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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
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Hussein Kamel of Egypt
1853 - 1917
Al-Kamil
1177 - 1238
Al-Ashraf Qansuh Al-Ghuri
1441 - 1516
An-Nasir Hasan
1334 - 1361
Al-Ashraf Khalil
1263 - 1293
Al-Mu'azzam Isa
1176 - 1227
Sayf ad-Din Inal
1380 - 1461
Al-Aziz Uthman
1171 - 1198
Al-Said Barakah
1260 - 1280
Al-Musta'in (Cairo)
1390 - 1430
Solamish
1272 - 1291
Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din
1169 - 1225
Al-Mansur Ali
1242 - 1259
Al-Ashraf Sha'ban
1354 - 1377
An-Nasir Ahmad, Sultan of Egypt
1316 - 1344
Al-Mansur Abu Bakr
1321 - 1341
Al-Ashraf Musa, Emir of Damascus
1178 - 1237
As-Salih Hajji
1372 - 1412
Al-Ashraf Kujuk
1334 - 1345
As-Salih Ismail, Sultan of Egypt
1325 - 1345
As-Salih Salih
1338 - 1360
Al-Kamil Sha'ban
1328 - 1346
Al-Mansur Ali II, Sultan of Egypt
1367 - 1382
Al-Mansur Muhammad, Sultan of Egypt
1347 - 1398
Al-Muzaffar Sayf ad-Dîn Hâjjî
1332 - 1347
Prince Ismail Imaduddeen
1915 - 1972