List of Famous people born in Cairo Governorate

Hesham Selim is an Egyptian actor and the son of Saleh Selim. He has made many movies and television series since his childhood. He has been married twice. Mervat El Nahas was his first wife which is the mother of his three children. Nadia Al Ghaleb is his second and they have been together since 2004. He began his acting career at age 13 but took his schooling seriously and did not act again until he had graduated. On 5 May, he spoke on television about having a 26-year-old transgender son, in a rare public show of support for LGBT+ rights in the conservative Muslim country.

Sherine Adel, better known as Shery Adel, is an Egyptian actress. She began acting when she was a child in TV advertisements. Her first film role was in Friends or Business in 2001. She then acted in many movies such as: Outlaw in 2007, Hassan and Marcus in 2008, Amer Al-Behar in 2009 and A Bewildered Lovebird in 2010. She also acted in many series such as: King Farouk in 2007 as Narriman Sadek, Unknown Number in 2012, Temporary Name in 2013, and The Sin in 2014. She was labeled as Egyptian cinema chocolate.

Ekmeleddin Mehmet İhsanoğlu is a Turkish academic, politician and diplomat who was Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) from 2004 to 2014. He is also an author and editor of academic journals and advocate of intercultural dialogue.

Abdel Hakim Abdel Samad Kamel, known by the mononym Hakim, is an Egyptian folk-singer. In addition to the number of albums he has put out, on December 11, 2006

Aisha E'ismat Taymur was an Egyptian social activist, poet, novelist, and feminist in the Ottoman era. She was active in the early 19th century in the field of women's rights. Her writings came out in a period of time where women in Egypt were realizing that they were being deprived of some of the rights that Islam granted them. Taymur was one of the earliest Arab women to be alive while her poetry and other writings were recognized and published in modern times.

Hossam Hassan Hussein is an Egyptian former professional football player who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer, he is Egypt's all-time top scorer with 68 goals in 176 appearances. His twin brother Ibrahim also played professional football, and they shared teams for most of their extensive careers.

Saleh Selim was the 10th president of the Egyptian Al Ahly Sporting Club. He also was a famous Egyptian football player and actor. He was nicknamed El Maestro because of his way of leading the Al Ahly football team to many victories. He then became the manager of the team, then member of the board of directors of the club. He finally became one of the most successful presidents of the club.

Mahmoud Reda was an Egyptian dancer and choreographer, best known for co-founding the Reda Troupe, and Olympic gymnast.

Noura Mostafa Qadry, more commonly known simply as Noura, is a retired Egyptian actress. She began her career in Egyptian cinema during the 1970s and continued acting until she retired in the 1990s, and wore the Hijab, living a religious life now.

Ahmed El Ahmar is an Egyptian handball player for Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team.