List of Famous people born in Cairo Governorate

Rosemarie Said Zahlan was a Palestinian-American Christian historian and writer on the Persian Gulf states. She was a sister of Edward Said. In addition to her books, she also wrote for the Financial Times, the Middle East Journal, the International Journal of Middle East Studies and the Encyclopedia of Islam.

Alexander D'Arcy was an Egyptian stage, television and film actor with an international film repertoire.

Deli Fuad Pasha was an Ottoman marshal and ambassador, who participated in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).

Dr. Taher Elgamal is an Egyptian cryptographer and entrepreneur. He is recognized as the "father of SSL" for the work he did in computer security while working at Netscape, which helped in establishing a private and secure communications on the Internet.

Samir Ibrahim Kamouna Arabic: سمير كمونة‎ is a retired Egyptian professional football player, international defender and current football coach. He is currently in charge of El Minya SC.