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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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cairo during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1940s with 167 notable births.

What Cairo Is Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive Under-indexed

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.

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Field: Sultan Clear ×

0046 SULTAN

Hussein Kamel of Egypt

1853 - 1917

Notable Births by Decade

What Cairo Is Known For

Profession Mix Over Time

Hussein Kamel of Egypt

Al-Kamil

Al-Ashraf Qansuh Al-Ghuri

An-Nasir Hasan

Al-Ashraf Khalil

Al-Mu'azzam Isa

Sayf ad-Din Inal

Al-Aziz Uthman

Al-Said Barakah

Al-Musta'in (Cairo)

Solamish

Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din

Al-Mansur Ali

Al-Ashraf Sha'ban

An-Nasir Ahmad, Sultan of Egypt

Al-Mansur Abu Bakr

Al-Ashraf Musa, Emir of Damascus

As-Salih Hajji

Al-Ashraf Kujuk

As-Salih Ismail, Sultan of Egypt

As-Salih Salih

Al-Kamil Sha'ban

Al-Mansur Ali II, Sultan of Egypt

Al-Mansur Muhammad, Sultan of Egypt

Al-Muzaffar Sayf ad-Dîn Hâjjî

Prince Ismail Imaduddeen