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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of notable
Oromo people
.
This is a
dynamic list
and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by
adding missing items
with
reliable sources
.
Oromo distance running champion
Kenenisa Bekele
.
Oromo track and field athlete
Maryam Yusuf Jamal
.
Artists and historians
Ali Birra
– Artist
[1]
[2]
[3]
Baalu Girma
– Artist
Bakri Sapalo
– Historian and Artist
[4]
Boonaa Mohammed
– Poetry
Elias Melka
– Songwriter and Producer
Hachalu Hundessa
– Singer-songwriter
[5]
Lemma Guya
– Painter
Shantam Shubissa
– Singer-songwriter
Thomas Gobena
– Musician
Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin
– Artist
Mohammed Hassen
- Historian
Yadesa Bojia
– Graphic Designer and Artist
Athletes
Abebe Bikila
– Athlete
[6]
Abebe Dinkesa
Abebe Wakgira
Abera Kuma
Almaz Ayana
– Athlete
[7]
Asha Gigi
Aselefech Mergia
Atsede Bayisa
Bekana Daba
Belaynesh Oljira
Bilisuma Shugi
Bizunesh Urgesa
Derartu Tulu
– Athlete
[8]
Deresse Mekonnen
Deriba Merga
Ejegayehu Dibaba
Elfenesh Alemu
Emebt Etea
Fate Tola
Fatuma Roba
– Athlete
[9]
Feyisa Lilesa
– Athlete
Firehiwot Tufa Dado
Gelete Burka
Genzebe Dibaba
Gezahegne Abera
Gudisa Shentema
Guye Adola
Ibrahim Jeilan
–
[10]
Imane Merga
Kenenisa Bekele
– Athlete
Lelisa Desisa
Lencho Skibba
Mamo Wolde
Mare Dibaba
Meseret Hailu
Meseret Mengistu
Mestawet Tufa
Metiku Megersa
Maryam Yusuf Jamal
Mohammed Aman
Netsanet Gudeta
Sifan Hassan
– Athlete
Sileshi Sihine
–
[10]
Tilahun Regassa
Tariku Bekele
Tamiru Demisse
[11]
Tesfaye Tola
Tesfaye Abera
Tiki Gelana
Tirunesh Dibaba
– Athlete
Worku Bikila
(born 1968), long distance runner
[12]
Yacob Jarso
Yomif Kejelcha
–
[10]
Footballers
Adugna Deyas
Abdusalam Abas Ibrahim
Asrat Megersa Gobena
Hayder Sherefa
Mesud Mohammed
Tokmac Nguen
(Oromo Mother)
Humanitarians and businesspersons
Abebech Gobena
– humanitarian
Agitu Ideo Gudeta
– Farmer, entrepreneur, environmentalist
Girma Wake
– business executive
Juneidi Basha
– businessman
Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi
- Entrepreneur (mother with distanced Oromo ancestry)
Military personnel
Birhanu Jula Gelalcha
Gobana Dacche
HabteGiyorgis Dinagde Botera
– Governor
Jagama Kello
Kumsa Diriba
Merid Negussie
Mulugeta Buli
Malik Ambar
G. Demise Bulto
MG Kassaye Chemeda
MG Merdassa Lelisa
MG Abera Abebe
G Tadesse Birru
G Teferi Banti
Politicians
Ababiya Abajobir
Abadula Gemeda
Abdullahi Yousuf
Abiy Ahmed Ali
–
Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Adanech Abebe
Addisu Arega Kitessa
Alemayehu Atomsa
Aster Mamo
Awol Allo
Bekele Gerba
Birtukan Mideksa
Birtukan Ayano Dadi
Bulcha Demeksa
Dawud Ibsa Ayana
Demitu Hambisa Bonsa
Diriba Kuma
Fisseha Adugna
Gebisa Ejeta
Getachew Jigi Demeksa
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
–
President of Ethiopia
[13]
Haile Fida
Jawar Mohammed
– Activist and member of
OFC
[14]
Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa
Junedin Sado
Kuma Demeksa
Ketema Yifru
Lemma Megersa
– Ethiopian Minister of Defense
Lencho Letta
Martha Kuwee Kumsa
Meaza Ashenafi
Merera Gudina
Mohammed Rashad Abdulle
Muktar Kedir
Mulatu Teshome
–
President of Ethiopia
[13]
[15]
Negasso Gidada
-
President of Ethiopia
Negeri Lencho
Seleshi Bekele
Shimelis Abdisa
Sinknesh Ejigu
Solomon Areda
Harvard Alumni, Judge of
United Nations Dispute Tribunal
and Deputy chief justice
Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia
Tadesse Birru
Takele Uma Banti
Teferra Wolde-Semait
Workneh Gebeyehu
Yilma Deressa
Nationalists
Ahmad Taqi Sheikh Mohammed Rashid
–
Aster Ganno
Baro Tumsa
Elemo Qiltu
–
Haile Fida
–
Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa
–
Kelbessa Negewo
Tadesse Birru
–
Waqo Gutu
–
Other notable people
Abba Jifar II
Aklilu Lemma
Gebisa Ejeta
Gudina Tumsa
Machbuba
Onesimos Nesib
Pauline Fatme
References
^
"Ethiopia: Ali Birra not quitting music"
.
Jimma Times
. Jimma. 12 August 2009. Archived from
the original
on 15 August 2009
. Retrieved
13 May
2014
.
^
"Ali Birra, Great Oromo Music"
.
Ethiopiques
.
Buda Musique
. Archived from
the original
on 12 January 2014
. Retrieved
13 May
2014
.
^
"Ali Birra, 50th Anniversary"
.
SiiTube
. Archived from
the original
on 2 April 2015
. Retrieved
22 March
2015
.
^
Mohammed, Abdulsemed (13 June 2013).
"SEENAA BARREEFAMA AFAAN OROMOOTIIFI SHOORA DR. SHEEK MAHAMMAD RASHAAD"
[HISTORY OF OROMO WRITING and the Contribution of Dr. Mohammed Reshad] (in Oromo). Archived from
the original
on 5 November 2014
. Retrieved
2 November
2014
.
^
"The singer whose murder sparked Ethiopia protests"
.
BBC News
. 2 July 2020.
^
"Abebe Bikila: barefoot to Olympic gold"
.
Olympic.org
. 7 February 2017.
Archived
from the original on 13 December 2017
. Retrieved
26 August
2017
.
^
Speak Out Or Die: Feyisa Lilesa Can't Quit Fighting Ethiopian Government
, 22 September 2016
^
"Derartu TULU"
.
Olympic.org
.
Archived
from the original on 9 May 2014
. Retrieved
13 May
2014
.
^
Tanser, Toby (19 April 2008).
"Fatuma Roba: A Twisted Path to Living Legend"
.
Runnersworld.com
.
Archived
from the original on 5 November 2014
. Retrieved
2 November
2014
.
^
a
b
c
"Atileetota Oromiyaatii fi artistootii Oromoo, ummata Oromoo wal dhaba daarii Somaalee fi Oromiyaatiin baqate gargaaruuf mariiitti jiran"
.
voaafaanoromoo.com
(in Oromo).
^
"Atileetota Oromoo Biraaziil Riyootti dagataman"
[Forgotten Oromo athletes in Rio, Brazil] (in Oromo).
^
"WORKU BIKILA"
. IAAF
. Retrieved
19 November
2013
.
^
a
b
"Ethiopia Elects Dr. Mulatu Teshome as president"
.
Awramba Times
. 7 October 2013. Archived from
the original
on 9 November 2013
. Retrieved
7 May
2014
.
^
"Ethiopia Activist Calls for Calm After 16 Killed in Clashes"
.
voanews.com
.
^
"Ethiopia parliament elects Mulatu Teshome as new president"
.
Rappler
.
AFP
. 7 October 2013.
Archived
from the original on 10 October 2013
. Retrieved
7 May
2014
.
Categories
:
Oromo people
Lists of people by ethnicity
Hidden categories:
CS1 Oromo-language sources (om)
Articles with short description
Short description is different from Wikidata
Dynamic lists
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of notable
Oromo people
.
This is a
dynamic list
and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by
adding missing items
with
reliable sources
.
Oromo distance running champion
Kenenisa Bekele
.
Oromo track and field athlete
Maryam Yusuf Jamal
.
Artists and historians
Ali Birra
– Artist
[1]
[2]
[3]
Baalu Girma
– Artist
Bakri Sapalo
– Historian and Artist
[4]
Boonaa Mohammed
– Poetry
Elias Melka
– Songwriter and Producer
Hachalu Hundessa
– Singer-songwriter
[5]
Lemma Guya
– Painter
Shantam Shubissa
– Singer-songwriter
Thomas Gobena
– Musician
Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin
– Artist
Mohammed Hassen
- Historian
Yadesa Bojia
– Graphic Designer and Artist
Athletes
Abebe Bikila
– Athlete
[6]
Abebe Dinkesa
Abebe Wakgira
Abera Kuma
Almaz Ayana
– Athlete
[7]
Asha Gigi
Aselefech Mergia
Atsede Bayisa
Bekana Daba
Belaynesh Oljira
Bilisuma Shugi
Bizunesh Urgesa
Derartu Tulu
– Athlete
[8]
Deresse Mekonnen
Deriba Merga
Ejegayehu Dibaba
Elfenesh Alemu
Emebt Etea
Fate Tola
Fatuma Roba
– Athlete
[9]
Feyisa Lilesa
– Athlete
Firehiwot Tufa Dado
Gelete Burka
Genzebe Dibaba
Gezahegne Abera
Gudisa Shentema
Guye Adola
Ibrahim Jeilan
–
[10]
Imane Merga
Kenenisa Bekele
– Athlete
Lelisa Desisa
Lencho Skibba
Mamo Wolde
Mare Dibaba
Meseret Hailu
Meseret Mengistu
Mestawet Tufa
Metiku Megersa
Maryam Yusuf Jamal
Mohammed Aman
Netsanet Gudeta
Sifan Hassan
– Athlete
Sileshi Sihine
–
[10]
Tilahun Regassa
Tariku Bekele
Tamiru Demisse
[11]
Tesfaye Tola
Tesfaye Abera
Tiki Gelana
Tirunesh Dibaba
– Athlete
Worku Bikila
(born 1968), long distance runner
[12]
Yacob Jarso
Yomif Kejelcha
–
[10]
Footballers
Adugna Deyas
Abdusalam Abas Ibrahim
Asrat Megersa Gobena
Hayder Sherefa
Mesud Mohammed
Tokmac Nguen
(Oromo Mother)
Humanitarians and businesspersons
Abebech Gobena
– humanitarian
Agitu Ideo Gudeta
– Farmer, entrepreneur, environmentalist
Girma Wake
– business executive
Juneidi Basha
– businessman
Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi
- Entrepreneur (mother with distanced Oromo ancestry)
Military personnel
Birhanu Jula Gelalcha
Gobana Dacche
HabteGiyorgis Dinagde Botera
– Governor
Jagama Kello
Kumsa Diriba
Merid Negussie
Mulugeta Buli
Malik Ambar
G. Demise Bulto
MG Kassaye Chemeda
MG Merdassa Lelisa
MG Abera Abebe
G Tadesse Birru
G Teferi Banti
Politicians
Ababiya Abajobir
Abadula Gemeda
Abdullahi Yousuf
Abiy Ahmed Ali
–
Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Adanech Abebe
Addisu Arega Kitessa
Alemayehu Atomsa
Aster Mamo
Awol Allo
Bekele Gerba
Birtukan Mideksa
Birtukan Ayano Dadi
Bulcha Demeksa
Dawud Ibsa Ayana
Demitu Hambisa Bonsa
Diriba Kuma
Fisseha Adugna
Gebisa Ejeta
Getachew Jigi Demeksa
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
–
President of Ethiopia
[13]
Haile Fida
Jawar Mohammed
– Activist and member of
OFC
[14]
Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa
Junedin Sado
Kuma Demeksa
Ketema Yifru
Lemma Megersa
– Ethiopian Minister of Defense
Lencho Letta
Martha Kuwee Kumsa
Meaza Ashenafi
Merera Gudina
Mohammed Rashad Abdulle
Muktar Kedir
Mulatu Teshome
–
President of Ethiopia
[13]
[15]
Negasso Gidada
-
President of Ethiopia
Negeri Lencho
Seleshi Bekele
Shimelis Abdisa
Sinknesh Ejigu
Solomon Areda
Harvard Alumni, Judge of
United Nations Dispute Tribunal
and Deputy chief justice
Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia
Tadesse Birru
Takele Uma Banti
Teferra Wolde-Semait
Workneh Gebeyehu
Yilma Deressa
Nationalists
Ahmad Taqi Sheikh Mohammed Rashid
–
Aster Ganno
Baro Tumsa
Elemo Qiltu
–
Haile Fida
–
Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa
–
Kelbessa Negewo
Tadesse Birru
–
Waqo Gutu
–
Other notable people
Abba Jifar II
Aklilu Lemma
Gebisa Ejeta
Gudina Tumsa
Machbuba
Onesimos Nesib
Pauline Fatme
References
^
"Ethiopia: Ali Birra not quitting music"
.
Jimma Times
. Jimma. 12 August 2009. Archived from
the original
on 15 August 2009
. Retrieved
13 May
2014
.
^
"Ali Birra, Great Oromo Music"
.
Ethiopiques
.
Buda Musique
. Archived from
the original
on 12 January 2014
. Retrieved
13 May
2014
.
^
"Ali Birra, 50th Anniversary"
.
SiiTube
. Archived from
the original
on 2 April 2015
. Retrieved
22 March
2015
.
^
Mohammed, Abdulsemed (13 June 2013).
"SEENAA BARREEFAMA AFAAN OROMOOTIIFI SHOORA DR. SHEEK MAHAMMAD RASHAAD"
[HISTORY OF OROMO WRITING and the Contribution of Dr. Mohammed Reshad] (in Oromo). Archived from
the original
on 5 November 2014
. Retrieved
2 November
2014
.
^
"The singer whose murder sparked Ethiopia protests"
.
BBC News
. 2 July 2020.
^
"Abebe Bikila: barefoot to Olympic gold"
.
Olympic.org
. 7 February 2017.
Archived
from the original on 13 December 2017
. Retrieved
26 August
2017
.
^
Speak Out Or Die: Feyisa Lilesa Can't Quit Fighting Ethiopian Government
, 22 September 2016
^
"Derartu TULU"
.
Olympic.org
.
Archived
from the original on 9 May 2014
. Retrieved
13 May
2014
.
^
Tanser, Toby (19 April 2008).
"Fatuma Roba: A Twisted Path to Living Legend"
.
Runnersworld.com
.
Archived
from the original on 5 November 2014
. Retrieved
2 November
2014
.
^
a
b
c
"Atileetota Oromiyaatii fi artistootii Oromoo, ummata Oromoo wal dhaba daarii Somaalee fi Oromiyaatiin baqate gargaaruuf mariiitti jiran"
.
voaafaanoromoo.com
(in Oromo).
^
"Atileetota Oromoo Biraaziil Riyootti dagataman"
[Forgotten Oromo athletes in Rio, Brazil] (in Oromo).
^
"WORKU BIKILA"
. IAAF
. Retrieved
19 November
2013
.
^
a
b
"Ethiopia Elects Dr. Mulatu Teshome as president"
.
Awramba Times
. 7 October 2013. Archived from
the original
on 9 November 2013
. Retrieved
7 May
2014
.
^
"Ethiopia Activist Calls for Calm After 16 Killed in Clashes"
.
voanews.com
.
^
"Ethiopia parliament elects Mulatu Teshome as new president"
.
Rappler
.
AFP
. 7 October 2013.
Archived
from the original on 10 October 2013
. Retrieved
7 May
2014
.
Categories
:
Oromo people
Lists of people by ethnicity
Hidden categories:
CS1 Oromo-language sources (om)
Articles with short description
Short description is different from Wikidata
Dynamic lists
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