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Most Famous People from Egypt

All 152,953
Egypt 203
698 GA Gamal Abdel Nasser Egyptian Politician 1918–1970
1,078 AS Anwar Sadat Anwar Sadat Egyptian Politician 1918–1981
1,521 NM Naguib Mahfouz Egyptian Novelist 1911–2006
1,705 S Saladin Saladin Egyptian Sultan 1138–1193
2,524 HM Hosni Mubarak Hosni Mubarak Egyptian Militar 1928–2020
2,708 AT Anthony the Great Anthony the Great Egyptian Monk 251–357
2,830 UK Umm Kulthum Umm Kulthum Egyptian Singer 1898–1975
3,085 AZ Ahmed Zewail Ahmed Zewail Egyptian Chemist 1946–2016
4,011 CO Cyril of Alexandria Cyril of Alexandria Egyptian Priest 376–444
4,333 FO Farouk of Egypt Farouk of Egypt Egyptian King 1920–1965
5,227 SQ Sayyid Qutb Sayyid Qutb Egyptian Author 1906–1966
5,585 ZH Zahi Hawass Zahi Hawass Egyptian Anthropologist b. 1947
5,882 T Tutankhamun Tutankhamun Egyptian King -1341–-1322
7,021 A Akhenaten Akhenaten Egyptian Sovereign d. -1336
8,098 HA Hassan al-Banna Hassan al-Banna Egyptian Imam 1906–1949
8,865 B Baibars Baibars Egyptian Sultan 1223–1277
8,889 I Imhotep Imhotep Egyptian Astronomer
9,673 TH Taha Hussein Taha Hussein Egyptian Linguist 1889–1973
10,000 NE Nawal El Saadawi Nawal El Saadawi Egyptian Writer b. 1931
10,543 MA Muhammad Abduh Muhammad Abduh Egyptian Lawyer 1849–1905
10,868 FH Faten Hamama Faten Hamama Egyptian Actor 1931–2015
11,275 AD Amr Diab Amr Diab Egyptian Singer b. 1961
11,527 AH Abdel Halim Hafez Abdel Halim Hafez Egyptian Actor 1929–1977
11,528 PS Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria Egyptian Pope 1923–2012
12,095 MM Mohamed Morsi Mohamed Morsi Egyptian Politician 1951–2019
13,420 MS Mohamed Salah Mohamed Salah Egyptian Football b. 1992
14,271 MN Mohamed Naguib Mohamed Naguib Egyptian Militar 1901–1984
14,630 AA Ayman al-Zawahiri Ayman al-Zawahiri Egyptian Surgeon b. 1951
15,716 IK Ibn Kathir Ibn Kathir Egyptian Historian 1301–1373
17,134 SZ Saad Zaghloul Saad Zaghloul Egyptian Politician 1858–1927
17,480 A‘ Ahmed ‘Urabi Ahmed ‘Urabi Egyptian Politician 1841–1911
17,777 SI Seti I Seti I Egyptian Hijo -1323–-1279
20,847 NA Nasr Abu Zayd Nasr Abu Zayd Egyptian Theologian 1943–2010
21,574 AI Amenhotep III Amenhotep III Egyptian Sovereign -1403–-1350
22,351 A Al-Nawawi Al-Nawawi Egyptian Muhaddith 1233–1278
24,362 MO Macarius of Egypt Macarius of Egypt Egyptian Monk 300–391
25,108 MA Muhammad Ahmad Muhammad Ahmad Egyptian Religious 1844–1885
25,354 A Al-Suyuti Egyptian Historian 1445–1505
26,387 MA Mohamed Atta Mohamed Atta Egyptian Hijack 1968–2001
27,947 FF Fawzia Fuad of Egypt Fawzia Fuad of Egypt Egyptian Princess 1921–2013
28,171 A Al-Dhahabi Al-Dhahabi Egyptian Historian 1274–1348
30,044 A Asmahan Asmahan Egyptian Actor 1917–1944
31,243 DI Darius III Darius III Egyptian Monarch -380–-330
33,619 MA Mohamed Aboutrika Mohamed Aboutrika Egyptian Football b. 1978
34,688 AA Abbās al-Aqqād Abbās al-Aqqād Egyptian Writer 1889–1964
36,938 RA Rifa'a al-Tahtawi Rifa'a al-Tahtawi Egyptian Archaeologist 1801–1873
37,095 YI Yusuf Idris Yusuf Idris Egyptian Writer 1927–1991
37,423 GE Gamal El-Ghitani Gamal El-Ghitani Egyptian Novelist 1945–2015
37,986 AH Ahmed Hassan (footballer) Ahmed Hassan (footballer) Egyptian Football b. 1975
38,797 AL Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah Egyptian Imam 932–975
39,707 OA Omar Abdel-Rahman Omar Abdel-Rahman Egyptian Terrorist 1938–2017
40,107 AH Abdel Hakim Amer Abdel Hakim Amer Egyptian Militar 1919–1967
42,784 ME Mostafa El-Nahas Mostafa El-Nahas Egyptian Politician 1879–1965
44,177 FF Farag Foda Egyptian Activist 1945–1992
45,266 SG Samia Gamal Samia Gamal Egyptian Actor 1924–1994
46,379 AF Ahmed Fathy Ahmed Fathy Egyptian Football b. 1984
46,799 OS Omar Suleiman Omar Suleiman Egyptian Politician 1936–2012
48,443 MM Mustafa Mahmoud Mustafa Mahmoud Egyptian Philosopher 1921–2009
48,463 Q Qaitbay Qaitbay Egyptian Sultan 1416–1496
49,338 YZ Youssef Ziedan Youssef Ziedan Egyptian Scholar b. 1958
49,617 V( Valentinus (Gnostic) Egyptian Philosopher 135–160
50,164 A Al-Busiri Egyptian Poet 1212–1294
51,967 SE Saad el-Shazly Saad el-Shazly Egyptian Militar 1922–2011
55,071 AQ Al-Mansur Qalawun Egyptian Monarch 1222–1290
57,887 AQ Al-Ashraf Qansuh Al-Ghuri Al-Ashraf Qansuh Al-Ghuri Egyptian Sultan 1441–1516
59,369 SG Saleh Gomaa Egyptian Football b. 1993
64,196 MA Mohammed al-Ghazali Egyptian Theologian 1917–1996
65,279 BI Berenice I of Egypt Berenice I of Egypt Egyptian Queen -340–-268
65,802 A( Amenhotep (Son of Hapu) Amenhotep (Son of Hapu) Egyptian Architect
66,149 PA Pope Alexander I of Alexandria Egyptian Priest 250–326
69,806 S Shenoute Shenoute Egyptian Abbot 348–466
71,186 LA Leila Ahmed Leila Ahmed Egyptian Academic b. 1940
76,973 HE Hamza El Din Egyptian Composer 1929–2006
77,365 HE Halim El-Dabh Halim El-Dabh Egyptian Composer 1921–2017
79,591 AR Abdel Rahman Badawi Abdel Rahman Badawi Egyptian Philosopher 1917–2002
82,693 S Shikabala Shikabala Egyptian Football b. 1986
85,532 IA Ibrahim Abouleish Ibrahim Abouleish Egyptian Chemist 1937–2017
89,182 AR Ahmed Rami (poet) Ahmed Rami (poet) Egyptian Poet 1892–1981
91,410 KM Khaled Mohieddin Khaled Mohieddin Egyptian Politician 1922–2018
97,454 HI Hafez Ibrahim Hafez Ibrahim Egyptian Poet 1872–1932
105,123 ME Mostafa El-Sayed Mostafa El-Sayed Egyptian Chemist b. 1933
106,975 RA Riad Al Sunbati Riad Al Sunbati Egyptian Music 1906–1981
111,050 AB Al-Aziz Billah Al-Aziz Billah Egyptian Imam 955–996
115,080 MR Mahmoud Riad Egyptian Diplomat 1917–1992
116,501 MA Mohammed Atef Mohammed Atef Egyptian Commander 1944–2001
121,092 AM Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh Egyptian Political b. 1951
122,304 KG Kamal Ganzouri Kamal Ganzouri Egyptian Politician b. 1933
127,886 MI Meletius IV of Constantinople Meletius IV of Constantinople Egyptian Episcopal 1871–1935
135,425 LA Louis Awad Egyptian Writer 1915–1990
135,491 FE Fouad el-Mohandes Fouad el-Mohandes Egyptian Actor 1924–2006
137,144 AG Amr Gamal Amr Gamal Egyptian Football b. 1991
138,846 AA Abu al-Salt Egyptian Astronomer 1068–1134
139,521 HS Hassan Shehata Hassan Shehata Egyptian Football b. 1949
142,223 A Al-Qifti Egyptian Scholar 1172–1248
161,435 AS Aziz Suryal Atiya Aziz Suryal Atiya Egyptian Archaeologist 1898–1988
162,370 AE Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed Egyptian Football b. 1977
165,723 B Bardiya Bardiya Egyptian Son d. -522
169,800 AE Ahmed El-Kass Ahmed El-Kass Egyptian Football b. 1965
170,990 S Setnakhte Setnakhte Egyptian Fils d. -1188
174,179 AN Antonios Naguib Antonios Naguib Egyptian Priest b. 1935
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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.

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

Datelines

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