This is a list of notable Egyptian Americans, 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
- Abbas El Gamal (1950âÂÂpresent), information theorist and entrepreneur. Former Chair of Stanford Electrical Engineering Department.
- Ahmed Hassanein, Paul L. Wattelet Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering, director of CMUXE, Purdue University
- Ahmed I. Zayed, mathematician
- Ahmed Sameh, Computer Scientist known for his contributions to parallel algorithms in numerical linear algebra.
- Ahmed Subhy Mansour, Islamic scholar with expertise in Islamic history, culture, theology, and politics.
- Ahmed Tewfik (1960âÂÂpresent), electrical engineer, professor and college administrator.
- Ahmed Zewail (1946âÂÂ2016), Nobel laureate in chemistry.
- Amr El Abbadi, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara
- Ayaad Assaad (1948âÂÂpresent), microbiologist and toxicologist
- Bahgat G. Sammakia, Mechanical engineer and former President of SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Emad Shahin, professor of political science.
- Essam Heggy, NASA scientist and Egyptian presidential science adviser
- Farouk El-Baz (1938âÂÂpresent), professor and former NASA scientist who contributed to the Apollo Program.
- Hany Farid, Professor of computer science at Dartmouth College, pioneer in Digital forensics
- Hassan Aref, physicist who developed the concept of chaotic advection in fluid mechanics.
- Helmy Eltoukhy, Electrical Engineer and Co-founder of Guardant Health.
- Ibrahim Oweiss (1931âÂÂpresent), economist, international economic advisor, and professor
- Khaled Abou El Fadl, law professor, and Islamic studies program chair at University of California, Los Angeles
- Leila Ahmed (1940âÂÂpresent), professor
- Maha Ashour-Abdalla, physics and astronomy professor.
- Medhat Haroun (1951âÂÂ2012), expert on earthquake engineering
- Minouche Shafik, economist and the Director of the London School of Economics.
- Moeness Amin, Professor and electrical engineer.
- Mohamed Atalla (1924âÂÂ2009), inventor of the MOSFET, pioneer in silicon semiconductors and security systems.
- Mohamed Hashish (1947âÂÂpresent), mechanical engineer and inventor.
- Mostafa El-Sayed (1933âÂÂpresent), renowned scientist and university professor
- Mourad Ismail, mathematician working on orthogonal polynomials and special functions.
- Nabih Youssef, structural engineer
- Rashad Khalifa (1935âÂÂ1990), biochemist
- Rushdi Said (1920âÂÂ2013), geologist
- Saad Eddin Ibrahim (1938âÂÂpresent), sociologist and author
- Said Ghabrial (1939-2018), plant pathologist
- Samy El-Shall (1953âÂÂpresent), physical chemist and university professor
- Sarafina Nance, astrophysicist
- Taher Elgamal (1955âÂÂpresent), cryptographer known as the "father of SSL"
- Wafaa El-Sadr (1950âÂÂpresent), Professor of Public Health, Columbia University and former MacArthur Foundation Fellow
- Wafik El-Deiry, physician and cancer researcher.
- Yaser Abu-Mostafa, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Caltech and co-founder of Neurips.
Arts and entertainment
- Ahmed Ahmed (1970âÂÂpresent), actor and comedian.
- Asaad Kelada, television director
- Christopher Maher (1955âÂÂpresent), actor and James Beard award recognized chef
- Diane Tuckman (1939âÂÂpresent), Silk artist, author and teacher
- Frank Agrama, director, producer and writer.
- Jehane Noujaim, documentary film director
- Joe DeRosa (1977âÂÂpresent), actor and comedian
- Joy Garnett (born 1965), visual artist and writer
- Kareem Rahma, creator and host of Subway Takes.
- May Calamawy, actress, Egyptian father
- Mena Massoud (1991âÂÂpresent), actor
- Nessa Diab, radio and TV personality and television host
- Omar Metwally (1974âÂÂpresent), actor
- Rami Malek (1981âÂÂpresent), Academy Award-winning actor
- Ramy Youssef (1991âÂÂpresent), Golden Globe-winning actor
- Ronnie Khalil, stand-up comedian
- Sam Esmail (1977âÂÂpresent), screenwriter, film and television director, and television producer
- Sammy Sheik (1981âÂÂpresent), actor
- Sayed Badreya (1957âÂÂpresent), actor
- Wendie Malick (1950âÂÂpresent), actress and fashion model, Egyptian paternal grandfather
- Yasmine Al Massri, actress, Egyptian mother
- Yasmine K. Kasem (born 1993), visual artist, half Egyptian
- Zeeko Zaki (1990âÂÂpresent), actor and model
Business
- Adel Mahmoud (1941âÂÂ2018), former President of the Vaccine division in Merck and Co.
- Allen Adham, businessman
- Emil Michael, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, former Vice President of Business and Chief Business Officer at Uber.
- Fadi Chehadé, founder of RosettaNet and former CEO of ICANN.
- Fayez Sarofim, fund manager.
- Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer for Google X.
- Mohamed El-Erian (1958âÂÂpresent), CEO of PIMCO and former president and CEO of the Harvard Management Company
- Rana el Kaliouby (1978âÂÂpresent), co-founder and CEO of Affectiva
- Will Ahmed, Founder of WHOOP.
Literature
Media and journalism
Music
Politics
Sports
- Alaa Abdelnaby (1968âÂÂpresent), professional basketball player
- Amr Aly, retired soccer forward.
- Ahmed Elmaghraby, Olympic field hockey player.
- Sam Khalifa (1963âÂÂpresent), former Major League Baseball player
- Amir Khillah (1979âÂÂpresent), mixed martial artist
- Tarek Morad, soccer player.
- Abdel Nader (1993âÂÂpresent), basketball player for the Phoenix Suns.
- Farida Osman (1995âÂÂpresent), swimmer who competed in 2012 summer Olympics
- Omar Samhan (1988âÂÂpresent), professional basketball player
- Mark Seif (1967âÂÂpresent), two-time World Series of Poker champion and TV show host
- Amanda Sobhy, squash player.
Other
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