# List of Egyptian Americans

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## Academia and science

* Mohamed Atalla (1924–2009), inventor of the MOSFET, pioneer in silicon semiconductors and security systems.
* Leila Ahmed (1940–present), professor
* 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.
* Wafaa El-Sadr (1950–present), Professor of Public Health, Columbia University and former MacArthur Foundation Fellow
* 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
* 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
* May Calamawy, actress, Egyptian father

## 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.
* Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram.
* 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.
* Maryana Iskander social entrepreneur, lawyer and CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation.

## 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.
* Mary-Katherine Stone, member of the Vermont House of Representatives

## Sports

* Alaa Abdelnaby (1968–present), professional basketball player
* Amr Aly, retired soccer forward.
* Ahmed Elmaghraby, Olympic field hockey player.
* 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
* Yaser Abdel Said, an Honour Killing, filicide perpetrator and former fugitive who murdered his two daughters.