Cultural Production in
Present Day
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt ranks 34th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mexico, Croatia, and Serbia. Memorable people born in present day Egypt include Cleopatra, Moses, and Euclid. Memorable people who died in Egypt include Cleopatra, Tutankhamun, and Jacob. Egypt has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. The top cities in Egypt by number of biographies are Cairo, Alexandria, Egypt, Thebes, Egypt, and Mansoura, Egypt.
People
Between 3500 BC and 2006, present day Egypt was the birth place of 759 globally memorable people, including Cleopatra, Moses, and Euclid. Additionaly, 426 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Egypt including Cleopatra, Tutankhamun, and Jacob.
People Born in Present Day Egypt
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Cleopatra
POLITICIAN
69 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 98.34
Rank: 1
Moses
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1393 BC - 1273 BC
HPI: 93.26
Rank: 2
Euclid
MATHEMATICIAN
350 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 90.02
Rank: 3
Tutankhamun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1341 BC - 1323 BC
HPI: 88.82
Rank: 4
Nefertiti
COMPANION
1400 BC - 1330 BC
HPI: 87.28
Rank: 5
Ptolemy
ASTRONOMER
100 - 170
HPI: 87.07
Rank: 6
Khufu
ARCHITECT
2700 BC - 2570 BC
HPI: 86.57
Rank: 7
Akhenaten
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1336 BC
HPI: 85.92
Rank: 8
Hypatia
MATHEMATICIAN
350 - 415
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 9
Origen
PHILOSOPHER
185 - 254
HPI: 84.46
Rank: 10
Hatshepsut
POLITICIAN
1507 BC - 1458 BC
HPI: 84.03
Rank: 11
Amenhotep III
POLITICIAN
1403 BC - 1350 BC
HPI: 83.80
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Egypt
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Magdi Yacoub
PHYSICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 387
Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi
WRITER
1911 - 1998
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 450
Rushdy Abaza
ACTOR
1926 - 1980
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 466
Salah Zulfikar
ACTOR
1926 - 1993
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 477
Mustafa Mahmoud
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 479
Ahmad Ismail Ali
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1974
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 488
Nour El-Sherif
ACTOR
1946 - 2015
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 492
Ihsan Abdel Quddous
WRITER
1919 - 1990
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 509
Yousra
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 532
Mohamed Mounir
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 533
Entissar Amer
COMPANION
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 557
Anoushka
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 570
People Deceased in Present Day Egypt
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POLITICIAN
69 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 98.34
Rank: 1
Tutankhamun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1341 BC - 1323 BC
HPI: 88.82
Rank: 2
Jacob
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1653 BC - 1506 BC
HPI: 88.37
Rank: 3
Pompey
POLITICIAN
106 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 87.68
Rank: 4
Nefertiti
COMPANION
1400 BC - 1330 BC
HPI: 87.28
Rank: 5
Ptolemy
ASTRONOMER
100 - 170
HPI: 87.07
Rank: 6
Ibn Khaldun
HISTORIAN
1332 - 1406
HPI: 86.74
Rank: 7
Ramesses II
NOBLEMAN
1303 BC - 1213 BC
HPI: 86.63
Rank: 8
Akhenaten
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1336 BC
HPI: 85.92
Rank: 9
Eratosthenes
GEOGRAPHER
276 BC - 194 BC
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 10
Jeremiah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
650 BC - 586 BC
HPI: 85.44
Rank: 11
Mark the Evangelist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 68
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Egypt
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WRITER
1911 - 1998
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 354
Rushdy Abaza
ACTOR
1926 - 1980
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 362
Salah Zulfikar
ACTOR
1926 - 1993
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 371
Mustafa Mahmoud
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 372
Nour El-Sherif
ACTOR
1946 - 2015
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 380
Ihsan Abdel Quddous
WRITER
1919 - 1990
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 391
Nasser El Sonbaty
ATHLETE
1965 - 2013
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 413
Janusz Głowacki
WRITER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 420
Thabet El-Batal
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2005
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 423
Richard Sainct
RACING DRIVER
1970 - 2004
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 424
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Egyptwere politicians (218), soccer players (98), religious figures (77), writers (65), and athletes (56), while most who died were politicians (154), religious figures (67), writers (46), companions (21), and philosophers (18).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Egypt, including Mohamed Salah, Hossam Hassan, and Hassan Shehata. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Egypt, including Cleopatra, Akhenaten, and Hatshepsut.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Egypt since 1700.
