Cairo has produced a number of well-known political leaders, novelists, diplomats, squash players, vloggers and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Cairo includes Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Naguib Mahfouz, Mohamed ElBaradei, Ramy Ashour, Dina Tokio, and many others.

Famous People Born In Cairo

Boutros Boutros-GhaliBoutros Boutros-Ghali
(Former UN Secretary General)

14 November 1922

Egyptian

Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz
(Novelist)

11 December 1911

Egyptian

Ramy AshourRamy Ashour
(Squash Player)

30 September 1987

Egyptian

Mohamed ElBaradeiMohamed ElBaradei
(Former Director of IAEA & Nobel Peace Prize Winner)

17 June 1942

Egyptian

Dina TokioDina Tokio
(YouTuber)

06 June 1989

Egyptian,British

Rania YoussefRania Youssef
(Actress)

01 December 1973

Egyptian

Abdel Fattah el-SisiAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
(politician, military personnel)

19 November 1944

Egyptian

DalidaDalida
(Actor, Film actor, Singer, Musician, Model)

17 January 1933

Egyptian,French,Italian

RaffiRaffi
(Singer, Songwriter)

08 July 1948

Egyptian

Fuad II of EgyptFuad II of Egypt

16 January 1952

Egyptian

Atom EgoyanAtom Egoyan
(Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Actor, University teacher)

19 July 1960

Canadian,Egyptian

Mohamed Hussein TantawiMohamed Hussein Tantawi
(Politician, Military personnel)

31 October 1935

Egyptian

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Fuad I of EgyptFuad I of Egypt
(Monarch, King)

26 March 1868

Egyptian

Adly MansourAdly Mansour
(Magistrate, Judge, Politician, Lawyer)

23 December 1945

Egyptian

Ramadan SobhiRamadan Sobhi
(Footballer)

23 January 1997

Egyptian

Ahmed Hassan MahgoubAhmed Hassan Mahgoub
(Association football player)

05 March 1993

Egyptian

Michael MinaMichael Mina
(Chef)

1969 AD

Egyptian,American

Hossam HassanHossam Hassan

10 August 1966

Egyptian

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Gamal MubarakGamal Mubarak
(Businessperson)

27 December 1963

Egyptian

Jehan SadatJehan Sadat
(Politician)

29 August 1933

Egyptian

Ahmed ShafikAhmed Shafik
(Politician, Military personnel, Fighter pilot, Aviator)

25 November 1941

Egyptian

Alaa MubarakAlaa Mubarak
(entrepreneur, businessperson)

26 November 1961

Egyptian

Taher ElgamalTaher Elgamal
(Cryptographer, Mathematician)

18 August 1955

Egyptian

Amr MoussaAmr Moussa
(Egyptian Politician)

03 October 1936

Egyptian

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Omar GaberOmar Gaber
(Egyptian footballer)

30 January 1992

Egyptian

Magdi AllamMagdi Allam
(Journalist, Politician, Writer)

22 April 1952

Egyptian,Italian

Ahmed NazifAhmed Nazif
(Former Prime Minister of Egypt)

08 July 1952

Egyptian

Nabil ElarabyNabil Elaraby
(lawyer, diplomat, judge)

15 May 1935

Egyptian

Ahmed HossamAhmed Hossam
(Egyptian football manager)

23 February 1983

Egyptian

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