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Addis Ababa (eth)

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Addis Ababa ranks 644th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rabat, Tampere, and Bolzano. Memorable people born in Addis Ababa include Menelik II, Sahle-Work Zewde, and Girma Wolde-Giorgis. Memorable people who died in Addis Ababa include Abebe Bikila, Zewditu, and Menelik II. Addis Ababa has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Addis Ababa is located in Ethiopia.

Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. In the 2007 census, the city's population was estimated to be 2,739,551 inhabitants. Addis Ababa is a highly developed and important cultural, artistic, financial and administrative center of Ethiopia. It is widely known as one of Africa's major capitals. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1844 and 2000, Addis Ababa was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Menelik II, Sahle-Work Zewde, and Girma Wolde-Giorgis. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Addis Ababa including Abebe Bikila, Zewditu, and Menelik II.

People Born in Addis Ababa

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Addis Ababa were athletes (8), politicians (5), actors (2), soccer players (2), and explorers (1),  while most who died were politicians (8), athletes (2), social activists (1), noblemen (1), and singers (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Addis Ababa, including Fatuma Roba, Elvan Abeylegesse, and Sofia Assefa. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Addis Ababa, including Fatuma Roba, Elvan Abeylegesse, and Sofia Assefa.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Addis Ababa since 1700.