List of Ethiopians

This is a list of Ethiopians.

Aerospace engineers

• Kitaw Ejigu ^[1]

Anthropologists

• Zeresenay Alemseged^[2]
• Berhane Asfaw^[3]

Artists

• Eyasu Berhe
• Alexander Boghossian^[4]
• Gebre Kristos Desta^[5]
• Achamyeleh Debela^[6]
• Eskinder (Alex) Maffi^[7]
• Wosene Worke Kosrof^[8]
• Fikru Gebre Mariam^[9]
• Julie Mehretu^[10][11]
• Eyob Mergia^[12]
• Afewerk Tekle^[13][14]
• Zerihun Yetmgeta^[15]

• Alganesh Tariku One of Ethiopian senior Artist. Right now performing in a seasonal drama called "Wazema"

Photographers

• Aida Muluneh^[16]

Athletes

• Gezahegne Abera
• Bezunesh Bekele
• Kenenisa Bekele (born 1982) - long distance runner^[17]
• Almensh Belete (born 1989, Addis Ababa) - female long distance runner^[18]
• Abebe Bikila (1932-1973) - long distance runner^[19]
• Worku Bikila (born 1968) - long distance runner^[20]
• Meseret Defar
• Baruch Dego
• Ejegayehu Dibaba
• Genzebe Dibaba
• Tirunesh Dibaba
• Haile Gebrselassie^[21]
• Youssouf Hersi
• Benjamin Kibebe
• Werknesh Kidane
• Theodor Gebre Selassie
• Lencho Skibba
• Ydnekatchew Tessema
• Derartu Tulu^[22]
• Italo Vassalo
• Luciano Vassalo
• Mamo Wolde (1932, Dire Jila - 2002) - long distance runner^[23]
• Million Wolde
• Mengistu Worku
• Miruts Yifter
• Zohar Zemiro (born 1977) - Israeli marathon runner

Chefs

• Genet Agonfar^[24][25]
• Almaz Dama^[26]
• Demeke Girma^[27]
• Daniel Jote Mesfin^[28]
• Marcus Samuelsson

Economists

• Wolday Ameha^[29]
• Eleni Gebre-Medhin^[30]
• Berhanu Nega

Entrepreneurs

• Mohammed Al Amoudi
• Sophia Bekele

Educators

• Yosef Ben-Jochannan
• Mignon Inniss Ford^[31]
• Senedu Gebru^[32]
• Ephraim Isaac^[33]
• Kebede Michael^[34]
• Ale Felege Selam^[15]

Entertainers

Actors

• Senait Ashenafi^[35]
• Meseret Mebrate^[36]
• Wegayehu Negatu^[37][38]
• Fekadu Teklemariam^[39]

Other entertainers

• Mulugeta Abate
• Teddy Afro^[40]
• Mahmoud Ahmed^[41]
• Mulatu Astatke^[42][43]
• Aster Aweke^[15]
• Aragaw Bedaso
• Tamrat Desta
• Alemayehu Eshete
• Tilahun Gessesse
• Gigi^[44]
• Thomas Gobena - bassist; member of the Gypsy-punk band Gogol Bordello
• Alaqa Gebre Hanna
• Kenna^[45]
• LoLa Monroe
• Emilia Rydberg
• Alebachew Teka
• Wayna^[45][46]
• The Weeknd
• Asnaketch Worku
• Dawit Yifru

Fashion models

• Bewunetwa Abebe^[47]
• Gelila Bekele^[48]
• Anna Getaneh^[49]
• Liya Kebede^[50][51]
• Angel Melaku
• Sara Nuru^[52]

Filmmakers

• Aida Ashenafi^[53]
• Solomon Bekele^[54]
• Shmuel Beru^[39]
• Leelai Demoz^[55]
• Serawit Fikre^[36]
• Haile Gerima^[56][57]
• Nnegest Likke
• Theodros Teshome

• Selam Tesfaye
• Micael Million
• Isham Habesha
• Samson Tadsesse
• Solomon Bogale

Historians

• Bahrey

Prof.Lapiso, G.Dilebo

Human rights activists

• Lale Labuko^[58]
• Berhane Ras-Work^[59]
• Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam
• Mesfin Woldemariam^[60]
• Taye Woldesemayat^[61]

Humanitarians

• Marta Gabre-Tsadick^[62][63]
• Abebech Gobena^[64]
• Chachi Tadesse^[65]

Philanthropists

• Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi
• Alfa Demmellash^[66]
• Yohannes Gebregeorgis^[67]
• Anna Getaneh^[68]
• Liya Kebede^[69]

Philosophers

• Walda Heywat
• Zera Yacob

Physicians

• Yeshiwas Amsalu^[70]
• Ingida Asfaw^[71][72][73]
• Asqual Getaneh^[74]

Political figures

• Jawar Mohammed
• Lidetu Ayalew
• Fisseha Adugna
• Aman Mikael Andom
• Nina Ashenafi-Richardson^[75]
• Tafari Benti
• Hailemariam Desalegn
• Senedu Gebru^[32]
• Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold
• Tesfaye Gebre Kidan
• Bulcha Demeksa
• Merera Gudina
• Tamirat Layne
• Endelkachew Makonnen
• Mengistu Haile Mariam
• Seyoum Mesfin
• Birtukan Mideksa
• Beyene Petros
• Haile Fida
• Berhanu Nega^[61][76]
• Arkebe Oqubay
• Haile Selassie
• Hailu Shawel
• Fikre Selassie Wogderess
• Mulatu Teshome
• Asrat Woldeyes^[61]
• Girma Wolde-Giorgis
• Hailu Yimenu
• Meles Zenawi

Martyrs

• Abuna Petros^[77]
• Emperor Tewodros II
• Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia

Nobility

• Menen Asfaw
• Taytu Betul
• Abram Petrovich Gannibal
• Girma Yohannis Iyasu
• Iyasu V
• Prince Makonnen
• Menelik II
• Amha Selassie
• Haile Selassie I
• Zera Yacob Amha Selassie
• Princess Tenagnework
• Tewodros II
• Yohannes IV of Ethiopia
• Zewditu I
• Imru Haile Selassie
• Seifu Mikael
• Kassa Hailu

Saints

• Abuna Aregawi
• Ewostatewos
• Tekle Haymanot^[78]
• Iyasus Mo'a
• Gabra Manfas Qeddus
• Abuna Theophilos
• Samuel of Dabra Wagag
• Yared

Scientists

• Gebisa Ejeta^[79]
• Sossina M. Haile^[80]
• Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher^[81]
• Aklilu Lemma^[82]
• Aberra Molla^[83]
• Yared Tekabe^[84]
• Endawoke Yizengaw^[85]
• Legesse Wolde-Yohannes^[82]
• Tilahun Yilma^[83][86]
• Kitaw Ejigu^[87]
• Dr. Asnakew Woldeab^[88][89][90]

• Melaku Worede

Social engineers

• Zumra Nuru^[91][92]

Writers

• Haddis Alemayehu
• Bahrey
• Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin^[93]
• Baalu Girma – author of Oromay
• Abe Gubegna
• Sebhat Guèbrè-Egziabhér
• Getatchew Haile
• Afawarq Gabra Iyasus
• Moges Kebede
• Dinaw Mengestu
• Eskinder Nega
• Heruy Welde Sellase
• Abiye Teklemariam
• Demese Tsege
• Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam
• Mammo Wudneh

Poets laureate

• Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin^[93]

See also

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