List of Lebanese Americans
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| Total population | |
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| 504,000 (Ancestry Unknown) 0.16% of total population (2007)[1] |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Michigan, California, New York, Florida, Ohio, Massachusetts, Texas,[2] Illinois, Pennsylvania, Arizona, New Jersey, Washington | |
| Languages | |
| American English, Arabic, French, and Armenian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity (mostly Catholic), with minorities of Islam and Judaism. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Lebanese people and Arab diaspora, Syrian Americans, Turkish Americans, Cypriot Americans, Egyptian Americans, Armenian Americans and Greek Americans. |
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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.
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Contents
Arts and Entertainment
Artists
- Nabil Kanso – painter
- Sam Maloof – woodworker[3]
Beauty pageant contestants
Entertainment personalities
- Shakira - singer, songwriter. Father is Lebanese and mother is Colombian.
- Paul Anka - singer, songwriter, actor, producer
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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]
- 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)
- Danny Thomas – actor
- Marlo Thomas – actress (father was of Lebanese descent)
- Tony Thomas – producer (father was of Lebanese descent)
- 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
- Elie Saab - fashion designer
Musicians
- Ron Affif – jazz guitarist and musician
- Paul Anka - Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actor (both parents of Lebanese descent)
- Nadia Azzi - pianist
- Jack Barakat – guitarist of the American band All Time Low
- Dick Dale – rock guitarist and surf music pioneer
- John Dolmayan – Lebanese-American of Armenian descent, drummer of band System of a Down
- Mohammed El-Bakkar – tenor singer, oud player, and conductor
- 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]
- Soraya – Colombian-American singer[15]
- Serj Tankian – Lebanese-American of Armenian descent, lead singer of band System of a Down
- Tiffany – singer[8]
- 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
- 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 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
- Fares D. Noujaim – business executive
- Jacques Nasser – former CEO of Ford Motor Company
- 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, 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
- Tamsen Fadal – television journalist
- Brigitte Gabriel – journalist
- Octavia Nasr – former television journalist for CNN
- Walid Phares – security and anti-terrorism expert
- 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
- Paula Faris – journalist
Medicine
- Daniel Amen - psychiatrist and author
- Amin J. Barakat - physician, known for the diagnosis of Barakat syndrome
- Michael DeBakey – 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
- Michael A. Monsoor – U.S. Navy SEAL awarded Medal of Honor after being killed during the Iraq War
Politics
Activists
- Jill Kelley – international advocate, American socialite, and former diplomat [20][21][22]
- Candy Lightner – activist and founder of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
- James Zogby – founder of Arab-American Institute[23]
- John Zogby – pollster founder of Zogby International
Politicians
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb – best-selling author, risk expert and statistician, university professor, and former trader and business person
Sciences
- Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah – Lebanese-American technology innovator[28][29]
- Elias Corey – 1990 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry[30]
- 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]
Sports
Athletes
- Skandor Akbar - former professional wrestler
- David Azzi – professional American football player
- Samir Bannout - former professional bodybuilder and winner of Mr. Olympia title in 1983
- Terry Brunk – (aka "Sabu") professional wrestler
- Liz Carmouche – mixed martial artist
- Doug Flutie – former professional American football player [31]
- Matt Freije – ex-NBA player and member of Lebanon national basketball team
- John Grabow – MLB pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
- Ryan Kalil – professional American football player
- Steve Kerr - retired professional basketball player and current head coach of the Golden State Warriors
- Joe Lahoud – former professional baseball player
- Johnny Manziel - professional football player
- Bobby Rahal – professional car racer and team owner
- Graham Rahal - professional car racer
- Soony Saad - professional soccer forward player
- Damien Sandow - professional American wrestler in the WWE
- 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
- Charley Zivic - professional boxer
Playing card tournament titleholders
- Kassem "Freddy" Deeb – two-time WSOP-bracelet winner
- Ihsan "Sammy" Farha – two-time WSOP-bracelet winner
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[32]
- Geoff Johns – comic book writer
- 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
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- ↑ 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
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- ↑ Soraya Survivor from Cuerpo Magazine 2005
- ↑ Prominent Lebanese Americans
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- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/06/us/from-petraeus-scandal-an-apostle-for-privacy.html?_r=2
- ↑ http://www.economist.com/news/international/21584338-foreign-ministries-employ-ever-more-amateurs-do-their-bidding-abroad-booming-trade
- ↑ http://tbo.com/list/military-news/two-congressmen-have-questions-in-jill-kelley-leak-20140414/
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- ↑ Politics and Propaganda: Weapons of Mass Seduction
- ↑ Embassy of Lebanon in Washington: Making a Difference from www.lebanonembassyus.org
- ↑ Ralph Nader: An Unreasonable Man
- ↑ Women in Congress: Mary Roase Oakar
- ↑ http://www.starsofscience.com/phase-2/temps/arab_inventors.asp
- ↑ http://publicweb.unimap.edu.my/~ptrpi/v1/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=36&Itemid=248
- ↑ Elias James Corey – Autobiography
- ↑ Lebanese Americans, Sports Celebrities, Photos and Information
- ↑ "Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931)", biography at Cornell University library on-line site, retrieved December 3, 2008
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