List of Famous people born in Harari Region, Ethiopia

Amha Selassie was Emperor-in-exile of Ethiopia. As son of Haile Selassie I, he was Crown Prince and was proclaimed Emperor three times. He was first proclaimed Emperor during an unsuccessful coup attempt against his father in December 1960, during which he was detained and compelled to accept the title. After his father was deposed in a later coup, he was proclaimed Emperor again in absentia by the Derg on 12 September 1974 in an act which he never accepted as legitimate and that ended in the abolition of the Ethiopian monarchy on 12 March 1975. He was again proclaimed Emperor in exile on 8 April 1989. This time he sanctioned the proclamation and accepted its legitimacy. After his accession, his full reign name was His Imperial Majesty Emperor Amha Selassie I, Elect of God, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah and King of Kings of Ethiopia.

Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, DBE baptismal name Fikirte Mariam, of Ethiopia was the eldest child of Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen Asfaw.

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