Tekle Haymanot

Tekle Haymanot

male, deceased (1313)
Ethiopian calendar, Archbishop of Ethiopia, tekle hāymānōt, takla hāymānōt, Saint Takla Haymanot of Ethiopia, Ge'ez
Tekle Haymanot or Takla Haymanot (Ge'ez ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት "takla hāymānōt", modern "tekle hāymānōt", "Plant of Faith"; known in the Coptic Church as Sai...
Zara Yaqob

Zara Yaqob

male, deceased (1468)
haile selassie, tigray, Emperor of Ethiopia, menelik ii, Solomonid dynasty, Ge'ez alphabet
Zar'a Ya`qob (1399-1468) was "Emperor of Ethiopia19 or 20 June 1434-1468) of Ethiopia (throne name Kwestantinos I Ge'ez ቈስታንቲኖስ "qʷastāntīnōs"...
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
Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (Ge'ez:, "Power of the Trinity," full title "His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Conquering Lion of the...
Ezana Of Axum

Ezana Of Axum

male, deceased (356)
Saizanas, convert to Christianity, ethiopian, Saint, roman emperor, Himyar
Ezana of Axum, was ruler of the Axumite Kingdom (c.330 – c.356) located in present-day Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, Yemen, southern Saudi Arabia, no...

Pedro Páez

male, deceased (1622)
Sabbath in Christianity, blue nile, Massawa, missionary, spanish, Explorer of Africa
Pedro Páez or Pêro Pais was a Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia. He was the first European who saw and described the source of the Blue Nile. He was bo...
Moses

Moses

male
exodus, Religious leader, ancient egypt, Jewish, Red Sea, Old Testament saint
Moses (Arabic: موسىٰ, "; Ge'ez: ሙሴ "Musse) was an early Biblical Hebrew religious leader, lawgiver, prophet, military leader and historian...
Abraham

Abraham

male
haran, Abiram, Terah, quran, father, charismatic religious leader
Abraham (<small>Ashkenazi</small> "Avrohom" or "Avruhom" ;, "IbrahimGe'ez:, ') is a figure in the Torah, Bible, and Quran whom Jewish, Christian...
Ewostatewos

Ewostatewos

male, deceased (1352)
Sabbath in Christianity, Ethiopian Church, Ge'ez alphabet, Ge'ez, House of Ewostatewos, ʾĒwōsṭātēwōs
Ewosṭatewos (Ge'ez ኤዎስጣቴዎስ "ʾĒwōsṭātēwōs", also ዮስጣቴዎስ "Yōsṭātēwōs", "Eustathius", July 15, 1273 – September 15, 1352) was an important religio...
Meb Keflezighi

Meb Keflezighi

male, 34 years old (San Diego, Eritrea)
From Asmara, men's marathon, 2004 Summer Olympics, 1976 Summer Olympics, track and field athlete, Ge'ez alphabet
Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi (Ge'ez: መብራህቶም ክፍልእዝጊ "mebrāhtōm kifl'igzī", Tigrinya "their lamp, part of the Lord"; born May 5 1975 in Asmara, Eritr...
Zera Yacob

Zera Yacob

male, deceased (1692)
Christian, Roman Catholic, Indian, judaism, writer, descartes
Zera Yacob (also spelled Zar'a Ya'aqob or Zar'a Ya'eqob)was a seventeenth century Ethiopian philosopher writer. His 1667 treatise, known in the...