# Ademola

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**Adémọ́lá** audio is both a given name and a surname of [Yoruba origin](/source/Yoruba_language), meaning "the crown or royalty along with prestige and wealth".[1] Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

- [Ademola Adebise](/source/Ademola_Adebise), Nigerian bank executive, former managing director of Wema Bank Plc
- [Ademola Adeleke](/source/Ademola_Adeleke) (born 1960), Nigerian politician, businessman, governor of Osun State
- [Ayoade Ademola Adeseun](/source/Ayoade_Ademola_Adeseun) (born 1953), Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for Oyo Central in 2011
- [Ademola Adeshina](/source/Ademola_Adeshina) (born 1964), Nigeria international football midfielder
- [Fatiu Ademola Akesode](/source/Fatiu_Ademola_Akesode) (1940–2001), Nigerian professor of paediatrics, former vice chancellor of Lagos State University
- [Ademola Bankole](/source/Ademola_Bankole) (born 1969), Nigerian professional footballer born in Lagos
- [Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi](/source/Oba_Saheed_Ademola_Elegushi) (born 1976), Nigerian monarch, the 21st Elegushi of the Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom
- [Danjuma Ademola Kuti](/source/Danjuma_Ademola_Kuti) (born 1998), Nigerian professional footballer
- [Ademola Lookman](/source/Ademola_Lookman) (born 1997), English professional footballer
- [Ademola Olugebefola](/source/Ademola_Olugebefola) (born 1941), American visual artist, designer, businessperson
- [Ademola Okulaja](/source/Ademola_Okulaja) (born 1975), German professional basketball player
- [Ademola Rasaq Seriki](/source/Ademola_Rasaq_Seriki) (born 1959), Lagos Island born Nigerian politician, teacher, businessman, accountant and public administrator

## Surname

- [Adetokunbo Ademola](/source/Adetokunbo_Ademola) (1906–1993), Nigerian jurist and son of the paramount ruler of Abeokuta, Western Nigeria
- [Allwell Ademola](/source/Allwell_Ademola) (1982–2025), Nigerian actress
- [Felix Ademola](/source/Felix_Ademola) (born 1974), Nigerian footballer
- [Frances Ademola](/source/Frances_Ademola), Ghanaian artist, gallerist and former broadcaster
- [Hezekiah Ademola Oluwafemi](/source/Hezekiah_Ademola_Oluwafemi) (1919–1983), Nigerian academic, Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University from 1966 to 1974
- [Kofoworola Ademola](/source/Kofoworola_Ademola) (1913–2002), Nigerian educationist, president of the National Council of Women's Societies in Nigeria
- [Ladapo Ademola](/source/Ladapo_Ademola) (1872–1962), also known as Ademola II, the Alake of Abeokuta from 1920 to 1962
- [Moses Ademola](/source/Moses_Ademola) (born 1989), English professional footballer
- [Muyiwa Ademola](/source/Muyiwa_Ademola) (born 1971), Nigerian actor
- [Omo-Oba Adenrele Ademola](/source/Omo-Oba_Adenrele_Ademola) (born 1916), Nigerian princess and nurse

## References

1. ["Adémọ́lá"](https://www.yorubaname.com/entries/Ademola). *www.yorubaname.com*. Retrieved 2024-11-06.

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