List of Ethiopians

The following is a list of some famous Ethiopians. See also Category:Ethiopian people.

[edit] Athletes

• Abebe Bikila
• Derartu Tulu
• Gezahegne Abera
• Haile Gebrselassie
• Theodor Gebre Selassie -Czech footballer Ethiopians father
• Kenenisa Bekele
• Mamo Wolde
• Meseret Defar
• Millon Wolde
• Miruts Yifter
• Werknesh Kidane
• Youssouf Hersi
• Baruch Dego
• Benjamin Kibebe
• Mengistu Worku
• Italo Vassalo
• Luciano Vassalo
• Ydnekatchew Tessema
• Bezunesh Bekele
• Lencho Skibba

[edit] Fashion models

• Liya Kebede

[edit] Entertainers

• Alebachew Teka
• Alemayehu Eshete
• Aragaw Bedaso
• Asnaketch Worku
• Aster Aweke
• Bezawork Asfaw
• Bezunesh Bekele
• Damtew Ayele
• Dawit Tesge
• Dawit Yifru
• Emilia Rydberg
• Ephrem Tamiru
• Alaqa Gebre Hanna
• Ejigayehu Shibabaw Gigi
• Lemenih Tadesse (Limeneh Tadesse); See. http://www.geocities.com/abesheet/
• Mahmoud Ahmed
• Mulatu Astatke
• Mulugeta Abate
• Tamagn Bekele
• Tamrat Desta
• Tewodros Kassahun (Teddy Afro)
• Tilahun Gessesse
• Yared Tesfaye
• Zelalem Mekuria
• Thomas Gobena (Gogol Bordello)

[edit] Political figures

• Aman Mikael Andom
• Arkebe Oqubay
• Asrat Woldeyes, also surgeon
• Endelkachew Makonnen
• Fikre Selassie Wogderess
• Fisseha Adugna
• Girma Wolde-Giorgis
• Hailu Yimenu
• Meles Zenawi
• Mengistu Haile Mariam
• Mikael Imru
• Negasso Gidada
• Seyoum Mesfin
• Tafari Benti
• Tamirat Layne
• Tesfaye Dinka
• Tesfaye Gebre Kidan
• Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold
• Henock Temesgen

[edit] Nobility

• Amha Selassie
• Haile Selassie I
• Abram Petrovich Gannibal, member of the Peter the Great's court in Imperial Russia and great-grandfather of Aleksandr Pushkin.
• Iyasu V
• Menelek II
• Menen Asfaw
• Prince Makonnen
• Mikael of Wollo
• Princess Tenagnework
• Taytu Betul
• Negus Tekle Haymanot
• Tewodros II
• Zauditu
• Zera Yacob Amha Selassie
• Girma Yohannis Iyasu

[edit] Saints

• Abuna Aregawi
• Basalota Mikael
• Kidus Ejigu
• Ewostatewos
• Filipos of Debre Libanos
• Gabra Manfas Qeddus
• Iyasus Mo'a
• Tekle Haymanot
• Abba Giorgis Zegasicha
• Abba Eyostatios
• Kidus Yared
• Koroncho Teklehaimanot
• Abune Tewoflos
• Abba Samuel Zewaldiba
• Abba Samuel of Dabra Wagag
• Teklehawariat Aberra Woldemariam

[edit] Scientists

• Aberra Furra
• Aberra Molla
• Aklilu Lemma
• Legesse Wold-Yohanes
• Tilahun Yilma
• Prof. Lemma W. Senbet[1]

[edit] Writers

• Ababa Haylemelekot
• Abbe Gubenya
• Afawarq Gabra Iyasus
• Bahrey, a 16th c. monk
• Demese Tsege
• Blattengeta Heruy Welde Sellase
• Sahle Sellassie
• Tekle Hawaryat
• Kidist Bayelegne
• Mammo Wudneh
• Moges Kebede
• Tekle Hawariat Tekle Maryam
• Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin
• Haddis Alemayehu
• Goshu Tilahun Mekonnen