Haile Selassie
1892 - 1975
HPI 86.85102 languages
Haile Selassie is most famous for being the emperor of Ethiopia and leading his country to independence from Italy.
The Most Famous
Politicians from Ethiopia
33 notable people
This page contains a list of the greatest Ethiopians Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 20,022 Politicians, 33 of which were born in Ethiopia. This makes Ethiopia the birth place of the 84th most number of Politicians behind Somalia and Moldova.
Top 10 Ethiopian Politicians
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Ethiopian Politicians of all time. This list of famous Ethiopian Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Ethiopian Politicians.
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Menelik II
1844 - 1913
HPI 77.4950 languagesMenelik II is most famous for being the first emperor of Ethiopia. He was also the son of King Solomon and Queen Makeda, and the father of Emperor Haile Selassie.
#3 
Zewditu
1876 - 1930
HPI 76.7946 languagesZewditu was the Empress of Ethiopia from 1916-1930. She was the last monarch to rule Ethiopia before it became a republic.
#4 
Sahle-Work Zewde
b. 1950
HPI 74.6171 languagesPresident of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
#5 
Menelik I
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI 72.9331 languagesMenelik I was a legendary figure in Ethiopian history who is believed to have been the son of King Solomon of Israel and the Queen of Sheba. According to tradition, Menelik traveled to Jerusalem as a young man to visit his father and was anointed as the next king of Ethiopia by the priests there. He then returned to...Read moreShow less
Menelik I was a legendary figure in Ethiopian history who is believed to have been the son of King Solomon of Israel and the Queen of Sheba. According to tradition, Menelik traveled to Jerusalem as a young man to visit his father and was anointed as the next king of Ethiopia by the priests there. He then returned to Ethiopia with a group of Israelites, bringing with him the Ark of the Covenant, which has been revered as a sacred relic in Ethiopia ever since. Menelik is considered the founder of the Ethiopian Solomonic dynasty, which ruled the country for nearly 3,000 years, and he is still celebrated as a national hero and a symbol of Ethiopia's ancient and enduring culture.
#6 
Yohannes IV
1837 - 1889
HPI 72.3732 languagesEmperor of Ethiopia from 1871 to 1889
#7 
Tewodros II
1818 - 1868
HPI 72.0037 languagesEmperor of Ethiopia
#8 
Mengistu Haile Mariam
b. 1937
HPI 71.7865 languagesMengistu Haile Mariam was the president of Ethiopia from 1974 to 1991. He was most famous for being the leader of the Derg, a Marxist military junta that overthrew Emperor Haile Selassie.
#9 
Ezana of Axum
325 - 360
HPI 71.7636 languages320–360 ruler of the Kingdom of Aksum
#10 
Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia
1895 - 1935
HPI 71.2727 languagesLij Iyasu of Ethiopia is most famous for being the son of the last Ethiopian emperor, Haile Selassie.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Politicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 24 most globally memorable Politicians since 1700.
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