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This list of Copts includes notable Copts figures who are notable in their areas of expertise. For saints, please refer to List of Coptic saints.
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Performing arts
[edit]- Rami Malek, actor
- Mena Massoud, actor
- Ash Atalla, British television producer
- Henry Barakat, director
- Khairy Beshara, director
- Youssef Dawoud, actor
- Sanaa Gamil, actress
- Maged El Kedwany, actor
- Asaad Kelada, Hollywood director
- Sandra Nashaat, director
- Yousry Nasrallah, director
- Hany Ramzy, actor
- Daoud Abdel Sayed, film director
- Hala Sedki, actress
- George Sidhom, actor
- Nabila Erian, Opera singer
Businessmen
[edit]- Nader Anise, founder of Coptic American Chamber of Commerce (Coptic Chamber) and attorney
- Tharwat Bassily
- Michael Ebeid
- Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour, banker and businessman
- Fayez Sarofim, billionaire, Houston financier
- Onsi Sawiris, founder of Orascom Group, Patrick of Sawiris Family
- Naguib Sawiris, one of the wealthiest 100 people worldwide
- Samih Sawiris, Orascom Tourism
- Nassef Sawiris, Orascom Construction & Industrial. The richest man in Egypt
- Farid Stino
- Ayad B. Saad, Morgan Stanley,Senior Vice President.*
Clergy and theologians
[edit]- Anthony the Great, founder and pioneer of Christian monasticism
- Athanasius the Apostolic, 20th Pope of Alexandria
- Cyril I, 24th Pope of Alexandria
- Dioscorus the Great, 25th Pope of Alexandria
- Pope Cyril VI, 116th Pope of Alexandria
- Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, 117th Pope of Alexandria
- Mother Irini
- Father Matta El Meskeen
- Father Makary Younan
- Father Bishoy Kamel
- Origen, Christian scholar
- George Habib Bebawi, Patrologist and Biblical scholar
- Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut
- Metropolitan Athanasius of Beni Suef
- Bishop Serapion
- Bishop Missael
- Bishop Angaelos
- Pope Tawadros II
Lawyers and judges
[edit]Social activists
[edit]Engineers
[edit]Scientists
[edit]Architects
[edit]Historians and coptologists
[edit]- Aziz Suryal Atiya
- Iris Habib Elmasry
- Gawdat Gabra
- Habib Girgis
- Labib Habachi
- Pahor Labib
- Severus Ibn al-Muqaffa
- Younan Labib Rizk
- Father Menassa Youhanna
- Marcus Simaika
Journalists and writers
[edit]- Anouar Abdel-Malek
- Louis Awad
- Alfred Farag
- Mofeed Fawzy
- Waguih Ghali
- Adel Iskandar
- Magdi Khalil
- Kamal el-Mallakh
- Raouf Salama Moussa
- Salama Moussa
- Ra'ouf Mus'ad
- Younan Labib Rizk
- Matthew Shenoda
- Youssef Sidhom
- Said Sonbol
- Magdi Wahba
Musicians
[edit]- Wagih Aziz
- Mikhail Girgis El Batanouny
- Halim El-Dabh
- Youssef Elsisi
- Yusef Greiss
- Adel Kamel
- Ragheb Moftah
- Osama Mounir
- Aziz El-Shawan
- Joseph Tawadros
- Ramzi Yassa
- Nabila Erian
- Lara Scandar
Painters and artists
[edit]- Kamal Amin
- Hany Armanious
- Evelyn Ashamallah
- George Bahgoury
- Chafik Charobim
- Isaac Fanous
- Kiko
- Margaret Nakhla
- Adel Nassief
- Adam Henein
Politicians
[edit]- Akhnoukh Fanous
- Boutros Boutros Ghali
- Boutros Ghali[1]
- Dina Powell
- Ester Fanous
- George Isaac[2]
- Georgette Kellini
- George Helmy
- Hala Shukrallah
- Ibrahim El-Gohary
- Jirjis al-Jawhari
- Kamal Stino
- Kamel Sidky
- Makram Ebeid[3]
- Moheb Stino
- Mounir Fakhri Abdel Nour[2]
- Mourad Wahba
- Peter Khalil
- Rafik Habib[2]
- Raja Nicola[4]
- Stephan Bassily
- Wassef Hinein
- Youssef Boutros Ghali
- Youssef Wahba
Physicians
[edit]- Nagy Habib
- Magdy Ishak
- Naguib Pasha Mahfouz
- Marty Makary
- Hilana Sedarous
- Gorgi Sobhi
- Sir Magdi Yacoub
- Paul Ghalioungui
- Moawad GadElrab
Athletes
[edit]- Nagui Asaad
- Hisham Greiss
- Gerges Magdy, football player (ENPPI Sporting Club)
- Hany Ramzy, football player (Egypt national football team)[5]
- Youssef Makkar
- Ashraf Youssef
- Mark Kheirallah
- Mark Seif (Poker)
- Farid Simaika
- Sam Soliman
Chefs
[edit]Others
[edit]- Charlotte Wassef, Miss Egypt 1934 and Miss Universe 1935
- Meriam George, Miss Egypt 2005
- Nick Kaldas, retired Deputy Commissioner
- Fathia Nkrumah, wife of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president, born Fathia Rizk
- Lara Debbane, Miss Egypt 2014
- Thutmose Kamel Gabrial, Egyptian military pilot
See also
[edit]- Coptic diaspora
- List of Coptic saints
- Coptic Orthodox Church
- Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
- List of Coptic Orthodox popes
- Coptic language
- Coptic people
- Christianity in Egypt
- Copts in Sudan
- Copts in Libya
References
[edit]- ^ "Boutros Ghali (1846-1910)". The Coptic Encyclopedia, volume 2. Claremont Graduate University. School of Religion (MacMillan). 1991. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
Coptic statesman.
- ^ a b c Abaza, Khairi; Nakhla, Mark. "The Copts and Their Political Implications in Egypt | The Washington Institute". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Gaweesh, Osama (19 August 2022). "The Absence of Independent Media in Egypt Is Behind the Lack of Representation of Coptic Christian Issues". Media Diversity Institute. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
During this period, Makram Ebeid, a prominent Egyptian Coptic politician, helped to establish the Wafd party which was one of the most influential political parties of that time.
- ^ AFP (11 November 2021). "Sudan's Burhan names council to steer transition after coup: State TV". Al Arabiya English. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
A Sufi, Salma Abdelgaber, Youssef Gad Karim from North Kordofan state, Abdelbaqi al-Zubair representing Khartoum state and Rajaa Nicola, a Copt, were also named as members.
- ^ Farid, Sonia (26 February 2018). "How Copt football players face discrimination in Egypt's national game". Al Arabiya English. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
The name of Christian footballer Hani Ramzi is always mentioned to refute allegations of discrimination. "For years, nobody was aware I was Christian and it never mattered," said Ramzi.