Ayodele
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Ayodele or Ayodelé is a Yoruba name meaning "joy arrived home"
Notable people with the name include:
- Francis Morgan Ayodele Thompson, British decathlete
- Ayodele Adeleye, Nigerian football defender
- Ayodele Aladefa, Nigerian former long jumper
- Sylvester Ayodele Arise, Nigerian senator who represents the People's Democratic Party in Ekiti State
- Ayodele Awojobi, Nigerian academic, author, inventor, social crusader and activist
- Akin Ayodele, former American football linebacker
- Franklin Ayodele, Nigerian football striker
- Remi Ayodele, former American football defensive tackle
- Ayodele Bakare, Nigerian professional basketball coach
- Saidu Ayodele Balogun, the first Governor of Ogun State, Nigeria after it was formed in March 1976
- Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State in Nigeria
- M. Ayodele Heath, American poet, spoken-word performer, and fiction writer
- Ayodelé Ikuesan, French sprinter who specialises in the 60 metres and 4x100 metres relay
- Stephen Ayodele Makinwa, Nigerian football striker