Shehu Usman Dan Fodiyo (An haife shi ne a ranar 15, ga watan Disamba a Shekara ta alif 1754 a garin Gobir - Ya rasu a ranar: 20,ga watan Afrilu shekara ta alif 1817 a cikin garin Sokoto)an rada sunan Usman bin Fodiyo , (da Larabci: عثمان بن فودي‎, Shaikh Usman Ibn Fodiyo, mahaifin Shehu Usman Dan Fodiyo shi ake kira da Malam Muhammad Bello, tare da mahaifiyar sa me suna Maimunatu), Usman Dan fodiyo yana da yara guda biyu mace da namiji. Wanda ya hada da Muhammadu Bello da kuma yarsa me suna Nana, Asma'u. Ana masa lakabi da Mujaddadi ko Shehu kaɗai, shine kuma jagoran jihadi na jaddada addinin musulunci a kasar Hausa, An rada masa suna Usman bin Fodiyo da larabci ko Shaikh Usman Ibn Fodiyo, Shehu Usman Dan Fodiyo. Malamin addinin musulunci ne, Marabuci, Mai daukaka addinin musulunci, kuma wanda ya kafa Daular Musulunci a Sokoto.Ya kasance malamin Fulani, malamin addini, mai son kawo sauyi,shugaban sojoji, marubuci, kuma mai tallata Sunnar Islamah, kuma shine ya kafa kungiyar Khalifancin Sakkwato.