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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.

Contents 1 Actors and Directors 2 Businessmen 3 Clergymen 4 Social Actvists 5 Engineers 6 Historians 7 Journalists and Writers 8 Musicians 9 Painters and Artists 10 Politicians 11 Scientists 12 Sportspersons 13 Surgeons 14 Other 15 See also 16 References

• 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

• Farid Stino فريد استينو
• Fayez Sarofim فايز صاروفيم, Billionaire Houston Financier
• Onsi Sawiris أنسي ساويرس, Founder of Orascom Corp.
• Ragai Stino رجائي استينو
• Naguib Sawiris CEO of Orascom Telecom, Richest man in Egypt, owner of Weather Investments

• HH Pope Shenouda III قداسة البابا شنوده الثالث, the current Pope of Alexandria
• Fr. Matta El Meskeen ابونا متى المسكين, Spiritual Father
• Pope Cyril VI قداسة البابا كيرلس السادس, the 116th Pope of Alexandria

• Wahba Ghaly[1] وهبه غالي, winner of Union Sqaure 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].

• 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

• 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

• Adel Iskandar عادل إسكندر, Author
• Anton Sidhom انطون سيدهم, Journalist
• Edward Kharrat, Novelist ادوارد خراط
• Salama Moussa سلامه موسى, Journalist, Reformer, Philosopher and Social Critic
• Sally Bishai سالي بشاي, Writer
• Youssef Sidhom يوسف سيدهم, Journalist

• Mikhail Girgis El Batanouny المعلم ميخائيل البتانوني
• Ragheb Moftah راغب مفتاح

• 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
• Adel Nassief

• 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
• 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
• 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
• Wassef Boutros Ghali واصف بطرس غالي
• Sinout Hanna, Member of the Nation Party سينوت حنا
• Wissa Wassef, 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
• Mourad Wahba, Supreme Court Judge
• Sadek Wahba, First Chamberlain to King Fuad and Egyptian minister to Italy and Belgium

• Evone Ghaly ايفون غالي, Professor of pharmacy at University of Puerto Rico
• Fahmy Ibrahim فهمي ابراهيم, Professor of Mathematics , Faculty of science , Ain Shams University
• Ibrahim Fahmy Ibrahim ابراهيم فهمي ابراهيم, Professor of Mathematics , Faculty of science , Ain Shams University

• 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

• 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

• Meriam George Miss Egypt 2005 مريام جورج

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1. ^ African Athletic Champions gbrathletics website http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm
2. ^ African Athletic Champions gbrathletics website http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm
3. ^ Pan Arab Games results http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/arg.htm
4. ^ Pan Arab Games results http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/arg.htm