List of Famous people born in Cairo Governorate

Abdel Sattar Sabry Abdel Majid Mahmoud, known as Sabry, is a retired Egyptian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Ehab Tawfik (Arabic: إيهاب توفيق‎ is an Egyptian singer.

Mohammed Kamal el-Shennawi was an Egyptian film and television actor, director and producer. He is the maternal uncle of Egyptian American actor Haythem Noor and Amr Youssri.

Amr Saad is an Egyptian actor, born November 26, 1977 in Sayeda Zeinab district. He was born in Ain Shams, graduated from the Faculty of Applied Arts. He began his artistic career in the late 1990s, when he first stood in front of the camera. Shahin, then the film "Al Madina" by Yusra Nasrallah, and then appeared in a short film entitled "Ten pounds" and then "a legitimate betrayal."

Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef is an Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, surgeon, doctor, media critic, and television host, who hosted El-Bernameg, a satirical news program, from 2011 to 2014. The press has compared Youssef with American comedian Jon Stewart, whose satire program The Daily Show inspired Youssef to begin his career. In 2013, he was named as one of the "100 most influential people in the world" by Time magazine. Youssef's current projects are Tickling Giants, The Democracy Handbook, and Revolution For Dummies.

Inas El Degheidy is an Egyptian film director.

Raffi Cavoukian,, known professionally by the mononym Raffi, is a Canadian singer-lyricist and author of Armenian descent born in Egypt, best known for his children's music. He developed his career as a "global troubadour" to become a music producer, author, entrepreneur, and founder of the Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring, a vision for global restoration.

Mohamed Hamed Hassan Khan was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He was a pivotal member of the "1980s generation" in Egyptian cinema, along with directors such as Khairy Beshara, Daoud Abdel Sayed, Atef El-Tayeb, and Yousry Nasrallah. His main aesthetic credo, in line with directors from his generation, was a reinvigorated realism seeking direct documentation of everyday life in Cairo, beyond the walls of the studio.

Tarek Mohamed Hamed is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek and Egyptian national team. He is considered one of the best defensive midfielder in Africa known as the warrior.

Rahma Hassan is an Egyptian actress and former model. She started her career as a model in music videos as well as some commercials. Her first role in 2009, followed by breakthrough role as a co-star in Al Alamy with Youssef El Sherif. From there, she went on to star in Samir we Shahir we Bahir in 2010, then in multiple drama series like Azmet Sokkar, Al Da'eya, and Moga Harra in 2013.