde Łukasz Aiyegbusi (; born May 26, 1989) is a Nigerian-Polish professional wrestler and former football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Commander Azeez. He previously played ...

, Polish-Nigerian wrestler and former American football player *

Babatunde Aléshé Babatunde Aléshé is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is known for appearing on ''Celebrity Gogglebox'', and the 22nd series of British television series ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. Career Aléshé has performed at the S ...

, British actor, writer and comedian * Samuel Babatunde Bajah, Nigerian educator * Babatunde Elegbede, military governor of Cross State, Nigeria, 1978–1979 *

Babatunde Fashola Babatunde Raji Fashola ( yo, Bàbátúndé Rájí Fáṣọlá; born 28 June 1963) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician currently serving as the Federal Minister of Works and Housing of Nigeria. He served two terms as Governor of Lagos State f ...

, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, 2015–present; governor of Lagos State, 2007–2015 * Bomani Babatunde Jones, American sports journalist *

Babatunde Jose Alhaji"Babatunde Jose: Legendary doyen of ...

(1925–2008), Nigerian journalist *

Babatunde Lawal Babatunde Lawal is an art historian and scholar of the arts of Nigeria. His research is focused on the visual culture of the Yoruba and its influences in the Americas. He is currently a professor of Art History Art history is the study of aesth ...

, Nigerian art historian in the United States *

Babatunde Lea Babatunde Lea ( ) is an American percussionist who plays Afro-Cuban jazz and worldbeat. He took his name from Nigerian drummer Babatunde Olatunji. Biography Michael Lea was raised in Englewood, New Jersey, while regularly commuting to 116th an ...

, Afro-Cuban and worldbeat percussionist * Babajide Ogunbiyi, American soccer player * Babawande Olabisi, Nigerian-American baseball player known as Wande Olabisi *

Babatunde Olatunji Michael Babatunde Olatunji (April 7, 1927 – April 6, 2003) was a Nigerian drummer, educator, social activist, and recording artist. Early life Olatunji was born in the village of Ajido, near Badagry, Lagos State, in southwestern Niger ...

, Nigerian drummer * Babatunji Olowofoyeku, Nigerian lawyer, politician and educator *

Babatunde Ogunnaike Babatunde Ayodeji Ogunnaike (March 26, 1956 – February 20, 2022) was an American chemical engineer of Nigerian descent and the William L. Friend Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware (UD). He was t ...

, Nigerian-American chemical engineer *

Babatunde Oshinowo Babatunde Oluwasegun Temitope Oluwakorede Adisa "Baba" Oshinowo, Jr. a-ba-TOON-day OH-shi-no-who(born January 14, 1983) is a former American football defensive tackle. His second name "Oluwasegun" means "God has been victorious" in the Yoruba la ...

, NFL player *

Babatunde Osotimehin Babatunde Osotimehin (6 February 1949 – 4 June 2017) was a Nigerian physician, who served as Minister of Health, and in 2011 became the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, holding the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the ...

, Nigerian Minister of Health, 2007–2010 * Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate *

Babatunde Wusu Babatunde Enitan Wusu (born April 4, 1984 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a football striker from Nigeria who currently plays for KTP. He also has a Finnish citizenship. Career The top scorer 2008 of Ykkönen moved on 1 January 2008 from Jyväskylä ...

, Nigerian-Finnish football striker *

Babatunde Yusuf Yusuph Babatunde Bakare (born January 29, 1985 in Osi) is a Nigerian football player currently with Kwara United F.C. of Ilorin. Early life Hails from Osi in the Ekiti local government area of Kwara State. Career He is otherwise called ‘Kes ...

, Nigerian football player

As a surname

Babajide Collins Babatunde Babajide "Baba" Collins Babatunde (born 2 December 1988) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Collins began his career by FC Ebedei played there between 2006, joined then to Ikast FS. Collins played there ...

, Nigerian-born, Russian-based footballer *

Badmus Babatunde Ayomide Babatunde Badmus (28 February 1986) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward. Babatunde has played for ONGC F.C. in 2010–11 I-League in which he scored 11 goals before his club was relegated. Career ONGC F.C. Badmus Babatunde ...

, Nigerian footballer *

Ibrahim Babatunde Olalekan Ibrahim Babatunde (born 29 December 1984) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swiss 4. Liga club FC Ravecchia. Career A striker, Babatunde began his career in Italy where he entered the youth system at ...

, Nigerian-born, Italian-based footballer *

Michael Babatunde Michael Babatunde (born 24 December 1992) is a Nigerian football midfielder, who plays for Wydad AC in Botola Pro. He has played for various clubs in Nigeria, Ukraine and other countries. Club career He was born on December 24, 1992, in Lagos, ...

, Nigerian footballer *

Obba Babatundé Obba Babatundé (born Donald Cohen; December 1, 1951) is an American actor. A native of Queens, New York City, he has appeared in more than seventeen stage productions, thirty theatrical films, sixty made-for-television films, and two prime-time ...

, American actor of stage and screen

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People named Babatunde

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