Egyptian
Did you know Egyptians were one of the firsts in the world to play board games? They were also the first to forge peace treaties on record, use calendars, toothpaste, door locks and plow, invent eye-makeup, design world's first writing language (hieroglyphics), pop breath mints and shave and cut hair. That is right! Such was the ingenuity of the Egyptians. No wonder, in a land where greatness and accomplishment is measured by dynasties and deeds, its civilization stands revered as one of the most advanced civilizations of its times, and its countrymen, some of the most dexterous and avant-garde. From pharaohs and philosophers to singers and scientists and from architects and dentists to sculptors and physicians, Egypt has given the world some of the best exemplary men and women it has ever known. Let us explore the feats and deeds of some of world's most famous Egyptians through their timeline, trivia, and facts covered in the biographies here.
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Nefertiti(Queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt)
Birthdate: 1370 BC
Birthplace: Thebes, Egypt
Died: 1330 BC
2
Hatshepsut(Women Ruler of Egypt from 1479 BC to 1458 BC)
Birthdate: 1507 BC
Birthplace: Ancient Egypt
Died: January 16, 1458
3
Hypatia(Mathematician, Astronomer and Philosopher)
Birthdate: 0350 AD
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: February 29, 0415
4
Mohamed Salah(Egyptian Professional Football Player Who Plays as a Forward)
Birthdate: June 15, 1992
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nagrig, Egypt
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: January 15, 1918
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bacos, Egypt
Died: September 28, 1970
Birthdate: 1341 BC
Birthplace: Amarna
Died: 1323 BC
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: 1303 BC
Birthplace: Egypt
Died: 1213 BC
8
Saladin(Sultan of Egypt and Syria (1174 - 1193))
Birthdate: 1138 AD
Birthplace: Tikrit, Iraq
Died: March 4, 1193
Birthdate: January 27, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: El-Gomorok, Alexandria
Birthdate: April 10, 1932
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: July 10, 2015
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
11
Akhenaten(Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Who Reigned from 1353 BC to 1336 BC)
Birthdate: 1372 AD
Birthplace: Egypt
Died: 1335 AD
Birthdate: 1481 AD
Birthplace: Ancient Egypt
Died: 1425 AD
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Dodi Fayed(Egyptian Film Producer and Romantic Partner of Diana, Princess of Wales)
Birthdate: April 17, 1955
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: August 31, 1997
Birthdate: June 23, 0047
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: August 23, 0030
Birthdate: December 25, 1918
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mit Abu al-Kum
Died: October 6, 1981
Birthdate: 1323 BC
Birthplace: Avaris
Died: 1279 BC
Birthdate: 3150 BC
Birthplace: Thinis
Birthdate: 1348 AD
Birthplace: TThebes, Egypt
Died: 1322 AD
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Umm Kulthum
(The Voice of Egypt)
Birthdate: December 31, 1898
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: El-Senbellawein, Egypt
Died: February 3, 1975
Birthdate: May 27, 1931
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mansoura, Egypt
Died: January 17, 2015
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
21
Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
(Queen)
Birthdate: November 5, 1921
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: July 2, 2013
22
Ashraf Marwan
(Egyptian billionaire who worked as a spy for the Israeli Mossad and deceived Israel in 1973 war.)
Birthdate: February 2, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
Died: June 27, 2007
Birthdate: February 26, 1946
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Damanhour, Egypt
Died: August 2, 2016
Birthdate: November 19, 1954
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
25
Cambyses II
(Pharaoh of Egypt)
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: June 30, 0522
26
Ramesses I
(Pharaoh, Sovereign)
Birthplace: Avaris
Died: 1294 BC
Birthdate: May 4, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Monufia Governorate
Died: February 25, 2025
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
28
Zahi Hawass
(Egyptian Egyptologist, Archaeologist, and Politician)
Birthdate: May 28, 1947
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Damietta
29
Moses(Hebrew Religious Leader, Prophet)
Birthplace: Land of Goshen, Ancient Egypt
Birthdate: December 11, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
Died: August 30, 2006
31
Ramesses III
(Pharaoh of Egypt)
Birthdate: 1217 BC
Birthplace: Thebes, Egypt
Died: 1155 BC
Birthdate: October 11, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Port Said
Birthdate: November 16, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Belbin, Ashraqya, Egypt
34
Philo(Jewish Philosopher Who Lived in Alexandria)
Birthdate: 0020 BC
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: 0050 BC
35
Nassef Sawiris
(entrepreneur, businessperson)
Birthdate: 1961 AD
Birthplace: Egypt
36
Hagar
(Abraham’s Concubine and the Mother of His Son 'Ishmael')
Birthplace: Heracleopolis Magna
Died: 1292 BC
38
Sneferu(King of Ancient Egypt from 2575 BC to 2465 BC)
Birthplace: Ancient Egypt
Died: 2589 BC
39
Mohamed A. El-Erian
(Egyptian-American Economist and Former CEO of 'PIMCO')
Birthdate: August 19, 1958
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Birthdate: 1411 BC
Birthplace: Ancient Egypt
Died: 1353 BC
41
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
(Pharaoh of Egypt (51–47 BC))
Birthdate: 0062 BC
Birthplace: Egypt
Died: January 13, 0047
43
Bardiya
(Pharaoh of Egypt)
Birthplace: Pasargadae, Iran
Died: 0522 AD
44
Ptolemy XII Auletes
(Pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt)
Birthdate: 0117 AD
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: 0051 AD
45
Fuad I of Egypt
(Sultan of Egypt)
Birthdate: March 26, 1868
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
Died: April 28, 1936
46
Mohamed Aboutrika
(Egyptian Retired Professional Footballer Who Played As An Attacking Midfielder)
Birthdate: November 7, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nahia, Giza, Egypt
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
47
Djoser
(Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty during the Old Kingdom and the founder of this epoch)
48
Tiye
(Daughter of Yuya and Thuya)
Birthdate: 1398 AD
Birthplace: Ipu, Egypt
Died: 1338 AD
50
ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Ḥāfiẓ
(Egyptian singer)
Birthdate: June 21, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Al-Ḥalāwāt, Egypt
Died: March 30, 1977