List of Lebanese people
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This is a list of prominent Lebanese people
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[edit] Legendary Historical Figures
- Dr. Michael DeBakey (from the Lebanese Dabaghi), Lebanese American Cardiovascular Surgeon who pioneered the artificial heart.
- Gibran Khalil Gibran - poet and writer, "The Prophet"
- Danny Thomas, entertainer, television and film actor, philanthropist, founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Tanios Bou-Nader Khneisser figure from Dhour El Shuwayr - The father of the Sword and Shield Folkloric Dance "Saif w' Ters"
- Nami Jafet (Ni’mah Shadid Yafith), 1860-1923 - After whom the Jafet Library in AUB was named, and whose life size statue decorates the Sahat in Dhour El Shuwayr [[1]]
[edit] Lebanese politicians
See also: Politics of Lebanon
- Michel Aoun - former President, leader of FPM
- Musa al-Sadr - prominent Shi'ite religious leader who spent many years of his life in Lebanon. Abducted in August 1978.
- Camille Chamoun - President (1952-8), founder of National Liberal Party
- Dany Chamoun - leader of National Liberal Party, son of Camille Chamoun, assassinated on Oct. 21, 1990 [2].
- Dory Chamoun - former leader of National Liberal Party.
- Fouad Chehab - President (1958-64), general
- Emile Edde - President (1936-41,1943), founder of the Lebanese National Bloc
- Raymond Eddé - Statesman, son of Emile Eddé, former leader of the Lebanese National Bloc
- Carlos Eddé - Raymond Eddé's nephew, now leads the Lebanese National Bloc.
- Raymond Eddé - Statesman, son of Emile Eddé, former leader of the Lebanese National Bloc
- Suleiman Frangieh - President (1970-6)
- Tony Frangieh - Son of President Suleiman Frangieh. assasinated on June 13, 1978.
- Samir Geagea - leader of the Lebanese Forces. Jailed for 11 years.
- Sitrida Geagea - Lebanese Deputy (Legislator or Member of Parliament) and wife of Samir Geagea
- Pierre Gemayel - founder of Kataeb Party
- Bachir Gemayel - former President-Elect, founder of Lebanese Forces, son of Pierre Gemayel. Assasinated on Sept. 14, 1982 [3].
- Solange Gemayel - Lebanese Deputy and wife of the assasinated President-Elect Bashir Gemayel.
- Amine Gemayel - President (1982-8), son of Pierre Gemayel.
- Joyce Gemayel - Wife of Amin Gemayel and mother of the assassinated Minister Pierre Gemayel
- Pierre Amine Gemayel - legislator, son of Amin Gemayel. Assasinated on November 21, 2006[4].
- Bachir Gemayel - former President-Elect, founder of Lebanese Forces, son of Pierre Gemayel. Assasinated on Sept. 14, 1982 [3].
- Saad Haddad - founder of the South Lebanon army.
- Rafik Hariri - Ex-Prime Minister. Assasinated on February 14, 2005[5].
- Saad Hariri - Legislator (2005-), son of Rafik Hariri.
- Charles Helou - President (1964-70)
- Elie Hobeika - militia commander, politician. Assassinated.
- Selim al-Hoss - Former Prime Minister
- Elias Hrawi - President (1989-1998)
- Hussein el-Husseini - Parliament Speaker (1984-1992) ended Lebanese Civil War [6]
- Kamal Jumblatt - founder of Progressive Socialist Party. Assassinated on March 16, 1977 [7].
- Walid Jumblatt - leader of Progressive Socialist Party, son of Kamal Jumblatt, escaped assassination attempt.
- Omar Karami - Former Prime Minister - Brother of Rashid Karami.
- Rashid Karami - Former Prime Minister - assassinated.
- Hassan Khaled - Former Grand Mufti of Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community. Assasinated on May 16, 1989.
- Bechara El Khoury - President (1943-52)
- Antoine Lahad - Former Commander of the South Lebanon army who escaped assassination attempt by Souha Bechara
- Emile Lahoud - President (1998-)
- René Moawad - President (1989), assasinated.
- Nayla Moawad - Female Legislator (1991-), widow of René Moawad
- Michel Murr - Former Minister of the Interior.
- Elias Murr - Former Deputy Prime Minister and current Defense Minister - escaped assassination attempt on July 12, 2005 [8].
- Saeb Salam - Former Prime Minister
- Étienne Saqr - founder of Guardians of the Cedars
- Elias Sarkis - President (1976-82)
- Mir Majid Arsalan - Legendary Druze Leader
- Nabih Berri - Parliament Speaker
- Antun Saadeh - Late Leader of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. Executed.
- Fouad Seniora - Current Prime Minister of Lebanon
[edit] Politicians of Lebanese Descent
- Spencer Abraham - U.S Senator from Michigan (1995-2001), US Secretary of Energy (2001-2005)
- Anthony Alexander Alam - political leader, member of the Australian Labor Party [citation needed]
- Ralph Nader - political leader of the American Green Party
- John Baldacci - U.S. Representative from Maine (1995-2003), Governor of Maine (2003- )
- Marie Bashir - Governor of New South Wales, Australia (2001-)
- Steve Bracks - Premier of Victoria, Australia (1999-)
- Abdalá Bucaram - President of Ecuador (1996-1997)
- Assid Corban - former Mayor of Henderson Borough and of Waitakere City, New Zealand.[citation needed]
- Najeeb Halaby, U.S. government official and father of Jordan's Queen Noor
- Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative from California
- Bob Katter - right-wing Australian politician [citation needed]
- Assad Kotaite - ICAO Council President (1976-)
- Ray LaHood - U.S. Representative from Illinois (1995- ), grandson of Lebanese immigrants
- George J. Mitchell - Former U.S. Senator from Maine (1980-1995) & peace activist (Lebanese mother)
- Jamil Mahuad - President of Ecuador (1998-2000)
- Paulo Maluf - mayor & governor of São Paulo
- Maria Mourani - Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament Canada.
- Jeanine Pirro - District Attorney, Westchester County, New York(1993-), Candidate for New York state Attorney General.
- Edward Seaga - Prime Minister of Jamaica (1980-1989)
- Donna Shalala - US Secretary of Health (1993-2001)
- John E. Sununu- U.S. Senator from New Hampshire (2003- )
- John H. Sununu - White House Chief of Staff (1989-1991)
- Julio César Turbay Ayala - President of Colombia (1978-1982)
- Eliott Tanos Sakr- Leader of the Kataeb's youth movement [citation needed]
[edit] Activists
- Bahia Hariri - politician & UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
- Giorgio-Guy Tarraf - (1988 - ) UNESCO Youth Ambassador for the Culture of Peace. [citation needed]
- Candy Lightner - founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. [citation needed]
- Charles Malik - (1906 - 1987) - diplomat, philosopher, co-drafter of Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- Ralph Nader - consumer rights activist & US presidential candidate.
- Joseph Raya - archbishop and civil rights activist.
- James Zogby - founder of Arab-American Institute, brother of John Zogby, son of Lebanese immigrants.
[edit] Military
- Michel Sulaiman - General of the military of Lebanon
- Hisham Jaber - Former Commander of Beirut
- John Abizaid - US general, CENTCOM Commander
- James Jabara - US fighter pilot, world's first jet-vs-jet ace and highest ace of the Korean War
- George Joulwan - US general, SACEUR
[edit] Cultural figures
[edit] Film, Theatre, Television, and Radio Personalities
- Pierre Chammassian - Lebanese/Armenian Comedian of "Le Théatre de Dix-Heures"
- Lili Estefan, Cuban American television hostess, (niece of Emilio Estefan; Lebanese ancestry)
- Jamie Farr actor of M*A*S*H fame
- Salma Hayek, Mexican actress (Lebanese father and Mexican mother)
- Diane Rehm - host and executive producer of "The Diane Rehm Show"
- Fouad Said - cinematographer (Inventor of the Cinemobile)
- James Stacy - actor (Laramie)
- Khrystyne Haje, actress
- Arsinée Khanjian, actress (Lebanese-born, Armenian ethnicity)
- Tom Shadyac, director
- Nadia Behette, Miss New York 2003 (Lebanese mother, Syrian father)[9]
- Mahmoud Baghdadi, fought Muhammed Ali and got crippled.
- Gaston Chikhani, actor and comedian, co-founder of Le Théatre de Dix-Heures" Kaslik, Jounieh
- Jean-Pierre Chikhani, actor and comedian "Le Théatre de Dix-Heures" Beirut, founder of the first out-door advertising in Lebanon
- Michel Chikhani, actor and comedian Le Théatre de dix-heures" Beirut
- Tony Shalhoub, television and film actor; presently stars in "Monk"
- Danny Thomas, nightclub comedian and television actor
- Casey Kasem, television personality of Druze Lebanese Descent
- Mario Kassar, Movie producer
- Catalina Prince, Model "Ford Supermodel of Lebanon 1996"
- Joseph Barbera & William Hanna, Hanna-Barbera (Hannah&Berbere Lebanese Pronounciation)(animated cartoon production company) [citation needed].
- Amy Yasbeck Lebanese American film and television actress. (widow of actor John Ritter)
[edit] Lebanese Musicians
- Waleed Hourani, composer, pianist
- Nawal Al Zoghbi, singer
- Meen, an alternative lebanese band founded by Fouad and Toni Yammine. [citation needed]
- Marcel Khalife, singer, orchestral composer, oud player
- Haifa Wehbe, pop singer
- Nancy Ajram, pop singer
- Bassima, pop singer
- Al Bowlly, singer (Lebanese mother) [citation needed]
- Elissa, pop singer
- Fairouz, born Nouhad Haddad, singer
- Sabah, born Janet Feghali from Wadi Al Shahrour, singer and actress
- Bassem Feghali, related to Sabaah, a comedian that pioneered female impersonation in Lebanon
- Nabil Hawa electronic musician. [citation needed]
- Massari, Lebanese R&B singer [citation needed]
- Zaki Nassef, musician and singer
- Rahbani brothers, (Assi and Mansour)
- Assi Rahbani, composer (Fairouz's husband)
- Myriam Fares, Arab singer
- Mansour Rahbani, composer (Assi's brother)
- Elias Rahbani, composer (Mansour's youngest brother) [10]
- Ziad Rahbani, composer (Assi's and Fairouz's son)
- Wadih Safi, musician and singer
- Setrak Setrakian composer and pianist (Armenian ethnicity)
- Younes, eclectic soundtracks composer, winner RFI world music [citation needed]
- Wael Kfoury, modern singer
- Marwan Khoury, singer & composer
- Ramy Ayach, singer
- Joseph Attieh, singer
- Pascale Machaalani, singer
- Rayan Singer [citation needed]
- Serj Tankian, System of a Down vocalist, political activist (Lebanese-born, Armenian ethnicity) [11]
- John Dolmayan, System of a Down drummer (Lebanese-born, Armenian ethnicity) [12]
[edit] Musicians of Lebanese Descent
- Shakira, Colombian pop singer, born Shakira Mebarak Chedid (Lebanese father from Zahle, Colombian mother of Catalan descent)
- Soraya, American-Colombian-Lebanese singer/songwriter (Lebanese mother)
- Tiffany, American pop singer, first teen singer to have her first two singles both hit number one (Lebanese/Syrian father, Irish/Cherokee mother)
- Gabriel Yared, composer
- Matthieu Chedid, Lebanese-French rock/blues songwriter and singer
- Frank Zappa [citation needed]
- Herbert Khaury (Tiny Tim), singer, ukulele player (Lebanese father)
- K-Maro, French Rapper (Lebanese-born)
- Massari, Lebanese pop and hip-hop singer who grew up in Canada.
- Karl Wolf, Lebanese pop and hip-hop singer who grew up in Canada.
- Emilio Estefan, Husband Of Gloria Estefan,Cuban musician/producer (Lebanese parents)
- Sammy Hagar, former lead vocalist for the rock band Van Halen
- Dick Dale, surf guitarist (Lebanese father, Polish mother)
- Nawal Zoughbi, pop singer
- Joe Fuad Najar - JFN Rapper and Producer [citation needed]
- Nicolas (musician) [citation needed]
- Eliott sakr Rapper [citation needed]
- Amanda Abizaid Lebanese-American singer / songwriter [citation needed]
[edit] Athletes
- Rony Seikaly, Lebanese American, Former NBA basketball player
- Bill George - NFL Hall of Famer
- Darren Flutie - former CFL player
- Doug Flutie - former NFL and CFL player
- Samir Bannout - Mr Olympia 1983
- George Farah - 19th Mr Olympia 2002
- Brian Habib - former NFL player
- Fuad Reveiz - former NFL player
- Jeff George - former NFL player
- Abe Gibran - former NFL player and coach
- Rich Kotite - former NFL coach
- Joe Lahoud - former MLB player
- John Jaha - former MLB player
- Jim Baxis - former MLB player
- Fred Maalouf - former NFL player
- Hazem El Masri - NRL player
- Fadi El Khatib - Lebanese Basketball Player
- Steve Kerr - former NBA Star (Lebanese-born)
- Zuhair Mansour - Weightlifting's Grandmaster of the World (1990)
- Bobby Rahal - Winner of the Indianapolis 500
- Victor Taweel - former lightweight boxing champion
- Pete Sarron - former featherweight boxing champion
- Maloof Brothers - Owners of the Sacramento Kings (NBA)
- George Maloof - former owner of the Houston Rockets (NBA)
- Joe Robbie - former owner of the Miami Dolphins (NFL)
- Kerbawy family - former owners of the Detroit Lions (NFL)
- Fred Saigh - former owner of the St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
- Frank Skaff - former manager of the Detroit Tigers (MLB)
- Victor Taweel - former lightweight boxing champion
- Pete Sarron - former featherweight boxing champion
- Eddie Elias - Founder of the Bowling Association of America
- Elias Ghanem - Head of the Las Vegas Boxing Association
- Elie Yahchouchi- former head basketball committe of the Sagesse club(3 times Asian Champion)
[edit] Writers & Journalists
- Ahmad Reda - linguist, wrote Matn al-lugha dictionary
- Muhammad Jaber, writer and historian
- Edward Atiyah, writer
- Gibran Khalil Gibran - poet and writer, "The Prophet"
- Salim El Lawzi - Founder of Al Hawadeth Magazine - assassinated
- Said Akl - writer, poet, philosopher
- Rabih Alameddine - painter, novelist
- William Peter Blatty - writer, "The Exorcist"
- Andree Chedid - poet
- Neal Conan - radio journalist (lebanese-born)
- Elias Khoury - novelist
- Philip Khuri Hitti
- Samir Kassir - Journalist of An-Nahar newspaper and writer. Assassinated.
- Amin Maalouf - writer, Prix Goncourt (1993)
- Ann-Marie MacDonald - writer (Lebanese mother)
- David Malouf - Australian author (Lebanese father, English-Sephardic Jewish mother of Portuguese descent)
- Gebran Tueni - Former editor and publisher of An-Nahar newspaper - Legislator, assassinated.
- Ghassan Tueni - father of Gebran Tueni and editor in chief of An-Nahar newspaper, legislator
- May Chidiac - Journalist, nearly killed by an assassination attempt.
- Nadia Tueni - poet
- George Zahar - publisher & editor (Lebanese father)
- Issa Makhlouf - poet
- Mikhael Neame - writer
- Maroun Abboud - writer
- Nidal Achkar - poetess
- Tarek Hijazi - Managing Editor of The Middle East's first and best-selling western entertainment magazine - Teen World Magazine
[edit] Artists
- Reem Acra - fashion designer
- Annabel Daou - painter
- Sam Maloof - woodworker
- Joseph Matar - Artist painter and poet
- Zuhair Mrad - fashion designer
- Elie Saab - fashion designer
- Tarek Yamout - nail and yarn art
- Paul Zgheib - Photographer
- Bill Schiffbauer -Designer (Lebanese Mother, German/Irish Father)
- Clemence Massaad Musa - Journalist and author
[edit] Practical figures
[edit] Scientists
- Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah - electrical engineer
- Michael Atiyah - mathematician, Fields Medal (1966), Abel Prize (2004) (Lebanese father)
- Abdulrahim N. Chafi- Chemist and Civil/Environmental engineer. President of Dar Science and Engineering.
- Elias J. Corey - chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1990)
- Charles Elachi - director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
- Peter Medawar - immunologist, Nobel Prize in Medicine (1960) (Lebanese father)
- Alain Chikhani - plastic surgeon (Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA)
[edit] Entrepreneurs
- Robert Abboud - ex-chairman of First Chicago, brother of Joseph Abboud
- Assid Corban - winemaker, founder of Corbans
- Carlos Ghosn - CEO of Nissan and Renault
- Joseph Maroun Haggar - founder of Haggar Clothing Company
- Sam Hammam - owner of Cardiff City F.C.
- Nicolas Hayek - the 'father of Swatch'
- Carlos Slim Helu - Latin America's richest man and 3rd richest in the world
- Mario Kassar - co-founder of Carolco Pictures (Lebanese father, Italian mother)
- Jacques Nasser - ex-CEO of Ford Motors
- Paul Orfalea - founder of Kinko's
- Edmond Safra - founder of Republic Bank of New York and Banco Safra in Brazil (Jewish Lebanese)
- Elie Samaha - chairman/CEO of Franchise Pictures
- Oussama Ziade - founder of Ptech
- Al-Waleed bin Talal - Lebanese mother, grandson of Prime Minister Riad El Solh
- Johnny R.Saade - Lebanese businessman, founder of CMA-CGM, 3rd container shipping company in the world.
- Khalil Ghattas- Lebanese business man, Founder of GAT oil
[edit] Other
- Christa McAuliffe - American high school teacher and astronaut on the Challenger Disaster
- John Zogby, American political pollster, brother of James Zogby, son of Lebanese immigrants
- Richard Hibey, American attorney in Washington, DC, brother of Jim Hibey, son of Anthony "Ezhiyah" Hibey
- Patrick Joseph "PJ" Hasham, a fictional character in the long running Australian drama series Blue Heelers was of Lebanese descent.
