List of Copts

This list of Copts includes prominent Copts figures who are notable in their areas of expertise. For saints, please refer to Coptic Saints.

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Regions
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Religions
Orthodoxy Catholicism Evangelicals Other Protestants
Language
Egyptian language Coptic language
Writing Systems
Hieroglyphs Hieratic Demotic Coptic

Actors and directors

• Adolf El Assal, Director
• Ash Atalla, British television producer
• Asaad Kelada, Hollywood Director
• Daoud Abdel Sayed, Film Director
• George Sidhom, Actor
• Hala Sedki, Actress
• Hany Ramzy, Actor
• Henry Barakat, Director
• Naguib el-Rihani, Film Icon & Actor
• Khairy Beshara, Director
• Sanaa Gamil, Actress
• Sandra Nashaat, Director
• Simon, Singer
• Youssef Dawoud, Actor
• Yousry Nasrallah, Director
• Maged AlKidwany, Actor

Businessmen

• Farid Stino
• Fayez Sarofim, Billionaire Houston Financier
• Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour, Banker and Businessman
• Naguib Sawiris, One of the wealthiest 100 people worldwide
• Onsi Sawiris, Founder of Orascom Group
• Samih Sawiris, Orascom Construction
• Tharwat Bassily

Clergymen and Theologians

• Athanasius the Apostolic, 20th Pope of Alexandria
• Cyril I, 24th Pope of Alexandria
• Pope Cyril VI, 116th Pope of Alexandria
• Mother Irini
• Father Matta El Meskeen
• Origen, Christian scholar
• Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, recently deceased Pope of Alexandria
• Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut
• Metropolitan Athanasius of Beni Suef
• Metropolitan Seraphim of Glastonbury
• Bishop Serapion
• Bishop Missael
• Bishop Angaelos
• Pope Tawadros II

Judges

• Sami Farag

Social activists

• Ester Fanous

Engineers

• Hani Azer
• Nabih Youssef
• William Selim Hanna

Scientists

• Rushdi Said
• Rami Fakhoury

Architects

• Michel Bakhoum
• Ramses Wissa Wassef

Historians and Coptologists

• Aziz Suryal Atiya
• Gawdat Gabra
• Habib Girgis
• Iris Habib Elmasry
• Labib Habachi
• Father Menassa Youhanna
• Pahor Labib
• Severus Ibn al-Muqaffa
• Younan Labib Rizk

Journalists and writers

• Anouar Abdel-Malek
• Louis Awad
• Kamal el-Mallakh
• Alfred Farag
• Mofeed Fawzy
• Adel Iskandar
• Magdi Khalil
• Raouf Salama Moussa
• Salama Moussa
• Ra'ouf Mus'ad
• Michael Maurice Prince
• Younan Labib Rizk
• Said Sonbol
• Youssef Sidhom
• Magdi Wahba

Musicians

• Adel Kamel
• Aziz El-Shawan
• Basem Darwisch
• Halim El-Dabh
• Joseph Tawadros
• Mikhail Girgis El Batanouny
• Ragheb Moftah
• Ramzi Yassa
• Osama Mounir
• Youssef Elsisi
• Yusef Greiss
• Wagih Aziz

Painters and artists

• Adel Nassief
• Chafik Charobim
• Evelyn Ashamallah
• George Bahgoury
• Hany Armanious
• Isaac Fanous
• Kamal Amin
• Margaret Nakhla

Politicians

• Akhnoukh Fanous
• Stephan Bassily
• Boutros Ghali
• Boutros Boutros Ghali
• Youssef Boutros Ghali
• Dina Powell
• Ester Fanous
• Girgis Giorgio Sorial, politician, Italian MP
• Ibrahim El-Gohary
• Rafik Habib, Egyptian researcher, activist, author, and politician
• Kamal Stino
• Makram Ebeid
• Moheb Stino
• Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour
• Wassef Hinein
• Youssef Wahba
• Georgette Kellini
• Mourad Wahba

Physicians

• Gorgi Sobhi
• Hilana Sedarous
• Sir Magdi Yacoub
• Magdy Ishak
• Naguib Pasha Mahfouz
• Nagy Habib

Athletes

• Nagui Asaad
• Hesdy Gerges
• Hisham Greiss
• Hany Ramzy
• Farid Simaika
• Sam Soliman

Celebrity chefs

• Christopher Maher
• Karine Bakhoum
• Michael Mina

Others

• Fathia Nkrumah – Wife of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president, born Fathia Rizk
• Maria al-Qibtiyya – Wife of Muhammad
• Meriam George – Miss Egypt 2005
• Mohammed Hegazy – Egyptian Muslim convert to Christianity

See also

• Copts
• Coptic diaspora
• Coptic saints
• Coptic Orthodox Church
• Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
• List of Coptic Orthodox Popes
• Coptic flag
• Coptic language

References