Famous Persons from Shendi, River Nile State, Sudan
- Motaz Kabier - Born on January 15, 1980 - Head coach, and Association football player
- El Hadi Ahmed El Sheikh - Born on June 28, 1933 - Ophthalmologist - Az-Zubair Prize for Innovation and Scientific Excellence (died: September 23, 2008)
- al-Tijani al-Tayyib Babikir - Born on March 1, 1926 - Activist (died: September 23, 2008)