Dawit is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Dawit *

Dawit I Dawit I () was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1382 to 6 October 1413, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the younger son of Newaya Krestos. Reign Early in his reign, around 1380, Dawit campaigned against Egypt. He initiated this campaign i ...

, nəgusä nägäst (1382–1413), of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty *

Dawit II Dawit II (; – 2 September 1540), also known by the macaronic name Wanag Segad (ወናግ ሰገድ, ''to whom the lions bow''), better known by his birth name Lebna Dengel (, ''essence of the virgin''), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 150 ...

, Emperor Anbasa Segad, birth name Lebna Dengel (1501–1540), nəgusä nägäst (1508–1540) of Ethiopia *

Dawit III Dawit III ( Ge'ez: ዳዊት), throne name Adbar Sagad (Ge’ez: አድባር ሰገድ), also known as Dawit the Singer was Emperor of Ethiopia from 8 February 1716 to 18 May 1721, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Iyasu I ...

, Dawit the Singer, nəgusä nägäst (1716–1721), of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty *

Dawit Amanuel Dawit Amanuel (1862–1944) is noted in Ethiopian and Eritrean ecclesiastical history as being the main translator of the New Testament in the Tigre language, published in 1902. (By local custom, he is properly referred to as "Dawit".) In 1877, at a ...

(1862–1944), the main translator of the New Testament in the Tigre language, published in 1902 *

Bruck Dawit Bruck Dawit is an Ethiopian–American musician, music producer, record mixer, composer and author. Musical Bruck Dawit and his writing partner the singer France Gall, wrote the musical '' Résiste''. The musical had its first representation ...

, Ethiopian-American audio engineer and music producer *

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 charges or a trial and is considered a traitor by the Eritrean government. Amnesty International ...

(born 1964), Swedish-Eritrean playwright, journalist and writer *

Dawit Kebede Dawit Kebede (; born 11 September 1980 in Adwa) is an Ethiopian journalist who spent 21 months as a political prisoner after criticising his country's government in the lead up to the 2005 general election. He was released on a presidential pa ...

(born 1980), Ethiopian print media journalist, winner of the 2010 CPJ International Press Freedom Award *

Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen Prince Joel David Makonnen Haile Selassie (''Yoel Dawit Makonnen Haile Selassie''; born 5 May 1982) is an attorney, businessman, philanthropist, writer, and member of the Ethiopian Imperial House of Solomon. He is the great-grandson of Haile Se ...

(born 1982), Ethiopian prince *

Dawit Mebratu Dawit Abraha Mebratu (, born 13 June 1984 in Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian football midfielder. He currently plays for Saint-George SA. International career Mebratu was a member of the Ethiopia national football team The Ethiopia national foo ...

(born 1984), Ethiopian football midfielder *

Dawit Wolde Dawit Wolde (born 19 May 1991) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. A medallist at the World Youth Championships and the African Junior Athletics Championships, he has represented Ethiopia at the African Cham ...

(born 1991), Ethiopian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres *

Dawit Yifru Dawit Yifru (born 1952) is an Ethiopian keyboardist and music arranger. Dawit is the founding member and Chairman of the Board of the Ethiopian Musicians Association. The association was established in the early 2000s in order to help pass the co ...

(born 1952), Ethiopian keyboardist and music arranger

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