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.
Performing arts Ash Atalla, British television producer Henry Barakat, director Khairy Beshara, director Youssef Dawoud, actor Nabila Erian, Opera singer Sanaa Gamil, actress Maged El Kedwany, actor Asaad Kelada, Hollywood director Rami Malek, actor Mena Massoud, actor Sandra Nashaat, director Yousry Nasrallah, director Hany Ramzy, actor Daoud Abdel Sayed, film director Hala Sedki, actress George Sidhom, actor
Businessmen 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 Naguib Sawiris, one of the wealthiest 100 people worldwide Nassef Sawiris, Orascom Construction & Industrial. The richest man in Egypt Onsi Sawiris, founder of Orascom Group, Patrick of Sawiris Family Samih Sawiris, Orascom Tourism Farid Stino Ayad B. Saad, Businessman and Morgan Stanley Senior Vice President.
Clergy and theologians Bishop Angaelos Anthony the Great, founder and pioneer of Christian monasticism Athanasius the Apostolic, 20th Pope of Alexandria Metropolitan Athanasius of Beni Suef Father Bishoy Kamel Cyril I, 24th Pope of Alexandria Pope Cyril VI, 116th Pope of Alexandria Dioscorus the Great, 25th Pope of Alexandria George Habib Bebawi, Patrologist and Biblical scholar Mother Irini Father Makary Younan Father Matta El Meskeen Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut Bishop Missael Origen, Christian scholar Bishop Serapion Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, 117th Pope of Alexandria Pope Tawadros II
Lawyers and judges Sami Farag Sherrie Mikhail Miday
Social activists Ester Fanous Akram Habib Alber Saber
Engineers Hani Azer Michel Bakhoum William Selim Hanna Adel Sedra Nabih Youssef
Scientists Azer Bestavros Reda R. Mankbadi Rushdi Said
Architects Michel Bakhoum Ramses Wissa Wassef
Historians and coptologists Aziz Suryal Atiya Iris Habib Elmasry Gawdat Gabra Habib Girgis Labib Habachi Severus Ibn al-Muqaffa Pahor Labib Younan Labib Rizk Marcus Simaika Father Menassa Youhanna
Journalists and writers Anouar Abdel-Malek Louis Awad Kamal el-Mallakh Alfred Farag Mofeed Fawzy Waguih Ghali Adel Iskandar Magdi Khalil Raouf Salama Moussa Salama Moussa Ra'ouf Mus'ad Younan Labib Rizk Matthew Shenoda Youssef Sidhom Said Sonbol Magdi Wahba
Musicians Wagih Aziz Mikhail Girgis El Batanouny Halim El-Dabh Aziz El-Shawan Youssef Elsisi Nabila Erian Yusef Greiss Adel Kamel Ragheb Moftah Osama Mounir Lara Scandar Joseph Tawadros Ramzi Yassa
Painters and artists Kamal Amin Hany Armanious Evelyn Ashamallah George Bahgoury Chafik Charobim Isaac Fanous Adam Henein Kiko Margaret Nakhla Adel Nassief
Politicians Jirjis al-Jawhari Stephan Bassily Boutros Boutros Ghali Makram Ebeid Ibrahim El-Gohary Mounir Fakhri Abdel Nour Akhnoukh Fanous Ester Fanous Boutros Ghali Youssef Boutros Ghali Rafik Habib George Helmy Wassef Hinein George Isaac Georgette Kellini Peter Khalil Raja Nicola Dina Powell Hala Shukrallah Kamel Sidky Kamal Stino Moheb Stino Mourad Wahba Youssef Wahba
Physicians Moawad GadElrab Paul Ghalioungui Nagy Habib Magdy Ishak Naguib Pasha Mahfouz Marty Makary Hilana Sedarous Gorgi Sobhi Sir Magdi Yacoub
Athletes Nagui Asaad Hisham Greiss Mark Kheirallah Youssef Makkar Hany Ramzy, football player (Egypt national football team) Mark Seif (Poker) Farid Simaika Sam Soliman Ashraf Youssef
Chefs Karine Bakhoum Christopher Maher Michael Mina
Others Lara Debbane, Miss Egypt 2014 Thutmose Kamel Gabrial, Egyptian military pilot Meriam George, Miss Egypt 2005 Nick Kaldas, retired Deputy Commissioner Fathia Nkrumah, wife of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president, born Fathia Rizk Charlotte Wassef, Miss Egypt 1934 and Miss Universe 1935
See also 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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