Jegede Explained

Jẹ́gẹ́dẹ́ is a Yoruba people male given name or family name. Notable people with the name include:

• Dele Jegede (born 1945), Nigerian-American artist and academic
• Ebiti Ndok-Jegede, Nigerian politician, candidate in the 2011 presidential election
• Emmanuel Taiwo Jegede (born 1943), Nigerian poet, storyteller and artist
• Eyitayo Jegede, Nigerian legal practitioner
• JJ Jegede (born 1985), British track and field athlete
• Joy Jegede (born 1991), Nigerian footballer for the Nigeria women's national team
• Olugbemiro Jegede, Nigerian professor of science education
• Segun Jegede, Nigerian lawyer and prosecutor
• Stanley Jegede, Nigerian entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Phase3 Telecom
• Tosin Jegede, Nigerian singer
• Tunde Jegede (born 1972), Nigerian musician and composer
• Yinka Jegede-Ekpe (born c.1978), Nigerian HIV/AIDS activist
• Yvonne Jegede (born 1983), Nigerian actress, film producer, model, and television personality