This is a list of notable individuals born in Lebanon and/or of Lebanese ancestry.
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Activism
Activists
- Candy Lightner - American activist and founder of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
- James Zogby - founder of Arab-American Institute, brother of John Zogby[1]
- John Zogby - American pollster founder of Zogby International
Architecture
Architects
Arts
Artists
- Chaouki Chamoun - painter
- César Gemayel - painter
- Moustafa Farroukh - painter
- Paul Guiragossian - painter
- Youssef Howayek - sculptor and painter
- Sam Maloof - woodworker[3]
Fashion Designers
- Joseph Abboud - fashion designer
- Georges Chakra - fashion designer
- Zuhair Murad - fashion designer
- Elie Saab - fashion designer[4]
Business
Businessmen and Entrepreneurs
- Malouf Abraham, Jr. - American businessman
- Frédéric Fekkai - French-American hairdresser and founder of Frédéric Fekkai salons and hair products[5]
- Carlos Ghosn - Lebanese-French-Brazilian businessman
- Sam Hammam - owner of Cardiff City F.C.[6]
- Ray Irani - CEO or Oxidental Petroleum
- John J. Mack - CEO of Morgan Stanley
- Gildo Masso - Puerto Rican entrepreneur, founder of Masso Enterprises
- Jacques Nasser - ex-CEO of Ford Motors, born in Lebanon[7]
- Paul Orfalea - founder of Kinko's[8]
- Madeleine A. Pickens - American businesswoman
- Edmond Jacob Safra - Lebanese-Brazilian businessman
- Carlos Slim Helú - Mexican businessman and entrepreneur
Entertainment
Beauty Queen Contestants
- Dina Azar - Miss Lebanon 1995
- Gabrielle Bou Rached - Miss Lebanon 2005
- Sonia Fares - Miss Lebanon 1969
- Sabrina Houssami - Miss World Australia 2006/ Miss World Asia Pacific 2006
- Georgina Rizk - Miss Lebanon 1970/Miss Universe 1971
- Valeska Saab - Miss World Ecuador 2007
- Christina Sawaya - Miss Lebanon 2001/ Miss International 2002
Film, Television and Radio Personalities
- Philippe Aractingi - Lebanese-French film director
- Maroun Bagdadi - Lebanese film director
- Yasmine Bleeth - Lebanese-American actress
- Capulina - Lebanese-Mexican actress
- Lili Estefan - Cuban-American television personality, niece of Emilio Estefan
- Jamie Farr - American actor (sitcom M*A*S*H)
- Mauricio Garcés - Lebanese-Mexican actor
- Khrystyne Haje - American actress, (sitcom Head of the Class)
- Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf - American radio and television personality
- Terri Hatcher - American film and television actress
- Salma Hayek - Mexican-Lebanese actress [9]
- Dom Joly - British Comedian, columnist and broadcaster
- Casey Kasem - radio personality American Top 40 franchise and voiceover actor (cartoon series "Scooby Doo", "Transformers")[10]
- Kerri Kasem - American radio and television host (daughter of Casey Kasem)
- Mario Kassar - filmmaker, founder of Carolco Pictures
- Catherine Keener - American actress[11]
- Skandar Keynes - British actor, The Chronicles of Narnia
- Arsinée Khanjian - actress of Lebanese-Armenian origin. Wife of Atom Egoyan and plays in many of his films
- Callie Khouri - Oscar-winning American screenwriter[12]
- Nadine Labaki - Lebanese actress and music video director
- John Leguizamo - American actor (maternal grandfather was Lebanese)
- Peter Macdissi - Lebanese-American film and television actor
- Gilbert Mamery - Puerto Rican television personality
- Gricel Mamery - Puerto Rican television personality
- Wentworth Miller - British actor, Prison Break
- George Nader - American actor, uncle of Michael Nader
- Michael Nader - American actor, All My Children[13]
- Kathy Najimy - American actress
- George Noory - Radio host, (radio program Coast To Coast AM)
- Nour - Lebanese film actress
- Michael Nouri - American actor, film Flashdance[14]
- Bashar Rahal - Lebanese-Bulgarian actor (films "War, Inc."; series "The Unit", "24") (brother of Carla Rahal)
- Carla Rahal - Lebanese-Bulgarian actress and singer (sister of Bashar Rahal)
- Keanu Reeves - Canadian-British actor born in Beirut. (films The Matrix, Speed, The Devils Advocate)
- François Sagat - French-Lebanese adult film actor
- Zoe Saldana - Dominican-American actress[15]
- Tom Shadyac - American film director[16]
- Tony Shalhoub - Actor, (sitcom Monk).[17]
- Danny Thomas - American comedian and actor
- Marlo Thomas - American actress
- Vince Vaughn - American actor (Lebanese grandfather)[18]
- Amy Yasbeck - American actress [19]
- Sandra Zaiter - Dominican-Puerto Rican actress and television personality
Journalism
Journalists
- May Chidiac - notable television anchor on LBC
- Brigitte Gabriel - controversial American journalist
- Helen Thomas - notable American journalist who has covered U.S. President since 1961
Military
Military Officials
- John Abizaid - retired General in the United States Army.[20]
- James Jabara - American Ace pilot during the Korean War
- George Joulwan - retired US Army General
Music
Musicians
- Nancy Ajram - Lebanese singer
- René Angélil - manager and husband of singer Céline Dion.[21]
- Paul Anka - Canadian singer and composer
- Dick Dale - rock guitarist
- John Dolmayan – drummer of the American band System of a Down
- Assi El Helani - Lebanese singer
- Majida El Roumi - Lebanese singer
- Elissa- Lebanese singer
- Emilio Estefan - Cuban-American musician and producer; husband of Gloria Estefan[22]
- Fairuz - Lebanese singer
- Myriam Fares - Lebanese pop singer
- Diana Haddad - Lebanese singer
- Sammy Hagar - Amerian rock musician
- Darine Hadchiti - Lebanese singer
- Paul Jabara - American composer[23]
- Fares Karam - Lebanese singer
- Marcel Khalife - Lebanese singer and composer
- Andy Kim - Lebanese-Canadian singer and songwriter
- K.Maro - Canadian rapper of Lebanese origin[24]
- Massari - Lebanese-Canadian pop and hip-hop singer[25]
- Mika - Lebanese-English musician and songwriter
- Julie Nesrallah - Lebanese-Canadian opera singer
- Rahbani brothers - composers
- Ziad Rahbani - musician/actor
- Sabah - Lebanese singer and actress
- Nicasio Safadi - Ecuadorian musician
- Wadih El Safi - Lebanese singer songwriter composer instrumentalist
- Carole Samaha- Lebanese singer
- Neil Sedaka- Lebanese-American singer
- Shakira - Colombian/Lebanese singer[26]
- RAmez - Lebanese-French rapper
- Suzanne Tamim - Lebanese singer; made news when she was found murdered in Dubai
- Serj Tankian – lead singer of the American band "System of a Down (born in Lebanon)
- Tiffany - American Singer[27]
- Tiny Tim - American folk singer[28]
- Walid Toufic - Lebanese singer
- Haifa Wehbe - Lebanese singer
- Karl Wolf - Lebanese-Canadian singer, songwriter and producer[29]
Religion
Religious Figures
- Popes of Lebanese Descent
Other
Foreign personalities
- Yamil Chade - Lebanese-Cuban sports manager
- Yamila Diaz - Lebanese-Spanish model
- Philip Khuri Hitti - acclaimed American historian of Arab culture and history[35]
- Adele Khoury Graham - educator and former first lady of the State of Florida
- Victoria Reggie Kennedy - American lawyer and widow of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy; sister-in-law of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy
- Christa McAuliffe - secondary school teacher and first American civilian selected to be an astronaut; perished in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Great niece of historian Philip Khuri Hitti[36]
Criminals and outlaws
- Ziad Jarrah - Participated as a hijacker in the September 11th attacks
Politicians
See also: Politics of Lebanon
Lebanese Politicians
- Dany Chamoun - former military leader
- Pierre Gemayel - politician and founder of the Kataeb Party
- Pierre Amine Gemayel - legislator
- Maurice Gemayel- founder of Institute for Palestine Studies
- Kamal Jumblatt - founder of Progressive Socialist Party
- Nayla Moawad - Lebanese politician and political party leader
- Elias Murr - former Deputy Prime Minister
Lebanese Presidents and Prime Ministers
- Michel Aoun - former Prime Minister (1988-1990)
- Camille Chamoun - former President
- Fuad Chehab - former President (1958-1964)
- Suleiman Frangieh - former President (1970-1976)
- Amine Gemayel - former President (1982-1988)
- Bachir Gemayel - former President-Elect
- Rafik Hariri - former Prime Minister (1992-1998 & 2000-2004)
- Charles Helou - former President (1964-1970)
- Selim al-Hoss - former Prime Minister
- Elias Hrawi - former President (1989-1998)
- Omar Karami - former Prime Minister
- Rashid Karami - former Prime Minister
- Bechara El Khoury - former President (1943-1952)
- Émile Lahoud - former President (1998-2007)
- Najib Mikati - former Prime Minister
- René Moawad - former President (1989)
- Saeb Salam - former Prime Minister
- Elias Sarkis - former President (1976-1982)
- Fouad Siniora - present Prime Minister
- Riad as-Solh - former Prime Minister
- Michel Suleiman - present President (2008-present)
Foreign Politicians
- Alberto Abdala - politician, painter and former Vice-President of Uruguay
- James Abdnor - former U.S. politician[37]
- James Abourezk - former U.S. senator
- Malouf Abraham, Sr. - American politician and businessman
- Spencer Abraham - former U.S. politician
- Anthony Alexander Alam - political leader, member of the Australian Labor Party[38]
- Mark Assad - Canadian politician
- John Baldacci - present Governor of the State of Maine (Lebanese-American mother)
- Michael Basha - former member of the Senate of Canada
- Marie Bashir - Governor of New South Wales, Australia
- Charles Boustany - U.S. Congressman from Louisiana
- Steve Bracks - former Premier of Victoria, Australia
- Abdalá Bucaram - former president of Ecuador
- Alberto Dahik - former Vice President of Ecuador
- Pierre de Bané - Canadian Senator
- Emily de Jongh-Elhage - Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
- Eddie Francis - mayor of Windsor, Ontario
- Joe Ghiz - former Prime Minister of Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Robert Ghiz - present premier of Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Chris Greeley - Representative in Maine's state government
- Philip Habib - former U.S. Ambassador and envoy
- Mac Harb - Canadian politician
- Prince Moulay Hicham of Morocco - member of the Royal Family of Morocco
- Darrell Issa - U.S. Congressman
- Chris John - former U.S. politician
- George Joseph -former Lord Mayors of Adelaide[39]
- Bob Katter - right-wing Australian politician
- Abraham Kazen, Jr. - former U.S. politician
- Ray LaHood - United States Transportation Secretary
- Jamil Mahuad - former president of Ecuador (1998-2000)
- Manuel Maloof - former U.S. government official and businessman
- Paulo Maluf- Lebanese-Brazilian governor of São Paulo state
- Lorraine Michael - Canadian politician
- George J. Mitchell - U.S. Congressman (Lebanese mother)
- Toby Moffett - former U.S. politician[40]
- Maria Mourani - member of Parliament in the Canadian Parliament
- Ralph Nader - political activist and former U.S. presidential candidate (president of the Green Party)
- Jaime Nebot - Ecuadorian politician
- Mary Rose Oakar - former U.S. politician[41]
- Alfonso Petersen - mayor of Guadalajara, Mexico
- Jeanine Pirro - American politician, judge and television host
- Nick Rahall - U.S. Congressman
- Khalil Ramal - Canadian politician
- Edmund Reggie - American judge and politician; father-in-law of U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy
- Selwa Roosevelt - former U.S. government official
- Julio Teodoro Salem - former president of Ecuador
- Edward Seaga - former Prime Minister of Jamaica[42]
- Jorge Serrano Elías - former president of Guatemala
- Sir Nicholas Shehadie - ex-Lord Mayor of Sydney[43]
- Donna Shalala - former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
- John E. Sununu - American politician
- John H. Sununu - former White House Chief of Staff; former Governor of New Hampshire
- Al-Waleed bin Talal- member of the Saudi Royal Family
- Michel Temer - President of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies
- Julio César Turbay Ayala - former president of Colombia[44]
- Paul Zed - Lebanese-Canadian politician
Sciences
Mathematicians
- Michael Atiyah - British-Lebanese mathematician
- Pythagoras - Greek philosopher and mathematician, born to a Phoenician father from Tyre[45]
Medicine
- Hodor Fakih - Lebanese Bulgarian surgeon and community leader
Scientists
- Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah - Lebanese-American technology innovator[46][47]
- Elias Corey - 1990 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry[48]
- Michael Debakey - doctor and heart surgeon
- Charles Elachi - Director of NASA Jet Propulsion Labs
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb - philosopher of randomness, researcher, and veteran practitioner of financial mathematics[49]
Sports Personalities
Athletes
- Roda Antar - professional football (soccer) player
- David Azzi - professional American football player
- Samir Bannout - IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Khalil Beschir - professional race car driver
- Marcos Baghdatis - Cypriot professional tennis player (Lebanese father)
- Abdalá Bucaram, Jr. - Ecuadorian football (soccer) player and son of former president Abdalá Bucaram
- Maxime Chaya - first Lebanese and Arab, and only the 12th person in history to have completed the Explorers Grand Slam
- Zakaria Chibab - first Lebanese Olympic medal winner
- Doug Flutie - former professional American football player (Lebanese American parents) [50]
- Jeff George - former professional American football player
- John Hanna - Lebanese-Canadian professional hockey player
- Emilio Hassan - Mexican-Lebanese football (soccer) player
- Bachar Houli- professional Australian rules footballer
- Pierre Issa - professional football (soccer) player
- Nazem Kadri - professional hockey player Toronto Maple Leafs
- Ryan Kalil - professional American football player
- Tony Kanaan - Brazilian-Lebanese race car driver[51]
- Fadi El Khatib - basketball player and member of the national team
- George J. Maloof, Jr. - Lebanese-American businessman and owner of the Sacramento Monarchs and Sacramento Kings
- George J. Maloof, Sr. - Lebanese-American businessman and owner of the Houston Rockets
- Bobby Rahal - professional car racer
- Rony Seikaly - former professional American basketball player
- Joe Vogel - professional American basketball player
Playing card tournament titleholders
- Kassem 'Freddy' Deeb - two-time WSOP-bracelet winner
- Ihsan 'Sammy' Farha - two-time WSOP-bracelet winner
- Joseph 'Joe' Hachem - the winner of 2005 WSOP Main event
Writers
Lebanese Writers
- Fawaz Gerges - university professor and author
- Elia Abu Madi - poet, publisher
- Gibran Khalil Gibran - artist, author, philosopher, theologian.[52]
- Mikha'il Na'ima - author and poet
- Amin al-Rihani - author
Foreign writers
- John Asfour - Lebanese-Canadian poet and writer
- William Peter Blatty - Lebanese-American writer/screenwriter
- Rawi Hage - Lebanese-Canadian writer
- Wajdi Mouawad - Lebanese-Canadian poet and writer
- Jaime Sabines - Mexican-Lebanese poet[53]
- Trish Salah - Lebanese-Canadian poet and sociologist
See also
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