AH#1
Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Egypt
2 famous people call Egypt their birthplace
Most widely known is Althea Henley, the American film actress, with articles in 6 languages. The only other name is the American organic chemist Elmer Peter Kohler. Cementon’s list, next door, has 2 names, Americus Gabe Lancione first among them. From Elmer Peter Kohler in 1865 to Althea Henley in 1911, the births cover 46 years.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Althea Henley
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Elmer Peter Kohler
Youngest
1911
Althea Henley
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Egypt
EK#2
Science & Medicine
Elmer Peter Kohler
1865–1938American organic chemist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Egypt and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Americus Gabe Lancione: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons