Tesfaye ( am, ተስፋዬ), also transliterated as ''Tesfay'' and ''Tesfai'', is a male name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to:
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Tesfaye Abera
Tesfaye Abera Dibaba (born 31 March 1992) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in marathons. His personal best of 2:04:24 hours ranks him in the all-time top ten, as of 2016. He has won marathons in Dubai, Hamburg and Mumbai. He t ...
(born 1992), Ethiopian long-distance runner
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Tesfaye Alebachew
Tesfaye Alebachew ( am, ጠስፋየ ዓለባችሀው, born 27 August 1988) is an Ethiopian international footballer. He currently plays for Hadiya Hossana FC in Ethiopia, as a central midfielder. He was born in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa ( ...
(born 1988), Ethiopian footballer
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Tesfaye Bramble (born 1980), English footballer playing internationally for Montserrat
* Tesfaye Cooper (born 1998), American criminal and perpetrator of the
2017 Chicago torture incident
In January 2017, a hate crime occurred on a mentally disabled white male in Chicago, Illinois. The victim was kidnapped and physically, verbally, and racially abused by four black individuals. The incident was livestreamed on Facebook, making ...
hate crime
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Tesfaye Dinka (1939–2016), former Prime Minister of Ethiopia
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Tesfaye Eticha
Tesfaye Eticha (born June 27, 1974) is a male long-distance runner from Switzerland (formerly Ethiopia), who won the 1994 edition of Amsterdam Marathon, clocking 2:15:56 on September 25, 1994. He mainly competed in Switzerland during his career. ...
(born 1974), Ethiopian marathon runner competing for Switzerland
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Tesfaye Gebre Kidan
Tesfaye Gebre Kidan Geletu ( am, ተስፋዬ ገብረ ኪዳን ገለቱ, Täsfaye Gäbrä Kidan Gälätu, – 4 June 2004) was an Ethiopian general who was the acting president of Ethiopia for one week in late May 1991.
Biography Military ...
(1935?–2004), Ethiopian army general and former President of Ethiopia
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Tesfai Gebreab, Eritrean diplomat and political prisoner
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Tesfaye Gessesse (born 1937), Ethiopian theatre actor and director
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Tesfaye Jifar
Tesfaye Jifar ( Amharic: ተስፋዬ ጅፋር) born April 23, 1976) is a male Ethiopian long-distance runner.
Jifar won the New York City Marathon in 2001, his time of 2:07:43 standing as the course record for ten years. The same year he was s ...
(born 1976), Ethiopian former marathon runner
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Tesfaye Tafa
Tesfaye Tafa (born 15 November 1962) is a retired Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in ...
(born 1962), Ethiopian former marathon runner
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Tesfaye Tafese
Tesfaye Tafese ( am, ታፈሰ ተስፋዬ, born 10 June 1986) is an Ethiopian footballer currently playing for Al-Tilal SC in the Yemeni League.
Career
Tafase scored in the opening round of the 2011 AFC Cup group stage against I-League club ...
(born 1986), Ethiopian footballer
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Tesfaye Tola
Tesfaye Tola (born 19 October 1974) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, most known for winning a bronze medal in marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as ...
(born 1974), Ethiopian former marathon runner
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Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye (born 1990), Canadian musician and producer
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Aseged Tesfaye
Aseged Tesfaye ( Amharic: አሰግድ ተስፋዬ 1970/1971 – 3 June 2017) was an Ethiopian former professional footballer who played as a forward on numerous Ethiopian football clubs and the Ethiopian National football team.
Early life
Tes ...
(1970/1971-2017), Ethiopian former professional footballer
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Daniel Tesfaye
Daniel Tesfaye is an Ethiopian former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as th ...
(born 19??), former Ethiopian cyclist
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Mattias Tesfaye
Mattias Tesfaye (born 31 March 1981 in Aarhus) is a Danish politician serving as Minister for Education and Children since 2022. He was previously Minister for Justice from February to December 2022 and Minister for Immigration and Integration ...
(born 1981), Danish politician
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Selam Tesfaye
Selam Tesfaye ( am, ሰላም ተስፋዬ; born 17 October 1992) is an Ethiopian film actress. Her roles often placed her as a leading actress in various films. As recipient of multiple awards, notably Gumma Film Awards, she is one of the most ...
(born 1993), Ethiopian film actress
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Seyoum Tesfaye
Seyoum Tesfaye is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ethiopian Premier League club Ethiopian Coffee.
International career
In January 2014, coach Sewnet Bishaw, invited him to be a part of the Ethiopia squad for ...
(born 1989), Ethiopian professional footballer
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Roman Tesfaye
Roman Tesfaye Abneh (; Wolaytta: Aabinee Tasfaayee Ooromaano; born 16 April 1968) is an Ethiopian politician and activist who was the third First Lady of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from September 2012 to February 2018. She is ...
(born 1968), former First Lady of Ethiopia
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