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Derartu Tulu (born March 21, 1972 in Bekoji, Arsi Province, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian long distance track, road and marathon athlete.

Kuku Sebsebe (surname also spelled Sebsibe) is an Ethiopian popular singer. She lived in the Washington, DC, area of the United States for many years but moved back to Ethiopia c. 2003. She generally performs with synthesizer and drum machine...

Ali Birra (born 1950) is a famous Oromo singer, composer, poet and nationalist. He was born in Lagaharre village in the city of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.

Aster Aweke (Amharic: አስቴር አወቀ?) is an Ethiopian singer who lives in the United States. She is sometimes referred to as “Ethiopia’s Aretha Franklin”,

Mulatu Astatke (surname also spelled Astatqé) (Amharic: ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ) is an Ethiopian musician and arranger. He is known as the father of Ethio-jazz. Born in 1943 in the western Ethiopian city of Jimma, Mulatu was musically trained in London, New...

Abdus "Fuad" Ibrahim (born August 15, 1991 in Dire Dawa) is an Ethiopian-born American soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

Mengistu Haile Mariam (መንግስቱ ኃይለ ማርያም, pronounced [mənɡɨstu haylə maryam]) (born 1937) was the most prominent officer of the Derg, the Communist military junta that governed Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987, and the President of the People's Democratic Republic of...

Meles Zenawi Asres (Ge'ez መለስ ዜናዊ አስረስ meles zēnāwī, (born 8 May 1955) is the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Since 1985, he has been chairman of the Tigrayan Peoples' Liberation Front (TPLF), and is currently head of the ruling Ethiopian...