List of Famous people born in Egypt

Khaled Mohamed El Nabawy is an Egyptian actor who played roles in film, theater and television.

Hossam Mohamed El Sayed Metwalli Abdel Sattar Ghaly is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Omar Abdul-Kafi, is an egyptian writer, who is known for his books, lectures on TV.

Hisham Muhammad Zaki Barakat was Prosecutor General of Egypt from 2013 to 2015. During his term as state prosecutor, he was responsible for thousands of controversial prosecutions, including several widely deemed as politically motivated resulting in death sentences for hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. He was assassinated in a car bombing on 29 June 2015.

Magda al-Sabahi, or Magda, was an Egyptian film actress notable for her roles from 1949 to 1994.

Huda Sultan or Hoda Sultan, was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was mostly known for her mother roles in both Egyptian cinema and television. She was also one of the most awarded actress for her roles, especially in musicals in the black and white movies where she played secondary roles. Sultan performed in hundreds of movies in her 56-year career.

Menmaatre Seti I was a pharaoh of the New Kingdom Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, the son of Ramesses I and Sitre, and the father of Ramesses II. As with all dates in Ancient Egypt, the actual dates of his reign are unclear, and various historians claim different dates, with 1294 BC to 1279 BC and 1290 BC to 1279 BC being the most commonly used by scholars today.

May Kassab is a popular female singer and actress from Egypt. She has signed with Rotana, the biggest Record company in the Middle East.

Karima Mokhtar was an Egyptian stage and film actress whose career spanned for more than fifty years.

Zahi Hawass is an Egyptian archaeologist, Egyptologist, and former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs. He has also worked at archaeological sites in the Nile Delta, the Western Desert, and the Upper Nile Valley.