TheFamousPeople

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

Abdel Fattah el-SisiAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
19 November 1954, Egyptian
President of Egypt
Boutros Boutros-GhaliBoutros Boutros-Ghali
14 November 1922, Egyptian
Former UN Secretary General

Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz
11 December 1911, Egyptian
Novelist

Mohamed ElBaradeiMohamed ElBaradei
17 June 1942, Egyptian
Former Director of IAEA & Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Ramy AshourRamy Ashour
30 September 1987, Egyptian
Squash Player

Dina TokioDina Tokio
06 June 1989, Egyptian, British
YouTuber
Rania YoussefRania Youssef
01 December 1973, Egyptian
Actress

Mena MassoudMena Massoud
17 September 1991, Canadian, Egyptian
Actor

DalidaDalida
17 January 1933, Egyptian, French, Italian
Actor, Film actor, Singer, Musician, Model
Farouk of EgyptFarouk of Egypt
11 February 1920, Egyptian, Italian
Ruler

RaffiRaffi
08 July 1948, Egyptian
Singer, Songwriter
Fuad II of EgyptFuad II of Egypt
16 January 1952, Egyptian
 

Ahmed HossamAhmed Hossam
23 February 1983, Egyptian
Egyptian football manager

Fuad I of EgyptFuad I of Egypt
26 March 1868, Egyptian
King of Egypt

Isma'il PashaIsma'il Pasha
31 December 1830, Egyptian
Khedive

Atom EgoyanAtom Egoyan
19 July 1960, Canadian, Egyptian
Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Actor,
Mohamed Hussein TantawiMohamed Hussein Tantawi
31 October 1935, Egyptian
Politician, Military personnel

Adly MansourAdly Mansour
23 December 1945, Egyptian
Magistrate, Judge, Politician, Lawyer

Ahmed Hassan MahgoubAhmed Hassan Mahgoub
05 March 1993, Egyptian
Association football player

Al-Hakim bi-Amr AllahAl-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
03 August 0985, Egyptian
Historian
Hossam HassanHossam Hassan
10 August 1966, Egyptian
 

Gamal MubarakGamal Mubarak
27 December 1963, Egyptian
Businessperson
Al-SuyūṭīAl-Suyūṭī
03 October 1445, Egyptian
Scholar

Al-KamilAl-Kamil
1177 AD, Egyptian
Sultan of Egypt

Sa'id of EgyptSa'id of Egypt
17 March 1822, Egyptian
Wāli
Tewfik PashaTewfik Pasha
15 November 1852, Egyptian
Khedive

Bassem YoussefBassem Youssef
22 March 1974, Egyptian
Comedian
Ramadan SobhiRamadan Sobhi
23 January 1997, Egyptian
Footballer

Alaa MubarakAlaa Mubarak
26 November 1961, Egyptian
entrepreneur, businessperson

Michael MinaMichael Mina
1969 AD, Egyptian, American
Chef
Mohammed Abdel WahabMohammed Abdel Wahab
13 March 1902, Egyptian
Singer

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Jehan SadatJehan Sadat
29 August 1933, Egyptian
Politician
W. D. HamiltonW. D. Hamilton
01 August 1936, Egyptian, British
Biologist

Penelope LivelyPenelope Lively
17 March 1933, British
Author

Aḥmad ShawqīAḥmad Shawqī
17 October 1870, Egyptian
Poet

Wael GhonimWael Ghonim
23 December 1980, Egyptian, American
Computer Engineer
Ahmed ShafikAhmed Shafik
25 November 1941, Egyptian
Politician
As-Salih AyyubAs-Salih Ayyub
05 November 1205, Egyptian
Ruler

Princess Rym al-AliPrincess Rym al-Ali
1969 AD, Jordanian
Princess

Taher ElgamalTaher Elgamal
18 August 1955, Egyptian
Cryptographer, Mathematician

Amr MoussaAmr Moussa
03 October 1936, Egyptian
Egyptian Politician
Said Halim PaşaSaid Halim Paşa
18 January 1865, Egyptian
Statesman

Al-Mustansir BillahAl-Mustansir Billah
05 July 1029, Egyptian
Caliph of Cairo

Tamim al-BarghoutiTamim al-Barghouti
13 June 1977, Egyptian, Palestinian
Poet

Mustafa Kamil PashaMustafa Kamil Pasha
14 August 1874, Egyptian
Lawyer

Al-Ashraf KhalilAl-Ashraf Khalil
1260 AD, Egyptian
Sultan
Al-Mansur QalawunAl-Mansur Qalawun
1222 AD, Egyptian
Sultan of Egypt

Richard AnthonyRichard Anthony
13 January 1938, Egyptian, French
Singer
Marika RokkMarika Rokk
03 November 1913, Austrian, German
Actress

Magdi AllamMagdi Allam
22 April 1952, Egyptian, Italian
Journalist, Politician, Writer

Ibn al-FaridIbn al-Farid
22 March 1181, Egyptian
Poet
Ahmad Ismail AliAhmad Ismail Ali
14 October 1917, Egyptian
Military commander

Rosemarie Said ZahlanRosemarie Said Zahlan
20 August 1937, American
Historian
Ahmed NazifAhmed Nazif
08 July 1952, Egyptian
Former Prime Minister of Egypt

RaffiRaffi
1835 AD, Armenian
Author

Mahmoud FawziMahmoud Fawzi
19 September 1900, Egyptian
Politician

Andrée ChedidAndrée Chedid
20 March 1920, Egyptian, French
Poet

Ahmed HassaneinAhmed Hassanein
31 October 1889, Egyptian
Fencer
Omar GaberOmar Gaber
30 January 1992, Egyptian
Egyptian footballer

Al-Sha'raniAl-Sha'rani
1493 AD, Egyptian
Scholar

Nabil ElarabyNabil Elaraby
15 May 1935, Egyptian
lawyer, diplomat, judge

Yakup Kadri KaraosmanoğluYakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
27 March 1889, Egyptian, Turkish
Novelist
Aly Maher PashaAly Maher Pasha
09 November 1881, Egyptian
Prime Minister

Sonallah IbrahimSonallah Ibrahim
1937 AD, Egyptian
Novelist
An-Nasir FarajAn-Nasir Faraj
1386 AD, Egyptian
Mamlūk ruler of Egypt

Henry BarakatHenry Barakat
11 June 1914, Egyptian
Film director

Mustafa AminMustafa Amin
21 February 1914, Egyptian
Columnist
Ad-DamīrīAd-Damīrī
1344 AD, Egyptian
Muslim theologian

Salah Abu SeifSalah Abu Seif
10 May 1915, Egyptian
Filmmaker
Jill TweedieJill Tweedie
22 May 1936, British
Writer

Abdul Khalek HassounaAbdul Khalek Hassouna
28 October 1898, Egyptian
Diplomat

Mostafa El-AbbadiMostafa El-Abbadi
10 October 1928, Egyptian
Historian
Evelyn Emmet, Baroness Emmet of AmberleyEvelyn Emmet, Baroness Emmet of Amberley
18 March 1899, Egyptian, British
Politician

Aziz SedkyAziz Sedky
01 July 1920, Egyptian
Prime Minister
Islah JadIslah Jad
04 December 1951, Palestinian
Author

Amīnah al-SaʿīdAmīnah al-Saʿīd
20 January 1914, Egyptian
Journalist