This is a list of notable

Egyptian Americans Egyptian Americans are Americans of partial or full Egyptian ancestry. The 2016 US Census estimated the number of people with Egyptian ancestry at 256,000. Most of whom are from Egypt's Christian Coptic minority.Estimates for the number of Cop ...

, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Egyptian American or must have references showing they are Egyptian American and are notable.

Academia and science

* Mohamed Atalla (1924–2009), inventor of the MOSFET, pioneer in

silicon Silicon is a chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14. It is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic luster, and is a tetravalent metalloid and semiconductor. It is a member of group 14 in the periodic ta ...

semiconductors and

security systems Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) caused by others, by restraining the freedom of others to act. Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be of persons and social ...

. *

Leila Ahmed Leila Ahmed ( ar, لیلى أحمد); (born 1940) is an Egyptian-American scholar of Islam. In 1992 she published her book ''Women and Gender in Islam'', which is regarded as a seminal historical analysis of the position of women in Arab Muslim s ...

(1940–present), professor * Moeness Amin, Professor and electrical engineer. *

Hassan Aref Hassan Aref (Arabic: حسن عارف), (28 September 1950 – 9 September 2011) was the Reynolds Metals Professor in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech, and the Niels Bohr Visiting Professor at the Technical Univ ...

, physicist who developed the concept of chaotic advection in

fluid mechanics Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids ( liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them. It has applications in a wide range of disciplines, including mechanical, aerospace, civil, chemical and ...

. * Maha Ashour-Abdalla, physics and astronomy professor. * Ayaad Assaad (1948–present), microbiologist and toxicologist * Amr El Abbadi, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the

University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara, California with 23,196 undergraduates and 2,983 graduate students enrolled in 2021–2022. It is part of the U ...

. *

Farouk El-Baz Farouk El-Baz ( arz, فاروق الباز, ''Pronunciation'': ) (born January 2, 1938) is an Egyptian American space scientist and geologist, who worked with NASA in the scientific exploration of the Moon and the planning of the Apollo program. ...

(1938–present), professor and former

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...

scientist who contributed to the Apollo Program. * Wafik El-Deiry, physician and cancer researcher. *

Khaled Abou El Fadl Khaled Abou el Fadl ( ar, خالد أبو الفضل, ) (born October 23, 1963) is the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law where he has taught courses on International Human Rights, Islamic jurisprude ...

, law professor, and Islamic studies program chair at

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California S ...

* Taher Elgamal (1955–present), cryptographer known as the "father of SSL" * Abbas El Gamal (1950–present), information theorist and entrepreneur. Former Chair of Stanford Electrical Engineering Department. * (immigrated early 1980s), entomologist,

agronomist An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.), is a professional in the science, practice, and management of agriculture and agribusiness. It is a regulated profession in Canada, India, the Philippines, the ...

, former administrator of the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS), administrator of the

International Plant Protection Convention The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is a 1951 multilateral treaty overseen by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization that aims to secure coordinated, effective action to prevent and to control the introduction and ...

(IPPC). * Wafaa El-Sadr (1950–present), Professor of Public Health, Columbia University and former MacArthur Foundation Fellow *

Mostafa El-Sayed Mostafa A. El-Sayed (Arabic: مصطفى السيد) is an Egyptian-American physical chemist, a leading nanoscience researcher, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a US National Medal of Science laureate. He was the editor-in-chief ...

(1933–present), renowned scientist and university professor * Samy El-Shall (1953-present), physical chemist and university professor * Hany Farid, Professor of computer science at

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College (; ) is a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded to educate Native ...

, pioneer in

Digital forensics Digital forensics (sometimes known as digital forensic science) is a branch of forensic science encompassing the recovery, investigation, examination and analysis of material found in digital devices, often in relation to mobile devices and comp ...

(Egyptian) * Medhat Haroun (1951–2012), expert on earthquake engineering *

Mohamed Hashish Mohamed Hashish (born May 22, 1947) is an Egyptian-born research scientist best known as the father of the abrasive water jet cutter. Youth and schooling Mohamed Hashish was born in Alexandria, Egypt to Ahmed Hashish and Zeinab Amin. Mohamed ...

(1947–present), mechanical engineer and inventor. * Ahmed Hassanein, Paul L. Wattelet Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering, director of CMUXE, Purdue University * Essam Heggy,

scientist and Egyptian presidential science adviser *

Saad Eddin Ibrahim Saad Eddin Ibrahim ( arz, سعد الدين إبراهيم, ) (born 31 December 1938) is an Egyptian sociologist and author. He is one of Egypt's leading human rights and democracy activists, and a strong critic of former Egyptian President Hosni ...

(1938–present), sociologist and author * Mourad Ismail, mathematician working on orthogonal polynomials and special functions. *

Rashad Khalifa Rashad Khalifa ( ar, رشاد خليفة; November 19, 1935 – January 31, 1990) was an Egyptian-American biochemist, closely associated with the United Submitters International (USI), an organization which promotes the practice and study of Q ...

(1935–1990), biochemist * Ahmed Subhy Mansour, Islamic scholar with expertise in Islamic history, culture, theology, and politics. *

Ibrahim Oweiss Ibrahim M. Oweiss (born September 25, 1931) is an Egyptian-born American economist, international economic advisor, and professor of economics at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Biography Early life and education Oweiss received a ...

(1931–present), economist, international economic advisor, and professor *

Rushdi Said Rushdi Said ( ar, رشدي سعيد) (May 12, 1920 – February 8, 2013) was an Egyptian scientist. He was educated at Cairo, Zurich, and Harvard Universities. A professor of geology, he was the chairman of the board of the Egyptian Mining ...

(1920–2013), geologist * Bahgat G. Sammakia, Mechanical engineer and former President of SUNY Polytechnic Institute *

Ahmed Sameh Ahmed Hamdy Mohamed Sameh is the Samuel D. Conte Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University. He is known for his contributions to parallel algorithms in numerical linear algebra. Biography Sameh received his BSc in civil engineering f ...

, Computer Scientist known for his contributions to parallel algorithms in numerical linear algebra. * Minouche Shafik, economist and the Director of the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public university, public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidn ...

. * Emad Shahin, professor of political science. * Ahmed Tewfik (1960–present), electrical engineer, professor and college administrator. * Nabih Youssef, structural engineer *

Ahmed Zewail Ahmed Hassan Zewail ( ar, أحمد حسن زويل, ; February 26, 1946 – August 2, 2016) was an Egyptian-American chemist, known as the "father of femtochemistry". He was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistr ...

(1946–2016), Nobel laureate in chemistry. * Ahmed I. Zayed, mathematician

Arts and entertainment

* Frank Agrama, director, producer and writer. *

Ahmed Ahmed Ahmed Ahmed ( ar, أحمد أحمد), (; born June 27, 1970) is an Egyptian-American actor and comedian. Early life Ahmed Ahmed was born in Helwan, Egypt. His family moved to the United States when he was one month old and he grew up in Rivers ...

(1970–present), actor and comedian. *

Nessa Diab Nessa Diab, known mononymously as Nessa, is an American radio and TV personality and television host. Early life and education Nessa was born to an Egyptian father and mother. She has two brothers. She grew up in Southern California but her ...

, radio and TV personality and television host *

Sam Esmail Sam Esmail (born September 17, 1977) is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter who runs the production company Esmail Corp. He is best known as the creator, writer and director of the award-winning USA Network televi ...

(1977–present), screenwriter, film and television director, and television producer * Joy Garnett (born 1965), visual artist and writer * Ronnie Khalil, stand-up comedian *

Asaad Kelada Asaad Kelada ( ar, أسعد قلادة; born May 11, 1940) is an American television director of many American television sitcoms. Early life Kelada was born in Cairo, Egypt and he studied drama under Youssef Chahine at the American Universit ...

, television director * Christopher Maher (1955–present), actor and

James Beard award The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists in the United States. They are scheduled around James Beard's May 5 birthday. The media award ...

recognized chef *

Wendie Malick Wendie Malick (born December 13, 1950) is an American actress and former fashion model, known for her roles in various television comedies. She starred as Judith Tupper Stone in the HBO sitcom '' Dream On'', and as Nina Van Horn in the NBC si ...

(1950–present), actress and fashion model, Egyptian paternal grandfather * Rami Malek (1981–present), Academy Award-winning actor * Mena Massoud (1991-present), actor *

Omar Metwally Omar Metwally is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Vik Ullah in the Showtime television series '' The Affair'', as well as for '' Rendition'' (2007), ''Munich'' (2005), and ''Miral'' (2010). He has also appeared in the ...

(1974–present), actor *

Jehane Noujaim Jehane Noujaim ( ar, جيهان نجيم, ) (born May 17, 1974) is an Academy Award nominated American documentary film director best known for her films ''Control Room'', '' Startup.com'', '' Pangea Day'' and '' The Square.'' In 2019, she co-di ...

, documentary film director * Omar Sharif (1932–2015), actor * Sammy Sheik (1981–present), actor * Diane Tuckman (1939–present), Silk artist, author and teacher * Ramy Youssef (1991–present), Golden Globe-winning actor *

Zeeko Zaki Zakaria Sherif Zaki (born January 18, 1990), commonly known as Zeeko Zaki ( arz, زيكو زكي), is an Egyptian-born American actor best known for his role portraying Special Agent Omar Adom "O. A." Zidan on Dick Wolf's ''FBI (TV series), FBI' ...

(1990–present), actor and model * Joe DeRosa (1977–present), actor and comedian * Sayed Badreya (1957-present), actor *

Yasmine Al Massri Yasmine Al Massri is an actress, dancer, video artist and human rights advocate. She was born in Beirut, Lebanon to a Palestinian father and an Egyptian mother. She is a French and American citizen. She made her film debut in the 2007 film ''Caram ...

, actress, Egyptian mother *Omar Fadel (1977-present), composer

Business

* Ramy Adeeb, founder and CEO of social curation platform Snip.it *

Allen Adham Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, the company was founded on February 8, 1991, under the name Silicon & Synapse, Inc. by three gradu ...

, businessman *

Fadi Chehadé Fadi Chehadé (Arabic: فادي شحادة) (born 1962) is an information technology executive, founder of RosettaNet and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICANN. Through Ethos Capital, he unsuccessfully tried to gain control over the .org ...

, founder of

RosettaNet RosettaNet is a non-profit consortium aimed at establishing standard processes for the sharing of business information ( B2B). RosettaNet is a consortium of major Computer and Consumer Electronics, Electronic Components, Semiconductor Manufacturing ...

and former CEO of ICANN. * Mohamed El-Erian (1958–present), CEO of PIMCO and former president and CEO of the

Harvard Management Company The Harvard University endowment (valued at $53.2 billion ) is the largest academic endowment in the world. Its value increased by over 10 billion dollars in fiscal year 2021, ending in the largest sum in its history. Along with Harvard's pension ...

Rana el Kaliouby Rana el Kaliouby ( ar, رنا القليوبي; born 1978) is an Egyptian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur in the field of expression recognition research and technology development, which is a subset of facial recognition designed t ...

(1978–present), co-founder and CEO of

Affectiva Affectiva is a software company that builds artificial intelligence. The company claims its AI understands human emotions, cognitive states, activities and the objects people use, by analyzing facial and vocal expressions. An offshoot of MIT Media ...

Mo Gawdat Mohammad "Mo" Gawdat (Arabic: محمد جودت) is an Egyptian entrepreneur and writer. He is the former chief business officer for Google X and author of the book ''Solve for Happy''. Early life Gawdat was born in Egypt, the son of a civil ...

, former Chief Business Officer for

Google X X Development LLC (formerly Google X) is an American semi-secret research and development facility and organization founded by Google in January 2010, which now operates as a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. X has its headquarters about a mile and a ...

. *

Emil Michael Emil G. Michael ( ar, إيميل مايكل ; born September 19, 1972) is an Egyptian-born American businessman. Michael was the Senior Vice President of Business and Chief Business Officer at Uber, and the Chief Operating Officer of Klout. Ea ...

, former Vice President of Business and Chief Business Officer at

Uber Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber), based in San Francisco, provides mobility as a service, ride-hailing (allowing users to book a car and driver to transport them in a way similar to a taxi), food delivery (Uber Eats and Postmates), packa ...

. * Adel Mahmoud (1941–2018), former President of the Vaccine division in Merck and Co. *

Haim Saban Haim Saban (; he, חיים סבן; born October 15, 1944) is an Israeli-American media proprietor, investor, and producer of records, film, and television. A businessman with interests in financial services, entertainment, and media, and an e ...

, founder and CEO of

Saban Capital Group Saban Capital Group LLC is an American investment firm based in Los Angeles, California focused on media, entertainment, and communications investments. Formed in 2010 by Haim Saban, Saban Capital Group owns Saban Films, part of Univision Comm ...

, creator of ''

Power Rangers ''Power Rangers'' is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise '' Super Sentai''. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS E ...

''. *

Fayez Sarofim Fayez Sarofim (, arz, فايز صاروفيم‎; 1929 – 27 May 2022) was an Egyptian Coptic American, Coptic-American heir to the Sarofim family fortune, fund manager for a number of Louis Dreyfus Company, Dreyfus family stock funds, large ...

, fund manager.

Literature

Saladin Ahmed Saladin Ahmed (born October 4, 1975) is an Eisner Award winning American comic book writer and a science fiction/fantasy poetry and prose writer. His 2012 book '' Throne of the Crescent Moon'' was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel and ...

, comic book and fantasy writer. * Yussef El Guindi (1960–present), Egyptian-American playwright *

Stephen Adly Guirgis Stephen Adly Guirgis is a Pulitzer Prize Winning American playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor. He is a member and a former co-artistic director of New York City's LAByrinth Theater Company.Blake, Leslie (Hoban)"Comin' Uptown" ''Theater ...

, playwright *

Ihab Hassan Ihab Habib Hassan (October 17, 1925 – September 10, 2015) was an Egypt-born American literary theorist and writer. Biography Ihab Hassan was born in Cairo, Egypt, and emigrated to the United States in 1946. He was Emeritus Vilas Research Pro ...

, literary theorist and writer. * Victor Hassine (1956–2008), prison writer *

Marty Makary Martin Adel Makary is a British-American surgeon, professor, author and medical reporter, medical commentator. He practices surgical oncology and gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, is Mark Ravitch Chair in Gas ...

, medical writer and New York Times bestselling author. *

Matthew Shenoda Matthew Shenoda is an Egyptian-American poet, writer, and professor based in the United States. Born July 14, 1977 in California to Coptic parents who immigrated from Egypt, Matthew Shenoda is a writer and educator whose poems and writings have app ...

, poet, writer and professor.

Media and journalism

Mona Eltahawy Mona Eltahawy ( ar, منى الطحاوى, ; born August 1, 1967) is a freelance Egyptian-American journalist and social commentator based in New York City. She has written essays and op-eds for publications worldwide on Egypt and the Islamic w ...

(1967–present), freelance journalist *

Hoda Kotb Hoda Kotb ( ; arz, هدى قطب, ''Hudā Quṭb''; ; born August 9, 1964) is an American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She is a main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show ''Today'' and co-host of its entertainment ...

(1964–present), TV news anchor and host *

Ayman Mohyeldin Ayman ( ar, أيمن, also spelled as Aiman, Aimen, Aymen, or Eymen in the Latin alphabet) is an Arabic masculine given name. It is derived from the Arabic Semitic root () for ''right'', and literally means ''righteous'', ''he who is on the right'' ...

, journalist for

NBC News NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC. The division operates under NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, a division of NBCUniversal, which is, in turn, a subsidiary of Comcast. The news division's var ...

, formerly worked for

Al Jazeera Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera ...

and

CNN CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by ...

Music

Halim El-Dabh Halim Abdul Messieh El-Dabh ( ar, حليم عبد المسيح الضبع, ''Ḥalīm ʻAbd al-Masīḥ al-Ḍab''ʻ; March 4, 1921 – September 2, 2017) was an Egyptian-American composer, musician, ethnomusicologist, and educator, who had ...

, composer, performer, and educator * Raef Haggag, (1982–present), singer-songwriter *

Kareem Salama Kareem Salama is an American musician of North African descent. He is a singer/songwriter and penned by some in the media as the first American Muslim country music singer. His music is a hybrid of country, pop and rock music. He has released ...

, country music singer *

Sylvain Sylvain Sylvain Mizrahi (February 14, 1951 – January 13, 2021), known professionally as Sylvain Sylvain, was an American rock guitarist, most notable for being a member of the New York Dolls. Early years Sylvain was born in Cairo, Egypt, to a Jewish ...

, rock guitarist, member of the New York Dolls.

Politics

* Dina Habib Powell (1973–present), philanthropist and multi-administration U.S. official *

Gamal Helal Gamal Helal (born March 22, 1954) is an Egyptian-American interpreter and diplomat who translated on behalf of multiple Presidents of the United States and Secretaries of State. Early life Helal, a Coptic Christian, was born in Asyut, Egypt, ...

(1954–present), interpreter and diplomat * Dalia Mogahed (1974–present), scholar and advisor to the U.S. President

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...

Allan Mansoor Allan Roy Mansoor (born June 16, 1964) is an American politician and former member of the California State Assembly. He is a Republican who represented the 74th district, encompassing a northwestern part of Orange County. Prior to being elect ...

, former member of the California State Assembly. *Osama El-Lissy, see

Sports

* Alaa Abdelnaby (1968–present), professional basketball player * Amr Aly, retired soccer forward. * Ahmed Elmaghraby, Olympic field hockey player. *Sherif Fayed (31 March 1992–present), American-born Egyptian former footballer, viner, actor and model. As a footballer, he last played for the Belgian club Lierse S.K. *

Sam Khalifa Sam Khalifa (born December 5, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player. An infielder, Khalifa played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1985 through 1987. He retired from baseball when his father, Rash ...

(1963–present), former

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

player * Amir Khillah (1979–present), mixed martial artist * Tarek Morad, soccer player. *

Abdel Nader Abdel Nader ( ar, عبد الرحمن نادر; born September 25, 1993) is an Egyptian-American professional basketball player who last played for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for ...

(1993–present), basketball player for the Phoenix Suns. * Farida Osman (1995–present), swimmer who competed in 2012 summer Olympics * Omar Samhan (1988–present), professional basketball player *

Mark Seif Mark Seif (born October 4, 1977) is an American poker player, California attorney, and TV show host. Personal life Seif was born in Cairo, Egypt before moving with his family at the age of two, to Southern California. Seif attended LaSa ...

(1967–present), two-time World Series of Poker champion and TV show host *

Amanda Sobhy Amanda Sobhy (born June 29, 1993; Sea Cliff, New York) is an American squash (sport), squash player. A five-time national champion, she was the first U.S.-born player to reach the top five in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) world rankin ...

, squash player.

Other

* Shereef Akeel (1965–present), lawyer * Karine Bakhoum, chef * Ahmed Ibrahim, the Cupid Cabbie of New York *

Michael Mina Michael Mina ( ar, مايكل مينا; born 1969) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. He is the founder of the Mina Group, a restaurant management company operating over 40 restaurants worldwide. He is the exec ...

(1969–present), award-winning chef and restaurateur * Omaima Aree Nelson, murderer * Norsereddin, fictional “Egyptian” American Indian figuring in late 19th-century local legend in New York's Hudson Valley *

Feisal Abdul Rauf Feisal Abdul Rauf ( ar, فيصل عبد الرؤوف, born October 23, 1948) is a Kuwaiti-born Egyptian-American Sufi imam, author, and activist whose stated goal is to improve relations between the Muslim world and the West. From 1983 to 2009, ...

(1948–present), Sufi imam

References

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