List of Arab Americans
This is a list of Arab Americans. It includes prominent Arab American individuals from various fields, such as business, science, entertainment, sports and fine arts.
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Academia
Science
- Elias J. Corey, organic chemistry professor at Harvard University, winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Chemistry[1] (Lebanese parents)
- Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American scientist, known as the "father of femtochemistry", winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Michael E. DeBakey, Lebanese-American cardiovascular surgeon and researcher,[2] 1963 Lasker Award laureate
- Omar M. Yaghi, Jordanian-American reticular chemistry pioneer; winner of the 2018 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
- Mostafa El-Sayed, Egyptian-American US National Medal of Science laureate; nanoscience researcher; known for the spectroscopy rule named after him, the El-Sayed rule
- Farouk El-Baz Egyptian-American space scientist who worked with NASA to assist in the planning of scientific exploration of the Moon
- Huda Zoghbi, Lebanese-American physician and medical researcher who discovered the genetic cause of the Rett syndrome
- Huda Akil, Syrian-American neuroscientist and medical researcher
- Yasmine Belkaid, Algerian-American immunologist, professor and a senior investigator at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Mounir Laroussi, Tunisian-American plasma physicist, pioneer of plasma medicine
- Hunein Maassab, Syrian-American professor of epidemiology and the inventor of the live attenuated influenza vaccine
- Joanne Chory, plant biologist and geneticist (Lebanese)
- Anthony Atala, Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (Lebanese)
- Noureddine Melikechi, Algerian-American Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physicist, member of the Mars Science Laboratory
- Michel T. Halbouty, Lebanese-American geologist and geophysicist; pioneer in oil field research
- Adah al-Mutairi (Saudi Arabian), inventor and scholar in nanotechnology and nanomedicine
- M. Amin Arnaout, Lebanese-American nephrologist and biologist
- Essam Heggy, Egyptian-American Planetary scientist
- Shadia Habbal, Syrian-American astronomer and physicist specialized in Space physics
- Miriam Merad, Algerian-American immunologist
Engineering/Computer Science
- Mohamed Atalla, engineer, inventor of MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor), pioneer in silicon semiconductors and security systems, founder of Atalla Corporation[3]
- Charles Elachi, Lebanese-American professor of electrical engineering and planetary science at Caltech and the former director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Fawwaz T. Ulaby Syrian-American professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, former Vice President of Research for the University of Michigan; first Arab-American winner of the IEEE Edison Medal
- Taher ElGamal, Egyptian-American cryptographer, inventor of the ElGamal discrete log cryptosystem and the ElGamal signature scheme
- Ali H. Nayfeh, Palestinian-American mechanical engineer, the 2014 recipient of Benjamin Franklin Medal in mechanical engineering
- Dina Katabi, Syrian-American Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and the director of the MIT Wireless Center.
- Abbas El Gamal, Egyptian-American electrical engineer, educator and entrepreneur, the recipient of the 2012 Claude E. Shannon Award
- John Makhoul, Lebanese-American computer scientist who works in the field of speech and language processing.
- Jerrier A. Haddad, computer engineer who worked with IBM.
- Oussama Khatib, roboticist and a professor of computer science
- Elias Zerhouni, former director of the National Institutes of Health (Algerian)
- Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah, Lebanese-American technology innovator.[4][5] He received 43 patents.
- Mohammad S. Obaidat (Jordanian), computer science/engineering academic and scholar
- Charbel Farhat, Vivian Church Hoff Professor of Aircraft Structures; Director of the Army High Performance Computing Research Center; Chair of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University (Lebanese)
- Hany Farid, Professor of computer science at Dartmouth College, pioneer in Digital forensics (Egyptian)
- Ahmed Tewfik, Egyptian-American electrical engineer, Professor and college administrator
- Munther A. Dahleh, Professor and Director at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Palestinian)
Humanities
- Ismail al-Faruqi, philosopher, professor
- Fouad Ajami, Professor of International Relations
- Saddeka Arebi, professor of anthropology at UC Berkeley
- Mohammed Adam El-Sheikh, executive director of the Fiqh Council of North America[6] (Sudanese)
- Samih Farsoun, sociology professor at the American University[7]
- Philip Khuri Hitti, historian of Arab culture and history (Lebanese)
- Philip S. Khoury, Ford International Professor of History and Associate Provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lebanese)
- Laura Nader, cultural anthropologist
- Edward Said, Palestinian-American literary theorist and former professor at Columbia University
- Ahmed Ismail Samatar, writer, professor and former dean of the Institute for Global Citizenship at Macalester College; Somali ancestry
- Nada Shabout, Professor of Art History at University of North Texas
- Naseer Aruri, Chancellor Professor of Political Science at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
- Nadia Abu El Haj, Author & Professor of Anthropology at Barnard College and subject of a major tenure controversy case at Columbia University
- Ibrahim Abu-Lughod, former Director of Graduate Studies at Northwestern University, father of Lila Abu-Lughod
- Lila Abu-Lughod, professor of Anthropology and Women's and Gender Studies at Columbia University
- Leila Farsakh, Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston
- Samih Farsoun, Professor of sociology at American University and editor of Arab Studies Quarterly
- Nadia Hijab, Journalist with Middle East Magazine and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies
- Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University
- Joseph Massad, Professor at Columbia University known for his work on nationalism and sexuality in the Arab world
- Hisham Sharabi Professor Emeritus of History and Umar al-Mukhtar Chair of Arab Culture at Georgetown University
- Rosemarie Said Zahlan, historian, journalist & author, sister of Edward Said
- Steven Salaita, former Professor of English at Virginia Tech, winner of Myers Outstanding Book Award for the Study of Human Rights 2007
- Majid Khadduri, academic and founder of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Middle East Studies program
- Thomas L. Saaty, Assyrian-Iraqi University Professor at the University of Pittsburgh
- Nada Shabout, art historian and Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
- Ella Shohat, professor, author and activist
- Saadi Simawe, translator, novelist and teacher
- Donny George Youkhanna, Iraqi archaeologist, anthropologist, author, curator, and scholar, and a visiting professor at Stony Brook University in New York
- Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, teaches religion, science, and freedom at the University of Maryland, College Park; directs the Minaret of Freedom Institute[15][16]
- Muhsin Mahdi, Iraqi-American Islamologist and Arabist.
- Talal Asad, anthropologist at the CUNY Graduate Center.
University Presidents
- Mitch Daniels, President of Purdue University (Syrian)
- Donna Shalala, President of the University of Miami (Lebanese)
- Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University (Lebanese)
- Robert Khayat, chancellor of the University of Mississippi (Lebanese)
- Nido Qubein, president of High Point University
- David Adamany, former president of the Temple University (Lebanese)
Business
- Steve Jobs, head and co-founder of Apple, (Syrian biological father[17][18]
- Tony Fadell, product development manager at Apple Inc., co-inventor of iPod and iPhone
- Mohamed A. El-Erian, CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO (Egyptian)
- Alec Gores, founder of Gores Group; on the Forbes list of billionaires (Palestinian-born of Lebanese descent)
- Tom Gores, founder and CEO of Platinum Equity; on the Forbes list of billionaires (Palestinian-born of Lebanese descent)
- Sam Gores, founder of talent agency Paradigm Agency; on the Forbes list of billionaires[19] (Palestinian-born of Lebanese descent)
- Najeeb Halaby, former head of Federal Aviation Administration and CEO of Pan-American Airlines, and father of Queen Noor of Jordan (Syrian father)[20]
- Ray R. Irani, Chairman and CEO of Occidental Petroleum (Palestinian)
- Joseph Jacobs, founder of Jacobs Engineering, one of the engineering firms in the US (Lebanese)
- Charif Souki, co-founder and former CEO of Cheniere Energy.
- Amin Khoury, businessman and founder of B/E Aerospace
- Omar Hamoui, founder and CEO of Google AdMob (Syrian)
- Lucie Salhany, former Chairwoman of Fox Broadcasting Company.
- Marcus Lemonis, chairman and CEO of Camping World, Good Sam Enterprises and Gander Outdoors.
- George Joseph, founder of Mercury Insurance Group.
- Joe Jamail, businessman who was the wealthiest practicing attorney in America.
- Allen Adham, co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment.
- Mario Kassar, formerly headed Carolco Pictures[21] (Lebanese)
- John J. Mack, CEO of investment bank Morgan Stanley (Lebanese parents)[22]
- Maloof family, Lebanese family who owns numerous business properties in the Western United States, majority owners of the Sacramento Kings and the Palms Casino Hotel in Paradise, Nevada
- Sam Moore, founder and president of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest worldwide distributor of the Bible
- Manuel Moroun, owner of CenTra, Inc., the holding company which controls the Ambassador Bridge and Michigan Central Depot
- Jacques Nasser, former president and CEO of Ford Motor Company (Lebanese)
- Moose Scheib, founder and CEO of Loanmod.com; inventor of the modern day loan modification
- Farouk Shami, founder of Farouk systems, a Houston-based company that manufactures hair care and spa products like CHI hair Irons (Palestinian)
- John Zogby (Lebanese), founder and current President/CEO of Zogby International
- Sam Yagan (born 1977), American entrepreneur and business executive, co-founder of SparkNotes, eDonkey, OkCupid, and Techstars Chicago, also CEO of Match Group, including Tinder (Syrian)
- Rana el Kaliouby (1978–present), Egyptian-born American computer scientist, CEO of Affectiva, Researcher at MIT Media Lab, contributor to facial expression recognition research and technology development
- Huda Kattan, CEO of Huda Beauty
- Magid Abraham, market research expert and businessman
- Nahim Abraham, businessman, philanthropist
- Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko's[23]
- Richard E. Rainwater, investor and fund manager
- Robert Khuzami, former director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., businessman and founder of Colony Capital
Arts and entertainment
- Sam Esmail, screenwriter, director and producer; creator of the television series Mr. Robot (Egyptian)
- Kevin Hanna, writer, director and producer; creator of the film The Clockwork Girl (Syrian)
- Callie Khouri, Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Lebanese father)
- William Peter Blatty, Academy Award-winning screenwriter and writer (Lebanese)
- Nessa Diab, Radio and TV personality and television host (Egyptian parents)
- Sanaa Hamri, music video and movie director; her films include the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (Moroccan)
- Moustapha Akkad, Syrian-American film producer and director
- Casey Kasem, radio personality and voice actor, co-founder of American Top 40 franchise,[24] (Lebanese Druze descent)
- George Noory, radio broadcaster of late-night paranormal-themed radio talk show Coast to Coast AM, Lebanese[25]
- Mario Kassar, film producer, founder of Carolco Pictures, (Lebanese descent)
- Jordan Nassar, visual artist working with Palestinian embroidery (Palestinian father)
- Tom Shadyac, director, screenwriter and producer, (Lebanese descent)
- Tony Thomas, producer, (Lebanese descent)
- Jehane Noujaim, documentary film director, (Egyptian)[26]
- Kerri Kasem, radio personality, (Lebanese descent)
- Dan Jbara, television and film producer, (Lebanese father)
- Diane Rehm, host and executive producer of The Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio, (Syrian-Lebanese descent)
- Elie Samaha, film producer, (Lebanese)
- Sonya Tayeh, award-winning dancer and choreographer.
- Emile Kuri, Academy Award-winning art director, (Lebanese descent)
- Zaida Ben-Yusuf, portrait photographer (Algerian)
- Sam Maloof, (Lebanese parents)
- Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010, (Lebanese)
- Remi Kanazi, performance poet, Palestinian descent[27]
- Abdisalam Aato, film director, producer, entrepreneur, and media consultant (Somali)
- Mia Khalifa, pornographic artist (Lebanese)
- Yousef Abu-Taleb, actor, lonelygirl15; film producer (Jordanian)
- Adam Saleh, YouTuber and singer (Yemeni)
- Cherien Dabis, film director (Palestinian)
- Yousef Erakat, YouTuber and actor (Palestinian)
- Gabbie Hanna, Comedian, Actress, YouTube Personality, Singer. Lebanese Descent
Actors
- F. Murray Abraham, Academy Award-winning actor for his role in Amadeus, father was an Assyrian from Syria
- Tony Shalhoub, three-time Emmy Award-winning television actor on Monk, Lebanese[28]
- Danny Thomas, Emmy Award-winning actor, founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; father of Marlo Thomas (Lebanese parents)[29]
- Marlo Thomas, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actress, (father of Lebanese descent)
- Rami Malek, Emmy Award and Academy Award - winning actor, (Egyptian descent)
- Demián Bichir, Academy Award-nominated actor, Lebanese descent
- Vic Tayback, two-time Golden Globe-winning actor, (Syrian parents)
- Kristy McNichol, two-time Emmy Award-winning actress,[30] maternal grandfather was of Lebanese descent
- Tige Andrews, Emmy-nominated actor, Syrian-American
- Michael Ansara, actor (Lebanese)
- Sofia Boutella, actress and Hip-hop dancer. (Algerian)
- George Nader, American film and television actor.
- Jenna Dewan, film/TV actress (Step Up); paternal grandfather was of Lebanese descent[31]
- Shannon Elizabeth, film actress (American Pie, Scary Movie),[32] (father is of Lebanese and Syrian ancestry)
- Khrystyne Haje, actress on Head of the Class, Lebanese descent
- Teri Hatcher, actress, maternal grandfather was of Syrian ancestry
- Salma Hayek, Mexican actress (paternal grandfather was Lebanese)
- Rowan Blanchard, actress (paternal grandfather was Syrian)
- Anissa Jones, actress, Family Affair (maternal Lebanese grandparents)
- Jamie Farr, character actor, Lebanese[33]
- Catherine Keener, actress, Lebanese ancestry on mother's side
- Wendie Malick, actress, Egyptian paternal grandfather
- Alanna Masterson, actress, half Lebanese
- Wentworth Miller, actor on Prison Break, Lebanese-Syrian from maternal great-grandmother[34]
- Najee Mondalek, actor/playwright, Lebanese descent
- Kathy Najimy, actress, Lebanese descent[35]
- Gregory Jbara, television and film actor
- Alia Shawkat, actress on Arrested Development, Iraqi father
- James Stacy, actor, father is of Lebanese descent
- Paola Turbay, actress, father is of Lebanese descent
- Vince Vaughn, actor (paternal grandmother was of Lebanese descent)
- Amy Yasbeck, actress, father was of Lebanese ancestry
- Sammy Sheik, actor, Egyptians parents
- Omar Metwally, actor, Egyptian father
- Waleed Zuaiter, actor; Palestinian parents
- Mo Gallini, actor; Lebanese parents
- Michael Nouri, actor; Iraqi father
- Haaz Sleiman, Lebanese-American television and film actor
- Emeraude Toubia, actress (Lebanese father)
- Edy Ganem, actress (Lebanese descent)
- Nadia Dajani, actress (Palestinian father)
- Rose Abdoo, comedian, actress (Lebanese)
- John Kassir, American actor, voice actor and comedian.
Comedians
- Brian Awadis, Youtuber and actor, (Iraqi parents)
- Jerry Seinfeld, stand-up comedian, actor and writer,(Syrian mother)
- Dean Obeidallah, stand-up comedian, writer, (Palestinian father)
- Ahmed Ahmed, actor and comedian, (Egyptian)
- Mohammed Amer, comedian, writer, actor; Rolling Stone, Al Barnameg, Allah Made Me Funny (Palestinian parents, born in Kuwait),
- Remy Munasifi, comedian also known as GoRemy (Iraqi father/Lebanese mother)
- Anwar Jibawi, YouTuber and comedian (Palestinian)
- Ronnie Khalil, stand-up comedian (Egyptian)
- Aron Kader, stand-up comedian, (Palestinian father)
- Maysoon Zayid, actress and comedian (Palestinian)
- Ray Hanania, journalist and stand-up comedian (Palestinian)
- Kassem G, comedian, actor, and YouTuber (Jordanian)
Reality show
- Farrah Abraham, reality television personality, participated in 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom. (Syrian father)
- Tareq Salahi, television personality, appeared on The Real Housewives of D.C.. (Palestinian father)
- Adrienne Maloof, businesswoman, television personality, cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. (Lebanese father)
- Aja (entertainer), known for competing on RuPaul's Drag Race. (Egyptian and Moroccan)
- Laith Al-Saadi, finalist on the 10th season of the The Voice (Iraqi father)
Fashion designers
- Joseph Abboud, menswear fashion designer and author[36] (Lebanese descent)
- Reem Acra, Lebanese fashion designer
- Norma Kamali, fashion designer (Lebanese descent)
- Rami Kashou, fashion designer ( Palestinian descent)
Models
- Gigi Hadid, supermodel and TV personality, (Palestinian father)
- Bella Hadid, supermodel and TV personality, (Palestinian father)
- Iman, fashion model and actress, (Somali ancestry)
- Touriya Haoud, fashion model and actress, (Moroccan father)
- Jawahir Ahmed, fashion model, (Somali-American)
- Wafah Dufour, fashion model and singer (Saudi Arabian father)
- Jaclyn Stapp, beauty queen and fashion model (Jordanian)
- Amy Fadhli, fitness model, actress and winner of the Fitness America National Champion 1996, (Iraqi father)
- Halima Aden, fashion model, (Somali-American)
Musicians
- Paula Abdul, singer, musician, writer, actress, and television personality of partial Arab descent (Syrian-American)
- Paul Anka, singer/songwriter (Syrian Lebanese)
- Frank Zappa, musician, part Lebanese father[37] (Part Lebanese)
- DJ Khaled (Palestinian), hip-hop DJ, rapper, music producer
- RedOne producer, songwriter, music executive (Moroccan)
- Tiffany, born Tiffany Renee Darwish, singer, father is of Lebanese descent
- Tiny Tim (born Herbert Khaury), musician, Lebanese father[38]
- French Montana, New York rapper (Moroccan)
- Paul Jabara, actor, singer, songwriter, Lebanese ancestry
- Dick Dale, surf rock guitarist, father was of Lebanese descent[39]
- Andrew Bazzi, singer-songwriter, Lebanese-American
- Soraya, singer/songwriter, mother is part Lebanese
- G.E. Smith, lead guitarist in the band Hall & Oates; musical director of Saturday Night Live
- David Yazbek, songwriter and musician, half Lebanese
- Raef Haggag singer (Egyptian)
- Stephan Said, singer, musician, writer and activist, Iraqi descent
- Kareem Salama, country singer-songwriter and musician, Egyptian-American
- Alissa Musto, singer/pianist, of partial Arab descent
- Kurtis Mantronik, born Kurtis el Khaleel, remixer and producer, founding member of 1980s old school hip hop group Mantronix, Syrian father
- Malek Jandali, composer and pianist (Syrian-American)
- Ferras, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter (Jordanian)
- Fredwreck hip hop producer (Palestinian)
- Mohammed Fairouz, musician, composer (Arab)
- Emilio Estefan, Cuban-born, manager and producer of wife Gloria Estefan, Lebanese ancestry
- Ayad Al Adhamy, synthesizer player and multi-instrumentalist musician, born in Bahrain
- Ferras Alqaisi, singer-songwriter, Jordanian-American
- Jeff Becerra, death metal musician, Arab Mexican origin
- Ron Affif, jazz guitarist and musician
- Jack Barakat All Time Low guitarist/songwriter (Lebanese parents)
- Queen Naija, singer and songwriter, Yemeni, Italian, and African American ancestry
Literature
- Khalil Gibran, writer, poet, and member of the New York Pen League; the third-best-selling poet of all time. (Lebanese)
- William Peter Blatty, American writer best known for his 1971 horror novel The Exorcist (Lebanese)
- Laila Lalami, Pulitzer Prize-nominated novelist, journalist, essayist, and professor. (Moroccan)
- Mikhail Naimy, member of the New York Pen League; well-known works include The Book of Mirdad and a biography of Khalil Gibran. (Lebanese)
- Ameen Rihani, "father of Arab American literature," member of the New York Pen League and author of The Book of Khalid, the first Arab American novel in English;
- Edward Said, literary theorist, thinker, and the founder of the academic field of postcolonial studies. (Palestinian)
- Stephen Adly Guirgis, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. (Egyptian father)
- Hisham Matar, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer. (Lybian)
- Steven Naifeh, Pulitzer Prize-winning author. (Lebanese father)
- Raymond Khoury, screenwriter and novelist, best known as the author of the 2006 New York Times bestseller The Last Templar.(Lebanese)
- Saladin Ahmed, Eisner Award-winning comic book and fantasy writer. (Egyptian)
- Ted Naifeh, American comic book writer and artist.
- Stephen Karam, Tony Award-winning playwright and screenwriter.(Lebanese)
- Mona Simpson, American novelist; author of Anywhere but Here (Syrian father)
- Elmaz Abinader, poet, playwright, memoirist, writer (Lebanese)
- Diana Abu-Jaber, novelist and professor, author of Arabian Jazz and Crescent (Jordanian)
- Nasib Arida, poet and writer of the Mahjar movement. (Syrian)
- Abd al-Masih Haddad, writer of the Mahjar movement and journalist. (Syrian)
- Elia Abu Madi, poet, publisher and member of the New York Pen League (Lebanese)
- Etel Adnan, poet, essayist, and visual artist (Syrian father)
- Suheir Hammad, poet, playwright, artist, Tony Award winner.(Palestinian)
- Samuel John Hazo, State Poet of Pennsylvania
- Lawrence Joseph, poet
- Lisa Suhair Majaj, poet and literary scholar
- Khaled Mattawa, poet, recipient of an Academy of American Poets award
- Claire Messud, author, Algerian
- Naomi Shihab Nye, poet (Palestinian)
- Abraham Rihbany, writer on politics and religion. (Lebanese)
- Steven Salaita, expert on comparative literature and post-colonialism, writer, activist (Palestinian/Jordanian)
- Ibtisam Barakat, award-winning writer and poet; (Palestinian)
- Reem Kassis, writer on food, culture and politics (Palestinian)
Media and journalism
- Helen Thomas reporter, columnist, and White House correspondent (Lebanese descent)
- Hala Gorani journalist and anchor of CNN's International Desk; Levantine Cultural Center (Syrian)
- Anthony Shadid, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, foreign correspondent (Lebanese)
- Hoda Kotb broadcast journalist and TV host on Dateline NBC and the Today Show (Egyptian)
- Jim Avila, correspondent for ABC News "20/20", half Lebanese
- Jamal Dajani, television producer and Middle East analyst, Palestinian
- Paula Faris, television correspondent and personality, half Lebanese[40]
- Ray Hanania, award-winning journalist; Managing Editor of The Arab Daily News; President and CEO of Urban Strategies Group media and political consultants
- Diane Rehm, American public radio talk show host
- Dena Takruri journalist, on-air presenter, and producer (Palestinian)
- Fawaz Gerges, ABC analyst and regular guest on "Oprah's Anti-war series" (Lebanese)
- Yasmeen Sami Alamiri, journalist, first member of the White House foreign press pool, (Iraqi)
- Susan Chira, journalist, former New York Times editor, foreign correspondent (Syrian)
- Lorraine Ali, reporter, editor, culture writer and music critic for Newsweek (Iraqi)
- Susie Gharib, co-anchor of the Nightly Business Report
- Walid Phares, Fox News correspondent, Middle Eastern policy advisor to the 2012 Mitt Romney presidential campaign and the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign (Lebanese)
- Paul Ajlouny, founder of the Palestinian newspaper Al-Fajr
- Daoud Kuttab, award-winning journalist; Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University (Palestinian)
- Nasser Weddady activist, Director of Civil Rights Outreach at American Islamic Congress (Mauritanian)
- Mona Eltahawy, freelance journalist. (Egyptian)
- Ayman Mohyeldin, journalist for NBC News (Egyptian)
- Serena Shim, journalist for Press TV (Lebanese)
Military
- John Abizaid, Lebanese[41]
- Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie, specialist in the United States Army who was kidnapped by insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 23, 2006
- Florent Groberg, mother of Algerian descent
- James Jabara, Lebanese
- George Joulwan, Lebanese
- Peter Mansoor, Palestinian Arab
- Michael A. Monsoor, first Arab American Medal of Honor awardee
- Ray Hanania, Vietnam Era Military Service, U.S. Air Force
Politics
- James Abdnor, U.S. Senator (R-South Dakota) (1981–1987)
- John Abizaid, retired general (Lebanese)
- James Abourezk, U.S. Senator (D-South Dakota) (1973–1979) (Lebanese ancestry)[42]
- Spencer Abraham, U.S. Secretary of Energy (2001–2005) and U.S. Senator (R-Mich.) Secretary of Energy under Bush (1995–2001) (Lebanese ancestry)
- Justin Amash, U.S. Representative (R-Michigan) (2011–), Palestinian and Syrian descent
- Victor G. Atiyeh, former Governor of Oregon (R) (1979–1987) (Syrian)
- John Baldacci, Governor of Maine (D) (2003–2011) (Lebanese mother)
- Rosemary Barkett, U.S. Circuit Judge and the first woman Supreme Court Justice and Chief Justice for the state of Florida (Syrian)
- Charles Boustany,[43] U.S. Representative from Louisiana; cousin of Victoria Reggie Kennedy[44] (Lebanese)
- Pat Danner, U.S. Congresswoman (D-Mo.) (1993–2001)
- Brigitte Gabriel, pro-Israel activist and founder of the American Congress For Truth (immigrated from Lebanon)
- Philip Charles Habib, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and Special Envoy to Ronald Reagan (Lebanese)
- Lisa Halaby (a.k.a. Queen Noor), Queen-consort of Jordan and wife of King Hussein of Jordan (father is of Syrian descent)
- Darrell Issa, U.S. Congressman (R-California) (2001–) (Lebanese father)
- Joe Jamail, Renown American trial lawyer and billionaire, also known as the "King of Torts" (Lebanese)
- James Jabara, colonel and Korean War flying ace (Lebanese)
- Chris John, U.S. Congressman (D-Louisiana) (1997–2005) (Lebanese ancestry)
- George Joulwan, retired general, former NATO commander-in-chief (Lebanese)
- George Kasem, U.S. Congressman (D-California) (1959-1961)[45]
- Abraham Kazen, U.S. Congressman (D-Texas) (1967–1985) (Lebanese ancestry)
- Jill Kelley, global advocate and American socialite[46] (Lebanese)
- Victoria Reggie Kennedy, attorney and widow of late Senator Ted Kennedy (Lebanese)
- Muna Khalif, fashion designer and MP in the Federal Parliament of Somalia (Somali)
- Johnny Khamis, Councilmember from San Jose (Lebanese)
- Ray LaHood, U.S. Congressman (R-Illinois) (1995–2009), U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2009–2013) (Lebanese and Jordanian ancestry)
- Darin LaHood, U.S. Congressman (R-Illinois) (2015–), son of Ray Lahood
- George J. Mitchell, U.S. Senator (D-Maine) (1980–1995) United States of America special envoy to the Middle East under the Obama administration, U.S. senator from Maine, Senate Majority Leader (Lebanese mother)
- Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, President and former prime minister of Somalia (Somali descent)
- Ralph Nader, politician and consumer advocate, author, lecturer, and attorney, candidate for US Presidency
- Jimmy Naifeh, Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives (D) (Lebanese ancestry)
- Mary Rose Oakar, U.S. Congresswoman (D-Ohio) (1977–1993)
- Abdisalam Omer, Foreign Minister of Somalia (Somali descent)
- Ilhan Omar U.S. Congresswoman (D-Minnesota) she is one of the first two Muslim women elected to the United States Congress (Somali descent)
- Jeanine Pirro, former Westchester County District Attorney and New York Republican attorney general candidate (Lebanese parents)
- Dina Powell, current U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy (Egyptian)
- Edward Rafeedie, U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California (Palestinian)
- Nick Rahall, U.S. Congressman (D-West Virginia) (1977–2015) (Lebanese ancestry)
- Selwa Roosevelt (Lebanese), former Chief of Protocol of the United States and wife of the late Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, Jr., grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt
- Zainab Salbi, co-founder and president of Women for Women International (Iraqi)
- Donna Shalala, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1993–2001) (Lebanese parents)
- Chris Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire (R) (2017–), son of Governor John H. Sununu
- John E. Sununu, U.S. Senator (R-New Hampshire) (2003–2009) (father is of Lebanese and Palestinian ancestry)
- John H. Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire (R) (1983–1989) and Chief of Staff to George H.W. Bush (Lebanese and Palestinian ancestry)
- Rashida Tlaib, U.S. Congresswoman (D-Michigan)(2016-) (Palestinian parents)
- James Zogby (Lebanese), founder and president of the Arab American Institute
- Hady Amr diplomat, founding director of Brookings Doha Center (Lebanese father)
Sports
- Alaa Abdelnaby, played for Duke and five years in the NBA (Egyptian descent)
- Rony Seikaly, former NBA player, now DJ (Lebanese descent)
- Abdel Nader, player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (Egyptian descent).
- Salah Mejri, Tunisian professional basketball for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association.
- Justin Abdelkader, ice hockey forward playing in NHL
- Brandon Saad, NHL player (Syrian)
- Patrick Maroon, ice hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL (Lebanese)
- Johnny Manziel – NFL player (Lebanese father)
- Oday Aboushi, NFL player (Palestinian descent)
- Doug Flutie, NFL player (Lebanese father)
- Drew Haddad, NFL player (Jordanian)
- Gibran Hamdan, NFL QB (Palestinian and Pakistani descent)
- Bill George, NFL player and Hall of Fame.
- Jeff George, NFL quarterback (Lebanese descent)
- Rich Kotite, retired NFL tight end; NFL Head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets
- Abe Mickal – football player for LSU
- Matt Kalil – NFL player (Lebanese father)
- Ryan Kalil – NFL player (Lebanese father)
- Frank Kalil – former American football offensive lineman.
- Carl Nassib, defensive end for the Cleveland Browns
- Ryan Nassib, backup quarterback for the New York Giants
- Adam Shaheen, tight end from Ashland
- Joe Robbie, former owner and founder of the NFL's Miami Dolphins
- Rocco Baldelli professional baseball player (Syrian)
- John Jaha, MLB baseball player (Lebanese)
- Sam Khalifa, MLB baseball player (Egyptian)
- Joe Lahoud, MLB player for Boston an California (Lebanese descent)
- Mikie Mahtook, Major League Baseball outfielder (Lebanese descent)
- Damien Sandow, WWE wrestler (Lebanese)
- Sabu ECW wrestler (Lebanese mother)
- Skandor Akbar former professional wrestler (Lebanese)
- Ed Farhat Lebanese-American professional wrestler best known by his ring name The Sheik
- Adnan Al-Kaissie former professional wrestler and manager (Iraqi)
- Armando Estrada professional wrestler and manager ( Palestinian)
- Mojo Rawley professional wrestler currently signed to WWE ( Palestinian and Syrian)
- Dina Al-Sabah, professional figure competitor (Kuwaiti descent)
- Sarah Attar track and field athlete (Saudi Arabian father)
- Isra Girgrah, boxer
- Naseem Hamed, commonly known as Prince Naseem or Naz, former boxer, former featherweight world champion. (Yemni parents)
- Jim Harrick, UCLA coach
- Omar Hassan, pro skateboarder[47]
- Ahmed Kaddour professional boxer, from NBC show The Contender (Lebanese)
- Hocine Khalfi, professional boxer, Algerian-American
- Khalid Khannouchi, athlete marathon runner (Moroccan)
- Amir Khillah, mixed martial artist and The Ultimate Fighter contestant (Egyptian)
- Gavin Maloof, businessman and owner of the Sacramento Kings
- George Maloof, Sr. businessman and former owner of the NBA's Houston Rockets
- Justin Meram, MLS player for Columbus Crew (Chaldo-Assaryian)
- Faryd Mondragón, MLS player for Philadelphia Union (Lebanese parents)
- Ramsey Nijem (Palestinian), mixed martial artist and UFC fighter
- Bobby Rahal (Lebanese ancestry)
- Soony Saad, MLS player (Lebanese descent)
- Robert Saleh, defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers (Lebanese Mother).
- Tarick Salmaci, professional boxer (Lebanese)
- Omar Sheika (Palestinian), professional boxer, four-time world title challenger
- Kelly Slater, professional surfer (Lebanese descent)
Others
- Naser Jason Abdo, former soldier convicted of planning an attack near Fort Hood
- Sami Al-Arian, professor guilty of conspiracy to contribute services to or for the benefit of a Specially Designated Terrorist organization (Palestinian)
- Anwar al-Awlaki, believed by US officials to be a recruiter involved in planning terrorist operations for the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda (Yemeni)
- Nihad Awad, founding Executive Director of largest Muslim civil rights organization in the U.S., Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) (Palestinian)
- Rosemary Barkett, federal judge and first woman Justice and Chief Justice on the Florida Supreme Court (Syrian)
- Charles Bishop, suicide by plane crash in Tampa, Florida; grandson of Syrian immigrant[48][49]
- Nidal Malik Hasan, former soldier convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting (Palestinian descent)
- Hussein Ibish, writer, journalist, advocate for Arab causes in the United States (Lebanese)
- Ali Hassan Abu Kama, gunman in 1997 Empire State Building shooting (Palestinian)
- Candice Lightner, founder of MADD (Lebanese mother)[50]
- Edward L. Masry, lawyer (Lebanese descent)
- Rasmea Odeh, convicted of immigration fraud, for concealing her arrest, conviction, and imprisonment for fatal terrorist bombing (Palestinian)[51][52]
- Walid Rabah, publisher
- Saint Raphael of Brooklyn, first Orthodox bishop to be consecrated in North America; born Raphael Hawaweeny in Beirut of Damascene Syrian parents
- Karim Rashid (Lebanese descent)
- Zainab Salbi, co-founder and president of Women for Women International (Iraqi)
- Sirhan Sirhan, convicted murderer of Robert F. Kennedy (Palestinian with Jordanian citizenship)
- Nadya Suleman, "Octomom", father is Iraqi
- James Zogby, Arab-American civil rights activist (Arab-American Institute); brother of John (Lebanese descent)
- John Zogby, pollster for Zogby International (Lebanese descent)
See also
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External links
- I Want My Son to be Proud by Casey Kasem
- Famous Arab Americans
- Children of Al-Mahjar: Arab American Literature Spans a Century – by Elmaz Abinader
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