Egypt

Egyptian-American chemist known as the 'father of femtochemistry' and 1999 Nobel laureate for his work on chemical reaction dynamics using femtosecond spectroscopy

Iconic Egyptian-French singer and actress who sold over 140 million records worldwide, known for hits like 'Gigi l'amoroso' and 'Paroles, paroles'

Egyptian-born Greek singer and composer known for hits like "Forever and Ever" and his work with Aphrodite's Child

Egyptian singer and actress known as "The Voice of Egypt," Kawkab el-Sharq, and a national icon, whose unparalleled vocal artistry resonated with audiences across the Middle East and worldwide

Egyptian princess who served as queen consort of Iran from 1941 to 1948 as the first wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Egyptian Islamic theologian, jurist, and scholar known for his widely viewed Al Jazeera program and as chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars

The 117th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, known for his 40-year papacy, extensive writings, and global expansion of the Coptic Orthodox Church

British chemist and crystallographer who advanced X-ray crystallography for biomolecules and was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Egyptian writer and Nobel laureate who brought the intricate life of Cairo's streets and its people to international literature

Italian modernist poet, writer, and university teacher known for leading the experimental trend of Ermetismo and receiving the inaugural 1970 Neustadt International Prize for Literature

Influential Egyptian writer, literary critic, and intellectual, known as "The Dean of Arabic Literature," who was a leading figure of the Arab Renaissance and nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature twenty-one times