Famous People
- Alek Wek: supermodel
- Alexander Siddig: actor, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Syriana and others
- Omer Khalifa: retired athlete who set a national record over 1500 metres in Grossetto in 1986
- Tayeb Salih: novelist and prolific writer
- Yamilé Aldama: triple jumper
- Zeinab Badawi: television and radio reporter and news presenter at BBC News
