List of Famous people born in Cairo Governorate

Ahmed Yasser is an Egyptian football striker currently playing for Al-Minaa, on loan from Al-Masry.

Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1753–1825), full name: Abd al-Rahman bin Hasan bin Burhan al-Din al-Jabarti, often simply known as Al-Jabarti, was an Egyptian scholar who spent most of his life in Cairo.

Al-Malik an-Nasir Nasir ad-Din Muhammad ibn Qalawun, commonly known as an-Nasir Muhammad, or by his kunya: Abu al-Ma'ali or as Ibn Qalawun (1285–1341) was the ninth Bahri Mamluk sultan of Egypt who ruled during three reigns: December 1293–December 1294, 1299–1309, and 1310 until his death in 1341.

Saiza Nabarawi,(Arabic: سيزا النبراوي‎) also spelt as Siza Nabrawi (Nabarui) or Ceza Nabarawi,, (1897-1985) was an Egyptian journalist educated in Paris, and who eventually became the leading journalist for the L'Egyptienne magazine.

Ahmad Amin, (1878–1954) was an Egyptian historian and writer. He wrote a series of books on the history of the Islamic civilization (1928–1953), a famous autobiography, as well as an important dictionary of Egyptian folklore (1953).

Fathia al-Assal was an Egyptian playwright and activist.

Monir Fakhry Abdel Nour born 21 August 1945) is an Egyptian businessman and politician.

Safaa Abdallah Mohammed El Tokhi, popularly known as Safaa El-Toukhi, is an Egyptian actress. She is best known for the roles in the films The Hunter, Gunshot and Kafr Delhab.

Muhammad ibn Iyas is one of the most important historians in modern Egyptian history. He was an eyewitness to the Ottoman invasion of Egypt.

Mohamed Bassam is an Egyptian professional footballer. He plays for Tala'ea El Gaish SC, and was briefly a member of the Egypt national football team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.