Abebe (
Amharic
Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...
: አበበ) is a male given name and patronymic of Ethiopian origin as well as a surname of Nigerian origin. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
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Abebe Aregai
'' Ras'' Abebe Aregai (Amharic: አበበ አረጋይ; 18 August 1903 – 17 December 1960) was an Ethiopian military commander who served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 27 November 1957 until his death. He was a victim of the unsucces ...
(1903–1960), Ethiopian Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960
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Abebe Bikila
''Shambel'' Abebe Bikila (; August 7, 1932 – October 25, 1973) was an Ethiopian marathon runner who was a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion. He was the first Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist, winning his first gold medal at the 1960 S ...
(1932–1973), Ethiopian marathon runner and two-time Olympic champion
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Abebe Dinkesa (born 1984), Ethiopian long-distance runner
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Abebe Fekadu (born 1970), Ethiopian-Australian Paralympic weightlifter
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Abebe Gessese (born 1953), Ethiopian Olympic long jumper
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Abebe Mekonnen (boxer) (born 1940), Ethiopian Olympic boxer
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Abebe Mekonnen (born 1964), Ethiopian former long-distance runner and 1989 Boston Marathon winner
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Abebe Wakgira
Abebe Wakgira (also spelled Abebe Wakjira born 21 October 1921) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. Abebe competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, finishing seventh in 2:21.09.4. Both he and Abebe Bikila
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(born 1921), Ethiopian Olympic long-distance runner
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Abebe Zerihun (born 1955), Ethiopian Olympic middle-distance runner
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Abiye Abebe
''Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles, Lij'' Abiye Abebe (; born 1917 – 23 November 1974) was an Ethiopian politician and son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie.
Biography
Son of ''Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles, Liqa Mequas' ...
(1917–1974), Ethiopian politician and son-in-law of Haile Selassie
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Addis Abebe (born 1970), Ethiopian former long-distance runner and 10,000 m Olympic medallist
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Alemu Abebe, Ethiopian politician during the Derg
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Biruk Abebe (born 1969), Ethiopian cyclist
Family name
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Christopher E. Abebe (1919–2018), Nigerian human resources executive
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Daniel Abebe, American lawyer
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Medferiashwork Abebe (1925–2009), Empress-consort of Ethiopia
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Mekides Abebe (born 2001), Ethiopian athlete, All-Africa Games champions in women's 3000 metres steeplechase (2019)
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Moet Abebe (''Laura Monyeazo Abebe''; born 1989), Nigerian television presenter, video jockey, and actress
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Rediet Abebe
Rediet Abebe (Amharic: ረድኤት አበበ; born 1991) is an Ethiopian computer scientist working in algorithms and artificial intelligence. She is an assistant professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. Previousl ...
(born 1991), Ethiopian computer scientist
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See also
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Abeba (disambiguation)
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Amharic-language names