Tesfaye (Amharic: ተስፋዬ), also transliterated as Tesfay and Tesfai, is a male name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to:
- Tesfaye Abera (born 1992), Ethiopian long-distance runner
- Tesfaye Alebachew (born 1988), Ethiopian footballer
- Tesfaye Bramble (born 1980), English footballer playing internationally for Montserrat
- Tesfaye Cooper (born 1998), American criminal and perpetrator of the 2017 Chicago torture incident hate crime
- Tesfaye Dinka (1939–2016), former Prime Minister of Ethiopia
- Tesfaye Eticha (born 1974), Ethiopian marathon runner competing for Switzerland
- Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1935?–2004), Ethiopian army general and former President of Ethiopia
- Tesfai Gebreab, Eritrean diplomat and political prisoner
- Tesfaye Gessesse (born 1937), Ethiopian theatre actor and director
- Tesfaye Jifar (born 1976), Ethiopian former marathon runner
- Tesfaye Tafa (born 1962), Ethiopian former marathon runner
- Tesfaye Tafese (born 1986), Ethiopian footballer
- Tesfaye Tola (born 1974), Ethiopian former marathon runner
- Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye (born 1990), Canadian musician and producer
- Aseged Tesfaye (1970/1971-2017), Ethiopian former professional footballer
- Daniel Tesfaye (born 19??), former Ethiopian cyclist
- Mattias Tesfaye (born 1981), Danish politician
- Selam Tesfaye (born 1993), Ethiopian film actress
- Seyoum Tesfaye (born 1989), Ethiopian professional footballer
- Roman Tesfaye (born 1968), former First Lady of Ethiopia
- Azie Tesfai, American actress
- Haftamnesh Tesfay (born 1994), Ethiopian long-distance runner