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Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopi ...

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Athletes

Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda (born 15 May 1996) is an Eritrean-Canadian former alpine skier. Abeda competed for Eritrea at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. Abeda became the first athlete to compete for Eritrea at the Winter Olympics ...

* Abel Aferworki * Nat Berhe * Joel Gerezgiher * Henok Goitom *

Nebiat Habtemariam Nebiat Habtemariam Measho (born 29 December 1978) is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. She was the first woman to represent Eritrea at the Olympics. Earlier in her career, she ran the 5000 metres and cross-country ...

* Mebrahtom (Meb) Keflezighi *

Thomas Kelati Thomas Kelati (born September 27, 1982) is an American professional basketball player of Eritrean heritage. In 2010, he gained Polish citizenship through his wife and is eligible to play on the Poland national basketball team in international com ...

Yonas Kifle Yonas Andebrhan Kifle (born 5 November 1977) is an Eritrean runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres, the marathon and cross-country running. He has represented Eritrea at the Olympics on four occasions; in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. He has ...

* Mekseb Debesay *

Oliver Kylington Oliver Kylington ( ; born 19 May 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kylington was born in Stockholm and grew up in Sundbyberg in the Stockholm urban area. He was dra ...

* Golgol Mebrahtu *

Teklemariam Medhin Teklemariam Medhin Weldeslassie (born 24 June 1989) is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. He represented his country at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Running career Junior career Medhin w ...

* Simret Sultan * Zersenay Tadese *

Daniel Teklehaymanot Daniel Teklehaimanot Girmazion ( ti, ዳንኤል ተክለሃይማኖት ግርማጽዮን, ; born 10 November 1988) is a professional road racing cyclist from Eritrea, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team . Career Teklehaima ...

Merhawi Kudus Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin ( ti, መርሃዊ ቕዱስን ገብረመድኅን; born 23 January 1994 in Asmara) is professional Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France ...

Natnael Berhane Natnael Berhane ( ti, ናትናኤል ብርሃነ; born 5 January 1991 in Asmara) is an Eritrean professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for amateur team AlShafar Jumeirah. He is a two time African cycling champion in 2012 and 2013. ...

Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Ghirmay Ghebreslassie ( Ge'ez: ግርማይ ገብረስላሰ, born 14 November 1995) is an Eritrean long distance runner. He won the 2015 World Championships in Athletics marathon in Beijing, China, becoming the youngest winner of the race at ...

* Mossana Debesai *

Zemenfes Solomon Zemenfes Solomon (born 17 March 1997) is an Eritrean cyclist. Palmares ;2015 :1st Junior National Time Trial Championships ;2016 :3rd Overall Tour du Faso ::1st Stages 2, 3,5 & 9 ::1st Points Classification ;2017 :2nd Fenkil Northern Red Se ...

Hennos Asmelash Hennos Asmelash ( Geʽez: ሐንኖስ ኣስመላሽ; born 1 July 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Polish III liga club Wieczysta Kraków. Club career Asmelash made his professional debut in the Eredivisi ...

Artists

Michael Adonai Michael Adonai (born 5 December 1962 in Asmara) is a visual artist from Eritrea. From an early age, Adonai had an interest in painting, influenced by his older brother Berhane, who went on to also get some notoriety as an Eritrean painter. At the ...

Yegizaw Michael Yegizaw Michael is a prominent artist in Eritrea. He has exhibited his art in Eritrea, Kenya, Uganda, United States and Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Cent ...

Hamid Barole Abdu Hamid Barole Abdu (born October 10, 1953, in Asmara Asmara ( ), or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the sixth highest capital in the world by alt ...

Saba Kidane Saba Kidane (born 1978) is an Eritrean journalist, poet, and political activist. Early life Born in Asmara, Saba Kidane dropped out of school and joined the Eritrean People's Liberation Front at the age of 13. She returned to school in 1995. She wa ...

Abdulkadir Kebire Abdulkadir Mohamed Saleh Kebire was born in 1902 at Desiet Island around Massawa. He attended Quranic school followed by the Ferdinando Martini School for his elementary education. At the age of 18, Abdulkadir left for Egypt for pursuit of educa ...

Fesshaye Yohannes Fesshaye Yohannes (born c. 1955, death year unknown) was an Eritrean journalist who founded the weekly journal '' Setit'' and was a recipient of the Committee to Protect Journalists' 2002 International Press Freedom Award. Fesshaye was imprisone ...

Osman Saleh Sabbe Osman Saleh Sabbe was born in 1932 in a village of Hirgigo in the suburb of Massawa, he was fifth of eight siblings. After attending local Islamic school, he joined Hirgigo primary school which was founded by Pasha Saleh Ahmed Kekia in 1944. Aft ...

Dawit Isaak Dawit Isaak (born 28 October 1964) is a Swedish-Eritrean playwright, journalist and writer who has been held in prison in Eritrea since 2001 without trial and is considered a traitor by the Eritrean government. Amnesty International considers him ...

* Ruth Simon * Genet Sium * Hannah Pool

Singers and musicians

* Adiam * Abraham Afewerki * Afrob * Negash Ali * Yemane Baria * Eriam Sisters * Dehab Faytinga * Abeba Haile * Senait Ghebrehiwet Mehari * Helen Meles * Bereket Mengisteab *

U-n-i U-N-I (short for "U-N-I To The Verse") are a hip hop duo from Inglewood, Los Angeles, consisting of Y-O (born Yonas Semere Michael) and Thurzday (born Yannick Koffi).Smith, Camilo (2008)U-N-I will host party at Holy Grail sneaker shop tonig ...

(Yonas) * Winta * Tsehaytu Beraki * Abeba Haile * Deno * Abrar Osman * Nipsey Hussle

Actors/Actresses

Zeudi Araya Zeudi Araya (born 10 February 1951) is an Eritrean-Italian former actress, singer, model and film producer. Career On a journey to Italy in 1972, Araya recorded a commercial for coffee, where she was introduced to director Luigi Scattini, who ...

Ella Thomas Ella A. Thomas (born 1981) is an Eritrean American actress, model and producer. Biography Thomas was born to an Eritrean mother from Asmara and an American Air Force officer, who was stationed in Eritrea. When she was still a child, Thoma ...

Tiffany Haddish Tiffany Sara Cornilia Haddish (born December 3, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. After guest-starring on several television series and lead role on a cable drama, Haddish gained prominence for her role as Nekeisha Williams on ...

* Mereb Estifanos
Abel Zerai

Political figures

* Haregot Abbai *

Isaias Afwerki Isaias Afwerki ( ti, ኢሳይያስ ኣፍወርቂ, ; born 2 February 1946) is an Eritrean politician and partisan who has been the president of Eritrea since shortly after he led the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) to victory in ...

* General Oqbe Abreha * Ogbe Abraha * Ali Abdu Ahmed *

Ibrahim Sultan Ali Ibrahim Sultan Ali (born March, 1909) was born in Keren, Eritrea. He played a part in the emancipation of Tigre in Sahel and Barka and in establishing Blocco Independenza. He was also the Secretary General of the Eritrean Democratic Front (EDF) ...

Aman Mikael Andom Aman Mikael Andom (; ti, ኣማን ሚካኤል ዓንዶም; 21 June 1924 – 23 November 1974) was an Eritrean general and the first post-imperial acting head of state of Ethiopia. He was appointed to this position following the coup d'éta ...

Hamid Idris Awate Hamid Idris Awate (10 April 1910 – 28 May 1962) was the founder of the Eritrean Army (the armed wing of the Eritrean Liberation Front), and a symbol of the Eritrean struggle for independence. Early life in Italian Eritrea Awate was born in 19 ...

Tedla Bairu Tedla Bairu (1914–1981) was an Eritrean political figure. He was the last independent head of state of Eritrea in 1952. He was then the first Chief Executive of Eritrea from 1952 in federation with Ethiopia, until he resigned in 1955. After ...

Osman Saleh Mohammed Osman Saleh Mohammed was the first Minister of Education for Eritrea following Independence, serving in that position from 1993 to 2007. He has oversaw the transition from the revolutionary EPLF school system to a national education system. In A ...

* Zerai Deres *

Araya Desta Araya Desta, also referred to as Araia Desta, (born 1945 – 28 May 2021) was an Eritrean diplomat who had served as the Permanent Representative of the State of Eritrea to the African Union and UNECA. He previously served as the Ambassador and Pe ...

* Ali Said Abdella * Sebhat Ephrem * Yemane Gebreab * Haile Samuel * Ghirmai Gebremariam * Umar Hassan * Abdalla Jabir * Abraha Kassa *

Tekle Kiflay Brigadier General Tekle Kiflay is the current commander of Operation Zone One in Eritrea. The country has five operation zones, each headed by a high-ranking military official. These zones overlap the 6 administrative regions. The power of the ...

* Mohamed Omer *

* Mahmood Sherifo * Petros Solomon *

Semere Russom Semere Russom (born July 27, 1943) began his professional life as a teacher. He traveled to the United States as a student at the University of Oklahoma, but terminated his studies in 1976 to serve in the Eritrean People's Liberation Front. Afte ...

* Paulos Tesfagiorgis *

Woldeab Woldemariam Woldeab Woldemariam (ወልደአብ ወልደማርያም), also spelled Weldeab Weldemariam, (April 27, 1905 – May 15, 1995) was one of the original proponents of the Eritrean Independence movement and an uncompromising advocate of freedom co ...

Haile Woldense Haile Woldense or Woldetensae (ሃይለ ወልደትንሳኤ) is an Eritrean politician. Woldense was born in 1946 and attended High School in Asmara, Eritrea. After graduation, he was accepted to the Addis Ababa University engineering program ...

Haile Menkerios Haile Menkerios (born October 1, 1946) is an Eritrean diplomat who has served as the Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) and as Special Representative to the African Union, at the level of Under-Secretary-General from 20 ...

* Saleh Meki * Kaleb Tedla * Filipos Woldeyohannes *

Mahmoud Ahmed Sherifo Mahmoud Ahmed Sherifo (born 1948), commonly known simply as Sherifo, served briefly as the Head of State of Eritrea while the President was away. He joined the Eritrean Liberation Front in 1967. He was an independent activist during Eritrea's war ...

* Mesfin Hagos *

Hamid Himid Hamid Himid (born c. 1955) is an Eritrean politician. Since the establishment of Eritrean independence, he has occupied the following positions: member of the Central Council of PFDJ from 1994 to 2001, member of the National Assembly, Head of th ...

* Saleh Idris Kekya * Estifanos Seyoum * Astier Fesehazion *

Germano Nati Germano Nati (1946–2008) was an Eritrean politician. He joined EPLF in 1977 and, since independence, has held the following positions: member of the Central Council and Executive Committee of PFDJ, member of the National Assembly, Administrator ...

Beraki Gebreselassie Beraki Ghebreselassie is an Eritrean politician. He joined EPLF in 1972 and, since Independence, has held the following positions: member of the Central Council of PFDJ, member of the National Assembly, Secretary of Education, Minister of Inf ...

Scholars and educators

* Semhar Araia *

Haben Girma Haben Girma (born July 29, 1988) is an American disability rights advocate, and the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School. Early life and education Girma was born in Oakland, California in 1988 to an Eritrean immigrant family. Her fath ...

* Bereket Habte Selassie

Journalists

* Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu *

* Hannah Pool *

* David Fjäll

Doctors/Professors

Haile Debas Haile Debas (born 1937, AsmaraFikes, RobertHaile Debas T. (1937- )at blackpast.org) is an Eritrean physician and academic administrator at the University of California, San Francisco. Life Haile T. Debas was born in Asmara, Eritrea, in 1937. F ...

* Paulos Tesfagiorgis

Noble men

Abram Petrovich Gannibal Abram Petrovich Gannibal, also Hannibal or Ganibal, or Abram Hannibal or Abram Petrov ( ru , Абра́м Петро́вич Ганниба́л; c. 1696 – 14 May 1781), was a Russian military engineer, general-in-chief, and nobleman of Afri ...

* Bahta Hagos * Bahr negus Yeshaq *

Woldemichael Solomon Ras Woldemichael Solomon ( ti, ወልደሚካኤል ሰሎሙን) served as the Ras (Duke) Hamasien during the 19th century. Raesi Woldemichael was born in Hazega village in Hamassien. He is from the wider Tigrinya ethnic group, the eldest son o ...

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