This is a list of notable Israeli Ethiopian Jews, including both original immigrants who obtained Israeli citizenship and their Israeli descendants.
Although traditionally, the term "Ethiopian Jews" was used as an all-encompassing term referring to the Jews descended from the Jewish communities of Ethiopia, due to the melting pot effect of Israeli society, the term "Ethiopian Jews" has gradually become more vague as many of the Israeli descendants of Beta Israel immigrants adopt the characteristics of Israeli culture and intermarry with descendants of other Jewish communities.
This list is ordered by category of human endeavor. Persons with significant contributions in two fields are listed in both of the pertinent categories, to facilitate easy look-up.
Religious figures
Priests
Liqa Kahenat Berhan Baruch (Abba Uri; 1898–1984) - the main leader of Beta Israel from the Italian occupation until his death. Liqa Kahenat Raphael Hadane (born 12 August 1923 – 2020) - the priest of the Jews in Dembiya. Liqa Kahenat Isaac Yaso (1892-1997) - the priest of the Jews in Tigray. Liqa Kahenat Menashe Zemro (1905–1998) - the priest of the Jews in Wegera.
Rabbis
Rabbi Yosef Hadane - the Ethiopian Chief Rabbi. Rabbi Sharon Shalom - a lecturer in Jewish ritual and tradition at Bar Ilan University in Israel. Is the rabbi of Ashkenazi synagogue in the town of Kiryat Gat. Rabbi Yefet Alemu (b. 1961) - In 1980, he left his small village in Ethiopia to go to Israel. He was arrested in Addis Ababa and escaped from prison. He arrived in the Gondar region and then set out walking to Sudan. There he met a Jewish Red Cross director who arranged for him to fly on one of the Israeli-organized secret flights to Israel. In Israel he studied and became a nurse. He was accepted by the Schechter Institute and after 6 years of hard work, he received a BA, MA, and his rabbinical ordination.
Athletes
Association football
Shai Biruk (born 15 February 1984) - soccer player. Ziv Caveda (born 10 December 1978) - soccer player. Eli Dasa (born 3 December 1992) - soccer player. The brothers Baruch (born 26 March 1981) and Messay Dego (born 15 February 1986) - both are Israeli soccer players. Imaye Taga (born 1 February 1985) - soccer player. Yehiel Tzagai (born 27 January 1983) - soccer player. Kfir Zokol (born 31 July 1982) - soccer player.
Runners
Ayele Seteng (born 11 April 1955) - marathon runner
Asaf Bimro (born 1 January 1969) - marathon runner
Ageze Guadie (born 1989) - Olympic marathon runner
Asher Iyasu - golfer
Zohar Zimro (born 1977) - Olympic marathon runner
Wodage Zvadya - (born 7 September 1973) - marathon runner
Politicians and activists
Knesset members
Adisu Massala (born 16 June 1961) – former Israeli politician of the Labour party and later One Nation. Massala was the first Ethiopian-Israeli to serve in the Knesset. Shlomo Molla (born 21 November 1965) – an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset for the Kadima party. Rabbi Mazor Bahaina (born 12 September 1973) – from Beersheba, studied at Yeshivat Porat Yosef, one of the most prestigious Sephardi yeshivot in Israel. Bahaina is a member of the Shas party and a former knesset member. Alali Adamso (born 1963) - an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset for the Likud party. Pnina Tamano-Shata (born 1977) - First Israeli Government Minister of Ethiopian descent. A lawyer, Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset for the Yesh Atid. Former journalist in Channel 1 and the first Ethiopian-Israeli presenter. Shimon Solomon (born 1968) - an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid Avraham Neguise - one of Israel's most prominent Ethiopian Activists and a member of the South Wing to Zion. His struggle, with the support of many other Ethiopian-Israelis has resulted in the Israeli government continuing to bring the last 23,000 Ethiopian Jews from Ethiopia; though the Israeli government has set a quota of 300 Jews per month, half of what they agreed to under pressure from Neguise, NACOEJ and the United Jewish Communities. He is a member of the Knesset for the Likud party. Gadi Yavarkan - an activist, publicist and political figure in the Likud party.