List of Famous people born in Egypt
Mohamed Magdy Qafsha
Mohamed Magdy Mohamed Morsy, known by his nickname Afsha, is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League side Al Ahly as an attacking midfielder.
Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour
Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour, also known as "al-Tourbini", was an Egyptian street gang leader and serial killer who raped and murdered at least 32 children in the course of seven years, throughout several locations in Egypt including Cairo, Alexandria, Qalyoubeya and Beni Sueif. All of his victims were 10 to 14 years old, most of them boys. Mansour was arrested in 2006 along with his six accomplices, and subsequently sentenced to death.
Mohamed Ali
Mohamed Ali is an Egyptian building contractor living in exile in Spain who worked for 15 years with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Sisi's colleagues building villas and a palace. In September 2019, Ali circulated videos accusing Sisi of corruption. The online circulation of videos snowballed, with others including Wael Ghonim joining in the anti-Sisi criticism. Ali called for mass anti-Sisi street protests which started on 20 September 2019 across Egypt. On 28 December 2019, Ali released the "Egyptian Consensus Document" with a list of four key principles and four key actions for replacing the Egyptian government, which he claimed represented the consensus of a wide range of the Egyptian opposition.
Samia Gamal
Samia Gamal was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress.
Michel Bacos
Michel Bacos was a French airline pilot. He was the captain of Air France Flight 139 when it was hijacked on 27 June 1976 by Palestinian and German terrorists belonging to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The hijacking was part of an international campaign of Palestinian terrorism.
Mamdouh Abdel-Alim
Mamdouh Abdel-Alim was an Egyptian actor.
Khaled Mohieddin
Khaled Mohieddine was an Egyptian politician and a major in the Egyptian Army. He participated in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, as a member of the Free Officers Movement, which overthrew the monarchy then under the rule of King Farouk.
Zeeko Zaki
Zeeko Zaki is an Egyptian-born American actor best known for his role portraying Special Agent Omar Adom "O. A." Zidan on Dick Wolf's FBI.
Dalia El Behery
Dalia Mahmoud Quotb El Behery is an Egyptian actress. She won the 1990 title of Miss Egypt, and placed 27th in the 1990 Miss Universe pageant in Los Angeles.
Moamen Zakaria
Moamen Zakaria is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Al Ahly and the Egypt national team as an Attacking midfielder.