List of Copts

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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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Regions

* Egypt
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Denominations

* Coptic Orthodox Church
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## Performing arts

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* Sami Farag
* Sherrie Mikhail Miday

## Social activists

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* Ester Fanous
* Alber Saber
* Akram Habib

## Engineers

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* Hani Azer
* Michel Bakhoum
* William Selim Hanna
* Nabih Youssef
* Adel Sedra

## Scientists

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* Azer Bestavros
* Rushdi Said

## Architects

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* Michel Bakhoum
* Ramses Wissa Wassef

## Historians and coptologists

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

## Journalists and writers

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* 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
* Youssef Sidhom
* Said Sonbol
* Magdi Wahba

## Musicians

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* 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

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

## Politicians

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* Akhnoukh Fanous
* Boutros Boutros Ghali
* Boutros Ghali
* Dina Powell
* Ester Fanous
* George Isaac
* Georgette Kellini
* George Helmy
* Hala Shukrallah
* Ibrahim El-Gohary
* Jirjis al-Jawhari
* Kamal Stino
* Kamel Sidky
* Makram Ebeid
* Moheb Stino
* Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour
* Mourad Wahba
* Peter Khalil
* Rafik Habib
* Stephan Bassily
* Wassef Hinein
* Youssef Boutros Ghali
* Youssef Wahba

## Physicians

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* Nagy Habib
* Magdy Ishak
* Naguib Pasha Mahfouz
* Marty Makary
* Hilana Sedarous
* Gorgi Sobhi
* Sir Magdi Yacoub
* Paul Ghalioungui
* Moawad GadElrab

## Athletes

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* Nagui Asaad
* Hesdy Gerges
* Hisham Greiss
* Gerges Magdy, football player (ENPPI Sporting Club)
* Hany Ramzy, football player (Egypt national football team)

* Youssef Makkar
* Ashraf Youssef
* Mark Kheirallah
* Mark Seif (Poker)
* Farid Simaika
* Sam Soliman

## Chefs

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* Karine Bakhoum
* Christopher Maher
* Michael Mina

## Others

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* 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

## See also

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* 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

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