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.

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
 * 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
 * Ali Al-Sharah, American born Iraqi, computer scientist studying computer science in Washington State.
 * 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
 * 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, 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, 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
 * Nahim Abraham, Kafarakab-born Lebanese, businessman, philanthropist
 * 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 (considers herself Jewish and not ethnically Arab), singer, musician, writer, actress, and television personality
 * Paul Anka, Lebanese, singer/songwriter
 * 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-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

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
 * Susie Gharib, co-anchor of the Nightly Business Report
 * 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

 * Jamal Murray, half-Syrian, NBA Basketball Player for the Denver Nuggets
 * 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
 * Rony Seikaly, Beirut-born Lebanese, former NBA player, now DJ
 * Abdel Nader, Alexandria-born Egyptian, player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association
 * Salah Mejri, Oued Melliz-born Tunisian professional basketball for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association.
 * Justin Abdelkader, part-Jordanian, ice hockey forward playing in the NHL
 * Brandon Saad, half-Syrian, NHL player
 * 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.
 * Jeff George, Lebanese, NFL quarterback
 * 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.
 * Adam Shaheen, tight end from Ashland
 * Joe Robbie, former owner and founder of the NFL's Miami Dolphins
 * Rocco Baldelli, professional baseball player (Syrian)
 * John Jaha, MLB baseball player (Lebanese)
 * Sam Khalifa, MLB baseball player (Egyptian)
 * Joe Lahoud, MLB player for Boston and California (Lebanese descent)
 * Mikie Mahtook, Major League Baseball outfielder (Lebanese descent)
 * Damien Sandow, WWE wrestler (Lebanese)
 * Sabu, ECW wrestler (Lebanese mother)
 * 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)
 * Mojo Rawley, professional wrestler currently signed to WWE (Palestinian and Syrian)
 * Dina Al-Sabah, professional figure competitor (Kuwaiti descent)
 * Sarah Attar, track and field athlete (Saudi Arabian father)
 * Isra Girgrah, boxer
 * 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)
 * Ramsey Nijem, (Palestinian), mixed martial artist and UFC fighter
 * Bobby Rahal, (Lebanese ancestry)
 * Soony Saad, MLS player (Lebanese descent)
 * Robert Saleh, head coach for New York Jets NFL (Lebanese mother).
 * Tarick Salmaci, professional boxer (Lebanese)
 * Omar Sheika, (Palestinian), professional boxer, four-time world title challenger
 * Kelly Slater, professional surfer (Lebanese descent)
 * Muhammad Halim, (Palestinian father)
 * Sami Guediri, footballer (Algerian parents)

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 (Lebanese descent)
 * 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