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Egypt

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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 Moses in Islam. Memorable people who died in Egypt include Al-Mustansir Billah, Sneferu, and Pope Peter II of Alexandria. 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 country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. 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, largest city, and leading cultural center, while Alexandria is the second-largest city and an important hub of industry and tourism. With over 109 million inhabitants, Egypt is the third-most populous country in Africa and 15th-most populated in the world. 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 Moses in Islam. Additionaly, 57 globally memorable people have passed away in Egypt including Al-Mustansir Billah, Sneferu, and Pope Peter II of Alexandria.

People Born in Egypt

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Occupations

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).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Egypt, including Hussein El Shahat, Ahmed Salah Hosny, and Ammar Hamdy. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Egypt, including Moses in Islam, Hagar, and Moses the Black.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Egypt since 1700.