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

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Abebe Mekonnen Abebe Mekonnen (born 16 October 1964) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. Mekkonen was the winner of the 93rd Boston Marathon in 1989. He also competed for Ethiopia in the 1992 Olympics and 1996 Olympics in the marathon. He did not finish i ...

(born 1964), Ethiopian long-distance runner *

Demeke Mekonnen Demeke Mekonnen Hassen ( amh, ደመቀ መኮንን ሀሰን; born 27 September 1963) is an Ethiopian politician, serving as the deputy prime minister of Ethiopia, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and vice-president of the Prosperity Party. He pr ...

(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 (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 Se'are Mekonnen (; ; 1954 – 22 June 2019) was an Ethiopian army officer. He was the Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force from 2018 until he was assassinated on 22 June 2019. Biography A veteran of the Tigray Peop ...

(died 2019), Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Forces * Seifu Mekonnen (1953–2020), Ethiopian Olympic boxer * Tadesse Mekonnen (born 1958), Ethiopian cyclist * Ayele Mekonnen (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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