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.

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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Football is Cairo's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (178).

Cairo over-indexes on sultan94.0× the global rate.

Cairo under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Football178
  2. Actor115
  3. Politician90
  4. Player62
  5. Writer49
  6. Film48
  7. Singer42
  8. Journalist34
  1. Sultan2694.0×
  2. Swimmer213.2×
  3. Film482.9×
  4. Diplomat212.7×
  5. Player622.4×
  6. Artist241.7×
  7. Actor1151.6×
  8. Journalist341.6×
  1. Politician900.6×
  2. Painter220.6×

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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1,340 notable people

0601 WRESTLER

Mahmoud Hassan (wrestler)

1919 - 1998

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0602 WRITER

Fathy Ghanem

1924 - 1999

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0603 ACTOR

Amr Saad

Born 1971

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0604 PRODUCER

Ash Atalla

Born 1972

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0605 ACTOR

Athar El-Hakim

Born 1958

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0606 POLITICIAN

Hamdi Al Banbi

1935 - 2016

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0607 DRAMA

Laila Soliman

Born 1981

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0608 PHYSICIAN

Moshe Marzouk

1926 - 1955

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0609 FILM

Michael Raeburn

Born 1943

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0610 HISTORIAN

Aram Ter-Ghevondyan

1928 - 1988

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0611 PLAYER

Wael El Hindi

Born 1980

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0612 POLITICIAN

Hussein Serry Pasha

1894 - 1960

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0613 HISTORIAN

Liliana Picciotto Fargion

Born 1947

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0614 CARTOONIST

İhap Hulusi Görey

1898 - 1986

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0615 PLAYER

Shahier Razik

Born 1977

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0616 HANDBALL

Hassan Moustafa

Born 1945

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0617 ARTIST

Doa Aly

Born 1976

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0618 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Rana el Kaliouby

Born 1978

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0619 HISTORIAN

Rachel Arié

1924 - 2018

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0620 ACTOR

Lotfy Labib

Born 1947

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0621 FOOTBALL

Akram Tawfik

Born 1997

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0622 POLITICIAN

Naglaa Mahmoud

Born 1962

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0623 FOOTBALL

Ahmed "Koushary" Abdel Monem

Born 1973

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0624 ACTOR

Rahma Hassan

Born 1988

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0625 FILM

Alain Zaloum

Born 1961

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0626 FOOTBALL

Alaa El-Hamouly

1930 - 1984

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0627 SINGER

Shaaban Abdel Rahim

1957 - 2019

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0628 PAINTER

Adolfo Belimbau

1845 - 1938

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0629 POLITICIAN

Moushira Khattab

Born 1944

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0630 FOOTBALL

Hamada Emam

1943 - 2016

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0631 ACTIVIST

Mona Seif

Born 1986

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0632 FOOTBALL

Omar Rabie Yassin

Born 1988

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0633 FOOTBALL

Hassan Hamdy

Born 1949

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0634 COMPOSER

Aziz El-Shawan

1916 - 1993

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0635 ACTOR

Hussein Riad

1897 - 1965

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0636 POLITICIAN

Sameh Fahmi

Born 1949

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0637 ZOOLOGIST

Hamed Gohar

1907 - 1992

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0638 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Orabi

Born 1951

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0639 FOOTBALL

Hanafy Bastan

1922 - 1995

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0640 PLAYER

Mohamed Khairy

Born 1981

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0641 PRIEST

Pope Matthew IV of Alexandria

Died 1675

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0642 PLAYER

Karim-Mohamed Maamoun

Born 1991

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0643 PAINTER

O. Louis Guglielmi

1906 - 1956

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0644 STELLVERTRETER

Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri

1950 - 1996

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0645 BASKET

Abdel Moneim Wahby

1911 - 1988

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0646 TELEVISION

Asaad Kelada

Born 1942

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0647 RADIO

Muhammad Rifat

1882 - 1950

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0648 BUSINESS

Raymond Lakah

Born 1960

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0649 JOURNALIST

Ahmad Al-Khamisi

Born 1948

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0650 ACTOR

Nora Valsami

Born 1948

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0651 ACTOR

Basma (actress)

Born 1976

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0652 IMAM

Mohamed Elmasry

Born 1943

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0653 SWIMMER

Ahmed Akram

Born 1996

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0654 COMPOSER

Miguel Ablóniz

1917 - 2011

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0655 SON

Shahriar Shafiq

1945 - 1979

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0656 JUDGE

Hisham Bastawisy

Born 1951

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0657 FOOTBALL

Hesham Mohamed

Born 1990

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0658 ARCHER

Ahmed El-Nemr

Born 1978

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0659 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Sami Gabra

1892 - 1979

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0660 COMEDIAN

Nelly (Egyptian entertainer)

Born 1949

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0661 POET

Agostino John Sinadino

1876 - 1956

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0662 FOOTBALL

Islam Mohareb

Born 1992

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0663 SINGER

Clem Sacco

Born 1933

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0664 ACTOR

Youssef Eid

1948 - 2014

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0665 DIVER

Maha Amer

Born 1999

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0666 PLAYER

Ola Abou Zekry

Born 1987

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0667 FOOTBALL

Ali Kandil

Born 1921

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0668 PLAYER

Fares Dessouky

Born 1994

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0669 PLAYER

Csilla Bartos-Cserepy

Born 1966

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0670 BADMINTON

Doha Hany

Born 1997

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0671 PLAYER

Mazen Hesham

Born 1994

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0672 ACTOR

Denise Chalem

Born 1952

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0673 WRITER

Mona Latif-Ghattas

Born 1946

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0674 CARTOONIST

Bahgat Osman

1931 - 2001

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0675 FOOTBALL

Mohamed Abdel Wahed

Born 1981

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0676 PAINTER

Chafik Charobim

1894 - 1975

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0677 POLITICIAN

Mona el-Shazly

Born 1973

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0678 PLAYER

Mohamed Abouelghar

Born 1993

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0679 ACTOR

Ibrahim Yusri

1950 - 2015

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0680 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Sedki Sulayman

1919 - 1996

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0681 ACTOR

Suad Nasr

1953 - 2007

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0682 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Mahmoud Maher Taha

Born 1942

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0683 SWIMMER

Rania Elwani

Born 1977

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0684 EXPLORER

Prince Kamal el Dine Hussein

1874 - 1932

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0685 FOOTBALL

Mohamed Farouk

Born 1978

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0686 ACTOR

Adel Hakim

1953 - 2017

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0687 ACTOR

Mostafa Shaban

Born 1974

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0688 ATHLETIC

Mostafa Amr Hassan

Born 1995

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0689 SINGER

Amr Mostafa

Born 1979

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0690 PLAYER

Karim Ali Fathy

Born 1993

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0691 PUBLISHER

Raouf Salama Moussa

1929 - 2006

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0692 BASKET

Amr Gendy

Born 1991

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0693 PAINTER

Jacques Katmor

1938 - 2001

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0694 COMPOSER

Demis Visvikis

Born 1951

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0695 FOOTBALL

Ahmed Ayoub

Born 1971

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0696 ACTOR

Rose Alba

1920 - 2006

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0697 ARCHITECT

Naoum Shebib

1915 - 1985

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0698 FOOTBALL

Louay Wael

Born 1992

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0699 FOOTBALL

Taher Mohamed

Born 1997

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0700 ACTOR

Enaam Elgretly

Born 1944

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0701 ARTIST

Clea Badaro

1913 - 1968

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0702 POLITICIAN

Sherif Ismail

Born 1955

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0703 FILM

Redwan al-Kashif

1952 - 2002

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0704 FOOTBALL

Nabil Nosair

1938 - 2016

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0705 ACADEMIC

Randa Abou Bakr

Born 1966

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0706 BUSINESS

Prince Abbas Hilmi

Born 1941

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0707 FILM

Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel Aziz

Born 1981

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0708 SINGER

Sharifa Fadel

Born 1938

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0709 ATHLETIC

Hatem Mersal

Born 1975

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0710 ACTOR

Hana El Zahed

Born 1994

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0711 PLAYER

Kanzy Emad El Defrawy

Born 1994

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0712 EGYPTOLOGIST

Moustafa Gadalla

Born 1944

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0713 POLITICIAN

Youssef Sabri Abu Taleb

1929 - 2008

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0714 MINISTER

Ibrahim Mahlab

Born 1949

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0715 FILM

Tahani Rached

Born 1947

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0716 ACADEMIC

Muhammad al-Chudari

1872 - 1927

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0717 PLAYER

Yathreb Adel

Born 1996

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0718 FOOTBALL

Islam Awad

Born 1987

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0719 ACTOR

Pierre Tabard

1927 - 2003

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0720 COMMANDER

Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed

1952 - 2013

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0721 JOURNALIST

Khaled Osman

-

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0722 FOOTBALL

Mazhar Abdel Rahman

Born 1976

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0723 MILITAR

Antoine Sanguinetti

1917 - 2004

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0724 RACER

Patrick Antaki

Born 1964

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0725 HISTORIAN

Alya Aglan

Born 1963

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0726 PLAYER

Mohammed Ali Anwar Reda

Born 1989

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0727 SCREENWRITER

Belal Fadl

Born 1973

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0728 ACTIVIST

Vicki Shiran

1947 - 2004

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0729 PLAYER

Karim El Hammamy

Born 1995

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0730 FOOTBALL

Mohamed Abdel Fattah

Born 1991

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0731 FOOTBALL

Mohamed Essam

Born 1994

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0732 SINGER

Anoushka (Egyptian singer)

Born 1960

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0733 ACTOR

Muharram Fouad

1934 - 2002

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0734 PLAYER

Hania El Hammamy

Born 2000

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0735 ACTOR

Fauzi Baadilla

Born 1979

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0736 RADIO

Albert Simon

1920 - 2013

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0737 FOOTBALL

Shawky El Said

Born 1987

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0738 BISCHOF

Damian (koptischer Bischof)

Born 1955

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0739 DIVER

Youssef Ezzat

Born 1997

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0740 WRITER

Kostas Biris

1899 - 1980

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0741 JOURNALIST

Hani Shukrallah

1950 - 2019

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0742 PLAYER

Ahmed Salah (volleyball)

Born 1984

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0743 FILM

Abu Bakr Shawky

-

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0744 ATHLETE

Tamer Hussein

Born 1974

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0745 SKIER

Jamil El Reedy

Born 1965

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0746 POLITICIAN

Anas el-Fiqqi

Born 1960

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0747 HISTORIAN

Michel Carmona

Born 1940

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0748 FOOTBALL

Ramy Adel

Born 1979

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0749 ACADEMIC

Abla Mohammed al-Kahlawi

Born 1948

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0750 ACTOR

Elias Moadab

1916 - 1952

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0751 SPORT

Afaf El-Hodhod

Born 1996

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0752 SPORT

Hadir Mekhimar

Born 1997

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0753 PRIEST

Pope John XVI of Alexandria

Died 1718

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0754 POLITICIAN

Hussein Fakhry Pasha

1843 - 1910

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0755 FOOTBALL

Adel Hekal

1934 - 2018

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0756 PLAYER

Jacques Thamin

Born 1952

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0757 BASKET

Abdel Azim Ashry

1911 - 1997

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0758 PLAYER

Abdallah Abdalsalam

Born 1983

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0759 ACTOR

Noura Qadry

Born 1954

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0760 NEUROSCIENTIST

Angélique Arvanitaki

1901 - 1983

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0761 POLITICIAN

Ernest Billiet

1873 - 1939

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0762 PLAYER

Hisham Mohd Ashour

Born 1982

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0763 FOOTBALL

Mahmoud Abou-Regaila

Born 1941

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0764 PHOTOGRAPHER

Guido Harari

Born 1952

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0765 LAWYER

Marie Henein

Born 1966

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0766 ORIENTALIST

Raphaël de Monachis

1759 - 1831

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0767 PRIEST

David Edwards (priest)

1929 - 2018

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0768 FOOTBALL

Hesham Hanafy

Born 1973

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0769 RADIO

Bob Francis (radio)

1939 - 2016

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0770 PLAYER

Omar Abdel Aziz

Born 1983

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0771 ARTIST

Sabah Naim

Born 1967

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0772 WRITER

Ingy Mubiayi

Born 1972

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0773 FOOTBALL

Ehab Galal

Born 1967

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0774 WRITER

Michel Fardoulis-Lagrange

1910 - 1994

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0775 ARTIST

Hala Elkoussy

Born 1974

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0776 FOOTBALL

Abdelilah Galal

Born 1986

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0777 BUSINESS

Sadek Wahba

Born 1965

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0778 PLAYER

Salma Shabana

Born 1976

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0779 FOOTBALL

Hany El Agazy

Born 1985

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0780 JOURNALIST

Myret Zaki

Born 1973

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0781 BUSINESS

Fayez Sarofim

Born 1929

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0782 FOOTBALL

Hossam El-Badry

Born 1960

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0783 WRITER

Simon Malley

1923 - 2006

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0784 DIPLOMAT

Ibrahim Shihata

1937 - 2001

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0785 COMPOSER

Gabriel Saab

1923 - 2003

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0786 DESIGNER

Caroline Charles

Born 1942

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0787 SULTAN

As-Salih Ismail, Sultan of Egypt

1325 - 1345

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0788 ART HISTORIAN

Victor Arwas

1937 - 2010

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0789 JOURNALIST

Yitzhak Rager

1932 - 1997

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0790 ORIENTALIST

Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn

1570 - 1643

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0791 NOVELIST

Omar El Akkad

Born 1982

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0792 MISSING

Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil

Born 1976

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0793 SCHOLAR

Moez Masoud

Born 1978

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0794 POLITICIAN

Mohamed M. Abou El Enein

Born 1951

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0795 JOURNALIST

Daniela Hamaui

Born 1954

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0796 PLAYER

Andrew Wagih Shoukry

Born 1990

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0797 BASKET

Moustafa Elmekawi

Born 1994

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0798 FOOTBALL

Abdel-Karim Sakr

1918 - 1994

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0799 LAWYER

Mortada Mansour

Born 1952

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0800 BOXER

Mahmoud Ezzat

Born 1913

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0801 PLAYER

Nihal Meshref

Born 1970

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0802 PLAYER

Mayar Sherif

Born 1996

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0803 ATHLETE

Abdelrahman Ossama

Born 1988

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0804 SULTAN

As-Salih Salih

1338 - 1360

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0805 FENCER

Salah Dessouki

1922 - 2011

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0806 MODEL

Fawzia Mohamed

Born 1983

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0807 WRITER

Nabil Naoum

Born 1944

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0808 BASKET

Albert Tadros

1914 - 1993

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0809 PHYSICIAN

Yehezkel Ben-Ari

Born 1943

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0810 SINGER

Glenys Linos

1941 - 2020

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0811 BUSINESS

Assem Allam

Born 1939

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0812 FILM

Taha El Hakem

Born 1983

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0813 DIPLOMAT

David Sultan

Born 1938

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0814 PLAYER

Nadine Shahin

Born 1997

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0815 SULTAN

Al-Kamil Sha'ban

1328 - 1346

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0816 ACTOR

Randa El Behery

Born 1983

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0817 ATHLETE

Omnia Fakhry

Born 1982

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0818 MATHEMATICIAN

Mourad Ismail

Born 1944

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0819 ACTOR

Gilbert (cantor)

Born 1947

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0820 PRIEST

Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf

1940 - 2009

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0821 COMPOSER

Dario Farina

Born 1950

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0822 FOOTBALL

Ahmed Adel (footballer, born 1984)

Born 1984

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0823 FOOTBALL

Amr Aly

Born 1962

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0824 POLITICAL

Claude Rifat

1952 - 2002

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0825 FOOTBALL

Mohamed Farouk (footballer, born 1989)

Born 1989

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0826 ARTIST

Carali

Born 1945

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0827 FOOTBALL

Ahmed Yasser (footballer, born 1991)

Born 1991

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0828 MODEL

Sara El-Khouly

Born 1988

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0829 SULTAN

Al-Mansur Ali II, Sultan of Egypt

1367 - 1382

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0830 BASKET

Nello Paratore

1912 - 1991

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0831 FOOTBALL

Mokhtar Mokhtar

Born 1954

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0832 COUSIN

Entissar Amer

Born 1956

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0833 INTERPRETER

Samir Grees

Born 1962

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0834 SULTAN

Al-Mansur Muhammad, Sultan of Egypt

1347 - 1398

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0835 DIPLOMAT

Arshak Poladian

Born 1948

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0836 PHOTOGRAPHER

Sameer Makarius

1924 - 2009

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0837 FOOTBALL

Mahmoud Ezzat (footballer)

Born 1992

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0838 MODEL

Anok Yai

Born 1997

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0839 FOOTBALL

Ibrahim Hassan (footballer, born 1991)

Born 1991

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0840 ENTREPRENEUR

Ahmed Zayat

Born 1962

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0841 PIANIST

Henri Barda

-

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0842 ENTREPRENEUR

Mohsen Badawi

Born 1956

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0843 LAWYER

Yara Sallam

Born 1985

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0844 PHILOLOGIST

Jenny Strauss Clay

Born 1942

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0845 PLAYER

Yasser El Halaby

Born 1984

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0846 FOOTBALL

Ahmed Nakhla

Born 1971

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0847 POLITICAL

Filip Bajković

1910 - 1985

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0848 ATHLETE

Yasser Hefny

Born 1989

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0849 HANDBALL

Ibrahim El-Masry (handballer)

Born 1989

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0850 POLITICIAN

George Buchanan (politician)

1890 - 1955

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0851 FILM

Maria Klonaris

1950 - 2014

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0852 JUDO

Hussein Hafiz

Born 1985

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0853 CAROM BILLIARDS PLAYER

Edmond Soussa

1898 - 1989

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0854 RESTAURATEUR

Michael Mina

Born 1969

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0855 ILLUSTRATOR

Ahmed Sabri

1889 - 1955

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0856 PLAYER

Mostafa Asal

Born 2001

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0857 JOURNALIST

Reem Maged

Born 1974

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0858 ARTIST

Nermine Hammam

Born 1967

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0859 BADMINTON

Ahmed Salah (badminton)

Born 1990

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0860 PRINCE

Al-Ashraf Musa, Emir of Homs

1229 - 1263

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0861 PSYCHIATRIST

Ahmed Okasha

-

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0862 PLAYER

Amr Khaled Khalifa

Born 1992

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0863 WRITER

Vitoria Daniela Bousso

Born 1956

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0864 PLAYER

Youssef Soliman

Born 1997

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0865 PRIEST

Anba Angaelos

Born 1967

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0866 PRIEST

Yoannis Lahzi Gaid

Born 1975

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0867 ACTOR

Mohamed Aamer

Born 1986

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0868 SINGER

Sherine Wagdy

-

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0869 POET

Sayed Gouda

Born 1968

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0870 FILM

André Farwagi

Born 1935

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0871 ASTRONOMER

Ibn al-Majdi

1359 - 1447

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0872 SWIMMER

Sebastian Stoss

Born 1986

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0873 NOVELIST

Albert Adès

1893 - 1921

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0874 CONDUCTOR

Karim Wasfi

Born 1972

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0875 POLITICIAN

Mariam Osman Sherifay

Born 1954

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0876 FOOTBALL

Ahmed Hamdy (footballer)

Born 1996

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0877 SPORT

Shimaa Hashad

Born 1981

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0878 JOURNALIST

Saiza Nabarawi

1897 - 1985

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0879 PLAYER

Mayar Hany

Born 1997

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0880 HISTORIAN

Donald Sassoon

Born 1946

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0881 HANDBALL

Yehia El-Deraa

Born 1995

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0882 PSYCHOLOGIST

René Zayan

1947 - 2014

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0883 ACTOR

Nour El-Semary

Born 1980

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0884 MUSIC

Hans Engel (Musikwissenschaftler)

1894 - 1970

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0885 ACTOR

Mikaël Alhawi

Born 1982

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0886 FOOTBALL

Yara Naoum

Born 1987

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0887 JUDO

Haitham El Hossainy

Born 1977

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0888 BASKET

Youssef Abou Ouf

Born 1924

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0889 ATHLETE

Omar El Geziry

Born 1985

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0890 ENTREPRENEUR

Khaled Bichara

1971 - 2020

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0891 ACADEMIC

Tarek Shawki

Born 1957

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0892 JOURNALIST

Ahmed El Keiy

Born 1967

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0893 CARTOONIST

Ahmed Toughan

1926 - 2014

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0894 POLITICIAN

Ahmed Darwish (politician)

Born 1959

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0895 SULTAN

Al-Muzaffar Sayf ad-Dîn Hâjjî

1332 - 1347

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0896 PLAYER

Amir Wagih

Born 1967

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0897 PRIEST

Pope Matthew III of Alexandria

Died 1646

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0898 ACTOR

Thomas van de Scheck

Born 1965

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0899 PRIEST

Pope Mark VIII of Alexandria

Died 1809

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0900 BASKET

Robert Makzoumi

1918 - 2006

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