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Yoruba The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...
origin, meaning "the king/crown/royalty came home". Notable people with the name include:


Given name

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Adewale Ademoyega Adewale Ademoyega (died February 21, 2007) was one of the five revolutionary Nigerian Army Majors who led the 1966 coup that ended the first democratic Nigerian government. Early life and education Adewale was born in Ode Remo in present-day O ...
(born c.1934), Nigerian Army officer * Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (born 1967), British actor and model *
Prince Adewale Aladesanmi Prince Abejide Adewale Aladesanmi (4 August 1938 – 21 January 2017) was a Nigerian banker, businessman, and Yoruba prince of the Ekiti people. Early life Aladesanmi was born on 4 August 1938 in Nigeria. His father was Oba Daniel Aladesanmi I ...
(1938–2017), Nigerian businessman *
Adewale Sunday Amusan Adewale Sunday Amusan (born 12 June 1989 in Makurdi) is a Nigerian football player who currently plays for Wikki Tourists F.C. He has previously played in Slovenia. Career He began his career by Lobi Stars F.C., than joined on 2 September 200 ...
(born 1989), Nigerian footballer *
Adewale Ayuba Adewale Ayuba (born 6 May 1966, commonly known as Mr. Johnson), is a Nigerian singer known for singing Fuji music. Biography Early life and education Adewale Ayuba, popularly known as Ayuba, Mr. Johnson, and the Bonsue-fuji maestro, was ...
(born 1966), Nigerian singer-songwriter *
Adewale Maja-Pearce Adewale Maja-Pearce (born 1953) is an British Nigerian, Anglo-Nigerian writer, journalist and literary critic, who is best known for his documentary essays. He is the author of several books, including the memoirs ''In My Father's Country'' (1987 ...
(born 1953), Anglo-Nigerian writer, journalist and literary critic * Adewale Ogunleye (born 1977), American football player *
Adewale Ojomo Adewale Ojomo (born November 11, 1988) is a former American football defensive end. He signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent. He played college football at the University of Miami. Early years Ojomo attended Hialeah High Sc ...
(born 1988), American football player *
Adewale Olukoju Adewale Oluson Olukoju (born 27 July 1968) is a Nigerian athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. He was very prominent in African athletics in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning four gold medals in total at the All-Africa Games. ...
(born 1968), Nigerian discus thrower and shot putter *
Adewale Tinubu Jubril Adewale Tinubu ( CON) (born 26 June 1967) is a Nigerian business executive and lawyer, who is the group chief executive of Oando PLC. He began his career in 1990 as an attorney, specialising in corporate and petroleum law assignments. In ...
(born 1967), Nigerian businessman, consultant and lawyer *
Adewale Wahab Adewale Dauda Wahab (born 4 October 1984 in Port Harcourt) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder. Until end of the season 2010–11 he played for AC Bellinzona. Career Roma Wahab started his European career with Italian club Re ...
(born 1984), Nigerian footballer


Surname

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Segun Adewale Omoba Segun Adewale (born 1949) is a Nigerian musician. He is considered the pioneer of Yo-pop, a mix of funk, jazz, juju, reggae, and Afro-beat. Biography Omoba Segun Adewale was born into a royal family in Osogbo Nigeria. Because his father o ...
(born 1955), Nigerian musician


Fictional characters

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Adéwalé The ''Assassin's Creed'' media franchise, which primarily consists of a series of Open world, open-world action-adventure game, action-adventure Stealth game, stealth video games published by Ubisoft, features an extensive cast of characters in ...
, a character in the video game series ''Assassin's Creed''


See also

* Adewole


References

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