Famous Egyptian - Egyptian Celebrities - page 3

Did you know Egyptians were one of the firsts in the world to play board games? They were also the first to forge peace treaties on record, use calendars, toothpaste, door locks and plow, invent eye-makeup, design world's first writing language (hieroglyphics), pop breath mints and shave and cut hair. That is right! Such was the ingenuity of the Egyptians. No wonder, in a land where greatness and accomplishment is measured by dynasties and deeds, its civilization stands revered as one of the most advanced civilizations of its times, and its countrymen, some of the most dexterous and avant-garde. From pharaohs and philosophers to singers and scientists and from architects and dentists to sculptors and physicians, Egypt has given the world some of the best exemplary men and women it has ever known. Let us explore the feats and deeds of some of world's most famous Egyptians through their timeline, trivia, and facts covered in the biographies here.

Find out more about the greatest Egyptians, including Mohamed Salah, Omar Sharif, Cleopatra, Dodi Fayed and Tutankhamun.

The Most Famous Egyptian

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Ayman al-ZawahiriJune 19, 1951EgyptianAyman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri is the current leader of terrorist group al-Qaeda
Anwar SadatDecember 25, 1918EgyptianAnwar Sadat was the third President of Egypt and has been awarded the Nobel Prize for his peace initiatives
Mohamed SalahJune 15, 1992EgyptianMohamed Salah is an Egyptian footballer
Magi SalahEgyptianMagi Salah is the wife of star footballer Mohamed Salah
Dodi FayedApril 15, 1955EgyptianDodi Fayed was an Egyptian heir and a film producer
Nefertiti1370 BCEgyptianNeferneferuaten Nefertiti was an Egyptian queen and chief consort of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh
Mohamed MorsiAugust 8, 1951EgyptianMohamed Morsi is an Egyptian politician who served as the first democratically elected President of Egypt before his government was overthrown by armed forces
Magdi YacoubNovember 16, 1935Egyptian, BritishMagdi Yacoub is one of the world's most respected cardiac surgeons
Dina TokioJune 6, 1989Egyptian, BritishDina Tokio is an Egyptian–English beauty vlogger/blogger and social-media personality
Mohamed Al-FayedJanuary 27, 1929EgyptianMohamed Al-Fayed is an Egyptian businessman who owns The Hotel Ritz
Anwar Sadat

Anwar Sadat

Anwar Sadat was the third President of Egypt and has been awarded the Nobel Prize for his peace initiatives

EgyptianDecember 25, 19181,650 views

Faten Hamama

Faten Hamama was an Egyptian actress who had a successful career in television as well as in films

EgyptianMay 27, 1931286 views

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif was an Egyptian film star, best known for his performances in both American and British productions

EgyptianApril 10, 1932233 views

Ankhesenamun

Ankhesenamun was a queen of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt

Egyptian1348 BC258 views

Nefertiti

Neferneferuaten Nefertiti was an Egyptian queen and chief consort of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh

Egyptian1370 BC389 views

Naguib Mahfouz

Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian novelist and the first Arab writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988

EgyptianDecember 11, 1911142 views

Maimonides

Maimonides was a recognized, inspiring and important Jewish philosopher of the middle ages

EgyptianMarch 30, 1135145 views

Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah is an Egyptian footballer

EgyptianJune 15, 19921,516 views

Cleopatra

Cleopatra was the last Pharaoh of Egypt

Egyptian69 BC250 views

Moses

Moses is regarded as the most prominent Hebrew religious leader of the ancient era

Egyptian1391 BC287 views