Most Famous Egyptian Writers

34 Egyptian Writers in view out of 34

Writing 34
Egypt 203
NM
Naguib Mahfouz Egyptian Novelist 1911 – 2006
#1,521
Sayyid Qutb
Sayyid Qutb Egyptian Author 1906 – 1966
#5,227
Taha Hussein
Taha Hussein Egyptian Linguist 1889 – 1973
#9,673
Nawal El Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawi Egyptian Writer Born 1931
#10,000
Ibn Kathir
Ibn Kathir Egyptian Historian 1301 – 1373
#15,716
A
Al-Suyuti Egyptian Historian 1445 – 1505
#25,354
Al-Dhahabi
Al-Dhahabi Egyptian Historian 1274 – 1348
#28,171
Abbās al-Aqqād
Abbās al-Aqqād Egyptian Writer 1889 – 1964
#34,688
Yusuf Idris
Yusuf Idris Egyptian Writer 1927 – 1991
#37,095
Gamal El-Ghitani
Gamal El-Ghitani Egyptian Novelist 1945 – 2015
#37,423
Mustafa Mahmoud
Mustafa Mahmoud Egyptian Philosopher 1921 – 2009
#48,443
Youssef Ziedan
Youssef Ziedan Egyptian Scholar Born 1958
#49,338
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Valentinus (Gnostic) Egyptian Philosopher 135 – 160
#49,617
A
Al-Busiri Egyptian Poet 1212 – 1294
#50,164
Abdel Rahman Badawi
Abdel Rahman Badawi Egyptian Philosopher 1917 – 2002
#79,591
Ahmed Rami (poet)
Ahmed Rami (poet) Egyptian Poet 1892 – 1981
#89,182
Hafez Ibrahim
Hafez Ibrahim Egyptian Poet 1872 – 1932
#97,454
LA
Louis Awad Egyptian Writer 1915 – 1990
#135,425
A
Al-Qifti Egyptian Scholar 1172 – 1248
#142,223
Mustafa Abdel-Razek
Mustafa Abdel-Razek Egyptian Philosopher 1885 – 1947
#190,197
SA
Sayyid Al-Qemany Egyptian Philosophes Born 1947
#210,114
SA
Said Aburish Egyptian Journalist 1935 – 2012
#214,398
AA
Amal Abul-Qassem Donqol Egyptian Poet 1940 – 1983
#286,019
YT
Yahya Taher Abdullah Egyptian Writer 1938 – 1981
#314,228
MZ
Mahmoud Zakzouk Egyptian Philosopher 1933 – 2020
#314,459
AA
Aziz Abaza Egyptian Poet 1898 – 1973
#485,967
A
Al-Abshihi Egyptian Poet 1388 – 1446
#487,919
A
al-Ballanūbī Egyptian Poet Died 1100
#607,767
FG
Farouk Gouida Egyptian Journalist
#856,556
Tammam Hassan
Tammam Hassan Egyptian Historian 1918 – 2011
#985,864
FF
Francis Fèvre Egyptian Historian Born 1951
#989,577
IK
Ihsan Kamal Egyptian Writer Born 1934
#1,058,745
MN
Mohamed Nagui Egyptian Writer 1947 – 2014
#1,164,335
SS
Salama Soliman Egyptian Literary 1939 – 2003
#1,677,398

By the numbers

Inside Egypt Writers

34 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous egypt writers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Egypt Writers peaked in the 1930s with 6 people.

What Egypt Writers Are Known For

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Writer are Egypt Writers's biggest group — 21% of all notables (7).

Egypt Writers over-index on philosopher — 24.2× the global rate.

  1. Writer7
  2. Poet7
  3. Historian5
  4. Philosopher5
  5. Novelist2
  6. Scholar2
  7. Journalist2
  8. Author1
  1. Philosopher524.2×
  2. Historian512.4×
  3. Poet710.5×
  4. Writer75.0×