List of Famous people born in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt

Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta was an Egyptian hijacker and the ringleader of the September 11 attacks in which four United States commercial aircraft were commandeered with the intention of destroying specific civilian and military targets. He served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11 which he crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the coordinated attacks. At 33 years of age, he was the oldest of the 19 hijackers who took part in the attacks.

Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim Hassan, commonly known as Trézéguet, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Egypt national team. His nickname is taken from the former French footballer David Trezeguet, after his former youth coach noticed similarities between the pair in playing style and appearance.

Saad Zaghloul was an Egyptian revolutionary and statesman. He was the leader of Egypt's nationalist Wafd Party. He served as Prime Minister of Egypt from 26 January 1924 to 24 November 1924.

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

Abdel Hamid Bassiouny is an Egyptian footballer. He previously played in Egypt for Kafr El-Sheikh, Zamalek, Ismaily and Haras El-Hodood.

Brigadier General Mohamed Samir Abdel Aziz Ghonim is the spokesperson of the Egyptian Armed Forces.

Widad Hamdi was an Egyptian actress. She starred in over 600 films during her lifetime, and almost all roles except few she was granted the role of servant or maid.

Tarek Yehia is a retired Egyptian football player and Zamalek former International left winger. He worked as caretaker at Zamalek for many terms.