Adamou is both a given name and a surname.^[1] 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
• Nafissatou Moussa Adamou (born 1997), Nigerien swimmer

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 (born 1919), Nigerian politician and diplomat
• Adamou Moussa (born 1995), Nigerien international footballer
• Adamou Ndam Njoya (born 1942 - died 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