List of Famous people born in Eritrea

Teddy Teclebrhan

First Name Teddy
Born on January 1, 1983 (age 41)
Born in Eritrea

Tedros "Teddy" Teclebrhan is a German comedian and actor, best known for his stand-up stage-comedy Teddy Comedy.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

First Name Tedros
Born on March 3, 1965 (age 59)
Born in Eritrea

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is an Ethiopian public health researcher, and official who has been Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2017. Tedros is the first African in the role, and was endorsed by the African Union. He played a role in the response to the Ebola virus epidemic, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the ongoing 2022 monkeypox outbreak.

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Meb Keflezighi

First Name Meb
Born on May 5, 1975 (age 48)
Born in Eritrea
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi is a retired Eritrean-born American long distance runner. He is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon and finished in fourth place in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the 2009 New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009, and the 2014 Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014, becoming the first American man to win each race since 1982 and 1983, respectively. Keflezighi is a graduate of UCLA, where he won four NCAA championships competing for the UCLA Bruins track and field team. He came in fourth in the 2014 New York City Marathon on November 2, 2014, eighth in the 2015 Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015, and second in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Zeudi Araya

First Name Zeudi
Born on February 10, 1951 (age 73)

Zeudi Araya is an Eritrean former actress, singer, model and film producer.

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Dawit Isaak

First Name Dawit
Born on October 27, 1964 (age 59)
Born in Eritrea

Dawit Isaak is a Swedish-Eritrean playwright, journalist and writer, who has been held in prison in Eritrea since 2001 without trial and is considered a traitor by the Eritrean government. Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience and has called for his immediate and unconditional release. For years, he was the only Swedish citizen held as a prisoner of conscience.

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Daniel Teklehaymanot

Daniel Teklehaimanot Girmazion
First Name Daniel
Last Name Teklehaymanot
Born on November 10, 1988 (age 35)

Daniel Teklehaimanot Girmazion is a professional road racing cyclist from Eritrea, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Cofidis.

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Remo Girone

First Name Remo
Last Name Girone
Born on December 1, 1948 (age 75)
Born in Eritrea

Remo Girone is an Italian film and stage actor. He is best known for the role of Tano Cariddi in the epic TV mini-series La piovra. He appeared as an Italian-American mob boss in Ben Affleck's crime drama Live by Night, which was released in December 2016.

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Tadesse Abraham

First Name Tadesse
Born on August 12, 1982 (age 41)
Born in Eritrea
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Tadesse Abraham is an Eritrea-born Swiss long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.

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Amanal Petros

First Name Amanal
Born on May 17, 1995 (age 28)
Height 181 cm | 5'11

Amanal Petros is a German long-distance runner and as of December 2020, the national record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:07:18h, set at the 2020 Valencia Marathon.

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Isaias Afwerki

First Name Isaias
Born on February 2, 1946 (age 78)
Born in Eritrea

Isaias Afwerki is an Eritrean politician who has been the first and current president of Eritrea, a position he has held since after the Eritrean War of Independence in 1993. He led the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) to victory in May 1991, ending the 30-year-old war for independence.

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