Tutu is both a surname and a given name.

People with the surname

Desmond Tutu Desmond Mpilo Tutu (7 October 193126 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop ...

(1931–2021), South African archbishop, activist against apartheid, and Nobel Peace Prize winner **

Nomalizo Leah Tutu Nomalizo Leah Tutu (; born 14 October 1933) is a South African activist and the widow of Desmond Tutu. Life Tutu was born Nomalizo Leah Shenxane on 14 October 1933 in Krugersdorp, South Africa. She married Desmond Tutu on 2 July 1955. They had f ...

(born 1933), his wife *

Osei Kofi Tutu I Osei Kofi Tutu I ( – ) was one of the founders of the Ashanti Empire, assisted by Okomfo Anokye. The Asante are an Akan ethnic group of West Africa. Osei Tutu led an alliance of Asante states against the regional hegemon, the Denkyira, comple ...

(died 1717), Ashantehene, ruler of Kumasi, co-founder of the Empire of Ashanti *

Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II Osei Tutu II (born Nana Barima Kwaku Duah; 6 May 1950) is the 16th Asantehene, enstooled on 26 April 1999.Julia Osei Tutu Otumfuo-Yere Julia Osei Tutu (born on 14 December Julia Ama Adwapa Amaning) is wife of Asantehene, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II. Early life Lady Julia Osei Tutu, wife of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Asantehene, was born as Julia Ama Adwapa Amaning, the ...

, his wife * Skelley Adu Tutu (born 1979), Ghanaian footballer * Constantin Țuțu (born 1987), a Moldovan Muay Thai kickboxer *

Tutu Chengcui Tutu Chengcui (吐突承璀; died 820), courtesy name Renzhen (仁貞), was a powerful eunuch of the Chinese Tang dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Xianzong. Background It is not known when Tutu Chengcui was born—or whether he was originally ...

(died 820), a powerful eunuch during the reign of Chinese Emperor Xianzong

People with the given name

Tutu (Egyptian official) Tutu was one of pharaoh's officials during the Amarna letters period 1350–1335 BC. He is only found in the body of letters from Aziru, and his son, DU -Teššup. Four of the Amarna letters—EA 158, 164, 167 and 169—are addressed to the Pharaoh ...

, an official during the period 1350–1335 BC *

Tutu Atwell Chatarius "Tutu" Atwell (born October 7, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville, and was drafted by the Rams in the second round of the ...

(born 1999), American football player * Tutu Jones (b. 1966), an American blues musician *

Tutu Puoane Tutu Puoane (31 May 1979, Atteridgeville, Pretoria-) is a South African Jazz singer. She grew up in the township of Mamelodi, Pretoria. By 1997 she had already been performing in Johannesburg downtown. Realizing her passion for singing, Tutu wen ...

(born 1979), a South African jazz singer

People with the surname

People with the given name

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