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Lebanese Americans 504,000 (ancestry unknown)
0.16% of total population (2007)[1] Michigan , California , New York , Florida , Ohio , Massachusetts , Texas , Illinois , Pennsylvania , Arizona , New Jersey , Washington American English , Arabic , Aramaic , French , and Armenian Predominantly Christianity (mostly Catholic ), with minorities of Islam and Judaism
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 lived in the United States.
Arts and entertainment [ ] Artists [ ] Etel Adnan – painter, poetMargot Douaihy – writerChawky Frenn – painter and art professorKahlil Gibran – aka Kahlil G. Gibran, artist, sculptorNabil Kanso – painterSam Maloof – woodworker[2] Beauty pageant contestants [ ] Entertainment personalities [ ] - reality star, from TLC program All American Muslim [4]
Amy Yasbeck – actress (father was of Lebanese descent)[5] Anissa Jones – child actor (mother was of Lebanese descent)Callie Khouri – Oscar-winning screenwriter[6] Casey Kasem – radio personality, American Top 40 franchise; voiceover actor (cartoon series Scooby-Doo Transformers [7] Catherine Keener – actress, mother of Lebanese descent[8] Celeste Thorson – actress, model, activist, screenwriterCristina Vee - Singer and voice actorDemián Bichir - Mexican-American film actor of Lebanese heritageDan Jbara – television and film producerDanny Thomas – actorDavid Yazbek – musician and composer famous for the Broadway musical The Full Monty Diane Rehm – host and executive producer of The Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio Edy Ganem – actress (parents are of Lebanese descent)Elie Samaha – film producerElizabeth Keener – actress known for her role in The L Word , sister of Catherine KeenerEmeraude Toubia – actress (father is Lebanese)Emile Kuri – Mexican-born American Oscar-winning art directorFrank Lackteen – actorGregory Jbara – television and film actorGeorge Nader – actor, uncle of Michael NaderGeorge Noory – radio host (radio program Coast To Coast AM Haaz Sleiman – actor (series Nurse Jackie The Visitor Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf – radio and television personalityJames Stacy – film and television actorJamie Farr – actor (sitcom M*A*S*H Jamie Gray Hyder – actress, model (father of Lebanese descent)Jane Wiedlin – musician, actress (mother was of Lebanese descent)Jenna Dewan – actress (paternal grandfather was of Lebanese descent)Kristen Doute – television personality known for Vanderpump Rules Joan Alexander – actress known for her role as Lois Lane John A. Kuri – author and writer, film and television producer, and directorJohn Leguizamo – actor (maternal grandfather was Lebanese)Kathy Najimy – actressKerri Kasem – radio and television host; daughter of Casey KasemKhrystyne Haje – actress (sitcom Head of the Class Lili Estefan – Cuban-American television personality, niece of Emilio Estefan Marlo Thomas – actress (father was of Lebanese descent)Mario Kassar – filmmaker, founder of Carolco Pictures Mary Zilba – television personality and singerMayssa Karaa – Grammy-nominated singerMia Khalifa — pornographic actress and adult modelMichael Ansara – stage, screen, and voice actor (Lebanese born American)Michael Nader – actor, All My Children Dynasty [6] Michael Nouri – actor, film Flashdance [6] [9] Mo Gallini – actor (father of Lebanese descent)Paola Turbay – Colombian-American actress, model, beauty queen and television presenterPaul Anka – singer, songwriter, actor, producerPeter Macdissi – film and television actorRaya Meddine – actress of Lebanese descentRobert Romanus - actor and musicianRose Abdoo – comedian, actressRowan Blanchard – actress (father of Lebanese descent)Salma Hayek – Mexican-American actress (paternal grandfather was Lebanese)[10] Senta Moses – actress known for her role in Home Alone Shannon Elizabeth – actress (father of Lebanese descent)Terrence Malick – filmmaker, of part Lebanese descentTom Shadyac – film director (of 3/4 Lebanese descent)[6] Tony Shalhoub – actor (Monk [11] Tony Thomas – producer (father was of Lebanese descent)Vince Vaughn – actor (paternal grandmother was of Lebanese descent)[12] Wentworth Miller – actor, maternal great-grandmother of Lebanese descentYasmine Al Massri – Lebanese-born American actressFashion designers [ ] Elie Saab - fashioner designerJoseph Abboud – fashion designerReem Acra – fashion designerNorma Kamali – fashion designerMusicians [ ] Andrew Bazzi – pop musician[13] Dick Dale – rock guitarist and surf music pioneerEmilio Estefan – Cuban-American musician and producer; husband of Gloria Estefan [14] G. E. Smith – lead guitarist in the band Hall & Oates ; musical director of Saturday Night Live Hamed Sinno – Lebanese-American graphic designer, singer/songwriter of the band Mashrou'LeilaJack Barakat – guitarist of the band All Time Low Jane Wiedlin – musician, singer-songwriter, and actress; best known as a member of the all-female new wave band The Go-Go's John Dolmayan – Lebanese-American of Armenian descent, drummer of band System of a Down Kat Dahlia – singer, songwriter, rapperMohammed El-Bakkar – tenor singer, oud player, and conductorNadia Azzi – pianistPaul Anka – singer-songwriter (both parents of Lebanese descent)Paul Jabara – composer[6] Neil Sedaka – pop/rock singer, pianist, composer and record producerRon Affif – jazz guitarist and musicianRosalind Elias – opera singer renowned for her time in the Metropolitan Opera Serj Tankian – Lebanese-American of Armenian descent, lead singer of band System of a DownSoraya – Colombian-American singer[15] Tiffany – singer[6] Tino Coury – singer, songwriter and producerTiny Tim – folk singer[6] Tyler Joseph – Lead singer of Twenty One Pilots[6] Business [ ] Alec Gores – entrepreneurCaroline Ghosn – entrepreneurCharles Elachi – director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory Clifford Antone – founder of Antone's blues club in Austin, Texas Debra Cafaro – CEO of Ventas Inc., a healthcare real estate investment trustFares D. Noujaim – business executiveFrédéric Fekkai – French-American hairdresser and founder of Frédéric Fekkai salons and hair products[16] George Joseph – founder of Mercury Insurance Group George J. Maloof Jr. – businessman and owner of the Sacramento Monarchs , Sacramento Kings and the Palms Casino Resort in Las VegasGeorge J. Maloof Sr. – businessman and former owner of the Houston Rockets Jacques Nasser – former CEO of Ford Motor Company Jean Succar Kuri – businessmanJoe Jamail – attorney and businessmanJoe Robbie – attorney and original owner of the Miami Dolphins John J. Mack – former CEO of investment bank Morgan Stanley (2005–2009)Joseph J. Jacobs – former chairman and founder of the Jacobs Engineering Group Madeleine A. Pickens – business executiveMagid Abraham – market research expert and businessmanManuel Moroun – businessman and the owner of the Ambassador Bridge Michael Boulos – business executive and partner of Tiffany Trump Moose Scheib – founder and CEO of LoanMod.comNahim Abraham – businessman, philanthropistTom Abraham – businessman, philanthropistPaul Orfalea – founder of Kinko's Richard Rainwater (1944-2015) – investor and philanthropistRichard Rashid – founder of Microsoft ResearchRobert Khuzami – former director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Thomas J. Barrack Jr. – businessman and founder of Colony Capital Tony Fadell – product development manager at Apple Inc. Tony Tamer - Founder and Co-CEO of H.I.G. Capital and 451st richest person in the world.Education and academics [ ] Charbel Farhat – Chair of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University ; member of National Academy of EngineeringJoseph E. Aoun – President of Northeastern University Nafe Katter – professor of theatre, University of Connecticut Robert Khayat – Chancellor of the University of Mississippi Donna Shalala – U.S. Representative from Florida , former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and former President of the University of MiamiPhoebe Stanton – faculty at Johns Hopkins University from 1955 until 1982, art historian, urban planner for the city of Baltimore.[17] Elie Tamer - professor of economics, Harvard University .Gabriel Hawawini - emeritus professor of finance and former holder of the Henry Grunfeld Chair in Investment Banking at INSEADHistory [ ] Akram Fouad Khater – professor, author, expert on Lebanese-American studiesPhilip Khuri Hitti – historian of Arab culture and history[18] Journalism [ ] Anthony Shadid – foreign correspondent for The New York Times and earlier The Boston Globe Brian Karem – journalist and White House correspondentHelen Thomas – journalist who covered every U.S. President from 1961 to 2010Jad Abumrad – radio host, composer, and producer, founder and co-host of the syndicated public radio program Radiolab Jim Avila – senior correspondent for ABC News Leila Fadel – Journalist for National Public Radio Lucie Salhany – first woman to head a broadcast television network in 1993 in the position as Chairman of Fox Broadcasting Company Octavia Nasr – former television journalist for CNN Paula Faris – journalist (father was of Lebanese descent)Raghida Dergham – columnist and senior diplomatic correspondent for the London-based Al HayatSara Ganim – CNN journalist (father is of Lebanese descent)Serena Shim – journalistTamsen Fadal – television journalistWalid Phares – security and anti-terrorism expertMedicine [ ] Amin J. Barakat – physician, known for the diagnosis of Barakat syndromeCharles Sophy – psychiatristDaniel Amen – psychiatrist and authorGeorge Hatem – "Ma Haide," a founder of the public health system in ChinaM. Amin Arnaout – nephrologist and physician-scientist Michael DeBakey – heart surgeon, medical innovatorPaul Nassif – facial plastic surgeon, co-star on the television series Botched Military [ ] 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) Ernest "Iron Mike" Massad – U.S. Army major generalGeorge Joulwan – retired U.S. Army generalJames Jabara – first American jet ace John Abizaid – retired general in the United States Army[19] Michael A. Monsoor – U.S. Navy SEAL awarded Medal of Honor after being killed during the Iraq War Politics [ ] Activists [ ] Brigitte Gabriel – founder of non-profit political organizations American Congress For Truth and ACT! for America ; author; formerly journalist in Israel working for World News [20] Candy Lightner – activist and founder of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers James Zogby – founder of the Arab-American Institute[21] Jill Kelley – international advocate, socialite, and former diplomat [22] [23] [24] John Zogby – pollster; founder of Zogby International Politicians [ ] Abraham Kazen – former U.S. representative from Texas Alex Azar – current United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Charles Boustany – former U.S. representative from Louisiana Charlie Crist – U.S. representative from Florida and former governor of FloridaChris Greeley – former Maine state representativeChris John – former U.S. representative from Louisiana Chris Sununu – Governor of New Hampshire Darin LaHood – Republican representative from Illinois Darrell Issa – former U.S. representative from California David Karem – member of Kentucky Senate from 1976 to 2004Debbie Mucarsel-Powell – U.S. representative from Florida Donna Shalala – U.S. representative from Florida and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesFrancis Slay – former mayor of Saint LouisGarret Graves – U.S. representative from Louisiana George A. Kasem – former U.S. representative from California George J. Mitchell – former U.S. senator from Maine Gwen Graham – former U.S. representative from Florida James Abdnor – former U.S. senator and U.S. representative from South Dakota [25] James Abourezk – former U.S. senator from South Dakota Jeanine Pirro – politician, judge and television hostJohn Baldacci – former governor of Maine 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 Katcho Achadjian – former California State Assembly member, of Armenian descentManuel Maloof – former U.S. government official and businessmanMary Rose Oakar – former U.S. representative from Ohio [26] Nick Rahall – former U.S. representative from West Virginia Nico LaHood – Bexar County district attorney, Texas Pat Danner – former U.S. representative from Missouri Philip Habib – former U.S. ambassador and envoyRalph Abraham – U.S. representative from Louisiana Ralph Nader – political activist and former U.S. presidential candidate (Green Party )[27] Ray LaHood – former U.S. Transportation Secretary and former U.S. representative from IllinoisRichard L. Hanna – former U.S. representative from New YorkSelwa Roosevelt – former U.S. government officialSpencer Abraham – former U.S. senator from Michigan Suzanne Haik Terrell – former Louisiana elections commissionerToby Moffett – former U.S. representative from Connecticut Victor G. Atiyeh – former governor of Oregon[28] Vincent Sheheen – member of the South Carolina senateSam H. Zakhem – member of the Colorado State House of Representatives. Colorado state senator. Former US ambassador to Bahrain under Ronald ReaganOther personalities [ ] Adele Khoury Graham – educator and former first lady of the State of Florida George Noory – radio host of Coast to Coast AM ; author; entertainerJoseph Farah – author and journalistNassim Nicholas Taleb – best-selling author, risk expert and statistician, university professor, and former trader and business personRobert Khuzami , U.S. deputy attorney for Southern District of New YorkTimothy Massad – U.S. Treasury Department official and corporate lawyerVictoria Reggie Kennedy – attorney and widow of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy Sciences [ ] Anthony Atala – director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine – tiger conservationist, founder and director of the National Foundation for Rescued Animals; Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary
Charbel Farhat – director, Army High Performance Computing Research Center, Stanford University, and Member of National Academy of EngineeringCharles Elachi – director of NASA Jet Propulsion LabsChrista 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] Elias Corey – 1990 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry[29] Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah – technology innovator[30] [31] Michael Debakey – doctor and heart surgeon, medical innovatorSports [ ] Athletes [ ] Abe Mickal – football player for LSU Bobby Rahal – professional car racer and team ownerCharley Zivic – professional boxerDamien Sandow – professional wrestler in the WWEDavid Azzi – professional football playerDoug Flutie – former professional football playerFred Saigh – lawyer; real estate investor; owner of the American professional baseball franchise the St. Louis Cardinals Graham Rahal – professional car racerJackson Vroman – former professional basketball player and member of Lebanon's national basketball team (naturalized Lebanese citizen)Jeff George – former NFL quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts Jim Harrick – former head coach of the University of Georgia Bull DogsJoe Lahoud – former Major League Baseball outfielderJoe Vogel – professional basketball player and member of Lebanon's national basketball teamJohn Grabow – former Major League Baseball pitcherJohn Jaha – former first baseman in Major League Baseball, played for the Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics Johnny Manziel – professional football playerJordyn Wieber – Olympic gymnast and gold medallistLiz Carmouche – mixed martial artistMatt Freije – ex-NBA player and member of Lebanon national basketball team Matt Kalil – professional football playerMikie Mahtook – Major League Baseball outfielderPatrick Maroon – ice hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers in the NHLPaul Rabil – former professional lacrosse playerPetey Sarron – former featherweight boxing championRich Kotite – former National Football League player and coachRobert Saleh – professional football coach and head coach of the New York Jets Robert Watkins – former professional football player; of African-American and Lebanese descentRony Seikaly – former professional basketball player in the NBA and for both the U.S. and Lebanon's national basketball teamRyan Kalil – professional football playerSabu – professional wrestler, real name Terry BrunkSage Karam – professional car racerSamir Bannout – former professional bodybuilder and winner of Mr. Olympia title in 1983Skandor Akbar – former professional wrestlerSoony Saad – professional soccer forward playerSteve Kerr – retired professional basketball player and current head coach of the Golden State Warriors World Series of Poker champions [ ] Ihsan "Sammy" Farha – three-time WSOP-bracelet winnerJennifer Shahade – two-time United States Women's champion; has the FIDE title of woman grandmaster Kassem "Freddy" Deeb – two-time WSOP-bracelet winnerJoe Hachem – WSOP main event winner and a WPT championship winner (1 of 6 players in the world to win both)Writers [ ] Ameen Rihani – authorD. H. Melhem – poet, novelist, and editorGeoff Johns – comic book writerKhalil Gibran – author and philosopher[32] Lee Francis – poetMikha'il Na'ima – author and poetNassim Nicholas Taleb – essayistPaula Gunn Allen – Native American poet and activistRabih Alameddine – authorRaymond Khoury – novelist and screenwriterSaree Makdisi – author and literary criticStephen Karam – playwrightVance Bourjaily – novelistWilliam Peter Blatty – writer, screenwriterSee also [ ] References [ ]
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