This is a list of notable Lebanese people or of notable persons of Lebanese origin.
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Activism
Activists
- James Zogby - founder of Arab-American Institute, brother of John Zogby[1]
- John Zogby - American pollster
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
Business
Businessmen and Entrepreneurs
- Carlos Ghosn - Lebanese-French-Brazilian businessman
- Sam Hammam - owner of Cardiff City F.C..[5]
- Gildo Masso - Puerto Rican entrepreneur, founder of Masso Enterprises
- Jacques Nasser - ex-CEO of Ford Motors, born in Lebanon.[6]
- Paul Orfalea - founder of Kinko's[7]
- Edmond Jacob Safra - Lebanese-Brazilian businessman
- Carlos Slim Helú - Mexican businessman and entrepreneur
Entertainment
Beauty Queen Contestants
- Georgina Rizk - Miss Universe 1971
- Valeska Saab - former Ecuadorian beauty queen
- Christina Sawaya - Miss Lebanon 2001
Film, Television and Radio Personalities
- Lili Estefan - Cuban-American television personality, niece of Emilio Estefan
- Jamie Farr - American actor most famous for M*A*S*H
- Khrystyne Haje - American actress, sitcom Head of the Class
- Salma Hayek - Mexican-Lebanese actress. [8]
- Dom Joly - British Comedian, columnist and broadcaster.
- Casey Kasem - radio personality American Top 40 franchise and voiceover actor (cartoon series "Scooby Doo", "Transformers")[9]
- Mario Kassar - filmmaker, founder of Carolco Pictures
- Catherine Keener - American actress[10]
- 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[11]
- John Leguizamo - American actor (maternal grandfather was Lebanese)
- 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[12]
- Kathy Najimy - American Actress
- George Noory - Radio Host, Host of Coast To Coast AM
- Michael Nouri - American actor, film Flashdance[13]
- Keanu Reeves - Canadian-American-British actor. The Matrix, Speed
- François Sagat - French-Lebanese adult film actor
- Zoe Saldana - Dominican-American actress[14]
- Tom Shadyac - American film director[15]
- Tony Shalhoub - Actor, sitcom Monk.[16]
- Danny Thomas - American comedian and actor
- Marlo Thomas - American actress
- Amy Yasbeck - American actress [17]
- Sandra Zaiter - Dominican-Puerto Rican actress and television personality
Journalism
Foreign Journalists
- 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.[18]
- James Jabara - American pilot during the Korean War
- George Joulwan - retired US Army General
Music
Musicians
- Paul Anka - Canadian singer and composer
- John Dolmayan – drummer of the American band System of a Down
- Emilio Estefan - Cuban-American musician and producer; husband of Gloria Estefan[19]
- Fairuz - female singer
- Majida El Roumi - female singer
- Sammy Hagar - rock musician with Van Halen
- Paul Jabara - American composer[20]
- K-Maro - Canadian rapper of Lebanese origin[21]
- Massari - Lebanese-Canadian pop and hip-hop singer.[22]
- Rahbani brothers - composers
- Ziad Rahbani - musician/actor
- Sabah - female singer
- Nicasio Safadi - Ecuadorian musician
- Wadih El Safi - male singer
- Shakira - Colombian/Lebanese singer.[23]
- 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[24]
- Tiny Tim - American folk singer[25]
- Walid Toufic - Lebanese singer
- Karl Wolf - Canadian singer, songwriter and producer[26]
- Frank Zappa - American born composer, musician, record producer, film director.[27]
Religion
Religious Figures
- Popes of Lebanese Descent
Other
Foreign personalities
- Philip Khuri Hitti - acclaimed American historian of Arab culture and history[33]
- Adele Khoury Graham - educator and former first lady of the State of Florida
- Christa McAuliffe - first civilian American astronaut and school teacher; perished in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Great niece of historian Philip Khuri Hitti[34]
Politicians
See also: Politics of Lebanon
Lebanese Politicians
- Dany Chamoun - former leader of National Liberal Party, son of Camille Chamoun
- Pierre Amine Gemayel - legislator, son of Amin Gemayel
- Hussein el-Husseini - Parliament Speaker (1984-1992) ended Lebanese Civil War; co-founder of Amal Movement
- Kamal Jumblatt - founder of Progressive Socialist Party
- Elias Murr - former Deputy Prime Minister and current Defense Minister
Lebanese Presidents and Prime Ministers
- Michel Aoun - former Prime Minister (1988-1990)
- Camille Chamoun - former former President (1952-1958)
- Fuad Chehab - former President (1958-1964)
- Suleiman Frangieh - former President (1970-1976)
- Amine Gemayel - former President (1982-1988)
- Bachir Gemayel - former President-Elect, founder of Lebanese Forces, son of Pierre Gemayel
- Rafik Hariri - former Prime Minister (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
- James Abourezk - former U.S. senator
- Anthony Alexander Alam - political leader, member of the Australian Labor Party[35]
- Mark Assad, Canadian politician
- Michael Basha - former member of the Senate of Canada
- Marie Bashir - Governor of New South Wales, Australia
- Steve Bracks - former Premier of Victoria, Australia
- Abdalá Bucaram - former 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 - State Representative from Maine
- Philip Habib - former U.S. Ambassador and envoy
- Mac Harb - Canadian politician
- Darrell Issa - U.S. Congressman
- George Joseph -former Lord Mayors of Adelaide[36]
- Bob Katter - right-wing Australian politician
- Ray LaHood - United States Transportation Secretary
- Jamil Mahuad - former president of Ecuador (1998-2000)
- Paulo Maluf- Lebanese-Brazilian governor of São Paulo state
- Lorraine Michael - Canadian politician
- George J. Mitchell - U.S. Congressman (Lebanese mother)
- Maria Mourani - member of Parliament in the Canadian Parliament
- Ralph Nader - political activist and former U.S. presidential candidate
- Jaime Nebot - Ecuadorian politician
- Nick Rahall - U.S. Congressman
- Khalil Ramal - Canadian politician
- Julio Teodoro Salem - former president of Ecuador
- Jorge Serrano Elías - former president of Guatemala
- Sir Nicholas Shehadie - ex-Lord Mayor of Sydney[37]
- 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
- Michel Temer - President of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies
- Julio César Turbay Ayala - former president of Columbia[38]
- Paul Zed - Canadian politician
Sciences
Mathematicians
- Michael Atiyah - British-Lebanese mathematician
- Pythagoras - Greek philosopher and mathematician, born to a Phoenician father from Tyre[39]
Scientists
- Elias Corey - 1990 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry[40]
- Michael Debakey - doctor and heart surgeon
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb - philosopher of randomness, researcher, and veteran practitioner of financial mathematics[41]
Sports Personalities
Athletes
- Marcos Baghdatis - a Cypriot professional tennis player (Lebanese father)
- Abdalá Bucaram, Jr. - Ecuadorian 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 NFL Quarterback (Lebanese American parents) [42]
- Nazem Kadri - professional hockey player Toronto Maple Leafs
- Ryan Kalil - professional American football player
- Tony Kanaan - Brazilian-Lebanese race car driver[43]
- Fadi El Khatib - basketball player and member of the national team
- Bobby Rahal - professional car racer
- Rony Seikaly - former NBA basketball player
- Joe Vogel - professional American basketball player
Poker Players
- 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
- Elia Abu Madi - poet, publisher
- Gibran Khalil Gibran - artist, author, philosopher, theologian.[44]
- Mikha'il Na'ima - author and poet
- Amin al-Rihani - author
Foreign writers
- John Asfour - Lebanese-Canadian poet and writer
- Trish Salah - Lebanese-Canadian poet and sociologist
See also
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