30.0460° N, 31.2365° E
CAIRO
Most Famous People Born in Cairo, Egypt
- Notable people
- 1,340
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1948
- Most distinctive
- Sultan 94.0×
An Arab capital with a deep medieval memory. Cairo's most distinctive profession is sultan at nearly a hundred times the global rate — the Mamluk and Ayyubid courts left a long shadow — alongside the diplomats, journalists, and artists of a 20th-century pan-Arab capital. The modern half is footballers, actors, and the filmmakers of the golden age of Egyptian cinema, the Hollywood of the Arab world.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cairo during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Cairo Is Known For
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Football is Cairo's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (178).
Cairo over-indexes on sultan — 94.0× the global rate.
Cairo under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Cairo's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1860s Clear ×
Fuad I of Egypt
1868 - 1936
Ahmed Shawqi
1868 - 1932
Said Halim Pasha
1865 - 1921
J. C. Mardrus
1868 - 1949
Mohammad Farid
1868 - 1919
Adly Yakan Pasha
1864 - 1933
Sidney Rowlatt
1862 - 1945
Marcus Simaika
1864 - 1944
Muhammad Habib Shakir
1866 - 1939
Muhammad al-Muwaylihî
1868 - 1930
Aziz Ezzat Pasha
1869 - 1961
Pierre Azaria
1865 - 1953