The Most Famous
NOBLEMEN from Ethiopia
This page contains a list of the greatest Ethiopian Noblemen. The pantheon dataset contains 1,415 Noblemen, 2 of which were born in Ethiopia. This makes Ethiopia the birth place of the 43rd most number of Noblemen behind Bulgaria, and South Africa.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Ethiopian Noblemen of all time. This list of famous Ethiopian Noblemen is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Menen Asfaw (1889 - 1962)
With an HPI of 54.34, Menen Asfaw is the most famous Ethiopian Nobleman. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Menen Asfaw (baptismal name: Walatta Giyorgis; 25 March 1889 – 15 February 1962) was Empress of Ethiopia as the wife of Emperor Haile Selassie.
2. Gelawdewos (1522 - 1559)
With an HPI of 51.28, Gelawdewos is the 2nd most famous Ethiopian Nobleman. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Galawdewos (Ge'ez: ገላውዴዎስ, 1521/1522 – 23 March 1559), also known as Mar Gelawdewos (Amharic: ማር ገላውዴዎስ), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 3 September 1540 until his death in 1559, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne name was Atsnaph Sagad I (Ge'ez: አጽናፍ ሰገድ). A male line descendant of medieval Amhara kings, he was a younger son of Dawit II and Seble Wongel.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Ethiopian noblemen born between 1522 and 1889. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Ethiopian noblemen include Menen Asfaw, and Gelawdewos. As of April 2024, 2 new Ethiopian noblemen have been added to Pantheon including Menen Asfaw, and Gelawdewos.
