List of Famous people named Farouk

Farouk I was the tenth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936.

Farouk al-Fishawy was an Egyptian film and television actor. He was known for Al-Mashbouh (1981).

Farouk Shousha was an Egyptian poet. He hosted the popular television program Umsiya Thaqafiya from 1977 through 2006.

Farouk Ben Mustapha ia a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Tunisia national team.

Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya NAM GSS psc(+) ndc (Chile) FCMH GSMH MIAD is a Nigerian army lieutenant general, who is the Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria, appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 27 May 2021 after the death of the former Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru who died in the Beechcraft King Air 350i plane crash near Kaduna International Airport.

Farouk El-Baz is an Egyptian American space scientist and geologist, who worked with NASA in the scientific exploration of the Moon and the planning of the Apollo program. He was a leading geologist on the program, responsible for studying the geology of the Moon, the selection of landing sites for the Apollo missions, and the training of astronauts in lunar observations and photography. He played a key role in the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission, and later Apollo missions. He also came up with the idea of touchable Moon rocks at a museum, inspired by his childhood pilgimage to Mecca where he touched the Black Stone.

Farouk al-Sharaa is a Syrian politician and diplomat. He is one of the most prominent officials in the Syrian government and served as foreign minister of Syria from 1984 until 2006 when he became Vice President of Syria.

Farouk Hosny is an Egyptian abstract painter who was Minister of Culture from 1987 to 2011.

Farouk Gaafar فاروق جعفر is an Egyptian former football player and manager.

Farouk Abu Issa was a Sudanese politician and the Chairman of the National Consensus Forces.