List of Famous people born in Ethiopia

Nico Papatakis was a Greek- Ethiopian-born naturalised French filmmaker, who lived in France.

Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger, also known by his Arabic name Mubarak bin London was a British military officer, explorer, and writer.

Ejegayehu Dibaba Keneni is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

Baeda Maryam I was Emperor of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty.

Fatuma Roba is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, best known for being the first African woman to win a gold medal in the women's Olympic marathon race at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics and for winning three successive Boston Marathons.

Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie is the only son of Prince Sahle Selassie of Ethiopia and Princess Mahisente Habte Mariam. He is the grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, and furthermore of Dejazmach Habte Mariam Gebre-Igziabiher, the heir to the former Welega kingdom of Leqa Naqamte, and later served as governor of Welega province. Currently the prince is ninth in the line of succession to the vacant imperial throne.

Gezahegne Abera is an Ethiopian athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Abune Paulos was an Ethiopian patriarch for Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church from 1992 to his death in 2012. His full title was "His Holiness Abuna Paulos, Fifth Patriarch of the Orthodox Tewahido Church of Ethiopia, Ichege of the see of Saint Tekle Haymanot, Archbishop of Axum and one of the seven serving Presidents of the World Council of Churches."

Maaza Mengiste is an Ethiopian-American writer. Her novels include Beneath the Lion's Gaze (2010) and The Shadow King (2019), which was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize.

Mulatu Astatke is an Ethiopian musician and arranger considered as the father of Ethio-jazz.