List of Lebanese people Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
This is a list of prominent Lebanese people, both from Lebanon and from the Lebanese diaspora.
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Historical Figures
Lebanese Politicians
See also: Politics of Lebanon
- Michel Aoun - military Prime Minister, general
- Camille Chamoun - President (1952-8), founder of National Liberal Party
- Dany Chamoun - leader of National Liberal Party
- Fuad Chehab - President (1958-64), general
- Émile Eddé - President (1936-41,1943), founder of National Bloc
- Suleiman Franjieh - President (1970-6)
- Samir Geagea - militia leader
- Amine Gemayel - President (1982-8)
- Bashir Gemayel - President-elect (1982), founder of Lebanese Forces
- Pierre Gemayel - founder of Kataeb Party
- Saad Haddad - militia leader
- Rafiq Hariri - Prime Minister, businessman
- Charles Hélou - President (1964-70)
- Elie Hobeika - militia commander, politician
- Selim al-Hoss - Prime Minsiter
- Elias Hrawi - President (1989-1998)
- Kamal Jumblatt - founder of Progressive Socialist Party
- Walid Jumblatt - leader of Progressive Socialist Party
- Rashid Karami - Prime Minsiter
- Béchara El-Khoury - President (1943-52)
- Émile Lahoud - President (1998-)
- René Moawad - President (1989)
- Saeb Salam - Prime Minister
- Etienne Saqr - founder of Guardians of the Cedars
- Elias Sarkis - President (1976-82)
Foreign Politicians
- Spencer Abraham - US Secretary of Energy (2001-)
- Marie Bashir - Governor of New South Wales, Australia (2001-)
- Abdalá Bucaram - President of Ecuador (1996-1997)
- George J. Mitchell - US Senator & peace activist (Lebanese mother)
- Jamil Mahuad - President of Ecuador (1998-2000)
- Paulo Maluf - mayor & governor of São Paulo
- Edward Seaga - Prime Minister of Jamaica (1980-1989)
- Donna Shalala - US Secretary of Health (1993-2001)
- John H. Sununu - White House Chief of Staff (1989-1991)
- Helen Thomas - the White House Press Corps dean
- Julio César Turbay Ayala - President of Colombia (1978-1982)
Activists
- Bahia Hariri - politician & UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
- Candy Lightner - founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- Charles Malek - co-drafter of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Ralph Nader - consumer rights activist & US presidential candidate
Military
- James Jabara - world's first jet-vs-jet ace
- George Joulwan - US general, SACEUR
Cultural Figures
Film, TV & Radio
- Yamila Diaz, model (of Lebanese and Spanish descent)
- Shannon Elizabeth, actress (Lebanese father, of Syrian and Lebanese descent)
- Jamie Farr, actor
- Salma Hayek, actress (Lebanese father)
- Casey Kasem, radio host
- Kathy Najimy, actress & comedienne
- Tom Shadyac, director
- Tony Shalhoub, actor
- Danny Thomas, actor
- Marlo Thomas, actor
- Keanu Reeves - actor (born in Beirut, Lebanon)
Musicians
- Paul Anka, singer
- Al Bowlly, singer (Lebanese mother)
- Clotaire K, rapper, raps in Arabic, French and English
- Dick Dale, surf guitarist (Lebanese father)
- Herbert Khaury (Tiny Tim), singer, ukelele player (Lebanese father)
- Shakira, singer (Lebanese father)
- Gabriel Yared, composer
Writers
- William Peter Blatty - writer, "The Exorcist"
- Kahlil Gibran - poet, "The Prophet"
- Amin Maalouf - writer, Prix Goncourt (1993)
- David Malouf - author (Lebanese father)
Artists
- Joseph Abboud - fashion designer
- Sam Maloof - woodworker
Practical Figures
Scientists
- Michael Atiyah - mathematician, Fields Medal (1966), Abel Prize (2004) (Lebanese father)
- Elias J. Corey - chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1990)
- Peter Medawar - immunologist, Nobel Prize in Medicine (1960) (Lebanese father)
- Charles Elachi - Director Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Entrepreneurs
- Carlos Ghosn - CEO of Nissan
- 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'
- Mario Kassar - co-founder of Carolco Pictures
- Jacques Nasser - ex-CEO of Ford Motors
- Paul Orfalea - founder of Kinko's
- Edmond Safra - founder of Republic Bank of New York
- Dave Thomas - founder of Wendy's (was adopted by Lebanese parents)
Other
- Christa McAuliffe - teacher and astronaut on the Challenger Disaster
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