List of Famous people born in Ethiopia

Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin is the serving Bishop of Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat in Ethiopia.

Yanet Seyoum Gebremedhin is an Ethiopian swimmer. She is the first swimmer from Ethiopia to compete in the Olympics. Yanet competed in the 50 meter freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was the flag bearer of the Ethiopian team at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

Tamrat Layne Admassu is an Ethiopian former politician and a converted born-again Christian. He had served as 1st Prime Minister of Ethiopia during the transitional government of the EPRDF after the end of the Derg regime. Previously during the 1980s, he was a leader of the Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement, one of the groups that fought against Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam in the Ethiopian Civil War.

Dejen Gebremeskel is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who primarily competes in track events. His personal best of 12:46.81 minutes for the 5000 metres ranks him as the fifth fastest of all time for the distance. He was the 5000 m silver medallist at the 2012 London Olympics and took the bronze medal over that distance at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.

Elfenesh Alemu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon race. She represented Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004. She also competed in the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics four times consecutively from 1997 to 2003.

Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay is an Ethiopian professional road cyclist from Tigray, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange. He is a three time national road race champion, six time national time trial champion, and one time African time trial champion. Tsgabu became the first Ethiopian professional cyclist when he joined MTN–Qhubeka in 2012. In 2013 Tsgabu became the first Ethiopian to win an international cycling event when he won the fifth stage of the Tour de Taiwan. He made his UCI World Tour debut at the 2013 Giro di Lombardia.

Malik Ambar was a Siddi military leader and prime minister of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the Deccan region of India.

Kidane-Mariam Teklehaimanot was a bishop of the Ethiopian Catholic Church. He served as the Eparch of Adigrat, in the northern Tigray Region, from his consecration on 12 October 1984, until his retirement on 16 November 2001. He was succeeded by Tesfasellassie Medhin.

Daniel Lemma is a Swedish-based musician/singer-songwriter.