List of Famous people born in Eritrea

Gianfranco Rosi is an Italian-American documentary filmmaker. His 2013 film Sacro GRA won the Golden Lion at the 70th Venice Film Festival, while his 2016 film Fire at Sea won the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin Film Festival. Rosi is the only documentary filmmaker to win two highest awards at the three major European film festivals and is the only director besides Michael Haneke, Ang Lee, Ken Loach, and Jafar Panahi to do so in the 21st century.

Natnael Berhane is an Eritrean professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis. He is a two time African cycling champion in 2012 and 2013.

Marina Colasanti is an Italian writer, translator and journalist. She lived in Libya during her infancy, and then she moved to Italy, where she lived for eleven years. Her family moved to Brazil in 1948 due to the difficult conditions in Europe after World War II.

Silvana Savorelli, professionally known as Lara Saint Paul, was an Italian Eritrean singer, entertainer, impresario and record producer.

Luciano Vassallo is a former footballer of Eritrean and Italian origin who played for the Ethiopian national football team in the 1960s. He is known for his skill, and mostly for his volleys, free kicks and penalties. He played professionally with Cotton Factory Club along with his half-brother Italo.

Jani Tewelde Weldegaber is an Eritrean cyclist.

Fernando Cicero, better known as Nando Cicero, was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.

Saba Kidane is an Eritrean journalist, poet, and political activist.