Egypt
Egypt ranks 214th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Casablanca, Oxford, and Córdoba, Spain. Memorable people born in Egypt include Hatshepsut, Amenhotep III, and Hagar. Memorable people who died in Egypt include Jacob, Jeremiah, and Sneferu. Egypt has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Egypt is located in Egypt.
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, the second-largest city, is an important industrial and tourist hub at the Mediterranean coast. At approximately 110 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world, and the third-most populated in Africa. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 2700 BC and 1999, Egypt was the birth place of 63 globally memorable people, including Hatshepsut, Amenhotep III, and Hagar. Additionaly, 57 globally memorable people have passed away in Egypt including Jacob, Jeremiah, and Sneferu.
People Born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsHatshepsut
POLITICIAN
1507 BC - 1458 BC
HPI: 79.30
Rank: 1
Amenhotep III
POLITICIAN
1403 BC - 1350 BC
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 2
Hagar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 3
Moses in Islam
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1392 BC - 1272 BC
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 4
Sneferu
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2609 BC
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 5
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
POLITICIAN
62 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 6
Paul of Thebes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
227 - 342
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 7
Isetnofret
POLITICIAN
1250 BC - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 8
Senenmut
ARCHITECT
1600 BC - 1463 BC
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 9
Theophylact Simocatta
HISTORIAN
580 - 630
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 10
Meritamen
COMPANION
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 11
Djedkare Isesi
POLITICIAN
2500 BC - 2380 BC
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsRashad Khalifa
CHEMIST
1935 - 1990
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 31
Antiphilus
PAINTER
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 34
Pishoy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
320 - 417
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 37
Al-Mustamsik
POLITICIAN
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 40
Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1948
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 42
Al-Hakim II
POLITICIAN
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 45
Pope Julian of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 188
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 54
Hussein El Shahat
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.25
Rank: 58
Ashraf Amgad El-Seify
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 60
Karim El Eraki
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 61
Samy Abdel Razek
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 62
Ammar Hamdy
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 63
People Deceased in Egypt
Go to all RankingsJacob
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1653 BC - 1506 BC
HPI: 85.77
Rank: 1
Jeremiah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
650 BC - 586 BC
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 2
Sneferu
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2609 BC
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 3
Perdiccas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
355 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 4
Marwan II
POLITICIAN
688 - 750
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 5
Pachomius the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
292 - 348
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 6
Ctesibius
MATHEMATICIAN
284 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 7
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2021
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 8
Demetrius of Phalerum
PUBLIC WORKER
350 BC - 282 BC
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 9
Ibn Hisham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
701 - 833
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 10
Ya'qubi
GEOGRAPHER
801 - 898
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 11
Amr ibn al-As
MILITARY PERSONNEL
580 - 664
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Egypt
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Most individuals born in present day Egypt were religious figures (22), politicians (21), soccer players (4), companions (3), and athletes (3), while most who died were politicians (22), religious figures (15), companions (5), writers (3), and military personnels (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Egypt, including Ahmed Salah Hosny, Hussein El Shahat, and Karim El Eraki. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Egypt, including Hagar, Moses in Islam, and Paul of Thebes.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Egypt since 1700.