Some of the famous ancient Egyptians were:

Alfred Farag

He was born in the year 1929 in Egypt and he died in London in 2005. He was a very famous novelist and he was also among the most popular Egyptian play writers of his time. His role has been quite significant even at the time of the renaissance of the theatre. This happened in the sixties.

He worked on something that was popularly known as the mass culture project. He wrote more than 50 play writes and almost all of them became quite popular. One of the most famous one is the "fall of the pharaoh". This was written in 1957.

Abbas 1 Egypt

He was born in Hejaz in 1812. He became a very famous because he became the successor of the Ibrahim Pasha. Thus he became the founder of the dynasties in both the centuries.

Cleopatra 7

Queen Cleopatra is the most famous queen of Egypt. Her story is something that is an epic. She was a very powerful woman in those times and she was considered to be very brilliant. She was famous because of the way she dealt with political decision makings and in fact she even made a liaison with Julius Caeser. She has even inspired a number of novels and movies.

Amr Diab

He was a very famous singer and a musician. He is in fact considered as the the highest selling Middle East singer of all times. He has achieved a lot of fame in his singing career and he won a number of musical awards also.

"tamally maak" is the most famous song that he sang.

Ptolemaeus

Among all the astronomer of the past, he is considered as the first astronomer. He was quite multi talented and he was a great mathematician, astrologer and a geographer.

His work 'almagest' is famous because it has details about the mathematical theories.

Euclid

He was a very prominent mathematician. His work on the topic of elements is so famous that it has been recorded in some mathematics books. These theories have formed the backbone of the recent theories that we study now.

Alexander, the great

He was the most successful military person if all times. He was also undefeated in the battles that he fought.

Nefertiti

She was born around 1370 BC. She held a number of titles like the title of 'mistress of sweetness', 'heiress',' great of favours' etc.

She was someone who was praised not only for her beauty but also for the role that she played in the country's political and religious development.

These famous ancient Egyptians have held a deep impression in the history and minds of the people.

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Money & Coins	Recreation Part 1	Trading of Goods
Famous Monuments	Recreation Part 2	Translation Of Hieroglyphics
Mummies / Mummification	Religion Part 1	Transportation System
Music in Ancient Egypt	Religion Part 2	Viziers Ranking
Musical Instruments	Religious Beliefs	Famous Wars Fought
Myths Part 1: Creation, Eye of Ra	Sarcophagus	Weaponry & Chain of Command
Myths Part 2: Death	Children's Schools	Common Weapons Used in War
Names and Meanings	Science and Technology	Women's Life Part 1
Numbering System	Role of Scribes	Women's Life Part 2
Obelisks Designs	Life of Slaves & Slavery	Status of Women
Paintings Style, Colours	Social Classes in Ancient Egypt	British Museum and Ancient Egypt
Papyrus Invention	Soldiers in the Army	Burial Tombs In Ancient Egypt
Pharaohs Dynasties	Sphinxes - majestic monuments	Concept of Afterlife
Pottery Designs	Common Sports Played	Farming In Ancient Egypt
Priests' Role	Famous Statues	Common Food and Drink
Process Of Embalming	Symbols and Meanings	King Tutankhamun of Egypt
Famous Proverbs	Tattoos and Designs	Sun God: Ra
Queens Part 1: Cleopatra	Technology Advancements	The Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
Queens Part 2: Other Queens	Temples' Significance	Valley of The Kings
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