This is a list of notable individuals born in the United States of Lebanese ancestry and/or people of Lebanese and American dual nationality who live or resided in the United States.
List of Lebanese Americans
Arts and entertainment
Artists
- Nabil Kanso – painter
- Sam Maloof – woodworker[3]
Beauty pageant contestants
Entertainment personalities
- Elizabeth Keener – actress known for her role in the The L Word
- Senta Moses – actress known for her role in Home Alone
- Joan Alexander – Actress known for her role as Lois Lane
- Mary Zilba – Television personality and singer
- Rose Abdoo – comedian, actress
- Paul Anka – singer, songwriter, actor, producer
- James Stacy – Film and television actor
- Michael Ansara – Stage, screen, and voice actor (Lebanese born American}
- Rowan Blanchard – actress (father of Lebanese descent)
- David Yazbek – musician and composer famous for the Broadway musical the The Full Monty
- Jenna Dewan – actress (paternal grandfather was of Lebanese descent)
- Shannon Elizabeth – actress (father of Lebanese descent)
- Lili Estefan – Cuban-American television personality, niece of Emilio Estefan
- Jamie Farr – actor (sitcom M*A*S*H)
- Mo Gallini – actor (father of Lebanese descent)
- Edy Ganem – actress (parents are of Lebanese descent)
- Khrystyne Haje – actress (sitcom Head of the Class)
- Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf – radio and television personality
- Salma Hayek – Mexican-American actress (paternal grandfather was Lebanese)[5]
- Dan Jbara – television and film producer
- Gregory Jbara – television and film actor
- Mayssa Karaa – Grammy-nominated singer
- Casey Kasem – radio personality, American Top 40 franchise; voiceover actor (cartoon series Scooby-Doo, Transformers)[6]
- Kerri Kasem – radio and television host; daughter of Casey Kasem
- Mario Kassar – filmmaker, founder of Carolco Pictures
- Catherine Keener – actress, mother of Lebanese descent[7]
- Mia Khalifa — pornographic actress and adult model
- Callie Khouri – Oscar-winning screenwriter[8]
- Emile Kuri – Mexican-born American Oscar-winning art director
- Frank Lackteen – actor
- John Leguizamo – actor (maternal grandfather was Lebanese)
- Peter Macdissi – film and television actor
- Terrence Malick – filmmaker, of part Lebanese descent
- Yasmine Al Masri – Lebanese-born American actress
- Raya Meddine – actress of Lebanese descent
- Wentworth Miller – actor, maternal great-grandmother of Lebanese descent
- George Nader – actor, uncle of Michael Nader
- Michael Nader – actor, All My Children[8]
- Kathy Najimy – actress
- George Noory – radio host (radio program Coast To Coast AM)
- Michael Nouri – actor, film Flashdance[8][9]
- Diane Rehm – host and executive producer of The Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio
- Zoe Saldana – Dominican-American actress, has claimed some Lebanese ancestry[10]
- Elie Samaha – film producer
- Tom Shadyac – film director (of 3/4 Lebanese descent)[8]
- Tony Shalhoub – actor (sitcom Monk)[11]
- Haaz Sleiman – actor (series Nurse Jackie; film The Visitor)
- Celeste Thorson – actress, model, activist, screenwriter
- Danny Thomas – actor
- Marlo Thomas – actress (father was of Lebanese descent)
- Tony Thomas – producer (father was of Lebanese descent)
- Emeraude Toubia – actress (father is Lebanese)
- Paola Turbay – Columbian-American actress, model, beauty queen and television presenter
- Vince Vaughn – actor (paternal grandmother was of Lebanese descent)[12]
- Amy Yasbeck – actress (father was of Lebanese descent)[13]
Fashion designers
- Joseph Abboud – fashion designer
- Reem Acra – fashion designer
- Zuhair Murad – fashion designer
- Elie Saab – fashion designer
- Norma Kamali – fashion designer
Musicians
- Ron Affif – jazz guitarist and musician
- Rosalind Elias -opera singer renowned for her time in the Metropolitan Opera
- Paul Anka – Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actor (both parents of Lebanese descent)
- Nadia Azzi – pianist
- Mohammed El-Bakkar – tenor singer, oud player, and conductor
- Jack Barakat – guitarist of the band All Time Low
- Kat Dahlia – singer, songwriter, rapper
- Dick Dale – rock guitarist and surf music pioneer
- John Dolmayan – Lebanese-American of Armenian descent, drummer of band System of a Down
- Emilio Estefan – Cuban-American musician and producer; husband of Gloria Estefan[14]
- Emile Ghantous – songwriter, musician, music producer
- Sammy Hagar – rock musician
- Paul Jabara – composer[8]
- Tyler Joseph – lead singer of band Twenty One Pilots
- Neil Sedaka – pop/rock singer, pianist, composer and record producer
- G.E. Smith – lead guitarist in the band Hall & Oates; musical director of Saturday Night Live
- Soraya – Colombian-American singer[15]
- Serj Tankian – Lebanese-American of Armenian descent, lead singer of band System of a Down
- Tiffany – singer[8]
- Tino Coury – singer, songwriter and producer
- Tiny Tim – folk singer[8]
- Jane Wiedlin – musician, singer-songwriter, and actress; best known as a member of the all-female new wave band The Go-Go’s
Business
- Magid Abraham – market research expert and businessman
- Malouf Abraham, Jr. – businessman
- Nahim Abraham – businessman, philanthropist
- Salem Abraham – businessman
- Tom Abraham – businessman, philanthropist
- Clifford Antone – founder of Antone’s blues club in Austin, Texas
- Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. – businessman and founder of Colony Capital
- Debra Cafaro – CEO of Ventas Inc., a healthcare real estate investment trust
- Charles Elachi – director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Caroline Ghosn – entrepreneur
- Tony Fadell – product development manager at Apple Inc.
- Frédéric Fekkai – French-American hairdresser and founder of Frédéric Fekkai salons and hair products[16]
- Alec Gores – entrepreneur
- Tom Gores – founder and CEO of Platinum Equity
- Joseph J. Jacobs – former chairman and founder of the Jacobs Engineering Group
- Joe Jamail – attorney and businessman
- George Joseph – founder of Mercury Insurance Group
- Robert Khuzami – former director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Jean Succar Kuri – businessman
- John J. Mack – former CEO of investment bank Morgan Stanley (2005-2009)
- George J. Maloof, Jr. – businessman and owner of the Sacramento Monarchs, Sacramento Kings and the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas
- George J. Maloof, Sr. – businessman and former owner of the Houston Rockets
- Manuel Moroun – businessman and the owner of the Ambassador Bridge
- Jacques Nasser – former CEO of Ford Motor Company
- Fares D. Noujaim – business executive
- Paul Orfalea – founder of Kinko’s[17]
- Madeleine A. Pickens – business executive
- Richard E. Rainwater – investor and fund manager
- Joe Robbie – attorney and original owner of the Miami Dolphins
- Moose Scheib – founder and CEO of LoanMod.com
Education and academics
- Joseph Aoun – president of Northeastern University
- Charbel Farhat – Chair of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University; member of National Academy of Engineering
- Robert Khayat – chancellor of the University of Mississippi
History
- Philip Khuri Hitti – historian of Arab culture and history[18]
- Akram Fouad Khater – professor, author, expert on Lebanese-American studies
Journalism
- Jim Avila – senior correspondent for ABC News
- Leila Fadel – Journalist for National Public Radio
- Raghida Dergham – columnist and senior diplomatic correspondent for the London-based Al Hayat
- Tamsen Fadal – television journalist
- Paula Faris – journalist (father was of Lebanese descent)
- Brigitte Gabriel – journalist
- Sara Ganim – CNN journalist (father is of Lebanese descent)
- Octavia Nasr – former television journalist for CNN
- Walid Phares – security and anti-terrorism expert
- Lucie Salhany – first woman to head a broadcast television network in 1993 in the position as Chairman of Fox Broadcasting Company
- Anthony Shadid – foreign correspondent for The New York Times and earlier The Boston Globe
- Serena Shim – journalist
- Helen Thomas – journalist who covered every U.S. President from 1961 to 2010
Medicine
- Daniel Amen – psychiatrist and author
- M. Amin Arnaout – nephrologist and physician-scientist
- Amin J. Barakat – physician, known for the diagnosis of Barakat syndrome
- Michael DeBakey – heart surgeon, medical innovator
- George Hatem – “Ma Haide,” a founder of the public health system in China
- Charles Sophy – psychiatrist
Military
- John Abizaid – retired General in the United States Army[19]
- James Jabara – first American jet ace
- George Joulwan – retired U.S. Army General
- Ernest “Iron Mike” Massad – U.S. Army Major General
- Michael A. Monsoor – U.S. Navy SEAL awarded Medal of Honor after being killed during the Iraq War
- Alfred Naifeh – U.S. Navy Lieutenant posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal in WWII and namesake of a U.S. Navy ship, USS Naifeh (DE-352)
Politics
Activists
- Jill Kelley – international advocate, socialite, and former diplomat [20][21][22]
- Candy Lightner – activist and founder of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
- James Zogby – founder of the Arab-American Institute[23]
- John Zogby – pollster; founder of Zogby International
Politicians
- Robert G. Abboud – politician from Illinois
- James Abdnor – former U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from South Dakota[24]
- James Abourezk – former U.S. Senator from South Dakota
- Malouf Abraham, Sr. – politician and businessman
- Spencer Abraham – former U.S. Senator from Michigan
- Victor G. Atiyeh – former Governor of Oregon[25]
- John Baldacci – former Governor of the State of Maine
- Charles Boustany – U.S. Representative from Louisiana
- Chris Greeley – former Maine state representative
- Philip Habib – former U.S. Ambassador and envoy
- Richard L. Hanna – politician who has served as a U.S. Representative from New York since 2011
- Darrell Issa – U.S. Representative from California
- Chris John – former U.S. Representative from Louisiana
- Abraham Kazen, Jr. – former U.S. Representative from Texas
- Darin LaHood – Republican representative from Illinois
- Nico LaHood – Bexar County District Attorney, Texas
- Ray LaHood – U.S. Transportation Secretary and former U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Manuel Maloof – former U.S. government official and businessman
- George J. Mitchell – former U.S. Senator from Maine
- Toby Moffett – former U.S. Representative from Connecticut
- Ralph Nader – political activist and former U.S. presidential candidate (Green Party)[26]
- Mary Rose Oakar – former U.S. Representative from Ohio[27]
- Jeanine Pirro – politician, judge and television host
- Nick Rahall – U.S. Representative from West Virginia
- Edmund Reggie – judge and politician
- Selwa Roosevelt – former U.S. government official
- Donna Shalala – former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Vincent Sheheen – member of the South Carolina senate
- John E. Sununu – former U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
- John H. Sununu – former White House Chief of Staff; former Governor of New Hampshire
- Suzanne Haik Terrell – former Louisiana Elections Commissioner
Other personalities
- Joseph Farah – author and journalist
- Adele Khoury Graham – educator and former first lady of the State of Florida
- Victoria Reggie Kennedy – attorney and widow of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy
- Timothy Massad – U.S. Treasury Department official and corporate lawyer
- George Noory – radio host of Coast to Coast AM; author; entertainer
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb – best-selling author, risk expert and statistician, university professor, and former trader and business person
Sciences
- Elias Corey – 1990 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry[28]
- Michael Debakey – doctor and heart surgeon, medical innovator
- Charles Elachi – Director of NASA Jet Propulsion Labs
- Charbel Farhat – Director, Army High Performance Computing Research Center, Stanford University, and Member of National Academy of Engineering
- 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[18]
- Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah – Lebanese-American technology innovator[29][30]
Sports
Athletes
- Skandor Akbar – former professional wrestler
- David Azzi – professional football player
- Samir Bannout – former professional bodybuilder and winner of Mr. Olympia title in 1983
- Liz Carmouche – mixed martial artist
- Patrick Maroon – ice hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL
- Doug Flutie – former professional football player
- Matt Freije – ex-NBA player and member of Lebanon national basketball team
- Jeff George –former NFL quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts
- John Grabow – MLB pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
- Jim Harrick – former head coach of the University of Georgia Bull Dogs
- John Jaha – former first baseman in Major League Baseball, played for the Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics
- Nazem Kadri – NHL player for Toronto Maple Leafs
- Matt Kalil – professional football player
- Ryan Kalil – professional football player
- Steve Kerr – retired professional basketball player and current head coach of the Golden State Warriors
- Rich Kotite – former National Football League player and coach
- Joe Lahoud – former professional baseball player
- Johnny Manziel – professional football player
- Abe Mickal – football player for LSU
- Bobby Rahal – professional car racer and team owner
- Graham Rahal – professional car racer
- Soony Saad – professional soccer forward player
- Sabu – professional wrestler, real name Terry Brunk
- Fred Saigh – lawyer; real estate investor; owner of the American professional baseball franchise the St. Louis Cardinals
- Damien Sandow – professional wrestler in the WWE
- Petey Sarron – former featherweight boxing champion
- Rony Seikaly – former professional basketball player in the NBA and for both the U.S. and Lebanon’s national basketball team
- Joe Vogel – professional basketball player and member of Lebanon’s national basketball team
- Jackson Vroman – former professional basketball player and member of Lebanon’s national basketball team
- Robert Watkins – former professional football player; of African-American and Lebanese descent
- Jordyn Wieber – Olympic gymnast and gold medallist
- Charley Zivic – professional boxer
World Series of Poker Champions
- Kassem “Freddy” Deeb – two-time WSOP-bracelet winner
- Ihsan “Sammy” Farha – three-time WSOP-bracelet winner
- Jennifer Shahade – two-time United States Women’s Champion; has the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster
Writers
- Paula Gunn Allen – Native American poet and activist
- William Peter Blatty – writer, screenwriter
- Vance Bourjaily – novelist
- Lee Francis – poet
- Khalil Gibran – author and philosopher[31]
- Geoff Johns – comic book writer
- Charlie Kadado – novelist and journalist
- Stephen Karam – playwright
- Raymond Khoury – novelist and screenwriter
- Saree Makdisi – author and literary critic
- Mikha’il Na’ima – author and poet
- Amin al-Rihani – author
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb – essayist
See also
- Lebanese Americans
- Lebanon–United States relations
- List of Lebanese people
- List of Lebanese people (diaspora)
- Arab Americans
References
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- Every Culture – Lebanese American
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- Drawn From Life
- TY: Casey Kasem born as Kamal Amin Kasem
- Being Catherine Keener from Entertainment Weekly, date 14 April 2006
- “Lebanese Americans”. Lebanese Global Information Center. 2003–2005.
- The Persistence of Whiteness: Race and Contemporary Hollywood Cinema from Google Books
- Zoë Saldana: A Woman We Love from Esquire Magazine
- ^ Tony Shalhoub at the Internet Movie Database
- “Vince Vaughn: Company”. Vincev.com. Retrieved May 24, 2006.
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- “Emilio Estefan”. Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel. May 2009.
- Soraya Survivor from Cuerpo Magazine 2005
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