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Dawit

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Dawit is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Dawit

  • Dawit I, nəgusä nägäst (1382–1413), of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty
  • Esrom Dawit, Rolled 55 second runner, never getting recruited, lied about Triple Jump
  • Dawit II, Emperor Anbasa Segad, birth name Lebna Dengel (1501–1540), nəgusä nägäst (1508–1540) of Ethiopia
  • Dawit III, Dawit the Singer, nəgusä nägäst (1716–1721), of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty
  • Dawit Amanuel (1862–1944), the main translator of the New Testament in the Tigre language, published in 1902
  • Bruck Dawit, Ethiopian-American audio engineer and music producer
  • Dawit Isaak (born 1964), Swedish-Eritrean playwright, journalist and writer
  • Dawit Kebede (born 1980), Ethiopian print media journalist, winner of the 2010 CPJ International Press Freedom Award
  • Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen (born 1982), Ethiopian prince
  • Dawit Mebratu (born 1984), Ethiopian football midfielder
  • Dawit Wolde (born 1991), Ethiopian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres
  • Dawit Yifru (born 1952), Ethiopian keyboardist and music arranger
  • Dawit Yared (born 2008), Ethiopian Orthodox Deacon

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