Assefa may refer to:

People with the surname Assefa

Alemseged Assefa Alemseged Assefa is the Vice Governor at The National Bank of Ethiopia The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE; ) is the central bank of Ethiopia. Its headquarters are in the capital city of Addis Ababa. Mamo Mihretu is the current governor of the ...

, Ethiopian banker *

Alexander Assefa Alexander Assefa (born 1983) is an American politician and former member of the Nevada Assembly from the 42nd district. Early life Assefa was born in Dodola, Ethiopia in 1983. He earned a B.A. in political science from Averett University in Dan ...

(born 1983), American politician *

Fasil Assefa Fasil Assefa Beyene (born 1984), is an Ethiopian painter, known for his dominant theme of the hustle and bustle of Merkato, and expressing Ethiopian pop art through his paintings. He has been recognized as an Ambassador for Peace by the Univ ...

(born 1984), Ethiopian painter *

Meskerem Assefa Meskerem Assefa Legesse Wondimagegn (Amharic: መስከረም ኣሰፋ ለገሰ ወንድምአገኝ; born 20 September 1985 in Robe, Arsi)

(born 1985), Ethiopian runner *

Samuel Assefa Samuel Assefa is an Ethiopian academic and diplomat who served as the Ambassador of Ethiopia to the United States from 11 May 2006 and ended it on 19 November 2009. Samuel Assefa is the son of Assefa Lemma, the Ethiopian ambassador to Germany; As ...

, Ethiopian academic and diplomat *

Sofia Assefa Sofia Assefa (Amharic: ሶፍአ አሠፋ; born 14 November 1987 in Tenta, South Wollo) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3,000 metres steeplechase. She was the silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Career S ...

(born 1987), Ethiopian long-distance runner *

Tigst Assefa Tigst Assefa Tessema (; Oromo: Tigist Asaffaa Tasammaa; born 3 December 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and the former world record holder in the women's marathon. She has won three top-tier World Marathon Majors, two in Berlin and ...

(born 1994), Ethiopian long-distance runner

People with the given name Assefa

Assefa Mezgebu Assefa Mezgebu (born June 19, 1978 in Sidamo) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner, best known for winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was also the runner-up at the 2001 World Championships i ...

(born 1978), Ethiopian long-distance runner {{given name, type=both Amharic-language names