Mekonnen or Mekonen is a male name of Ethiopian origin. Notable people with the name include:

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* Abebe Mekonnen (born 1964), Ethiopian long-distance runner * Demeke Mekonnen (born 1963), Ethiopian politician and Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia *

Deresse Mekonnen Deresse Mekonnen Tsigu (Amharic: ደረሠ መኮንነን; born 20 October 1987) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. He is a two-time World Indoor champion and was the silver medallist at the 2009 World ...

(born 1987), Ethiopian middle-distance runner *

Eyob Mekonnen Eyob Mekonnen Yalem ( am, እዮብ መኮንን ያለም; 12 October 1975 – 18 August 2013) was an Ethiopian reggae singer widely considered as progenitor of reggae music in Ethiopia. His songs were well known for their themes of "love, un ...

(1975–2013), Ethiopian reggae singer *

Hailu Mekonnen Hailu Mekonnen (born April 4, 1980 in Arsi) is an Ethiopian runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. His first medals came in 1998, when he took bronze and team gold at the junior race at the IAAF World C ...

(born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner * Se'are Mekonnen (died 2019), Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Forces *

Seifu Mekonnen Seifu Makonnen (11 June 1952 – 15 June 2020), known by the nickname Tibo, was a two-time Olympic boxer from Ethiopia. Biography He was born in Aleltu, in the province of Showa. By the age of 12, he already showed athletic prowess as a bod ...

(1953–2020), Ethiopian Olympic boxer *

Tadesse Mekonnen Tadesse Mekonnen (born 14 July 1958) is an Ethiopian former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiy ...

(born 1958), Ethiopian cyclist *

Ayele Mekonnen Ayele Mekonnen (born 12 December 1957) is an Ethiopian former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimp ...

(born 1957), Ethiopian cyclist *

Tsegaye Mekonnen Tsegaye Mekonnen (born 15 June 1995) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the 2014 Dubai Marathon on his debut. In 2017, he competed in the men's marathon event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics Seventeen or 17 may refer t ...

(born 1995), Ethiopian long-distance runner *

Wallelign Mekonnen Wallelign Mekonnen Kassa (March 22, 1945 – December 10, 1972) was a Marxist student activist and militant active in the Ethiopian Student Movement from the mid-1960s to his death in 1972. Wallelign was the author of the highly influential but con ...

(1945–1972), Ethiopian Marxist activist and writer *

Mekonnen Gebremedhin Mekonnen Gebremedhin Woldegiorg ( am, መኮንን ገብረመድኅን; born 11 October 1988, in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. He is known for consistently placing close to the top thr ...

(born 1988), Ethiopian middle-distance runner

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