Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Occidental

Gaber Ahmed Asfour (Arabic: جابر أحمد عصفور‎, IPA: [ˈɡæːbeɾ ʕɑsˤˈfuːɾ] is an Egyptian professor at Cairo University since 1966, who was appointed as the Minister of Culture on 1 February 2011. He has published Countering Fanaticism, Times of the Novel and In Defense of the Enlightenment, among others.

Hussein Mahmoud Hassan el-Shafei, also known as Hussein el-Shafei, was a member of Egypt's 1952 revolutionary leadership council and served as Vice-president under two Egyptian presidents, Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat. He was one of the nine men who had constituted themselves as the committee of the Free Officers Movement, led the country's cavalry corps during the uprising and was one of only three living members of the Revolutionary Command Council at the time of his death.

Ahmad Gamal is an Egyptian singer who rose to fame as the runner-up of the second season of Arab Idol 2013, broadcast by the MBC network. Gamal was among the top three who reached the finals, but he ended up in the second place. Despite his ending as a runner-up, he won the hearts of millions around the Arab world. The Egyptian singer and composer also has a degree in chemistry and is a licensed Pharmacist. Before Arab Idol, Gamal caught the attentions of many big musicians such as Ammar El Sherei, Hany Mahanna and Mohammed Elhelw. Gamal likes both Eastern and Western music, especially the Egyptian Folk music and House Music. Most of his songs are of his composition. Gamal was distinguished in Arab Idol with his deep strong sensitive voice, that one of the critics said: "his voice is like a violin and doesn't need music while singing". Gamal became widely known with his title Esultan, given to him by Arab Idol judges. Moreover, his fans have given him many titles such as, Elking Elsagheer, and Elandaleeb Elgedeed.

Tahani al-Gebali es una magistrada egipcia, la exvicepresidenta de la Suprema Corte Constitucional de Egipto. En 2003 fue nombrada para el puesto por el entonces presidente Hosni Mubarak, por lo que se volvió la primera mujer en tener un cargo en el poder judicial de Egipto. De hecho, lo fue hasta que en 2007 treinta y dos mujeres egipcias accedieron a cargos judiciales. Se unió al Partido Nasserista Democrático Árabe, aunque cesó su actividad política cuando fue elegida jueza.

Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd fue un intelectual egipcio.

Atef Muhammad Ebeid fue un político egipcio, primer ministro de Egipto entre 1999 y 2004.

Tarek El-Said is a former Egyptian footballer. He was a left winger who played for Al-Ahly, Zamalek, and Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division.