Tadesse
Introduction '''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