List of Famous people born in Egypt

Zaki Badr was an Egyptian major general and the former interior minister of Egypt who served in the post from 1986 to 1990 in the Sedki Cabinet. Badr had a confrontational approach during his term.

Horbaef was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th Dynasty. His title was "King’s son".

Mohamed Saad Tawfik El-Katatni is an Egyptian Islamist politician who has been the chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) since October 2012. From January 2012 until its dissolution in September he was the first Speaker of the People's Assembly after the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Prior to this, he served as the first secretary-general of the FJP and was a member of the Guidance Bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Charles Frederic Moberly Bell was a prominent British journalist and newspaper editor during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Zakaria Mohieddin was an Egyptian military officer, politician, Prime Minister of Egypt and head of the first Intelligence body in Egypt, the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate.

Wael Gomaa is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is regarded as the best Egyptian centre-back ever and one of the best players in African football history.

Abdelhamid I. Sabra (1924-2013) was a professor of the history of science specializing in the history of optics and science in medieval Islam. He died December 18, 2013. Sabra provided English translation and commentary for Books I-III of Ibn al-Haytham's seven book Kitab al-Manazir, written in Arabic in the 11th century.