'''Adamou''' is both a given name and a surname.<ref name="Hanks Coates McClure 2016">{{cite book | last = Hanks | first = P. | last2 = Coates | first2 = R. | last3 = McClure | first3 = P. | title = The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland | publisher = OUP Oxford | year = 2016 | isbn = 978-0-19-252747-9 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA12 | page = 12 }}</ref> Notable people with the name include:
'''Surname:''' * Adamos Adamou (born 1950), Cypriot politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Progressive Party of Working People * Chaibou Adamou, player from Cameroon who currently plays in the Thai Division 2 League for Pattani FC * Dimitrios Adamou (1914–1991), Greek politician and a writer, Member of the European Parliament representing Greece for the Communist Party * Ivi Adamou (born 1993), Cypriot singer * Korina Adamou (born 2002), Cypriot footballer * Nabil Adamou (born 1975), retired Algerian long jumper
'''Given name:''' * Adamou Allassane, Nigerien Olympic middle-distance runner * Adamou Harouna, Nigerian military figure, led the military coup which overthrew President Mamadou Tandja in 2010 * Adamou Idé (born 1951), Nigerien poet and novelist * Adamou Mayaki (1919–2003), Nigerian politician and diplomat * Adamou Moussa (born 1995), Nigerien international footballer * Adamou Ndam Njoya (1942–2020), Cameroonian lawyer, author, professor, politician, and former presidential candidate * Frederic Adamou Ngove (born 1988), professional Cameroonian footballer currently playing for ES Hammam-Sousse * Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye (born 1939), Nigerian politician and the President of the Nigerian Alliance for Democracy and Progress
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Category:Surnames of Nigerien origin