Historical figures in Cairo
The atlas holds 20 people and 36 moments here, from 331 BC to 2019. The most recorded lives are Mohamed Morsi, Umm Kulthum and Ibn Khaldun. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Military Leaders, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Mohamed Morsi
from 1975 to 2019
7 moments here
Egyptian engineer, university professor, Muslim Brotherhood politician, and Egypt’s fifth president, serving from 2012 until his removal in July…
Umm Kulthum
from 1923 to 1975
5 moments here
Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…
Ibn Khaldun
from 1383 to 1406
3 moments here
Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…
Napoleon Bonaparte
in 1798
2 moments here
French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
in 1943
2 moments here
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…
Ibn Battuta
from 1326 to 1348
2 moments here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Abu Nuwas
from 805 to 807
2 moments here
Abū Nuwās al-Ḥasan ibn Hānī al-Ḥakamī was a classical Arabic poet. Sources document his birth in the Ahvaz area, childhood and study in Basra and…
Nelson Mandela
in 1962
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Alexander the Great
in 331 BC
1 moment here
Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BCE), known as Alexander the Great, became king of Macedon in 336 BCE and campaigned from the Balkans through the…
Winston Churchill
in 1921
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Pope Francis
in 2017
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1967
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Jimmy Carter
in 1979
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Agatha Christie
in 1907
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
George H. W. Bush
in 1990
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
Theodore Roosevelt
in 1872
1 moment here
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1961
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Indira Gandhi
in 1966
1 moment here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Saladin
in 1167
1 moment here
Kurdish military commander, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and sultan of Egypt and Syria. Born at Tikrit, Saladin rose through the Zengid…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1992
1 moment here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Moments
- 331 BC Stayed at Memphis Alexander the Great
- 805 Tax-inspector entourage in Egypt Abu Nuwas
- 807 Return journey to Egypt with tax-inspector entourage Abu Nuwas
- 1167 Fights at al-Babein Saladin
- 1326 Arrives in Cairo Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Stays at Abu Sir Ibn Battuta
- 1383 Arrival in Cairo Ibn Khaldun
- 1401 Return to Cairo after Damascus Ibn Khaldun
- 1406 Death and burial in Cairo Ibn Khaldun
- 1798 Commands at the Pyramids Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1798 Caught outside Cairo during revolt Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1872 Family journey in Egypt Theodore Roosevelt
- 1907 Winter stay at Gezira Palace Hotel Agatha Christie
- 1921 Convenes Middle East conference in Cairo Winston Churchill
- 1923 Permanent move to Cairo Umm Kulthum
- 1929 Music-hall meeting with intellectuals Umm Kulthum
- 1943 Arrives for First Cairo Conference Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1943 Returns to Cairo for second conference Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1961 Meeting with Nasser and Tito Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1962 Receives training in Cairo Nelson Mandela
- 1966 Meeting Nasser in Cairo Indira Gandhi
- 1967 Meeting President Nasser in Cairo Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1972 Final war-effort concert at Cairo University Umm Kulthum
- 1973 Visit to wounded soldiers Umm Kulthum
- 1975 Engineering degree at Cairo University Mohamed Morsi
- 1975 Death in Cairo Umm Kulthum
- 1978 Master's degree at Cairo University Mohamed Morsi
- 1979 Egypt peace mission Jimmy Carter
- 1990 Persian Gulf consultations in Cairo George H. W. Bush
- 1992 Solo tour of Egypt Diana, Princess of Wales
- 2012 Victory speech in Tahrir Square Mohamed Morsi
- 2012 Meeting Hillary Clinton in Cairo Mohamed Morsi
- 2013 Meeting with U.S. officials Mohamed Morsi
- 2013 House arrest at Republican Guard barracks Mohamed Morsi
- 2017 Visit to Cairo Pope Francis
- 2019 Death at Tora Prison Mohamed Morsi