List of some notable Lebanese people

Their success is flourishing all over the world; they are well-known through their great achievements! Somehow, they carried with them their Lebanese roots.

Scientists, Doctors of Lebanese Descent

• Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah - seen as being the father of the solar cell.
• Sir Michael Atiyah - (Lebanese British father) - mathematician, Fields Medal (1966), Abel Prize (2004)
• Elias J. Corey - Chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1990)
• Michael Ellis DeBakey - is a pioneering cardiovascular surgeon and researcher.
• Charles El Achi - (born and raised in Lebanon) is now the director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and vice president of the California Institute of Technology
• George Hatem - (Chinese name: Ma Haide) Lebanese-American physician who became Mao-Zedung's main doctor
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Philosopher of randomness, researcher, and veteran practitioner of financial mathematics

Musicians of Lebanese Descent

• Emilio Estefan - Husband of Gloria Estefan, Cuban musician/producer (Lebanese parents)
• Frank Zappa - Former legend in the world of rock
• Gabriel Yared - Academy Award winner (composer for The English Patient and Opera and cinematic music score composer.
• G. E. Smith - Former Bandleader for many years for NBC's Saturday Night Live
• John Dolmayan - System of a Down drummer (Lebanese-born, Armenian ethnicity)
• Karl Wolf - (Karl Abou Samah) Canadian singer, songwriter and producer
• K-Maro - Canadian rapper of Lebanese origin
• Massari - Lebanese pop and hip-hop singer who grew up in Canada.
• Mika - Pop singer born in Beirut to a Lebanese mother.
• Matthieu Chedid - Lebanese-French Rock/Blues songwriter and singer
• Paul Anka - Pop singer
• Paul Jabara - Oscar-winning composer for Last Dance from Thank God It's Friday
• René Angélil - Music composer and manager. Husband of Celine Dion
• Sarbel - Greek singer, born in London to a Lebanese mother.
• Shakira - Colombian singer/songwriter, born Shakira Mebarak Chedid (Lebanese father from Zahle, Colombian mother of Spanish descent).
• Setrak Setrakian - composer and pianist (Armenian ethnicity)
• Tony Hajjar - At the Drive-In and Sparta drummer
• Tiffany - The first teenage singer to have her first two singles both hit number one in the U.S.A

Sports Personalities of Lebanese Descent

• Abbas Saad - is an Australian former international soccer player
• Ahmed Al-Tarabilsi - former Kuwaiti National team goalkeeper who played during the 1982 World Cup
• Ahmad Elrich - an Australian soccer national player who is currently playing for the Wellington Phoenix in the A-league
• Baha Laham - Boxer
• Bill George - NFL Hall of Famer
• Brian Habib - former NFL player
• Branco - Cláudio Ibraim Vaz Leal or Branco is a member of the Brazil 1994 World Cup winner team. He retired his career in 1998, during which he played 72 caps, scoring 9 goals. He also played for a lot of famous clubs in the European and the American continent.
• Bobby Rahal - Winner of the Indianapolis 500
• Darren Flutie - former CFL player
• Doug Flutie - former NFL and CFL player
• Ed Hatoum - former NHL player
• Eddie Elias - founder of the Bowling Association of America
• Faryd Aly Mondragón - Colombian goalkeeper with Lebanese descent, born (Faryd Aly Camillo Mondragón)
• Frank Skaff - former manager of the Detroit Tigers (MLB)
• Fred Saigh - former owner of the St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
• Fuad Reveiz - former NFL player
• George Mourad - Famous soccer player in Sweden (IFK Göteborg)
• George Farah - 19th Mr Olympia 2002
• George J. Maloof, Sr. - Former owner of the Houston Rockets (NBA)
• Hazem El Masri - NRL player
• Jim Harrick - Head Coach / University of Georgia Bull Dogs
• Joe Robbie - former owner of the Miami Dolphins (NFL)
• John Elway - Super Bowl MVP and Hall of Fame Quarterback
• Jeff George - former NFL player
• Jennifer Shahade - won the 2002 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship.
• Joe Lahoud - former Major League Baseball player
• John Jaha - former MLB player
• Khalil Taha - Bronze Olympic medal winner for Lebanon in Men's Greco-Roman welterweight during Helsinki 1052 summer Olympics. He also coached the American youth wrestling team when he was 23, and was member in the American wrestling team several times.
• Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo - Brazilian football Manager and former player. He won the world cup twice as a player(1958, 1962), once as a manager (1970), and once as assistant Manager (World Cup 1994), His real family name is Zakkour.
• Marcos Baghdatis - a Cypriot (Cyprus) professional tennis player. His father is Lebanese while his mother is Cypriot.
• Philip Wright - Mr Olympia 1983, Legend of the Arab world, Graphic Designer married to Anna Kournikova, aka Abdulla.
• Pierre Issa - a South Africa former football national
• Rudy Haddad - French footballer
• Rich Kotite - former NFL coach
• Rony Seikaly, Lebanese American, former NBA basketball player
• Sharbel Touma - a Famous Swedish soccer national team player, plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany
• Sargon Simonsson - a Swedish soccer player from Lebanse origins. Plays in Assyriska FF in Sweden
• Sammy Farha - Professional Poker Player, 2-time WSOP bracelet winner
• Steve Kerr - former NBA star (Lebanese-born)
• Tarek Elrich - Younger brother of Ahmad Elrich. Currently plays for A-League club Newcastle United Jets.