Copts
Aqbaṭ أقباط
ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ'ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ 'ⲛ'Ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓ'ⲁⲛⲟⲥ
ni.Remenkīmi en Ekhristianos |  | 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 | | 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] |  France | | |  New Zealand | | |  Netherlands | | |  Brazil | | |  Italy | | |  Israel | | |  Sudan | | |  Bolivia | | |  Lebanon | | |  Mexico | | |  Sweden | | |  Greece | | | | | Religions | Predominantly: Coptic Orthodox Christianity.
Minorities include: Coptic Catholic Church; various Protestant minorities | | Scriptures | | Bible | | Languages | Liturgical: Coptic
In Egypt: Egyptian Arabic
In the diaspora: English, French, German and others | This is a list of notable Copts. For saints, please refer to Coptic Saints. Being an integral part of Egypt's history, the Copts, the Christians of Egypt, 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 Copts with articles in Wikipedia. [edit] Actors and directors [edit] Businessmen [edit] Clergymen and theologists [edit] Social activists [edit] Engineers [edit] Scientists [edit] Architects - Dr. Younan Labib Younan د. يونان لبيب يونان
- Aziz Suryal Atiya عزيز سوريال عطية Historian and Coptology pioneer.
- Pahor Labib باهور لبيب late Director of the Coptic Museum
- Gawdat Gabra Coptologist, lecturer, book writer and former director of the Coptic Museum.
- Habib Girgis حبيب جرجس, Coptologist, modern theologian, and a former dean of the reopened Theological School.
- Iris Habib Elmasry إيريس حبيب المصري , Author of the Story of the Coptic Church.
- Labib Habachi لبيب حبشي, Egyptologist
- Fr. Menassa Youhanna القس منسى القمص يوحنا, Historian and Theologian
- Severus Ibn al-Muqaffa ساويرس بن المقفع bishop, theologian, author and historian
[edit] Journalists and writers [edit] Musicians [edit] Painters and artists [edit] Politicians - Akhnoukh Fanous, Coptic Nationalist اخنوخ فانوس
- Boutros Ghali, Prime Minister of Egypt بطرس غالي
- Youssef Wahba Minister of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister of Egypt يوسف وهبه
- Boutros Boutros Ghali, Former Secretary General of the United Nations بطرس بطرس غالي
- Dina Powell, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs for the United States government دينا حبيب باول
- Ester Fanous إستر فانوس
- E. Kamel Ibrahim, Field Marshal, Former Head of Armed Forces, Head of Physical and Psychological Training of Special Forces (Al Sa'Ka Regiment).
- Ibrahim El-Gohary المعلم ابراهيم الجوهري
- Moheb Stino
- Kamal Stino, Former Vice Prime Minister of Egypt كمال استينو
- Makram Ebeid مكرم عبيد
- Michael Meunier, First American Egyptian nominated for a U.S. Office and a Coptic Activist مايكل منير
- Moheb Stino former minister of tourism and aviation, and vice-prime minister محب رمزي استينو
- Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour, Parliamentary منير فخري عبد النور
- Youssef Boutros Ghali, Minister of Finance of Egypt يوسف بطرس غالي
- Wassef Hinein
[edit] Surgeons [edit] Athletes [edit] Celebrity chef [edit] Others [edit] See also  His Grace Bishop Mena (Menas), Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Fresno. [edit] References - ^ Official population counts put the number of Copts at around 6-10% of the population, while some 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 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 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 Copts (inside Egypt) exceeds 16 million. [3] and [4]. Furthermore, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy [5] estimates the percentage of Copts in Egypt to be up to 20% of the Egyptian population - ^ According to published accounts and several 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. http://web.archive.org/web/20070220180014/http://www.copts.com/english/CoptsDiaspora.aspx.
- ^ In the year 2003, there was an estimated 70,000 Copts in New South Wales alone: - Parliamentary Debates, Parliament of NSW - Legislative Council, 12 November 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
- ^ Kuwait
- ^ Canada Free Press: According to the Canadian Coptic Association, there are approximately 50,000 Orthodox Copts in Canada.
- ^ 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
- ^ King commends Coptic Church's role in promoting coexistence
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Germany#Orthodoxy
- ^ Austria 2004 Religious Freedom news
- ^ Orthodox Copts open church in Switzerland
- ^ a b African Athletic Champions gbrathletics website http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm
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