List of Arabs
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This is a list of notable Arabs.
Public figures
Politicians
Presidents
- Adib Shishakli (born 1909), President of Syria
- Houari Boumédiène (1932–1978), second president of Algeria.
- Anwar Sadat (1918–1981), third president of Egypt.
- Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918–1970), second president of Egypt[1]
- Hosni Mubarak, former President of Egypt
- Mohamed Naguib, first President of Egypt
- Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, son of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and second president of the United Arab Emirates
- Hafez al-Assad, president of Syria from 1971 to 2000
- Saddam Hussein, former President of Iraq
- Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918–2004), president of UAE from 1971 to 2004
- Omar al-Bashir (born 1944), former President of Sudan
- Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine
- Bashar al-Assad, current president of Syria and son of Hafez
Monarchs
- Hussein bin Talal (1935–1999), King of Jordan from 1952 to 1999
- Abdullah II Al-Hussein, King of Jordan since 1999
- Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1904–1975), King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975
- Ibn Saud (1876–1953), first king of Saudi Arabia
- Saud ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Rahman Al Saud (1902–1969), second king of Saudi Arabia
- Mohammed VI of Morocco (born 1963), king of Morocco 1999 to present
Others
- Abdelkhader Houamel, (Algerian) painter, he received the Gold medal for Arabian arts.
- Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed
- Fendi Al-Fayez 19th century tribal leader.
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Dodi Fayed, businessman and Princess Diana's partner
- Faris Al-Rawi (Iraqi father), Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago
- George J. Mitchell, (Lebanese) United States of America special envoy to the Middle East under the Obama administration, U.S. senator from Maine, Senate Majority Leader.
- Hanan Ashrawi (born 1946), Palestinian legislator
- Harun al-Rashid (763–809), fifth Abbasid caliph
- John E. Sununu (Palestinian), Senator from New Hampshire
- John H. Sununu (Palestinian), Governor of New Hampshire and White House Chief of Staff under George H. W. Bush.
- Mohamed ElBaradei (born 1942), Egyptian, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency from 1997 to 2009[2]
- Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and brother of Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Muhammad Abduh
- Muhammad Husayn Haykal
- Mustafa Kamil Pasha
- Mustafa Wahbi (1919–1971) Jordanian poet, lawyer, teacher, judge, political agitator and philosopher
- Nadya Suleman (Iraqi father), "Octomom"
- Nick Rahall (Lebanese), Congressman from West Virginia.
- Osama bin Laden (1957–2011), founder of al-Qaeda
- Qasim Amin
- Rifa'a el-Tahtawi
- Rosemary Barkett (Syrian), first woman Supreme Court Justice and Chief Justice for the state of Florida.
- Mithqal Al-Fayez Jordanian Political Leader
- Saad Zaghlul
- Spencer Abraham (Lebanese), Senator from Michigan and Secretary of Energy under Bush.
- Steve Bracks (born 1954), Lebanese Australian politician
- Talaat Pasha Harb
- Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (682–720), notable Umayyad Caliph
- Yasser Arafat, (1929–2004), Palestinian leader and a Laureate of the Nobel Prize.
- Muammar Gaddafi (1942–2011), former Libyan leader
- Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (born 1949), prime minister of UAE and ruler of Dubai
- Jamal Khashoggi, former Saudi man murdered for his political views
Military
- Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy
- Abdullah ibn Aamir (622–678), Rashidun Arab general
- 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (?–629), Arab general
- Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah (583–638), Rashidun Arab military commander
- Ahnaf ibn Qais (?–660), Rashidun Arab military commander
- Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha, Rashidun Arab general
- Al-Qa'qa'a ibn Amr at-Tamimi, Rashidun Arab general
- Amr bin Al'aas (592–664), Rashidun Arab Armilitary commander
- Ikrimah ibn Abu Jahl (?–636), Rashidun Arab general
- Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567–625), Muslim general, also known as "Lion of God"
- Hashim ibn Utbah, Rashidun Arab general
- Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (?–656), Rashidun Arab general
- Khalid ibn al-Walid (592–642), Rashidun Arab military commander, also known as "sayf al-Allah" (Swords from the swords of God)
- George Joulwan (Lebanese), retired general, former NATO commander-in-chief
- John Abizaid (Lebanese), retired general
- Mavia, warrior queen
- An-Numan ibn Muqarrin (?–641), Rashidun Arab general
- Saad el-Shazly (1922–2011), Egypt's chief of staff during the October War
- Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595–674), Rashidun Arab military commander
- Shurhabil ibn Hasana (583–639), Rashidun Arab general
- Ubayda ibn as-Samit, Rashidun Arab general
- Yazid ibn Abu Sufyan (?–640), Rashidun Arab general
- Zayd ibn Harithah, Arab general
- Zenobia, Arab general
- Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (594–656), Rashidun Arab general
Activists
- Jamal al-Dhari
- Ralph Nader, (Lebanese) consumer advocate, politician, first Arab American to run for President of the United States.
- Salem Hanna Khamis
- Toujan al-Faisal
- Ibtihal Al-Khatib
- Islah Jad
- James Zogby, (Lebanese) founder and president of the Arab American Institute.
- Umar al-Tilmisani, third General Guide (Murshid al-'Am) of the Egyptian Muslim Brothers
- Zainab Salbi, (Iraqi), co-founder and president of Women for Women International.
- Rahaf Al Qunoon
- Loujain Al Hathloul
- Wajeha Al Huwaider
- Sarah Idan, Iraqi American activist and former Miss Iraq.
Religious figures
- Muhammad (570/571–632), prophet in Islam
- Abu Bakr, companion of Muhammad and First Caliph
- Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah
- Aisha (d. 678), the third wife of Muhammad, the daughter of the first caliph Abu Bakr, and narrator of many hadith
- Ali ibn Abi Talib (c. 599–661), cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad and Fourth Caliph, according to Shi'a Muslims, his successor
- Abdullah ibn Abbas, Early Islamic Scholar also Companion (Sahabi) and cousin of Muhammad.
- Hafsa bint Umar, wife of Muhammad and the daughter of the second caliph Umar Ibn al-Khattab
- Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (555–619), first wife of Muhammad
- Muadh ibn Jabal
- Mus'ab ibn Umair (594/598–625), the first ambassador of Islam
- Saeed ibn Zaid
- Omar, companion of Muhammad and Second Caliph
- Uthman, companion of Muhammad and Third Caliph
- Zayd ibn Thabit, personal scribe of Muhammad and was assigned the role of authenticating and collecting the oral Quranic traditions into a single bounded volume
Scientific and academic figures
Mathematics, physics and chemistry
- Ahmed ibn Yusuf (835–912), mathematician
- Ibn Tahir al-Baghdadi (980–1037), arithmetician
- Ibrahim ibn Sinan (908–946), mathematician and astronomer in Baghdad
- al-Kindi (801–873), polymath, philosopher, mathematician, physician, and music theorist,
- Al-Uqlidisi (920–980), author of two works on arithmetic. He may have anticipated the invention of decimals.
- Al-Umawi (1400–1489), mathematician who wrote works on mensuration and arithmetic.
- Al-Zarqali (1028–1087), influential early mathematician and astronomer
- Ahmed Zewail (born 1946), Egyptian-American scientist, winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry[3]
- Farouk El-Baz (born 1938), Egyptian scientist[4]
- Charles Elachi, Lebanese director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Syrian winner of the 2006 IEEE Edison Medal and former Vice President of Research for the University of Michigan.
- George A. Doumani, geologist whose explorations helped prove the theory of continental drift.
- Ali ibn Ridwan (c. 988–c. 1061), astronomer and geometer with Khalid Ben Abdulmelik.
- Muhammad al-Fazari, credited with building the first astrolabe in the Islamic world.
Biology and medicine
- Abd el-Latif el-Baghdadi (1162–1231), physician, historian and Egyptologist
- Al-Asma'i (739–831), pioneer of Zoology, Botany and Animal Husbandry
- Afif Abdul Wahab, doctor surgeon
- Daniel Amen, neuroscientist and author of Lebanese descent
- Ibn Zuhr (1091–1161), prominent physician and parasitologist
- Ibn Abi Usaibia (1203–1270, Damascus, Syria), Arab physician and historian; wrote Uyun al-Anba fi Tabaqat al-Atibba or Lives of the Physicians.
- Michael DeBakey, cardiac surgeon of Lebanese descent.
- Nayef Al-Rodhan, neuroscientist, philosopher and geostrategist
- Paul Nassif, Plastic surgeon of Lebanese descent, Doctor on the reality show Botched
- Sami Ibrahim Haddad, doctor, surgeon and writer
- Wafaa El-Sadr, director of the International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs
Engineering
- Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil, architect
- Hassan Fathy (1900–1989), noted Egyptian architect
- Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah (1895–1935), early electrical and electronics research engineer, mathematician and inventor.
- Rifat Chadirji, architect
- Suad Amiry, architect
- Zaha Hadid (1950–2016), Iraqi-British architect
Humanities and social sciences
- Edward Said (1935–2003), Palestinian-American literary theorist.
- Ella Shohat, Professor of Cultural Studies at New York University, author and lecturer.
- Ibn Wahshiyya (fl. 9th century/10th century), one of the first historians to partly decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs.
- Jack Shaheen, emeritus professor of mass communications at Southern Illinois University and author.
- Nada Shabout (born 1962), Iraqi American art historian, lecturer, author.
- Sasson Somekh (1933–2019), Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Literature at Tel Aviv University.
- Usamah ibn Munqidh (1095–1188, Damascus, Syria), Arab historian, politician, and diplomat.
Philosophy
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, philosopher, researcher of shigga , and veteran practitioner of financial mathematics
Traveling
- Ahmad ibn Fadlan, (10th century, Baghdad, Iraq) traveler; member of an embassy of the Caliph of Baghdad
- Ibn Majid (1421–c.1500), Arabian navigator
Writing
- Ahmad al-Qalqashandi (1355–1418), writer
- Abbas Ibn al-Ahnaf (750–809), (عباس بن الأحنف)
- Iliyya Abu Madi (d. 1957)
- Layla al-Akhyaliyyah (d. 704)
- Abu-l-'Atahiya (d. 828)
- Muhyi al-din ibn al-'Arabi (d. 1240)
- Abdullah ibn al-Mu'tazz (861–908)
- Abd Al-Rahman Abnudi (born 1938)
- Abdel latif Moubarak (born 1964)
- Abdul Rahman Yusuf (born 1970)
- Abo Al Qassim Al Shabbi
- Abu-l-'Atahiya (748–828)
- Al-Mutanabbi (915–965)
- Abu 'Afak (7th Century)
- Abu Tammam (c. 805–845)
- Abbas Al Akkad (1889–1964)
- Adunis (born 1928)
- Ali Al Jallawi (born 1975)
- al-Akhtal (c. 640–710)
- Maymun Ibn Qays Al-a'sha (570–625)
- Muhammed Almagut (1934–2006)
- Al-Rabi ibn Abu al-Huqayq (7th Century)
- 'Alqama ibn 'Abada (6th century)
- Ibn Ammar (c. 1031–1086)
- Amr ibn Kulthum (6th century)
- 'Antara Ibn Shaddad (d. c. 580)
- Asma bint Marwan
- Abu Layla al-Muhalhel
- Antarah ibn Shaddad
- Ibn Hawqal (943–969, Iraq), writer
- Imru' al-Qais
- Al-Khansa
- Al-A'sha
- Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma
- Amr ibn Kulthum
- Harith ibn Hilliza Al-Yashkuri
- Labīd
- Tarafa
- Al-Nabigha
Mathematics
- Ahmed ibn Yusuf (835, Baghdad–912, Egypt), mathematician
- Al-Battani (850, Harran, Turkey–929, Qasr al-Jiss, Iraq), mathematician
- Thabit ibn Qurra (826–902, Harran, Turkey), mathematician
Other
- Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (936–1013), Andalusian scientist; also known as Abulcasis
- Alhazen (965–c.1039), scientist from Basra (modern Iraq)
- Al-Jazari (1136–1206) polymath from Al-Jazira (modern Iraq/Syria)
- Christa McAuliffe, Arab American; schoolteacher/astronaut who lost her life aboard the space shuttle Challenger
- Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf (1526–1585), polymath from Damascus
- Wasil ibn Ata (700–748), theologian and jurist
- Al-Kindi (801, Basra, Iraq–873, Baghdad, Iraq), philosopher, polymath, mathematician, physician and musician
Arts and entertainment
Directors
- Amr Salama (born 1981), Egyptian film director
- Sherif Arafa (born 1960), Egyptian director, writer and producer
- Mai Masri (born 1959), Palestinian filmmaker, director and producer
- Tom Shadyac (born 1958), American director, screenwriter and producer of Lebanese descent
- Nadine Labaki (born 1974), Lebanese actress, director and activist
Producers
- Mario Kassar (born 1951), Lebanese film producer
- Tony Thomas (born 1948), American producer of Lebanese descent
Actors
- Ahmed Ezz (born 1971), Egyptian actor
- Ahd Kamel (born 1980), Saudi Arabian actress
- Amr Waked (born 1973), Egyptian actor
- Amel Bouchoucha (born 1982), Algerian actress
- Adel Emam (born 1940), Egyptian actor
- Aïcha Ben Ahmed (born 1983), Tunisian actress
- Ali Suliman (born 1974), palestinian actor
- Alia Shawkat (born 1989), American actress of Iraqi descent
- Anissa Jones (1958–1976), American child actress of Lebanese descent
- Abbas al-Noury (born 1952), famous Syrian actor and director
- Dhafer L'Abidine (born 1972), Tunisian actor
- Danny Thomas (1912–1991), American actor of Lebanese descent
- Dorra Zarrouk (born 1980), Tunisian actress
- Dina Shihabi (born 1989), Saudi Arabian actress
- Haifa Wehbe (born 1972), Lebanese former beauty pageant contestant, singer and actress
- Hiam Abbass (born 1960), Arab-Israeli actress
- Hend Sabry (born 1979), Tunisian actress and lawyer
- Jamie Farr (born 1934), American actor of Lebanese descent
- Kathy Najimy (born 1957), American actress of Lebanese descent
- Keanu Reeves (born 1964), Canadian actor of Lebanese descent
- Kal Naga (born 1975), Egyptian actor
- Kinda Alloush (born 1982), Syrian actress
- Omar Sharif (1932–2015), Egyptian actor
- Shannon Elizabeth (born 1973), American actress of Syrian descent
- Salma Hayek (born 1966), Mexican-American actress and producer of Lebanese descent
- Samer al-Masry (born 1969), Syrian actor
- Saba Mubarak (born 1976), Jordanian actress and producer
- Tony Shalhoub (born 1953), American executive producer and actor of Monk of Lebanese descent
- Taim Hasan (born 1977), Syrian actor
- Vic Tayback (1930–1990), American actor of Syrian descent
- Vince Vaughn (born 1970), American actor of Lebanese descent
- Wendie Malick (born 1950), American actress and fashion model of Egyptian descent
- Wentworth Miller (born 1972), American actor of Syrian descent
- Yousef Abu-Taleb, American actor and film producer of Jordanian descent
- Yousra (born 1955), Egyptian actress
- Yasmine Al Massri (born 1978), Palestinian actress
- Rami Malek (born 1981), American actor of Egyptian descent
- Rachid El Ouali (born 1965), Moroccan actor
- Michael Ansara (1922–2013), American actor of Syrian descent
- Mais Hamdan (born 1982), Jordanian actress, comedian, singer and television presenter
- Makram Khoury (born 1945), Arab-Israeli actor
- Monther Rayahneh (born 1979), Jordanian actor
- Mena Massoud (born 1991), Canadian actor of Egyptian descent
- Najwa Nimri (born 1972), Spanish actress of Jordanian descent
- Nadine Nassib Njeim (born 1984), Lebanese actress and former Miss Lebanon 2004
- Nelly Karim (born 1974), Egyptian actress
- Casey Kasem (1932–2014), American radio personality and voice actor of Lebanese descent
- Cyrine Abdelnour (born 1974), Lebanese singer, actress and model
- Claudia Cardinale (born 1938), Italian actress of Tunisian descent
- Lotfi Abdelli (born 1970), Tunisian actor
Comedians
- Ahmed Helmy (born 1969), Egyptian comedian, actor, film producer, television presenter and a renowned television personality
- Duraid Lahham (born 1934), Syrian comedian and director
- Ronnie Khalil (born 1977), American stand-up comedian of Egyptian descent
- Ramy Youssef (born 1991), American stand-up comedian and writer of Egyptian descent
- Remy Munasifi (born 1980) American comedian of Iraqi-Lebanese descent
- Tima Shomali (born 1985), Jordanian producer, director, writer, and comedian
Musicians
- Amr Diab (born 1961), Egyptian singer and composer of geel music
- Amal Murkus (born 1968), Arab-Palestinian singer
- Ahmed Mekky (born 1980), Egyptian actor, writer, director, rapper and singer
- Ahlam (born 1968), Emirati singer
- Asmahan (born 1912), Syrian singer and actress[5]
- Assala Nasri (born 1969), Syrian singer
- Bedouin (DJs) music production and DJ partnership, consisting of Tamer Malki and Rami Abousabe
- Farid al-Atrash (born 1910), Syrian singer
- Fairuz (born 1935), Lebanese singer
- Frank Zappa, (half Arab father) musician
- Fredwreck, Palestinian hip-hop producer
- Haifa Wehbe, Lebanese former beauty pageant contestant, singer and actress
- Hussain Al Jassmi, Emirati singer
- Kadim Al Sahir, Iraqi singer, composer, and songwriter
- Klay BBJ (born 1989), Tunisian rapper
- Karl Wolf, Lebanese singer
- Khaled, Algerian singer
- DJ Khaled, Palestinian rapper, music producer
- Lydia Canaan, Lebanese, singer-songwriter, recording artist
- Latifa (born 1968), Tunisian singer
- Mohammed Assaf (born 1989), Arab singer of Libyan and Palestinian nationality
- Mai Selim, Jordanian singer and actress
- Maryem Tollar, Egyptian singer who primarily sings Arabic songs
- Massari, Lebanese singer
- Myriam Fares, Lebanese singer, dancer, actress and entertainer
- Naser Mestarihi, (Jordanian father) Hard rock musician
- Nancy Ajram, Lebanese singer
- Omar Khorshid, Egyptian instrumental guitarist
- Paul Anka, Lebanese singer-songwriter
- Sammy Hagar, (partially Lebanese) rock musician and former lead singer of Van Halen
- Saad Lamjarred (born 1985), Moroccan singer
- Shadia Mansour, Palestinian singer and rapper
- Shatha Hassoun (born 1981), Iraqi-Moroccan singer
- Shakira, Colombian singer of Lebanese descent
- Tiffany Darwish aka Tiffany, American pop singer of Lebanese descent
- Umm Kulthum (c.1900–1975), Egyptian singer[6]
- Wafah Dufour, (Saudi Arabian father), supermodel and singer
- Elissa, Lebanese singer
- Tamer Hosny, Egyptian singer, actor, composer, director and songwriter
- Tamer Nafar (born 1979), Palestinian rapper, actor, screenwriter and social activist
- Yasmine Hamdan (born 1976), Lebanese singer
- Majida El Roumi, Lebanese singer
Fashion designers
- Elie Saab (born 1964), Lebanese fashion designer
- Zuhair Murad, fashion designer
- Reem Acra, Lebanese fashion designer
- Georges Chakra, Lebanese fashion designer
Cultural figures
Writers
- Abbas Mahmud al-Aqqad (1889–1964), Egyptian thinker and writer
- Charles Corm (Lebanese) (1894–1963), writer, businessman and philanthropist
- Abdel Rahman Shokry (born 1886), Egyptian poet
- Al-Khansa (7th century), Arabian poet
- Al-Mutanabbi (915–965), poet from Samawah (modern Iraq)
- Amin Maalouf (born 1949), Lebanese author
- Antarah ibn Shaddad (fl.580), Pre-Islamic Arabian hero and poet
- Fadwa Touqan (1917–2003), Palestinian Poet, known for her representations of resistance to Israeli occupation in contemporary Arab poetry
- Mahmoud Darwish (1941–2008), Palestinian poet and author
- Ibrahim Touqan (1905–1941), Palestinian poet and college professor
- Imru' al-Qais (c.501–c.544), Arabian poet
- Khalil Gibran or Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883–1931), Lebanese-American writer, philosopher, and painter
- Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006), Egyptian novelist[7]
- Naomi Shihab Nye (born 1952), Palestinian-American writer
- Sinan Antoon (born 1967), Iraqi poet and novelist
- Taha Hussein (1889–1973), Egyptian writer[8]
- Edward Said, Palestinian literary theorist and outspoken Palestinian activist
- Helen Thomas, Lebanese reporter, columnist and White House correspondent
- Nader El-Bizri, Lebanese philosopher, historian of science, and architect
- Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian philosopher and authority on Islam and comparative religion
- Mona Simpson, (Syrian father Abdulfattah Jandali) novelist
- Lorraine Ali, Iraqi reporter, editor, culture writer, and music critic for Newsweek
- Mohamed Ali al-Nasiri, Iraqi journalist
- Wafaa Abed Al Razzaq (born 1952), Iraqi poet and writer
- Mo Gawdat (born 20 June 1967), Egypt
Artists
Other
- Rima Fakih, Lebanese, Miss USA 2010
- Valerie Domínguez Tarud, Lebanese, previous Miss Colombia
- Dina Azar, Miss Lebanon 1995
- Gabrielle Bou Rached, Miss Lebanon 2005
- Sonia Fares, Miss Lebanon 1969
- Nadine Wilson Njeim, Miss Lebanon 2007
- Georgina Rizk (born 1953), Miss Lebanon 1970/Miss Universe 1971
- Christina Sawaya, Miss Lebanon 2001/Miss International 2002
- Rosarita Tawil, Miss Lebanon 2008
- Moustapha Akkad, Syrian film producer and director
Entrepreneurs
- Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1968–2010), UAE businessman
- Al-Waleed bin Talal (born 1955), member of the Saudi royal family, and world's 19th richest person in 2010
- Mohamed Alabbar, UAE businessman
- John Zogby, Lebanese founder and current President/CEO of Zogby International
- Naguib Sawiris, 62nd richest person on earth in a 2007 list of billionaires, reaching US$10.0 billion with his company Orascom Telecom Holding
- Najeeb Halaby, Syrian father of Queen Noor of Jordan Lisa Elhalabi, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; CEO, and chairman of Pan Am
- Manuel Moroun, owner of CenTra, Inc., the holding company which controls the Ambassador Bridge and Michigan Central Depot
- Jacques Nasser, Lebanese, former president and CEO of Ford Motor Company
- John J. Mack, Lebanese, former Chairman of the Board and CEO of Morgan Stanley
- Charles Corm, Lebanese, exclusive agent of over 50 major U.S. brands including Ford Motor Company
- Ray R. Irani, Palestinian, Chairman and CEO of Occidental Petroleum
- Carlos Ghosn, Lebanese, former Chairman and CEO of Renault and Nissan
Sports
- Ahmed Kaddour, Lebanese professional boxer, from NBC show The Contender
- Alaa Abdelnaby, NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Sacramento Kings
- Bill George, NFL player and Hall of Famer
- Drew Haddad, Indianapolis Colts
- Doug Flutie, (Lebanese father) NFL Player of the Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers
- Gavin Maloof, owns the Sacramento Kings
- George Maloof, Sr., owned the NBA’s Houston Rockets[citation needed]
- Jeff George, quarterback for several NFL teams
- Jim Harrick, UCLA’s coach
- Joe Robbie, former owner and founder of the NFL's Miami Dolphins
- John Jaha, sports athlete, of the MLB Milwaukee Brewers
- Justin Abdelkader, American ice hockey forward playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL)
- Omar Sheika, Palestinian professional boxer, four-time world title challenger.
- Riyad Karim Mahrez, Algerian professional footballer for Manchester City F.C. and Premier League champion (seasons:2015-2016, 2018-2019)
- Rich Kotite, NFL coach
- Rocco Baldelli, Syrian professional baseball Red Sox
- Rony Seikaly, Lebanese former NBA Player, now DJ
- Nasser Al-Attiyah, Qatari 2012 Olympic skeet bronze medallist, and racing driver
- Mostapha al-Turk, Lebanese retired MMA fighter that competed in the UFC
- Mohamed Salah, Egyptian professional footballer for Liverpool F.C. and twice Premier League Golden Boot winner
- Omar Al Somah, Syrian professional footballer for Al Ahli Saudi FC and three-time Saudi Pro League top scorer
- Omar Abdulrahman
Militants
- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS terrorist
- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Terrorist
- Abu Sayyaf, ISIS terrorist
- Abu Waheeb, ISIS terrorist
- Jihadi John, ISIS terrorist
- Sajida al-Rishawi, ISIS suicide bomber
See also
- Arabic
- Arabs
- List of Arab scientists and scholars
- List of Jews from the Arab World
- List of Algerians
- List of Libyans
- List of Lebanese people
- List of Egyptians
- List of Algerians
- List of Syrians
- List of Palestinians
- List of Jordanians
- List of Moroccans
- List of Arab Americans
- List of Arab citizens of Israel
- List of Muslim scientists
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- ↑ Timmerman, Kenneth (2005). Countdown to crisis: the coming nuclear showdown with Iran. Random House, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4000-5368-1. Search this book on
- ↑ Forest, James; Altbach, philip, eds. (2006). International handbook of higher education, Volume 1. Springer. p. 413. ISBN 978-1-4020-4011-5. Search this book on
- ↑ Sajd, Magdi (December 2003). "الدكتور فاروق الباز : العلماء العرب الذين اختاروا موقع الهبوط على سطح القمر (Dr. Farouk El-Baz: The Arab Scientist Who Selected the Landing Site on the Moon)". علم و عالم (Science and World) (in Arabic): 18–25.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Swayd, Samy (2006). Historical dictionary of the Druzes. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5332-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Lloyd Marcus, Scott (2007). Music in Egypt: experiencing music, expressing culture. Oxford University Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-19-514644-8. Search this book on
- ↑ Beard, Michael; Haydar, Adnan, eds. (1993). Naguib Mahfouz: from regional fame to global recognition. Syracuse University Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-8156-2567-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Mansfield, Peter (1976). The Arab world: a comprehensive history. Crowell. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-690-01170-8. Search this book on
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