# List of Arab Americans

This is a list of Arab Americans. It includes prominent and notable Arab American individuals from various fields, such as business, science, entertainment, sports and fine arts.

## Academia
### Science

* Elias J. Corey, Lebanese, organic chemistry professor at Harvard University, winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
* Ahmed Zewail, Damanhour-born Egyptian, scientist, known as the "father of femtochemistry", winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
* Frank Harary, Syrian, Mathematician who is widely recognized as one of the "fathers" of modern graph theory
* Michael E. DeBakey, Lebanese, cardiovascular surgeon and researcher, 1963 Lasker Award laureate
* Hunein Maassab, Damascus-born Syrian, professor of epidemiology and the inventor of the live attenuated influenza vaccine
* Omar M. Yaghi, Amman-born Jordanian, reticular chemistry pioneer; winner of the 2018 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
* Mostafa El-Sayed, Egyptian, US National Medal of Science laureate; nanoscience researcher; known for the spectroscopy rule named after him, the El-Sayed rule
* Riad Barmada, Aleppo-born Syrian, served as the president of the Illinois Orthopedic Society
* Eman Ghoneim, Minea-born Egyptian, space scientist in desert regions
* Farouk El-Baz, Zagazig-born Egyptian, space scientist who worked with NASA to assist in the planning of scientific exploration of the Moon
* Huda Zoghbi, Beirut-born Lebanese, physician and medical researcher who discovered the genetic cause of the Rett syndrome
* Huda Akil, Damascus-born Syrian, neuroscientist and medical researcher
* Yasmine Belkaid, Algiers-born Algerian, immunologist, professor and a senior investigator at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
* Mounir Laroussi, Sfax-born Tunisian, plasma physicist, pioneer of plasma medicine
* Joanne Chory, Lebanese, plant biologist and geneticist
* Anthony Atala, Peruvian-born Lebanese, Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
* Noureddine Melikechi, Thénia-born, Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physicist, member of the Mars Science Laboratory
* Michel T. Halbouty, Lebanese, geologist and geophysicist; pioneer in oil field research
* Adah al-Mutairi, Saudi, inventor and scholar in nanotechnology and nanomedicine
* M. Amin Arnaout, Sidon-born Lebanese, nephrologist and biologist
* Essam Heggy, Libyan-born Egyptian, Planetary scientist
* Shadia Habbal, Homs-born Syrian, astronomer and physicist specialized in Space physics
* Miriam Merad, French-born Algerian, immunologist

### Engineering/computer science

* Charles Elachi, Rayak-born Lebanese, professor of electrical engineering and planetary science at Caltech and the former director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
* Fawwaz T. Ulaby Damascus-born Syrian, 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, Cairo-born Egyptian, cryptographer, inventor of the ElGamal discrete log cryptosystem and the ElGamal signature scheme
* Ali H. Nayfeh, Tulkarm-born Palestinian, mechanical engineer, the 2014 recipient of Benjamin Franklin Medal in mechanical engineering
* Dina Katabi, Damascus-born Syrian, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and the director of the MIT Wireless Center.
* Abbas El Gamal, Cairo-born Egyptian, electrical engineer, educator and entrepreneur, the recipient of the 2012 Claude E. Shannon Award
* John Makhoul, Deirmimas-born Lebanese, computer scientist who works in the field of speech and language processing.
* Jerrier A. Haddad, Syrian, computer engineer who worked with IBM.
* Oussama Khatib, Aleppo-born Syrian, roboticist and a professor of computer science
* Elias Zerhouni, Nedroma-born Algerian, former director of the National Institutes of Health
* Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah, Nabatieh-born Lebanese, technology innovator. He received 43 patents.
* Mohammad S. Obaidat, Irbid-born Jordanian, computer science/engineering academic and scholar
* Charbel Farhat, Lebanese-American, Vivian Church Hoff Professor of Aircraft Structures in the School of Engineering and inaugural James and Anna Marie Spilker Chair of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, at Stanford University; Member of the National Academy of Engineering (US); Member of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK); and Member of the Lebanese Academy of Sciences
* Hany Farid, Egyptian, Professor of computer science at Dartmouth College, pioneer in Digital forensics
* Ahmed Tewfik, Cairo-born Egyptian, electrical engineer, Professor and college administrator
* Munther A. Dahleh, Tulkarm-born Palestinian, Professor and Director at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

### Humanities

* Ismail al-Faruqi, Jaffa-born Palestinian, philosopher, professor
* Fouad Ajami, Arnoun-born Lebanese, Professor of International Relations
* Saddeka Arebi, Tripoli-born Libyan, professor of anthropology at UC Berkeley
* Mohammed Adam El-Sheikh, Sudanese, executive director of the Fiqh Council of North America
* Samih Farsoun, Haifa-born Palestinian, sociology professor at the American University
* Philip Khuri Hitti, Shimlan-born Lebanese, historian of Arab culture and history
* Philip S. Khoury, Lebanese, Ford International Professor of History and Associate Provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
* Laura Nader, cultural anthropologist
* Edward Said, Jerusalem-born Palestinian, literary theorist and former professor at Columbia University
* Nada Shabout, UK-born Palestinian-Iraqi, Professor of Art History at University of North Texas
* Naseer Aruri, Jerusalem-born Palestinian, Chancellor Professor of Political Science at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
* Nadia Abu El Haj, Palestinian, Author & Professor of Anthropology at Barnard College and subject of a major tenure controversy case at Columbia University
* Ibrahim Abu-Lughod, Jaffa-born Palestinian, former Director of Graduate Studies at Northwestern University, father of Lila Abu-Lughod
* Lila Abu-Lughod, Palestinian, professor of Anthropology and Women's and Gender Studies at Columbia University
* Leila Farsakh, Jordan-born Palestinian, 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, Syria-born Palestinian, Journalist with Middle East Magazine and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies
* Rashid Khalidi, Palestinian, Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University
* Joseph Massad, Jordan-born Palestinian, Professor at Columbia University known for his work on nationalism and sexuality in the Arab world
* Hisham Sharabi, Jaffa-born Palestinian, Professor Emeritus of History
* Umar al-Mukhtar, Tobruk-born Libyan, Chair of Arab Culture at Georgetown University
* Rosemarie Said Zahlan, Egypt-born Palestinian, historian, journalist & author, sister of Edward Said
* Steven Salaita, Jordanian-Palestinian, former Professor of English at Virginia Tech, winner of Myers Outstanding Book Award for the Study of Human Rights 2007
* Majid Khadduri, Mosul-born Iraqi, academic and founder of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Middle East Studies program
* Noura Erakat, Palestinian, human rights attorney and Assistant Professor at Rutgers University
* Thomas L. Saaty, Assyrian-Iraqi, University Professor at the University of Pittsburgh
* Nada Shabout, UK-born Palestinian-Iraqi, art historian and Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas
* Ella Shohat, professor, author and activist
* Saadi Simawe, Diwaniyah-born Iraqi, translator, novelist and teacher
* Donny George Youkhanna, Habbaniyah-born 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
* Muhsin Mahdi, Karbala-born Iraqi, Islamologist and Arabist.
* Talal Asad, Medina-born Saudi, anthropologist at the CUNY Graduate Center.

### University presidents

* Mitch Daniels, Syrian, president of Purdue University
* Donna Shalala, Lebanese, president of the University of Miami
* Joseph E. Aoun, Beirut-born Lebanese, president of Northeastern University
* Robert Khayat, Lebanese, chancellor of the University of Mississippi
* Nido Qubein, Lebanese, president of High Point University
* David Adamany, Lebanese, former president of the Temple University

## Business

* Steve Jobs, half Syrian, head and co-founder of Apple
* Tony Fadell, Polish-Lebanese, product development manager at Apple Inc., co-inventor of iPod and iPhone
* Joseph Nakash, billionaire real estate developer, founder of Jordache (of Syrian descent)
* Mohamed A. El-Erian, Egyptian, CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO
* Ayad B. Saad , Egyptian, Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley
* Alec Gores, Israel-born Lebanese-Palestinian, founder of Gores Group; on the Forbes list of billionaires
* Jeff Sutton, billionaire real estate developer (of Syrian descent)
* Tom Gores, Israel-born Greek-Lebanese, founder and CEO of Platinum Equity; on the Forbes list of billionaires (Palestinian-born of Lebanese descent)
* Stanely Chera, billionaire New York real estate developer (of Syrian descent)
* Sam Gores, Israel-born Lebanese-Palestinian, founder of talent agency Paradigm Agency; on the Forbes list of billionaires
* Najeeb Halaby, Syrian, former head of Federal Aviation Administration and CEO of Pan-American Airlines, and father of Queen Noor of Jordan
* Joseph Sitt, real estate developer, founder of Thor Equities and Ashley Stewart (of Syrian descent)
* Ray R. Irani, Lebanon-born Palestinian, chairman and CEO of Occidental Petroleum
* Sonny Gindi, billionaire businessman, he founded along with his family Century 21 stores (of Syrian descent)
* Joseph Jacobs, Australia-born Lebanese, founder of Jacobs Engineering, one of the engineering firms in the US
* Joseph Cayre, billionaire real estate developer (of Syrian descent)
* Charif Souki, Cairo-born Egyptian, 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, Jordanian-Lebanese, former chairwoman of Fox Broadcasting Company.
* Naseeb Saliba, Lebanese, billionaire global philanthropist, construction and real estate mogul, founder of Tutor-Saliba Corporation.
* Marcus Lemonis, Beirut-born Lebanese-Syrian, chairman and CEO of Camping World, Good Sam Enterprises and Gander Outdoors.
* George Joseph, Lebanese, billionaire founder of Mercury Insurance Group.
* Jack Hidary, Syrian, founder of AI and quantum technology company SandboxAQ.
* Joe Jamail, businessman who was the wealthiest practicing attorney in America.
* Allen Adham, Lebanese, co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment.
* Mario Kassar, Beirut-born Lebanese-Italian, formerly headed Carolco Pictures
* John J. Mack, Lebanese, CEO of investment bank Morgan Stanley
* 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, Beirut-born Lebanese, founder and president of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest worldwide distributor of the Bible
* Manuel Moroun, Lebanese, owner of CenTra, Inc., the holding company which controls the Ambassador Bridge and Michigan Central Depot
* Adam Mosseri, Egyptian-Israeli, CEO of Instagram
* Jacques Nasser, Amyoun-born Lebanese, former president and CEO of Ford Motor Company (Lebanese)
* Efrem Harkham, Israel-born Iraqi-American, founder and CEO of LuxeHotels, owner of Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel
* Farouk Shami, Ramallah-born Palestinian, founder of Farouk systems, a Houston-based company that manufactures hair care and spa products like CHI hair Irons
* John Zogby, Lebanese, founder and current President/CEO of Zogby International
* Sam Yagan, Syrian, entrepreneur and business executive, co-founder of SparkNotes, eDonkey, OkCupid, and Techstars Chicago, also CEO of Match Group, including Tinder
* Rana el Kaliouby, Egyptian, computer scientist, CEO of Affectiva, Researcher at MIT Media Lab, contributor to facial expression recognition research and technology development
* Haim Saban, Egypt-born Israeli-American, television and media proprietor
* Douglas Jemal, real estate developer, co-founder of The Wiz (of Syrian descent)
* Huda Kattan, Iraqi, CEO of Huda Beauty
* Magid Abraham, Mashghara-born Lebanese, market research expert and businessman
* Charlie Shrem, entrepreneur and bitcoin advocate (of Syrian descent)
* Paul Orfalea, Lebanese, founder of Kinko's
* Richard E. Rainwater, Lebanese, investor and fund manager
* Robert Khuzami, Lebanese, former director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
* Thomas J. Barrack Jr., Lebanese, businessman and founder of Colony Capital

## Arts and entertainment

* Sam Esmail, Egyptian, screenwriter, director and producer; creator of the television series Mr. Robot
* Kevin Hanna, Syrian, writer, director and producer; creator of the film The Clockwork Girl
* Callie Khouri, Lebanese, Academy Award-winning screenwriter
* William Peter Blatty, Lebanese, Academy Award-winning screenwriter and writer
* Nessa Diab, Egyptian, Radio and TV personality and television host
* Sanaa Hamri, Tangier-born Moroccan, music video and movie director; her films include the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
* Moustapha Akkad, Syrian-American film producer and director
* Casey Kasem, Lebanese Druze, radio personality and voice actor, co-founder of American Top 40 franchise,
* George Noory, Lebanese, radio broadcaster of late-night paranormal-themed radio talk show Coast to Coast AM
* Mario Kassar, Beirut-born Lebanese, film producer, founder of Carolco Pictures
* Jordan Nassar, half-Palestinian, visual artist working with Palestinian embroidery
* Tom Shadyac, Lebanese, director, screenwriter and producer
* Tony Thomas, Lebanese, producer
* Jehane Noujaim, Lebanese-Egyptian, documentary film director
* Kerri Kasem, Lebanese, radio personality
* Dan Jbara, Lebanese, television and film producer
* Diane Rehm, Syrian-Lebanese, host and executive producer of The Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio
* Elie Samaha, Zahlé-born Lebanese, film producer
* Sonya Tayeh, award-winning dancer and choreographer.
* Emile Kuri, Mexico-born Lebanese, Academy Award-winning art director
* Zaida Ben-Yusuf, UK-born Algerian, portrait photographer
* Sam Maloof, Lebanese furniture designer and woodworker
* Rima Fakih, Srifa-born Lebanese, Miss USA 2010
* Remi Kanazi, Palestinian, performance poet
* Yousef Abu-Taleb, Jordanian, actor, lonelygirl15; film producer
* Adam Saleh, Yemeni, YouTuber and singer
* Cherien Dabis, Palestinian, film director
* Yousef Erakat, Palestinian, YouTuber and actor
* Gabbie Hanna, Lebanese, comedian, actress, YouTube personality, singer
* Issa Twaimz, Palestinian, Youtuber
* Emilio Nicolás Sr., Palestinian-American television executive

### Actors

* Tony Shalhoub, Lebanese, three-time Emmy Award-winning television actor on Monk
* Danny Thomas, Lebanese, Emmy Award-winning actor, founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; father of Marlo Thomas
* Marlo Thomas, Lebanese, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actress
* Rami Malek, Egyptian, Emmy Award and Academy Award - winning actor for Bohemian Rhapsody
* Demián Bichir, Mexico-born Lebanese, Academy Award-nominated actor
* Vic Tayback, Syrian, two-time Golden Globe-winning actor
* Kristy McNichol, Lebanese, two-time Emmy Award-winning actress
* F. Murray Abraham, Syrian-American, Academy Award-winning actor (Amadeus)
* Tige Andrews, Syrian, Emmy-nominated actor
* Michael Ansara, Lebanon-born, actor
* Sofia Boutella, Algerian, actress, model, and Hip-hop dancer
* George Nader, Lebanese, American film and television actor.
* Jenna Dewan, Lebanese, film/TV actress (Step Up)
* Shannon Elizabeth, Syrian-Lebanese, film actress (American Pie, Scary Movie)
* Khrystyne Haje, Lebanese, actress on Head of the Class
* Teri Hatcher, Syrian, actress
* Salma Hayek, Mexico-born Lebanese, Mexican actress
* Rowan Blanchard, Syrian, actress
* Anissa Jones, Lebanese, actress, Family Affair
* Jamie Farr, Lebanese, character actor
* Catherine Keener, Lebanese, actress
* Wendie Malick, Egyptian, actress
* Alanna Masterson, half Lebanese, actress,
* Wentworth Miller, UK-born Lebanese-Syrian, actor on Prison Break
* Najee Mondalek, Lebanon-born, actor/playwright
* Kathy Najimy, Lebanese, actress
* Gregory Jbara, Lebanese, television and film actor
* Alia Shawkat, half-Iraqi, actress on Arrested Development
* James Stacy, part-Lebanese, actor
* Paola Turbay, part-Lebanese, actress
* Vince Vaughn, part-Lebanese, actor
* Amy Yasbeck, part-Lebanese, actress
* Sammy Sheik, Alexandria-born Egyptian, actor
* Omar Metwally, half-Egyptian, actor
* Waleed Zuaiter, Palestinian, actor
* Mo Gallini, half-Lebanese, actor
* Michael Nouri, half-Iraqi, actor
* Haaz Sleiman, Beirut-born Lebanese, television and film actor
* Emeraude Toubia, Canada-born part-Lebanese, actress
* Edy Ganem, half-Lebanese, actress
* Nadia Dajani, half-Palestinian, actress
* Rose Abdoo, half-Lebanese, comedian, actress
* John Kassir, American actor, voice actor and comedian
* Ramy Youssef, Egyptian, writer and star of Ramy
* Zeeko Zaki, Egyptian, actor
* Susu Tobia, Lebanese and Jordanian, American actress

### Comedians

* Brian Awadis, Iraqi, YouTuber and actor
* Jerry Seinfeld, half-Syrian Jewish, stand-up comedian, actor and writer
* Dean Obeidallah, half-Palestinian, stand-up comedian, writer
* Ahmed Ahmed, Helwan-born Egyptian, actor and comedian
* Mohammed Amer, Kuwait-born Palestinian, comedian, writer, actor; Rolling Stone, Al Barnameg, Allah Made Me Funny
* Remy Munasifi, Iraqi-Lebanese, comedian also known as GoRemy
* Anwar Jibawi, Palestinian, YouTuber and comedian (Palestinian)
* Ronnie Khalil, Egyptian, stand-up comedian
* Aron Kader, half-Palestinian, stand-up comedian
* Maysoon Zayid, Palestinian, actress and comedian
* Ray Hanania, Palestinian, journalist and stand-up comedian
* Kassem G, Amman-born Jordanian-Egyptian, comedian, actor, and YouTuber
* Bassem Yousef, Egyptian, comedian, Doctor, and stand-up comedian

### Reality show

* Farrah Abraham, part-Syrian, reality television personality, participated in 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom
* Tareq Salahi, half-Palestinian, television personality, appeared on The Real Housewives of D.C.
* Adrienne Maloof, half-Lebanese, businesswoman, television personality, cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
* Aja (entertainer), Egyptian-Moroccan, known for competing on RuPaul's Drag Race
* Laith Al-Saadi, half-Iraqi, finalist on the 10th season of The Voice
* Tarek El Moussa, part-Lebanese, businessman, television personality, cast member of Flip or Flop

### Fashion designers

* Joseph Abboud, Lebanese, menswear fashion designer and author
* Reem Acra, Beirut-born Lebanese, fashion designer
* Norma Kamali, Lebanese, fashion designer
* Rami Kashou, Palestinian, fashion designer

### Models

* Gigi Hadid, half-Palestinian, supermodel and TV personality
* Bella Hadid, half-Palestinian, supermodel and TV personality
* Wafah Dufour, half-Saudi, fashion model and singer
* Jaclyn Stapp, Jordanian, beauty queen and fashion model
* Amy Fadhli, half-Iraqi, fitness model, actress and winner of the Fitness America National Champion 1996

### Musicians

* Paula Abdul, half-Syrian Jewish, singer, musician, writer, actress, and television personality
* Paul Anka, Lebanese and Syrian, singer/songwriter
* Sylvain Sylvain, Syrian Jewish, rock guitarist, member of the New York Dolls
* Frank Zappa, part-Lebanese, musician
* DJ Khaled, Palestinian, hip-hop DJ, rapper, music producer
* RedOne, Tetouan-born Moroccan, producer, songwriter, music executive
* Tiffany, born Tiffany Renee Darwish, half-Lebanese, singer
* Tiny Tim (born Herbert Khaury), half-Lebanese, musician
* French Montana, Casablanca-born Moroccan, rapper
* Paul Jabara, Lebanese, actor, singer, songwriter
* Dick Dale, half-Lebanese, surf rock guitarist
* Andrew Bazzi, half-Lebanese, singer-songwriter
* Soraya, part-Lebanese, singer/songwriter
* G.E. Smith, half-Lebanese, lead guitarist in the band Hall & Oates; musical director of Saturday Night Live
* David Yazbek, half-Lebanese, songwriter and musician
* Raef Haggag Egyptian, singer
* Stephan Said, half-Iraqi, singer, musician, writer and activist
* Kareem Salama, Maghrebi, country singer-songwriter and musician
* Alissa Musto, singer/pianist
* Kurtis Mantronik, Jamaica-born half-Syrian, born Kurtis el Khaleel, remixer and producer, founding member of 1980s old school hip hop group Mantronix
* Malek Jandali, Germany-born Syrian, composer and pianist (Syrian-American)
* Ferras, half-Jordanian, singer-songwriter
* Fredwreck, Palestinian, hip hop producer
* Mohammed Fairouz, musician, composer
* Emilio Estefan, Cuba-born half Syrian-Lebanese, manager and producer of wife Gloria Estefan
* Ayad Al Adhamy, Bahraini-born, synthesizer player and multi-instrumentalist musician
* Jeff Becerra, death metal musician
* Ron Affif, half-Lebanese, jazz guitarist and musician
* Jack Barakat, Lebanese, All Time Low guitarist/songwriter
* Queen Naija, half-Yemeni, singer and songwriter
* Dave Hall, Quarter-Lebanese, singer/songwriter and composer
* Odetari, Palestinian, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer

## Literature

* Khalil Gibran, Bsharri-born Lebanese, writer, poet, and member of the New York Pen League; the third-best-selling poet of all time.
* William Peter Blatty, Lebanese, writer best known for his 1971 horror novel The Exorcist
* Laila Lalami, Rabat-born Moroccan, Pulitzer Prize-nominated novelist, journalist, essayist, and professor
* Mikhail Naimy, Baskinta-born Lebanese, member of the New York Pen League; well-known works include The Book of Mirdad and a biography of Khalil Gibran
* Ameen Rihani, Syria-born Lebanese, "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, Jerusalem-born Palestinian, literary theorist, thinker, and the founder of the academic field of postcolonial studies.
* Stephen Adly Guirgis, half-Egyptian, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
* Hisham Matar, Libyan, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer
* Steven Naifeh, Iran-born half-Lebanese, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
* Raymond Khoury, Beirut-born Lebanese, screenwriter and novelist, best known as the author of the 2006 New York Times bestseller The Last Templar
* Saladin Ahmed, Lebanese-Egyptian, Eisner Award-winning comic book and fantasy writer
* Ted Naifeh, comic book writer and artist.
* Stephen Karam, Lebanese, Tony Award-winning playwright and screenwriter
* Mona Simpson, half-Syrian, novelist; author of Anywhere but Here
* Elmaz Abinader, Lebanese, poet, playwright, memoirist, writer
* Diana Abu-Jaber, half-Jordanian, novelist and professor, author of Arabian Jazz and Crescent
* Nasib Arida, Homs-born Syrian, poet and writer of the Mahjar movement.
* Abd al-Masih Haddad, Homs-born Syrian, writer of the Mahjar movement and journalist
* Elia Abu Madi, Bikfaya-born Lebanese, poet, publisher and member of the New York Pen League
* Etel Adnan, Lebanon-born half-Syrian, poet, essayist, and visual artist
* Suheir Hammad, Jordan-born Palestinian, poet, playwright, artist, Tony Award winner
* Samuel John Hazo, half-Lebanese, State Poet of Pennsylvania
* Lawrence Joseph, Syrian-Lebanese, poet
* Lisa Suhair Majaj, Palestinian, poet and literary scholar
* Khaled Mattawa, Benghazi-born Libyan, poet, recipient of an Academy of American Poets award
* Claire Messud, half-Algerian, author
* Naomi Shihab Nye, half-Palestinian, poet
* Abraham Rihbany, Shweir-born Lebanese, writer on politics and religion
* Steven Salaita, Jordanian-Palestinian, expert on comparative literature and post-colonialism, writer, activist
* Ibtisam Barakat, Jerusalem-born Palestinian, award-winning writer and poet
* Reem Kassis, Jerusalem-born Palestinian, writer on food, culture and politics

## Media and journalism

* Helen Thomas, Lebanese, reporter, columnist, and White House correspondent
* Hala Gorani, Syrian, journalist and anchor of CNN's International Desk; Levantine Cultural Center
* Anthony Shadid, Lebanese, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, foreign correspondent
* Hoda Kotb, Egyptian, broadcast journalist and TV host on Dateline NBC and the Today Show
* Jim Avila, half-Lebanese, correspondent for ABC News "20/20",
* Jamal Dajani, Jerusalem-born Palestinian television producer and Middle East analyst
* Paula Faris, half Lebanese television correspondent and personality
* Ray Hanania, Palestinian, 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, Palestinian, journalist, on-air presenter, and producer
* Fawaz Gerges, Beirut-born Lebanese, ABC analyst and regular guest on "Oprah's Anti-war series"
* Yasmeen Sami Alamiri, Iraqi, journalist, first member of the White House foreign press pool
* Susan Chira, Syrian, journalist, former New York Times editor, foreign correspondent
* Lorraine Ali, Iraqi, reporter, editor, culture writer and music critic for Newsweek
* Walid Phares, Batroun-born Lebanese, Fox News correspondent, Middle Eastern policy advisor to the 2012 Mitt Romney presidential campaign and the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign
* Paul Ajlouny, Ramallah-born Palestinian, founder of the Palestinian newspaper Al-Fajr
* Daoud Kuttab, Bethlehem-born Palestinian, award-winning journalist; Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University
* Nasser Weddady Mauritanian, activist, Director of Civil Rights Outreach at American Islamic Congress
* Mona Eltahawy, Port Said-born Egyptian, freelance journalist
* Serena Shim, Lebanese, journalist for Press TV
* Ayman Mohyeldin, Cairo-born Palestinian-Egyptian, journalist for NBC News

## Military

* John Abizaid, Lebanese
* Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie, Iraqi-born, specialist in the United States Army who was kidnapped by insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 23, 2006
* Florent Groberg, France-born part-Algerian
* James Jabara, Lebanese
* George Joulwan, Lebanese
* Peter Mansoor
* Michael A. Monsoor, part-Lebanese, first Arab American Medal of Honor awardee
* Ray Hanania, Palestinian, Vietnam Era Military Service, U.S. Air Force

## Politics

* James Abdnor, Lebanese, U.S. Senator (R-South Dakota) (1981–1987)
* John Abizaid, Lebanese, retired general
* James Abourezk, Lebanese, U.S. Senator (D-South Dakota) (1973–1979)
* Spencer Abraham, Lebanese, U.S. Secretary of Energy (2001–2005) and U.S. Senator (R-Michigan) Secretary of Energy under Bush (1995–2001)
* Justin Amash, Syrian-Palestinian, U.S. Representative (R-Michigan) (2011–2021)
* Victor G. Atiyeh, Syrian-Lebanese, former Governor of Oregon (R) (1979–1987)
* John Baldacci, half-Lebanese, Governor of Maine (D) (2003–2011)
* Rosemary Barkett, Mexico-born Syrian, U.S. Circuit Judge and the first woman Supreme Court Justice and Chief Justice for the state of Florida
* Charles Boustany, Lebanese, U.S. Representative from Louisiana; cousin of Victoria Reggie Kennedy
* Charlie Crist, part-Lebanese, former Governor of Florida (R) (2007–2011), U.S. Congressman (D-Florida) (2017–present)
* Pat Danner, Lebanese, U.S. Congresswoman from Missouri (1993–2001)
* Brigitte Gabriel, Marjayoun-born Lebanese, pro-Israel activist and founder of the American Congress For Truth
* Philip Charles Habib, Lebanese, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and Special Envoy to Ronald Reagan
* Lisa Halaby, Syrian, (a.k.a. Queen Noor), Queen-consort of Jordan and wife of King Hussein of Jordan
* Darrell Issa, half-Lebanese, U.S. Congressman (R-California) (2001–)
* Joe Jamail, Lebanese, Renown American trial lawyer and billionaire, also known as the "King of Torts"
* James Jabara, Lebanese, colonel and Korean War flying ace
* Chris John, part-Lebanese, U.S. Congressman (D-Louisiana) (1997–2005)
* George Joulwan, part-Syrian, retired general, former NATO commander-in-chief
* George Kasem, Lebanese, U.S. Congressman (D-California) (1959-1961)
* Abraham Kazen, Lebanese, U.S. Congressman (D-Texas) (1967–1985)
* Jill Kelley, Beirut-born Lebanese, global advocate and American socialite
* Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Lebanese, attorney and widow of late Senator Ted Kennedy
* Johnny Khamis, Palestinian, Council member from San Jose
* Ray LaHood, half-Lebanese, U.S. Congressman (R-Illinois) (1995–2009), U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2009–2013)
* Darin LaHood, part-Lebanese, U.S. Congressman (R-Illinois) (2015–), son of Ray Lahood
* George J. Mitchell, half-Lebanese, U.S. Senator (D-Maine) (1980–1995) US special envoy to the Middle East under the Obama administration, U.S. senator from Maine, Senate Majority Leader
* Ralph Nader, Lebanese, politician and consumer advocate, author, lecturer, and attorney, candidate for US Presidency
* Jimmy Naifeh, Lebanese, Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives (D)
* Mary Rose Oakar, Lebanese-Syrian, U.S. Congresswoman (D-Ohio) (1977–1993)
* Jeanine Pirro, Lebanese, former Westchester County District Attorney and New York Republican attorney general candidate
* Dina Powell, Cairo-born Egyptian, current U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy
* Edward Rafeedie, Palestinian, U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California
* Nick Rahall, Lebanese, U.S. Congressman (D-West Virginia) (1977–2015)
* 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, Baghdad-born Iraqi, co-founder and president of Women for Women International
* Donna Shalala, Lebanese, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1993–2001)
* Chris Sununu, Lebanese-Palestinian, Governor of New Hampshire (R) (2017–), son of Governor John H. Sununu
* John E. Sununu, Lebanese-Palestinian, U.S. Senator (R-New Hampshire) (2003–2009)
* John H. Sununu, Cuba-born Lebanese-Palestinian, Governor of New Hampshire (R) (1983–1989) and Chief of Staff to George H. W. Bush
* Rashida Tlaib, Palestinian, U.S. Congresswoman from Michigan (2016–present)
* James Zogby, half-Lebanese, founder and president of the Arab American Institute
* Hady Amr, Beirut-born Lebanese, diplomat, founding director of Brookings Doha Center (Lebanese father)

## Sports

* Kareem Al Allaf (born 1998), American tennis player of Syrian descent who has played for Syria and the US
* Sarah Attar, track and field athlete (Saudi Arabian father)
* Rocco Baldelli, professional baseball player (Syrian)
* Toni Breidinger, half-Lebanese, NASCAR driver, first female Arab in the sport
* Alaa Abdelnaby, Alexandria-born Egyptian, played for Duke and five years in the NBA
* Abdel Nader, Alexandria-born Egyptian, player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA)
* Salah Mejri, Oued Melliz-born Tunisian professional basketball for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA
* Justin Abdelkader, part-Jordanian, ice hockey forward playing in the NHL
* Patrick Maroon, Lebanese, ice hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL
* Johnny Manziel, part-Lebanese, NFL player
* Oday Aboushi, Palestinian, NFL player
* Doug Flutie, half-Lebanese, NFL player
* Drew Haddad, Jordanian, NFL player
* Gibran Hamdan, half-Palestinian, NFL QB
* Bill George, NFL player and Hall of Fame inductee.
* Jeff George, Lebanese, NFL quarterback
* John Jaha, MLB baseball player (Lebanese)
* Rich Kotite, retired NFL tight end; NFL Head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets
* Abe Mickal, Talia-born Lebanese, football player for LSU
* Matt Kalil, half-Lebanese, NFL player
* Ryan Kalil, NFL player (Lebanese father)
* Frank Kalil, former American football offensive lineman.
* Sam Khalifa, MLB baseball player (Egyptian)
* Joe Lahoud, MLB player for Boston and California (Lebanese descent)
* Mikie Mahtook, Major League Baseball outfielder (Lebanese descent)
* 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)
* Dina Al-Sabah, professional figure competitor (Kuwaiti descent)
* Isra Girgrah, boxer
* Sami Guediri, footballer (Algerian parents)
* Muhammad Halim, (Palestinian father)
* Naseem Hamed, commonly known as Prince Naseem or Naz, former boxer, former featherweight world champion (Yemeni parents)
* Jim Harrick, UCLA coach
* Omar Hassan, pro skateboarder
* 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)
* Jamal Murray, half-Syrian, NBA Basketball Player for the Denver Nuggets
* Ramsey Nijem, (Palestinian), mixed martial artist and UFC fighter
* Bobby Rahal, (Lebanese ancestry)
* Mojo Rawley, professional wrestler currently signed to WWE (Palestinian and Syrian)
* Joe Robbie, former owner and founder of the NFL's Miami Dolphins
* Brandon Saad, half-Syrian, NHL player
* Soony Saad, MLS player (Lebanese descent)
* Sabu, ECW wrestler (Lebanese mother)
* Robert Saleh, head coach for New York Jets NFL (Lebanese mother).
* Tarick Salmaci, professional boxer (Lebanese)
* Damien Sandow, WWE wrestler (Lebanese)
* Rony Seikaly, Beirut-born Lebanese, former NBA player, now DJ
* Adam Shaheen, tight end from Ashland
* Omar Sheika, (Palestinian), professional boxer, four-time world title challenger
* Kelly Slater, professional surfer, shredder (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., the Council on American–Islamic Relations (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
* Nidal 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)
* Candice Lightner, founder of MADD (Lebanese mother)
* Edward L. Masry, lawyer (Lebanese descent)
* Rasmea Odeh, convicted of immigration fraud for concealing her arrest, conviction, and imprisonment for fatal terrorist bombing (Palestinian)
* 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 (Egyptian-born)
* 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)
* Zain Masri, technology executive