List of Famous people born in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

Adel Emam is an Egyptian film, television, and stage actor. He is primarily a comedian, and philanthropist but he has starred in more serious works and, especially in his earlier films, has combined comedy with romance.

Khaled Mohamed El Nabawy is an Egyptian actor who played roles in film, theater and television.

Pope Tawadros II is the 118th and current pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the See of St. Mark, succeeding the late Pope Shenouda III as leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. He took office on 18 November 2012, two weeks after being selected.

Sherif Mounir, , born May 14, 1959, in El Mansoura (المنصورة) in Dakahlia Governorate as Sherif Ahmed Mounir, is a popular Egyptian movie and stage actor.

Haidy Moussa, is an Egyptian singer and actress. In 2016 and 2017 she received DG and MEMA Award for best rising singer. Haidy started her musical Career in Cairo Opera House which is considered one of the most significant places that related to music in Egypt.

Mohammed Khairat Saad el-Shater is an Egyptian engineer, businessman and Islamist political activist. A leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, as the Deputy Supreme Guide, el-Shater was the initial candidate of the movement's Freedom and Justice Party during the 2012 Egyptian presidential election before being disqualified by the election commission. Previously, he was the deputy chairman of the Brotherhood.

Khaled Ali is an Egyptian lawyer and activist. He is known for his advocacy for reform of government and private sector corruption and for promoting social justice and labor rights. He is the former head of the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR), and co-founder of the Front for Defending Egyptian Protesters and the Hisham Mubarak Law Center (HMLC).

Ramy Essam is an Egyptian musician. He is best known for his appearances in Tahrir Square in Cairo during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Ramy is one of the few singers in Middle East to sing hard rock.

Amr Hassan Zaki is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a striker.

Saad Eddin Ibrahim is an Egyptian sociologist and author. He is one of Egypt's leading human rights and democracy activists, and a strong critic of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.