Most Famous People from Egypt

100 Egyptians in view out of 202

All 152,953
Egypt 203
GA
Gamal Abdel Nasser Egyptian Politician 1918 – 1970
#698
Anwar Sadat
Anwar Sadat Egyptian Politician 1918 – 1981
#1,078
NM
Naguib Mahfouz Egyptian Novelist 1911 – 2006
#1,521
Saladin
Saladin Egyptian Sultan 1138 – 1193
#1,705
Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak Egyptian Militar 1928 – 2020
#2,524
Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great Egyptian Monk 251 – 357
#2,708
Umm Kulthum
Umm Kulthum Egyptian Singer 1898 – 1975
#2,830
Ahmed Zewail
Ahmed Zewail Egyptian Chemist 1946 – 2016
#3,085
Cyril of Alexandria
Cyril of Alexandria Egyptian Priest 376 – 444
#4,011
Farouk of Egypt
Farouk of Egypt Egyptian King 1920 – 1965
#4,333
Sayyid Qutb
Sayyid Qutb Egyptian Author 1906 – 1966
#5,227
Zahi Hawass
Zahi Hawass Egyptian Anthropologist Born 1947
#5,585
Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun Egyptian King -1341 – -1322
#5,882
Akhenaten
Akhenaten Egyptian Sovereign Died -1336
#7,021
Hassan al-Banna
Hassan al-Banna Egyptian Imam 1906 – 1949
#8,098
Baibars
Baibars Egyptian Sultan 1223 – 1277
#8,865
Imhotep
Imhotep Egyptian Astronomer
#8,889
Taha Hussein
Taha Hussein Egyptian Linguist 1889 – 1973
#9,673
Nawal El Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawi Egyptian Writer Born 1931
#10,000
Muhammad Abduh
Muhammad Abduh Egyptian Lawyer 1849 – 1905
#10,543
Faten Hamama
Faten Hamama Egyptian Actor 1931 – 2015
#10,868
Amr Diab
Amr Diab Egyptian Singer Born 1961
#11,275
Abdel Halim Hafez
Abdel Halim Hafez Egyptian Actor 1929 – 1977
#11,527
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria Egyptian Pope 1923 – 2012
#11,528
Mohamed Morsi
Mohamed Morsi Egyptian Politician 1951 – 2019
#12,095
Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah Egyptian Football Born 1992
#13,420
Mohamed Naguib
Mohamed Naguib Egyptian Militar 1901 – 1984
#14,271
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Ayman al-Zawahiri Egyptian Surgeon Born 1951
#14,630
Ibn Kathir
Ibn Kathir Egyptian Historian 1301 – 1373
#15,716
Saad Zaghloul
Saad Zaghloul Egyptian Politician 1858 – 1927
#17,134
Ahmed ‘Urabi
Ahmed ‘Urabi Egyptian Politician 1841 – 1911
#17,480
Seti I
Seti I Egyptian Hijo -1323 – -1279
#17,777
Nasr Abu Zayd
Nasr Abu Zayd Egyptian Theologian 1943 – 2010
#20,847
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III Egyptian Sovereign -1403 – -1350
#21,574
Al-Nawawi
Al-Nawawi Egyptian Muhaddith 1233 – 1278
#22,351
Macarius of Egypt
Macarius of Egypt Egyptian Monk 300 – 391
#24,362
Muhammad Ahmad
Muhammad Ahmad Egyptian Religious 1844 – 1885
#25,108
A
Al-Suyuti Egyptian Historian 1445 – 1505
#25,354
Mohamed Atta
Mohamed Atta Egyptian Hijack 1968 – 2001
#26,387
Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
Fawzia Fuad of Egypt Egyptian Princess 1921 – 2013
#27,947
Al-Dhahabi
Al-Dhahabi Egyptian Historian 1274 – 1348
#28,171
Asmahan
Asmahan Egyptian Actor 1917 – 1944
#30,044
Darius III
Darius III Egyptian Monarch -380 – -330
#31,243
Mohamed Aboutrika
Mohamed Aboutrika Egyptian Football Born 1978
#33,619
Abbās al-Aqqād
Abbās al-Aqqād Egyptian Writer 1889 – 1964
#34,688
Rifa'a al-Tahtawi
Rifa'a al-Tahtawi Egyptian Archaeologist 1801 – 1873
#36,938
Yusuf Idris
Yusuf Idris Egyptian Writer 1927 – 1991
#37,095
Gamal El-Ghitani
Gamal El-Ghitani Egyptian Novelist 1945 – 2015
#37,423
Ahmed Hassan (footballer)
Ahmed Hassan (footballer) Egyptian Football Born 1975
#37,986
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah Egyptian Imam 932 – 975
#38,797
Omar Abdel-Rahman
Omar Abdel-Rahman Egyptian Terrorist 1938 – 2017
#39,707
Abdel Hakim Amer
Abdel Hakim Amer Egyptian Militar 1919 – 1967
#40,107
Mostafa El-Nahas
Mostafa El-Nahas Egyptian Politician 1879 – 1965
#42,784
FF
Farag Foda Egyptian Activist 1945 – 1992
#44,177
Samia Gamal
Samia Gamal Egyptian Actor 1924 – 1994
#45,266
Ahmed Fathy
Ahmed Fathy Egyptian Football Born 1984
#46,379
Omar Suleiman
Omar Suleiman Egyptian Politician 1936 – 2012
#46,799
Mustafa Mahmoud
Mustafa Mahmoud Egyptian Philosopher 1921 – 2009
#48,443
Qaitbay
Qaitbay Egyptian Sultan 1416 – 1496
#48,463
Youssef Ziedan
Youssef Ziedan Egyptian Scholar Born 1958
#49,338
V(
Valentinus (Gnostic) Egyptian Philosopher 135 – 160
#49,617
A
Al-Busiri Egyptian Poet 1212 – 1294
#50,164
Saad el-Shazly
Saad el-Shazly Egyptian Militar 1922 – 2011
#51,967
AQ
Al-Mansur Qalawun Egyptian Monarch 1222 – 1290
#55,071
Al-Ashraf Qansuh Al-Ghuri
Al-Ashraf Qansuh Al-Ghuri Egyptian Sultan 1441 – 1516
#57,887
SG
Saleh Gomaa Egyptian Football Born 1993
#59,369
MA
Mohammed al-Ghazali Egyptian Theologian 1917 – 1996
#64,196
Berenice I of Egypt
Berenice I of Egypt Egyptian Queen -340 – -268
#65,279
Amenhotep (Son of Hapu)
Amenhotep (Son of Hapu) Egyptian Architect
#65,802
PA
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria Egyptian Priest 250 – 326
#66,149
Shenoute
Shenoute Egyptian Abbot 348 – 466
#69,806
Leila Ahmed
Leila Ahmed Egyptian Academic Born 1940
#71,186
HE
Hamza El Din Egyptian Composer 1929 – 2006
#76,973
Halim El-Dabh
Halim El-Dabh Egyptian Composer 1921 – 2017
#77,365
Abdel Rahman Badawi
Abdel Rahman Badawi Egyptian Philosopher 1917 – 2002
#79,591
Shikabala
Shikabala Egyptian Football Born 1986
#82,693
Ibrahim Abouleish
Ibrahim Abouleish Egyptian Chemist 1937 – 2017
#85,532
Ahmed Rami (poet)
Ahmed Rami (poet) Egyptian Poet 1892 – 1981
#89,182
Khaled Mohieddin
Khaled Mohieddin Egyptian Politician 1922 – 2018
#91,410
Hafez Ibrahim
Hafez Ibrahim Egyptian Poet 1872 – 1932
#97,454
Mostafa El-Sayed
Mostafa El-Sayed Egyptian Chemist Born 1933
#105,123
Riad Al Sunbati
Riad Al Sunbati Egyptian Music 1906 – 1981
#106,975
Al-Aziz Billah
Al-Aziz Billah Egyptian Imam 955 – 996
#111,050
MR
Mahmoud Riad Egyptian Diplomat 1917 – 1992
#115,080
Mohammed Atef
Mohammed Atef Egyptian Commander 1944 – 2001
#116,501
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh Egyptian Political Born 1951
#121,092
Kamal Ganzouri
Kamal Ganzouri Egyptian Politician Born 1933
#122,304
Meletius IV of Constantinople
Meletius IV of Constantinople Egyptian Episcopal 1871 – 1935
#127,886
LA
Louis Awad Egyptian Writer 1915 – 1990
#135,425
Fouad el-Mohandes
Fouad el-Mohandes Egyptian Actor 1924 – 2006
#135,491
Amr Gamal
Amr Gamal Egyptian Football Born 1991
#137,144
AA
Abu al-Salt Egyptian Astronomer 1068 – 1134
#138,846
Hassan Shehata
Hassan Shehata Egyptian Football Born 1949
#139,521
A
Al-Qifti Egyptian Scholar 1172 – 1248
#142,223
Aziz Suryal Atiya
Aziz Suryal Atiya Egyptian Archaeologist 1898 – 1988
#161,435
Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed
Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed Egyptian Football Born 1977
#162,370
Bardiya
Bardiya Egyptian Son Died -522
#165,723
Ahmed El-Kass
Ahmed El-Kass Egyptian Football Born 1965
#169,800
Setnakhte
Setnakhte Egyptian Fils Died -1188
#170,990
Antonios Naguib
Antonios Naguib Egyptian Priest Born 1935
#174,179

By the numbers

Inside Egypt

203 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births in Egypt peaked in the 1920s with 22 people.

What Egypt Is Known For

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Politics & Law is Egypt's biggest group — 17% of all notables (34).

Egypt over-indexes on royalty — 5.9× the global rate.

Egypt under-produces sports — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politics & Law34
  2. Writing34
  3. Sports28
  4. Religion24
  5. Other21
  6. Science17
  7. Film & TV16
  8. Royalty11
  1. Royalty115.9×
  2. Religion242.2×
  1. Sports280.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Egypt's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Writing
  • Politics & Law
  • Sports
  • Religion
  • Film & TV
  • Science
  • Other

Top Cities

Biggest birthplaces in this slice — click any to explore.