This is a list of prominent Copts. For saints, please refer to Coptic Saints. Being an integral part of Egypt's history, the Copts, the Christians of Egypt, have shared in all aspects of life and had many contributions to the Egyptian political, professional and spiritual activities.
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Actors and directors
- Dani Seif دانى سيف, Director assistant
- Samir Seif سمير سيف, Director
- Akmal Saleh أكمل صالح, Comedian
- George Sidhom جورج سيدهم, Actor
- Hala Sedki هالة صدقي, Actress
- Hany Ramzi هاني رمزي, Actor
- Khairy Beshara خيرى بشارة, Director
- Maged El-Kedwany ماجد الكدواني, Actor
- Mary Moneib ماري منيب, Actress
- Sanaa Gamil سناء جميل, Actress
- Sandra Nashaat ساندرا نشأت, Director
- Youssef Dawoud يوسف داود, Actor
Businessmen
- Farid Stino فريد استينو
- Fayez Sarofim فايز صاروفيم, Billionaire Houston Financier
- Onsi Sawiris أنسي ساويرس, Founder of Orascom Corp.
- Naguib Sawiris CEO of Orascom Telecom, Richest man in Egypt, owner of Weather Investments
- Ragai Stino رجائي استينو
- Hani Iskander Founder of The Knowledge Group & Business Accelerator Ltd. Australian IT Entrepreneur.
Clergymen and theologists
- Pope Cyril VI قداسة البابا كيرلس السادس, the 116th Pope of Alexandria
- Fr. Matta El Meskeen ابونا متى المسكين, Spiritual Father
- Origen أوريجانوس one of the world's most influential early Christian scholars
- HH Pope Shenouda III قداسة البابا شنوده الثالث, the current Pope of Alexandria
- Pope Athanasius
Social activists
- Wahba Ghaly[1] وهبه غالي, winner of Union Square Awards [2] to Grassroots Activists in New York [3]and the founder of MENTORS[4] An organization promoting Human Rights aspects for the Middle Eastern community in NYC [5].
Engineers
- Alfy Fanous الفي فانوس, Prominent Civil Engineer; Pioneer in Coastal Engineering
- Hani Azer هاني عازر, Leading Civil Engineer
- Michel Bakhoum ميشيل باخوم, Prominent Professor of Structural and Consulting Engineer
- Nabih Youssef نبيه يوسف, Leading Structural Engineer
- Ramses Wissa Wassef رمسيس ويصا واصف, Architect, Winner of Agha Khan Award
- William Selim Hanna وليم سليم حنا, Minister of Housing; Prominent Structural Engineer
Historians and Coptologists
- Iris Habib Elmasry ايريس حبيب المصري, Author of the The Story of the Coptic Church
- Labib Habachi لبيب حبشي, Egyptologist
- Severus Ibn al-Muqaffa الانبا ساويرس ابن المقفع, bishop, theologian, author and historian
- Fr. Menassa Youhanna القس منسى القمص يوحنا, Historian and Theologian
- Aziz Suryal Atiya Historian and Coptology pioneer.
Journalists and writers
- Adel Iskandar عادل إسكندر, Author
- Anton Sidhom انطون سيدهم, Journalist
- Edward Kharrat, Novelist ادوارد خراط
- Magdi Khalil
- Magdi Wahba, University Professor
- Salama Moussa سلامه موسى, Journalist, Reformer, Philosopher and Social Critic
- Waguih Ghali وجيه غالي, Author
- Youssef Sidhom يوسف سيدهم, Journalist
Musicians
- Mikhail Girgis El Batanouny المعلم ميخائيل البتانوني
- Ragheb Moftah راغب مفتاح
- Osama Mounir أسامة منير
Painters and artists
- Adel Nassief
- Chafik Charobim شفيق شاروبيم, Painter
- Sobhi Gergis صبحي جرجس, Sculptor
- Ragai Karas رجائي كاراس, Painter
- Makram Henein مكرم حنين, Painter
- Margret Nakhla مرجريت نخلة, Painter
- Isaac Fanous ايزاك فانوس, Father of Modern Coptic iconography
- Engy Aflaton إنجي أفلاطون, Painter
- Evelyn Ashamallah إيفيلين عشم الله, Painter
Politicians
- Adly Abadir, Coptic Activist
- Akhnoukh Fanous, Coptic Nationalist اخنوخ فانوس
- Boutros Ghali, Prime Minister of Egypt بطرس غالي
- Boutros Boutros Ghali, Former Secretary General of the United Nations بطرس بطرس غالي
- Charles Stino شارل رمزي استينو
- Dina Powell, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs for the United States government دينا حبيب باول
- Ester Fanous إستر فانوس
- E. Kamel Ibrahim, Field Marshal, Former Head of Armed Forces, Head of Physical and Pyschological Training of Special Forces (Al Sa'Ka Regiment).
- Fakhri Abdel Nour Member of the Nation Party فخري عبد النور
- Georges Khayat جورج خياط
- Ibrahim El-Gohary المعلم ابراهيم الجوهري
- Kamal Stino, Former Vice Prime Minister of Egypt كمال استينو
- Makram Ebeid مكرم عبيد
- Michael Meunier, First American Egyptian nominated for a U.S. Office and a Coptic Activist مايكل منير
- Moheb Stino former minister of tourism and aviation, and vice-prime minister محب رمزي استينو
- Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour, Parliamentary منير فخري عبد النور
- Morcos Hanna, Member of the National Party and Coptic activist مرقس حنا
- Mourad Wahba, Supreme Court Judge
- Sadek Wahba, First Chamberlain to King Fuad and Egyptian minister to Italy and Belgium
- Sinout Hanna, Member of the Nation Party سينوت حنا
- Wassef Boutros Ghali واصف بطرس غالي
- Wissa Wassef, Previous head of the Egyptian parliament, Member of the National Party and Coptic activist ويصا واصف
- Youssef Boutros Ghali, Trade Minister of Egypt يوسف بطرس غالي
- Youssef Wahba, Minister of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister of Egypt يوسف وهبه
Scientists
- Evone Ghaly ايفون غالي, Professor of pharmacy at University of Puerto Rico
- George Ramzy Stino جورج رمزي استينو, Pioneer Egyptian Agronomist
- Fahmy Ibrahim Mikhail فهمي ابراهيم, Professor of Mathematics , Faculty of science , Ain Shams University
- Ibrahim Fahmy Ibrahim Mikhail ابراهيم فهمي ابراهيم, Professor of Mathematics , Faculty of science , Ain Shams University
- Osama Nashaat Habib Wahba أسامة وهبة, US Department of State PLUS Scholar, Political Science, University of South Carolina
Sportspersons
- Hany Ramzy هاني رمزي, Soccer Player
- Nagui Asaad ناجي أسعد, [1] African champion in Shot Put, 1979, 1982.
- Hisham Greis هشام جريس, [2] African champion in Hammer Throw, 1982.
- Alan Atallah الان عطاالله, Basketball player Member of the Egyptian Basketball team Champion ( Gold Medalist) of African Men's basketball Championship held in Egypt 1983.
- William Fahmi [3]
- Farouk Tadros [4]
- Sam Soliman International Boxer ranked No. 3 in the IBF
Surgeons
- Sir Magdi Yacoub مجدي يعقوب, Leading Cardiothoracic surgeon ; Knight
- Naguib Pasha Mahfouz نجيب باشا محفوظ, Pioneer in Obstetric Fistula; Father of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Egypt
Other
- Emad Wagih عماد وجيه The first coptic cadet who awarded the medal of martial duty 2006.
- Meriam George مريام جورج Miss Egypt 2005.
- Mariam Amin مريم أمين TV presenter in ESC and Dubai TV.
- Fathia Nkrumah, wife of Kwame Nkrumah the first president of Ghana
- Micheal Medhat, Nazer madraset el shamamsa in nasr city church
See also
References
- ^ African Athletic Champions gbrathletics website http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm
- ^ African Athletic Champions gbrathletics website http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm
- ^ Pan Arab Games results http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/arg.htm
- ^ Pan Arab Games results http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/arg.htm
