List of Copts
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 Top row (left to right) Saint Mary of Egypt • Boutros Boutros Ghali • Ester Fanous • Saint Maurice Bottom row (left to right) Makram Pasha Ebeid • Meriam George • Saint Paul the Hermit and Saint Anthony the Great • Pope Cyril VI |
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 9,000,000 to 18,000,000 (estimates vary) | |
| Founder | |
| Saint Mark the Evangelist | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Egypt |
8,300,000 to 18,000,000 (see Religion in Egypt)[1] |
 United States |
700,000 – 1,000,000 (2007)[2][3][4][5] |
 Australia |
70,000+ (2003)[6] [7] |
 Kuwait |
65,000[8] |
 Canada |
50,000+ (2008 est.)[9] |
 United Kingdom |
25,000 – 30,000 (2006)[10] |
 South Africa |
15,000+[11][12] |
 Kenya |
8,000+[11][12] |
 Jordan |
8,000+ (2005)[13] |
 Germany |
3,000 – 5,000 (2005)[14] |
 Austria |
2,000 (2001)[15] |
 Switzerland |
1,000 (2004)[16] |
| Religions | |
| Predominantly: Coptic Orthodox Christianity. Minorities include: Coptic Catholic Church; various Protestant minorities |
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| Scriptures | |
| Bible | |
| Languages | |
| Liturgical: Coptic In Egypt: Egyptian Arabic In the diaspora: English, French, German and others |
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- This is a list of notable Copts. For saints, please refer to Coptic Saints.
Being an integral part of Egypt's history, Christian Copts, have shared in all aspects of life and had many contributions to the Egyptian political, professional and spiritual activities. The is a list of notable Christian Copts with articles in Wikipedia. The word 'Copt' is derived from the Egyptian Greek 'ment aiguption; which means 'From Egypt'. Prior to Muhammad Ali's rule of Egypt, average Egyptians were referred to as "Qibti" regardless of their religion.
[edit] Actors and directors
- Akmal Saleh Australian comedian and actor
- Ash Atalla British television producer
- Asaad Kelada Hollywood Director
- Daoud Abdel Sayed Film Director
- George Sidhom Actor
- Hala Sedki Actress
- Hany Ramzy Actor
- Henry Barakat Director
- Naguib Al Rehani Film Icon & Actor
- Khairy Beshara Director
- Samir Seif Director
- Sanaa Gamil Actress
- Sandra Nashaat Director
- Simon Singer
- Youssef Dawoud Actor
- Youssef Chahine Director
[edit] Businessmen
- Farid Stino
- Fayez Sarofim Billionaire Houston Financier
- Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour Banker and Businessman
- Naguib Sawiris One of the wealthiest 100 people worldwide
- Onsi Sawiris Founder of Orascom Group
- Samih Sawiris Orascom Construction
- Tharwat Bassily
[edit] Clergymen and Theologians
- Bishop Angaelos
- Athanasius the Apostolic 20th Pope of Alexandria
- Metropolitan Athanasius of Beni Suef
- Cyril I 24th Pope of Alexandria
- Pope Cyril VI 116th Pope of Alexandria
- Mother Irini
- Father Matta El Meskeen
- Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut
- Origen Christian scholar
- Metropolitan Seraphim of Glastonbury
- Bishop Serapion
- Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria current Pope Alexandria
[edit] Social activists
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[edit] Engineers
[edit] Scientists
[edit] Architects
[edit] Historians and Coptologists
- Aziz Suryal Atiya
- Gawdat Gabra
- Habib Girgis
- Iris Habib Elmasry
- Labib Habachi
- Father Menassa Youhanna
- Pahor Labib
- Severus Ibn al-Muqaffa
- Younan Labib Rizk
[edit] Journalists and writers
- Adel Iskandar
- Alfred Farag
- Kamal el-Mallakh
- Louis Awad
- Magdi Wahba
- Michael Maurice Prince
- Mofeed Fawzy
- Ra'ouf Mus'ad
- Raouf Salama Moussa
- Salama Moussa
- Said Sonbol
- Younan Labib Rizk
- Youssef Sidhom
- Magdi Khalil
[edit] Musicians
- Adel Kamel
- Aziz El-Shawan
- Basem Darwisch
- Halim El-Dabh
- Joseph Tawadros
- Mikhail Girgis El Batanouny
- Ragheb Moftah
- Ramzi Yassa
- Osama Mounir
- Youssef Elsisi
- Yusef Greiss
- Wagih Aziz
[edit] Painters and artists
- Adel Nassief
- Chafik Charobim
- Evelyn Ashamallah
- George Bahgoury
- Hany Armanious
- Isaac Fanous
- Kamal Amin
- Margaret Nakhla
[edit] Politicians
- Akhnoukh Fanous
- Stephan Bassily
- Boutros Ghali
- Boutros Boutros Ghali
- Dina Powell
- Ester Fanous
- Ibrahim El-Gohary
- Kamal Stino
- Makram Ebeid
- Moheb Stino
- Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour
- Wassef Hinein
- Youssef Boutros Ghali
- Youssef Wahba
- Georgette Kellini
[edit] Physicians
[edit] Athletes
[edit] Celebrity chefs
[edit] Others
- Fathia Nkrumah – Wife of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president
- Maria al-Qibtiyya – Wife of Prophet Muhammad
- Meriam George – Miss Egypt 2005
- Mohammed Hegazy – Egyptian Muslim convert to Christianity
[edit] See also
- Copts
- Coptic saints
- Coptic Orthodox Church
- Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
- List of Coptic Orthodox Popes
- Coptic flag
- Egypt
- Egyptians
- List of Egyptians
- Coptic language
[edit] References
- ^ Official population counts put the number of Christian Copts at around 6–10% of the population, while some Christian Coptic voices claim figures as high as 15 to 20%. While some scholars defend the soundness of the official population census (cf. E.J.Chitham, The Christian Coptic Community in Egypt. Spatial and Social Change, Durham 1986), most scholars and international observers assume that the Christian share of Egypt's population is higher than stated by the Egyptian government. Most independent estimates fall within range between 9% and 20%, for example the CIA World Factbook [1], or the Washington Institute [2]. For a projected 83,000,000+ Egyptians in 2009, this assumption yields the above figures.
In 2008, Pope Shenouda III and Bishop Morkos, bishop of Shubra, declared that the number of Christian Copts in Egypt is more than 12 million. In the same year, father Morkos Aziz the prominent priest in Cairo declared that the number of Christian Copts (inside Egypt) exceeds 16 million. [3] and [4]. Furthermore, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy [5] estimates the percentage of Christian Copts in Egypt to be up to 20% of the Egyptian population - ^ According to published accounts and several Christian Coptic/US sources (including the US-Coptic Association), the Coptic Orthodox Church has between 700,000 and one million members in the United States (c. 2005–2007). ^^"Why CCU?". Coptic Credit Union. Accessed June 21, 2009. http://www.copticcu.com/WhyCCU.html.
- ^ "Coptics flock to welcome 'Baba' at Pittsburgh airport". Pittsburgh Tribune (2007). Accessed June 21, 2009. http://sce.uhcl.edu/akladios/Magdy%20Akladios%20Website/Links%20For%20Church/Copticsflocktowelcome.doc.
- ^ "State's first Coptic Orthodox church is a vessel of faith". JS Online (2005). Accessed June 21, 2009. http://www3.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=373326.
- ^ "Coptic Diaspora". US-Copts Association (2007). Accessed June 21, 2009. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070220180014/http://www.copts.com/english/CoptsDiaspora.aspx.
- ^ In the year 2003, there was an estimated 70,000 Christian Copts in New South Wales alone: – Parliamentary Debates, Parliament of NSW – Legislative Council, November 12, 2003, page Page: 4772: – Coptic Orthodox Church (NSW) Property Trust Amendment Bill.
- ^ "The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney & its Affiliated Regions – Under the Guidance of His Grace Bishop Daniel". Coptic.org.au. March 29, 1970. http://www.coptic.org.au/modules/diocese_bodies. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- ^ "Kuwait". State.gov. November 8, 2005. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2005/51603.htm. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- ^ "According to the Canadian Coptic Association, there are approximately 50,000 Orthodox Copts in Canada". Canada Free Press. http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/3704. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- ^ Copts number at least 20,000 in Britain [6] plus another 5,000 – 10,000 Copts who are directly under the British Orthodox Church (1999 figures)
- ^ a b Come Across And Help Us Book 2
- ^ a b CopticMission[dead link]
- ^ "King commends Coptic Church's role in promoting coexistence". Jordanembassyus.org. June 3, 2005. http://www.jordanembassyus.org/06032005001.htm. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- ^ "Religion in Germany – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". En.wikipedia.org. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Germany#Orthodoxy. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- ^ Austria 2004 Religious Freedom news
- ^ "Orthodox Copts open church in Switzerland". Swissinfo.org. July 17, 2004. http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=5090250. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
