NOBLEMAN
Menen Asfaw
1889 - 1962
Menen Asfaw
Menen Asfaw (baptismal name: Walatta Giyorgis; 25 March 1889 – 15 February 1962) was Empress of Ethiopia as the wife of Emperor Haile Selassie. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Menen Asfaw is the 1,326th most popular nobleman (down from 1,264th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ethiopian Nobleman.
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Among NOBLEMEN
Among noblemen, Menen Asfaw ranks 1,326 out of 1,415. Before her are James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, Sirras, Kaʻiulani, Framta, Bur-Suen, and Swæfred of Essex. After her are Lanike, David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, Princess Victoria Margaret of Prussia, and Erling Steinvegg.
Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia
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James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 1,320
Sirras
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1,321
Kaʻiulani
1875 - 1899
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 1,322
Framta
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 1,323
Bur-Suen
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,324
Swæfred of Essex
700 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,325
Menen Asfaw
1889 - 1962
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,326
Lanike
380 BC - 339 BC
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 1,327
David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven
1919 - 1970
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,328
John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
1926 - 2014
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 1,329
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,330
Princess Victoria Margaret of Prussia
1890 - 1923
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,331
Erling Steinvegg
1150 - 1207
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1,332
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Menen Asfaw ranks 260. Before her are Louis Ségura, José María Belauste, Carl Bertilsson, Alfred E. Green, Hans Walter, and Vilho Väisälä. After her are Rolf Johnsson, James Chapin, Aleksei Dikiy, Claude McKay, Artur Adson, and Charles Darrow. Among people deceased in 1962, Menen Asfaw ranks 193. Before her are Władysław Broniewski, Snub Pollard, Émile Wegelin, María Rosa Lida de Malkiel, Georgina de Albuquerque, and Fran Saleški Finžgar. After her are Walter Anderson, Harmodio Arias Madrid, Dorothy Brookshaw, Frank Hurley, Victor Sonnemans, and Harlow Curtice.
Others Born in 1889
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Louis Ségura
GYMNAST
1889 - 1963
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 254
José María Belauste
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1964
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 255
Carl Bertilsson
ATHLETE
1889 - 1968
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 256
Alfred E. Green
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1960
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 257
Hans Walter
ATHLETE
1889 - 1967
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 258
Vilho Väisälä
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1969
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 259
Menen Asfaw
NOBLEMAN
1889 - 1962
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 260
Rolf Johnsson
GYMNAST
1889 - 1931
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 261
James Chapin
BIOLOGIST
1889 - 1964
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 262
Aleksei Dikiy
ACTOR
1889 - 1955
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 263
Claude McKay
WRITER
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 264
Artur Adson
WRITER
1889 - 1977
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 265
Charles Darrow
INVENTOR
1889 - 1967
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 266
Others Deceased in 1962
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Władysław Broniewski
WRITER
1897 - 1962
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 187
Snub Pollard
ACTOR
1889 - 1962
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 188
Émile Wegelin
ATHLETE
1875 - 1962
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 189
María Rosa Lida de Malkiel
LINGUIST
1910 - 1962
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 190
Georgina de Albuquerque
PAINTER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 191
Fran Saleški Finžgar
WRITER
1871 - 1962
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 192
Menen Asfaw
NOBLEMAN
1889 - 1962
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 193
Walter Anderson
WRITER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 194
Harmodio Arias Madrid
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1962
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 195
Dorothy Brookshaw
ATHLETE
1912 - 1962
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 196
Frank Hurley
PHOTOGRAPHER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 197
Victor Sonnemans
ATHLETE
1874 - 1962
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 198
Harlow Curtice
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1962
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 199
In Ethiopia
Among people born in Ethiopia, Menen Asfaw ranks 50 out of 105. Before her are Kenenisa Bekele (1982), Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics (null), Liya Kebede (1978), Mara Takla Haymanot (900), Tafari Benti (1921), and Genesius of Rome (250). After her are Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1937), Malik Ambar (1548), Hubert Auriol (1952), Derartu Tulu (1972), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), and Sifan Hassan (1993).
Others born in Ethiopia
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Kenenisa Bekele
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 44
Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics
ATHLETE
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 45
Liya Kebede
MODEL
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 46
Mara Takla Haymanot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 1000
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 47
Tafari Benti
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1977
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 48
Genesius of Rome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 303
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 49
Menen Asfaw
NOBLEMAN
1889 - 1962
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 50
Tesfaye Gebre Kidan
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2004
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 51
Malik Ambar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1548 - 1626
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 52
Hubert Auriol
RACING DRIVER
1952 - 2021
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 53
Derartu Tulu
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 54
Tirunesh Dibaba
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 55
Sifan Hassan
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 56
Among NOBLEMEN In Ethiopia
Among noblemen born in Ethiopia, Menen Asfaw ranks 2. Before her are Gelawdewos (1522).
