The Most Famous

Writers from Egypt

This page contains a list of the greatest Egyptians Writers. The pantheon dataset contains 7,302 Writers, 63 of which were born in Egypt. This makes Egypt the birth place of the 23rd most number of Writers behind Ireland and Iran.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Egyptians Writers of all time. This list of famous Egyptians Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Egyptians Writers.

1. Naguib Mahfouz (1911 - 2006)

With an HPI of 80.63, Naguib Mahfouz is the most famous Egyptians Writer. biography has been translated into 139 different languages on wikipedia.

2. Apollonius of Rhodes (295 BC - 215 BC)

With an HPI of 75.13, Apollonius of Rhodes is the 2nd most famous Egyptians Writer. biography has been translated into 52 different languages.

3. Appian (95 - 165)

With an HPI of 74.36, Appian is the 3rd most famous Egyptians Writer. biography has been translated into 56 different languages.

4. Sayyid Qutb (1906 - 1966)

With an HPI of 74.34, Sayyid Qutb is the 4th most famous Egyptians Writer. biography has been translated into 49 different languages.

5. Constantine P. Cavafy (1863 - 1933)

With an HPI of 74.33, Constantine P. Cavafy is the 5th most famous Egyptians Writer. biography has been translated into 56 different languages.

6. Athenaeus (200 - 223)

With an HPI of 73.38, Athenaeus is the 6th most famous Egyptians Writer. biography has been translated into 48 different languages.

7. Lactantius (250 - 325)

With an HPI of 73.15, Lactantius is the 7th most famous Egyptians Writer. biography has been translated into 44 different languages.

8. Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876 - 1944)

With an HPI of 72.96, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti is the 8th most famous Egyptians Writer. biography has been translated into 51 different languages.

9. Claudian (370 - 404)

With an HPI of 70.15, Claudian is the 9th most famous Egyptians Writer. biography has been translated into 41 different languages.

10. Nonnus (500 - 500)

With an HPI of 69.60, Nonnus is the 10th most famous Egyptians Writer. biography has been translated into 35 different languages.

People

Pantheon has 63 people classified as Egyptians writers born between 300 BC and 1972. Of these 63, 9 (14.29%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Egyptians writers include Alaa Al Aswany, André Aciman, and Bat Ye'or. The most famous deceased Egyptians writers include Naguib Mahfouz, Apollonius of Rhodes, and Appian. As of April 2024, 1 new Egyptians writers have been added to Pantheon including Hamed Abdel-Samad.