List of Famous people born in Egypt

Hesham Mesbah is an Egyptian judoka. He won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Egypt's first judo medal in 24 years.

George Ishak is an Egyptian politician and activist. During the later part of Hosni Mubarak's presidency, he co-founded the grassroots Kefaya opposition movement.

Gaber Ahmed Asfour (Arabic: جابر أحمد عصفور‎, IPA: [ˈɡæːbeɾ ʕɑsˤˈfuːɾ] is an Egyptian professor at Cairo University since 1966, who was appointed as the Minister of Culture on 1 February 2011. He has published Countering Fanaticism, Times of the Novel and In Defense of the Enlightenment, among others.

Ashour El Adham, is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Ceramica Cleopatra FC as a defensive midfielder. El Adham is known for his powerful shots and for his ability to score goals from long ranges.

Hesham Mohamed Qandil is an Egyptian engineer and civil servant who was Prime Minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013. Qandil was appointed as Prime Minister by President Mohamed Morsi on 24 July 2012 and sworn in on 2 August 2012. Qandil previously served as Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation from 2011 to 2012.

Mohamed Said Pasha, was Prime Minister of Egypt from 1910 to 1914, and again in 1919. He was born in Alexandria to a family of Turkish origin. He was the father of the artist Mahmoud Sa'id and grandfather of Queen Farida of Egypt.