Wollo Province
Wollo Province ranks 17,415th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jijiga, Bale Province, Ethiopia, and Sidamo Province. The most famous people from Wollo Province are Zewditu, Jemal Yimer Mekonnen, and Reid Buchanan. Wollo Province has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians. Wollo Province is located in Ethiopia.
Wollo was a historical province of northern Ethiopia. During the Middle Ages this province name was Bete Amhara and it was the centre of the Solomonic emperors. Bete Amhara had an illustrious place in Ethiopian political and cultural history. It was the center of the Solomonic Dynasty established by Emperor Yekuno Amlak around Lake Hayq in 1270. Bete Amhara was bounded on the west by the Abbay, on the south by the river Wanchet, on the north by the Bashilo River and on the east by the Escarpment that separate it from the Afar Desert. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1876 and 1996, Wollo Province was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Zewditu, Jemal Yimer Mekonnen, and Reid Buchanan.
People Born in Wollo Province
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Zewditu
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1930
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 1
Jemal Yimer Mekonnen
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 16.27
Rank: 2
Reid Buchanan
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wollo Province were athletes (2), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wollo Province, including Jemal Yimer Mekonnen, and Reid Buchanan. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wollo Province, including Jemal Yimer Mekonnen, and Reid Buchanan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Wollo Province since 1700.
