Beta Israel

female
hebrew, Qes Adana Takuyo, Rabbi Josef Adana, Rabbi Sharon Shalom, Amharic, Amhariclanguage
Qes Adana Takuyo was born in Seqelt and studied with the Qessim as a child. During the time of the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, he had moved to...
Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

male, deceased (1975)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian, Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, ') (born, ousted in a coup, Ge'ez language, Ge'ez…Amhariclanguage, Amharic pronunciation
Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (Ge'ez:, "Power of the Trinity," full title "His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Conquering Lion of the...
Alemayehu Eshete

Alemayehu Eshete

male
musician, ethiopian, Amhariclanguage, ethiopian music, Amharic, Ethiopiques
Alemayehu Eshete is an Ethiopian Ethio-jazz singer active since the 1960s. He primarily sings in Amharic. There is an entire volume (number 9)...

Afevork Ghevre Jesus

male, deceased (1947)
writer, Italian, ethiopian, Amhariclanguage, Second Italo-Abyssinian War, Amharic
Āfeworq Gebre Īyesūs (Amharic: አፈ ፡ ወርቅ ፡ ገብረ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ዘብሔረ ፡ ዘጌ; Italian: "Afevork Ghevre-Jesus"; 10 July 1868 - 25 September 1947) was an Ethiopia...
Nega Mezlekia

Nega Mezlekia

male, 49 years old
Haramaya University, English, writer, Canadian, Black Canadian, ethiopian…Amhariclanguage
Nega Mezlekia (born 1958) is an award winning Ethiopian writer who writes in English. His first language is the Amharic language, but since the...
Hama Tuma

Hama Tuma

male, 60 years old
From Addis Ababa, addis ababa university, ethiopian, addis ababa, writer, Amhariclanguage
Hama Tuma (1949) is an Ethiopian poet and writer of the Amharic language born in Addis Ababa. He studied Law in Addis Ababa University but was...
Robel Teklemariam

Robel Teklemariam

male
Alpine, Ethiopian National Skiing Federation, Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Amharic, Amhariclanguage
Robel Teklemariam (born 1974) is a skier who represented Ethiopia at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He was the first athlete to represent Ethiopia in...
Alfred Ilg

Alfred Ilg

male, deceased (1916)
Menelek II of Ethiopia, Battle of Adowa, addis ababa, Italian, medal, Orientalist…Amhariclanguage
Alfred Ilg (30 March 1854 - 7 January 1916) was a Swiss engineer and a confident to Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II. He was born in Frauenfeld,...

Amda Seyon II

male, deceased (1494)
Emperor of Ethiopia, Solomonid dynasty, Ge'ez alphabet, Ge'ez, Solomonic dynasty, Amhariclanguage
Amda Seyon II, Emperor of Ethiopia (Ge'ez ዓምደ ፡ ጽዮን "ʿāmda ṣiyōn", Amh. "āmde ṣiyōn", "Pillar of Zion"; (ca. 1487 - October 26 1494), was "Emperor...

Amda Seyon I of Ethiopia

male, deceased (1344)
Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Solomonid dynasty, fourteenth century, Ge'ez alphabet, Ge'ez…Amhariclanguage, Amharic
Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia (also Amde Tsiyon and other variants, Ge'ez ዐምደ ፡ ጽዮን "ʿamda ṣiyōn", Amharic "āmde ṣiyōn", "Pillar of Zion") was...