List of Lebanese people

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This is a list of notable Lebanese people. The list has been ordered by Alphabetical order of Section names. No specific order was used within the sections.

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[edit] Activists

[edit] Artists

[edit] Cultural figures

  • Nami Jafet - After whom the Jafet Library in AUB was named, and whose life size statue decorates the Sahat in Dhour El Shuwayr.
  • Anis Zerriny - Affluent, Successful, Lebanese Law Student

[edit] Entrepreneurs

[edit] Film, Theatre, Television, and Radio Personalities

[edit] Military

[edit] Musicians

[edit] Musicians of Lebanese Descent

  • Matthieu Chedid - Lebanese-French rock/blues songwriter and singer.
  • Dick Dale - surf guitarist[22]
  • Peter Daou - keyboardist for The Daou, born in Lebanon.
  • Emilio Estefan - husband of Gloria Estefan, Cuban musician/producer (Lebanese parents).
  • Sammy Hagar - former lead vocalist for the rock band Van Halen.
  • Herbert Khaury - (Tiny Tim), singer, ukulele player (Lebanese father).
  • K-Maro - Canadian rapper of Lebanese origin.[23]
  • Karl Wolf - born in Lebanon[24]
  • Massari - Lebanese pop and hip-hop singer who grew up in Canada.[25]
  • Shakira - Colombian singer/songwriter, 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, international composer of operas and very well known movie sound tracks.
  • Frank Zappa.[26] - A famous musician that played in a wide varity of music.

[edit] Politicians

See also: Politics of Lebanon

[edit] Politicians of Lebanese Descent

[edit] Scientists

  • Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah - seen as being the father of the solar cell. Worked for a long time for GE where where he was engaged in mathematical and experimental research, principally on rectifiers and inverters, receiving over 70 United States and foreign patents covering his work. His articles were published in the Genenral Electric Review. He was also on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers fellowship grade
  • Sir Michael Atiyah - (Lebanese British father) - mathematician, Fields Medal (1966), Abel Prize (2004)
  • Elias J. Corey - Chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1990)
  • Charles El Achi - (born and raised in Lebanon) is now the director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and vice president of the California Institute of Technology
  • Georges Harik - former Director of Googlettes (department of Google Inc). His team was responsible for the product management and strategy efforts surrounding many starting Google initiatives including Gmail, Google Talk, Google Video, Picasa, Orkut, Google Groups and Google Mobile. Harik was also the co-developer of the technology behind AdSense, the first engineering manager of the Google Search Appliance, and the co-author of the original product plan for the AdWords Online system.
  • Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Philosopher of randomness, researcher, and veteran practitioner of financial mathematics[36]
  • Peter Medawar - Nobel Prize Physiology /Medicine 1960 for immune system. Brazilian born. British father Lebanese mother.

[edit] Sports

  • Samir Bannout - Mr Olympia 1983
  • Jim Baxis - former Major League Baseball player
  • Eddie Elias - founder of the Bowling Association of America
  • George Farah - 19th Mr Olympia 2002
  • Sammy Farha - Professional Poker Player, 2-time WSOP bracelet winner
  • Darren Flutie - former CFL player
  • Doug Flutie - former NFL and CFL player
  • Bill George - NFL Hall of Famer
  • Jeff George - former NFL player
  • Elias Ghanem - head of the Las Vegas Boxing Association
  • Abe Gibran - former NFL player and coach
  • Brian Habib - former NFL player
  • Kerbawy family - former owners of the Detroit Lions (NFL)
  • Steve Kerr - former NBA star (Lebanese-born)
  • Fadi El Khatib - Lebanese basketball Player
  • Rich Kotite - former NFL coach
  • Joe Lahoud - former Major League Baseball player
  • John Jaha - former MLB player
  • Fred Maalouf - former NFL player
  • Maloof Brothers - owners of the Sacramento Kings (NBA)
  • George Maloof - former owner of the Houston Rockets (NBA)
  • Zuhair Mansour - weightlifting's Grandmaster of the World (1990)
  • Hazem El Masri - NRL player
  • Faryd Aly Mondragón - Colombian goalkeeper with Lebanese descent, born (Faryd Aly Camillo Mondragón).
  • Fady Nesrallah - Biggest back in the OAC
  • Bobby Rahal - Winner of the Indianapolis 500
  • Fuad Reveiz - former NFL player
  • Joe Robbie - former owner of the Miami Dolphins (NFL)
  • Fred Saigh - former owner of the St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
  • Pete Sarron - former featherweight boxing champion
  • Frank Skaff - former manager of the Detroit Tigers (MLB)
  • Rony Seikaly, Lebanese American, former NBA basketball player
  • Victor Taweel - former lightweight boxing champion
  • Elie Yahchouchi- former head basketball committee of the Sagesse club (3 times Asian Champion)

[edit] Writers & Journalists

[edit] References

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