List of Egyptian Americans
This is a list of notable Egyptian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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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 semiconductors and security systems.
- Leila Ahmed (1940–present), professor
- Adel Elmaghraby (1951–present), Winnia Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science
- Moeness Amin, Professor and electrical engineer.
- Hassan Aref, physicist who developed the concept of chaotic advection in fluid mechanics.
- 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.
- Farouk El-Baz (1938–present), professor and former NASA scientist who contributed to the Apollo Program.
- Wafik El-Deiry, physician and cancer researcher.
- Khaled Abou El Fadl, law professor, and Islamic studies program chair at University of California, Los Angeles
- 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.
- Osama El-Lissy (immigrated early 1980s), entomologist, agronomist, former administrator of the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS), current administrator of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).[1][2]
- Wafaa El-Sadr (1950–present), Professor of Public Health, Columbia University[3] and former MacArthur Foundation Fellow[4]
- Mostafa El-Sayed (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, pioneer in Digital forensics (Egyptian)
- Medhat Haroun (1951–2012), expert on earthquake engineering
- Mohamed Hashish (1947–present), mechanical engineer and inventor.
- Ahmed Hassanein, Paul L. Wattelet Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering, director of CMUXE, Purdue University
- Essam Heggy, NASA scientist and Egyptian presidential science adviser
- Saad Eddin Ibrahim (1938–present), sociologist and author
- Mourad Ismail, mathematician working on orthogonal polynomials and special functions.
- Rashad Khalifa (1935–1990), biochemist
- Ahmed Subhy Mansour, Islamic scholar with expertise in Islamic history, culture, theology, and politics.
- Ibrahim Oweiss (1931–present), economist, international economic advisor, and professor
- Rushdi Said (1920–2013), geologist
- Bahgat G. Sammakia, Mechanical engineer and former President of SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Ahmed Sameh, 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.
- Emad Shahin, professor of political science.
- Ahmed Tewfik (1960–present), electrical engineer, professor and college administrator.
- Nabih Youssef, structural engineer
- Ahmed Zewail (1946–2016), Nobel laureate in chemistry.
- Ahmed I. Zayed, mathematician
Arts and entertainment
- Frank Agrama, director, producer and writer.
- Ahmed Ahmed (1970–present), actor and comedian.
- Nessa Diab, radio and TV personality and television host
- Sam Esmail (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, television director
- Christopher Maher (1955–present), actor and James Beard award recognized chef
- Wendie Malick (1950–present), actress and fashion model, Egyptian paternal grandfather
- Rami Malek (1981–present), Academy Award-winning actor
- Mena Massoud (1991-present), actor
- Omar Metwally (1974–present), actor
- Jehane Noujaim, 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 (1990–present), actor and model
- Joe DeRosa (1977–present), actor and comedian
- Sayed Badreya (1957-present), actor
- Yasmine Al Massri, actress, Egyptian mother
- Omar Fadel (1977-present), composer
Business
- Ramy Adeeb, founder and CEO of social curation platform Snip.it
- Allen Adham, businessman
- Fadi Chehadé, founder of RosettaNet and former CEO of ICANN.
- Mohamed El-Erian (1958–present), CEO of PIMCO and former president and CEO of the Harvard Management Company
- Rana el Kaliouby (1978–present), co-founder and CEO of Affectiva
- Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer for Google X.
- Emil Michael, former Vice President of Business and Chief Business Officer at Uber.
- Adel Mahmoud (1941–2018), former President of the Vaccine division in Merck and Co.
- Haim Saban, founder and CEO of Saban Capital Group, creator of Power Rangers.
- Fayez Sarofim, fund manager.
Literature
- Saladin Ahmed, comic book and fantasy writer.
- Yussef El Guindi (1960–present), Egyptian-American playwright
- Stephen Adly Guirgis, playwright
- Ihab Hassan, literary theorist and writer.
- Victor Hassine (1956–2008), prison writer
- Marty Makary, medical writer and New York Times bestselling author.
- Matthew Shenoda, poet, writer and professor.
Media and journalism
- Mona Eltahawy (1967–present), freelance journalist
- Hoda Kotb (1964–present), TV news anchor and host
- Ayman Mohyeldin, journalist for NBC News, formerly worked for Al Jazeera and CNN
- Farah Eltohamy (2000–present), American journalist and vigilante peacock wrangler
Music
- Halim El-Dabh, composer, performer, and educator
- Raef Haggag, (1982–present), singer-songwriter
- Kareem Salama, country music singer
- Sylvain Sylvain, rock guitarist, member of the New York Dolls.
Politics
- Dina Habib Powell (1973–present), philanthropist and multi-administration U.S. official
- Gamal Helal (1954–present), interpreter and diplomat
- Dalia Mogahed (1974–present), scholar and advisor to the U.S. President Barack Obama
- Allan Mansoor, former member of the California State Assembly.
- Osama El-Lissy, see § Osama El-Lissy
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 (1963–present), former Major League Baseball player
- Amir Khillah (1979–present), mixed martial artist
- Tarek Morad, soccer player.
- Abdel Nader (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 (1967–present), two-time World Series of Poker champion and TV show host
- Amanda Sobhy, squash player.
Other
- Shereef Akeel (1965–present), lawyer
- Karine Bakhoum, chef
- Ahmed Ibrahim, the Cupid Cabbie of New York
- Michael Mina (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 (1948–present), Sufi imam
References
- Partnership for Public Service (2019). "Feds at Work: Created a plan to eradicate a pest destroying cotton crops". Medium. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- "Osama El-Lissy Appointed As New Secretary". International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- "Wafaa El-Sadr | Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health". www.mailman.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
- "Wafaa El-Sadr - MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
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