| Famous Egyptologists |
| Name | Nationality | Lifespan | Discoveries |
| Edward Russell Ayrton | British | 1905-1908 | Tombs in the Valley of the Kings |
| Giovanni Battista Belzoni | Italian | 1778 - 1823 | Tombs, monuments |
| Ludwig Borchardt | German | 1863 - 1938 | Bust of Nefertiti at el-Armana |
| Emile Brugsch | German | 1842 - 1930 | Saqqara Pyramid Texts |
| Ernest Budge | British | 1857 - 1934 | Excavations and famous author |
| James Burton | British | 1788 - 1862 | Excavations & Tombs in the Valley of the Kings and famous author |
| James Bruce | British | 1730 - 1794 | KV 11 aka "Bruce's Tomb" |
| Howard Carter | British | 1874 - 1939 | Tomb of Tutankhamun |
| Giovanni Caviglia | Italian | 1770 - 1845 | Excavations at Giza |
| Jean-Francois Champollion | French | 1790 - 1832 | Deciphering Hieroglyphics |
| Georges Emile Jules Daressy | French | 1864 - 1934 | Excavations of Tombs in the Valley of the Kings |
| Giovanni D'Athanasi | Greek | 1798 - 1854 | Collector of antiquities working for Henry Salt |
| Giuseppe Ferlini | Italian | 1800 - 1870 | Collector of antiquities |
| Cecil Mallaby Firth | British | 1878 - 1931 | Excavations at Saqqara |
| Robert Hay | British | 1799 - 1863 | Artist and author |
| Gustave Jequier | Swiss | 1868 - 1946 | Excavations at Saqqara |
| Georges Legrain | French | 1865 - 1917 | Excavations at Karnak |
| Karl Richard Lepsius | German | 1810 - 1884 | Author - surveys of pyramids |
| Victor Clement Georges Philippe Loret | French | 1859 - 1946 | Tombs in the Valley of the Kings |
| Alfred Lucas | British | 1867-1945 | Worked with Howard Carter Tomb of Tutankhamun |
| Arthur Mace | British | 1874-1928 | Worked with Howard Carter Tomb of Tutankhamun |
| Francois Auguste Mariette | French | 1821 - 1881 | Excavations / Tombs |
| Gaston Maspero | French | 1846 - 1916 | Author & Museum director |
| Jacques Jean Marie de Morgan | French | 1857 - 1924 | Excavations at Saqqara |
| Henri Edouard Naville | Swiss | 1844 - 1926 | Excavations at Abydos |
| Percy Edward Newberry | British | 1869-1949 | Worked with Howard Carter Tomb of Tutankhamun |
| Giuseppe Passalacqua | Italian | 1797 - 1865 | Collector of antiquities |
| John Shae Perring | British | 1813 - 1869 | Pyramids |
| William Matthew Flinders Petrie | British | 1853 - 1942 | Pyramids at Giza |
| James Edward Quibell | British | 1867 - 1935 | Excavations & antiquities expert |
| George Andrew Reisner | American | 1867 - 1942 | Nubia and Giza |
| Henry Salt | British | 1780 - 1827 | Collector of antiquities |
| Richard William Howard Vyse | British | 1784 - 1853 | Pyramids |
| John Gardner Wilkinson | British | 1797 - 1875 | Thebes / Valley of the Kings |
Famous Egyptologists |
