Ydnekatchew Tessema (September 11, 1921 – August 19, 1987) is a former Ethiopian president of the Confederation of African Football, footballer, manager and now is an honorary president after his death in 1987.
Derartu Tulu (born March 21, 1972) is an Ethiopian long distance track, road and marathon athlete.
She was born in the same village Bekoji in Arsi Province as Kenenisa Bekele, the male running sensation.
In 2004, she declined to enter the New York Marathon, where she would have been likely to face marathon World Record holder Paula Radcliffe, whom she has had a great rivalry with over the years, and focused instead on the Olympic Games, where she won the bronze medal.
Abebe Bikila (??? ???) (August 7, 1932 – October 25, 1973) was a two-time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia. A stadium in Addis Ababa is named in his honor.