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
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
Abdel Fattah el-SisiAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
19 November 1944, Egyptian
politician, military personnel

DalidaDalida
17 January 1933, Egyptian, French, Italian
Actor, Film actor, Singer, Musician, Model

RaffiRaffi
08 July 1948, Egyptian
Singer, Songwriter

Adly MansourAdly Mansour
23 December 1945, Egyptian
Magistrate, Judge, Politician, Lawyer
Mohamed Hussein TantawiMohamed Hussein Tantawi
31 October 1935, Egyptian
Politician, Military personnel

Fuad II of EgyptFuad II of Egypt
16 January 1952, Egyptian
 
Atom EgoyanAtom Egoyan
19 July 1960, Canadian, Egyptian
Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Actor,

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

Hossam HassanHossam Hassan
10 August 1966, Egyptian
 
Ahmed Hassan MahgoubAhmed Hassan Mahgoub
05 March 1993, Egyptian
Association football player

Ramadan SobhiRamadan Sobhi
23 January 1997, Egyptian
Footballer
Gamal MubarakGamal Mubarak
27 December 1963, Egyptian
Businessperson

Michael MinaMichael Mina
1969 AD, Egyptian, American
Chef

Ahmed ShafikAhmed Shafik
25 November 1941, Egyptian
Politician, Military personnel, Fighter pilot,
Alaa MubarakAlaa Mubarak
26 November 1961, Egyptian
entrepreneur, businessperson

Jehan SadatJehan Sadat
29 August 1933, Egyptian
Politician
Omar GaberOmar Gaber
30 January 1992, Egyptian
Egyptian footballer

Taher ElgamalTaher Elgamal
18 August 1955, Egyptian
Cryptographer, Mathematician

Amr MoussaAmr Moussa
03 October 1936, Egyptian
Egyptian Politician

Magdi AllamMagdi Allam
22 April 1952, Egyptian, Italian
Journalist, Politician, Writer
Ahmed NazifAhmed Nazif
08 July 1952, Egyptian
Former Prime Minister of Egypt
Nabil ElarabyNabil Elaraby
15 May 1935, Egyptian
lawyer, diplomat, judge

Ahmed HossamAhmed Hossam
23 February 1983, Egyptian
Egyptian football manager