This list of Maronites includes prominent

Maronite The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the largest ...

figures who are notable in their areas of expertise.

Arts, culture, and entertainment

Joseph Abboud Joseph Abboud (born May 5, 1950) is an American menswear fashion designer and author. Early life and education Joseph Abboud was born in Boston, Massachusetts. The Abbouds were a working-class Lebanese Maronite Catholic family that started out ...

, American fashion designer * Amin al-Rihani, poet * Gibran Khalil Gibran, artist and writer * Youssef Howayek, sculptor *

Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah "Tony" Kanaan Filho (born 31 December 1974), nicknamed TK, is a Brazilian racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the Brazilian Stock Car Pro Series, driving the No. 6 Toyota Corolla E210 for Full Time Bassani a ...

, race car driver * Joseph Philippe Karam, architect *

Najwa Karam Najwa Karam ( ar, نجوى كرم, , born 26 February 1966) is a Lebanese singer, songwriter, producer, fashion icon, one of the best selling recording artist in the middle east with more than 60 million records worldwide. Known as the "Sun of ...

, singer *

Mario Kassar Mario F. Kassar ( ar, ماريو قصار; born October 10, 1951) is a Lebanese film producer and industry executive who produced the first three films of the '' Rambo'' series, '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', '' Total Recall'', ''The Doors, Ange ...

, Hollywood producer, behind such movies as ''Rambo'', ''Terminator II'' and ''Stargate'' *

Callie Khouri Carolyn Ann "Callie" Khouri (born November 27, 1957) is an American film and television screenwriter, producer, and director. In 1992, she won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for the film ''Thelma & Louise' ...

, screenwriter * Elissa Khoury, singer *

Marwan Khoury Marwan Khoury ( ar, مروان خوري; born February 3, 1968) is a Lebanese singer, writer, composer and music arranger. He has composed hits for artists such as Majida El Roumi, Saber Rebaï, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Assala Nasri, Najwa Karam, Fad ...

, singer *

Nadine Labaki Nadine Labaki ( ar, نادين لبكي ''Nādīn Labikī''; born February 18, 1974) is a Lebanese actress, director and activist. Labaki first came into the spotlight as an actress in the early 2000s. Her film-making career began in 2007 after t ...

, actress and director *

Mika Mika is a given name, a nickname and a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People known just as Mika * Mika (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter Michael Penniman, Jr. * Mika (footbal ...

, singer *

George Daniel George Bedford Daniel (born 23 March 1990) is a Belgium-born English musician and record producer. He came to prominence as a founding member, principal producer, and drummer of the pop rock band the 1975. His work with the band made him the ...

, present Commissioner of the National Lacrosse League. *

Kathy Najimy Kathy Ann Najimy ( ; ar, كاثي ان نجيمي ; born February 6, 1957) is an American actress and activist. She is best known for her roles in the films '' Soapdish'' (1991), '' Sister Act'' (1992), ''Hocus Pocus'' (1993), '' Hope Floats'' ...

, actress * Octavia Nasr, CNN editor * Elie Saab, International fashion designer * Baba Saad, German rapper of Lebanese descent *

Nicole Saba Nicole Saba ( ar, نيكول سابا; born 26 June 1974) is a Lebanese people, Lebanese singer and actress. Career From 1998 to 2001, Saba was a member of the Lebanese pop group The 4 Cats, replacing Rola Bahnam. Saba released two albums with ...

, singer * Michael Sallah, Pulitzer Prize reporter * Elie Samaha, filmmaker *

Tony Shalhoub Anthony Marc Shalhoub ( ; born October 9, 1953), is an American actor. His accolades include five Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, six Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award nomination. He played Adrian Monk in the USA ...

, three-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American television and film actor *

Danny Thomas Danny Thomas (born Amos Muzyad Yaqoob Kairouz; January 6, 1912 – February 6, 1991) was an American actor, singer, nightclub comedian, producer, and philanthropist. He created and starred in one of the most successful and long-running si ...

, actor and founder of

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research facility located in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1962, it is a 501(c)(3) designated nonprofit medical corporation which focuses on children's catastrophic diseases, p ...

Gabriel Yared Gabriel Yared (Arabic: غبريال يارد; born 7 October 1949) is a Lebanese-French composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Yared scored the French films '' Betty Blue'' and '' Camille Cl ...

, Oscar-winning musician for the soundtrack of ''The English Patient'' *

Mario Zagallo is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the '' Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his cr ...

(Zakhour), former Brazil national football team, player and coach * Nawal Al Zoghbi *

Tom Shadyac Thomas Peter Shadyac (born December 11, 1958) is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and author. The youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, Shadyac is widely known for writing and directing the comedy films '' Ace Ventura: P ...

, Hollywood producer and director * Tiny Tim, musician

Business

Carlos Ghosn Carlos Ghosn (; ; ar, كارلوس غصن; , born 9 March 1954) is a businessman who holds Brazilian and French nationality. Ghosn was the CEO of Michelin North America, chairman and CEO of Renault, chairman of AvtoVAZ, chairman and CEO of N ...

, Lebanese-French-Brazilian industrialist, CEO of Nissan and Renault * George J. Maloof, Jr., entrepreneur * Tarek Saab, former contestant on '' The Apprentice'' and President of Texas Precious Metals and Fibonacci.com *

Carlos Slim Carlos Slim Helú (; born 28 January 1940) is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by the ''Forbes'' business magazine. He derived his fortune from his ...

, Lebanese-Mexican, CEO of

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(

Telmex Telmex is a Mexican telecommunications company headquartered in Mexico City that provides telecommunications products and services in Mexico. Telmex is still the dominant fixed-line phone carrier in Mexico. In addition to traditional fixed-line ...

) and many other companies in Mexico, and from 2010 to 2013, he was considered as the richest man in the world by ''

Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. Published eight times a year, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. ''Forbes'' also r ...

''. *

Gilbert Chagoury Gilbert Ramez Chagoury (born 1946) is a Nigerian billionaire businessman, diplomat and philanthropist, who lives in Paris, France. Early life Gilbert Chagoury is a Lebanese Nigerian who was born to Lebanese immigrant parents in Lagos, Nigeria. ...

, businessman and philanthropist

Government and politics

Ecuador

Abdalá Bucaram Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Ortiz ( ; ; born 20 February 1952) is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer who was President of Ecuador from 10 August 1996, to 6 February 1997. As President, Abdalá Bucaram was nicknamed "El Loco Que Ama" ("The Madman Wh ...

, former President of Ecuador *

Alberto Dahik Alberto Dahik Garzozi (born 27 August 1953) is an Ecuadorian politician of Lebanese ancestry. He was Vice President of Ecuador from 10 August 1992 to 11 October 1995 during the Sixto Durán Ballén administration. In 1995, he was forced out o ...

, former Vice President of Ecuador *

Jamil Mahuad Jorge Jamil Mahuad Witt (born 29 July 1949) is an Ecuadorian lawyer, academic and former politician. He was the 41st president of Ecuador from 10 August 1998, to 21 January 2000. Early life Mahuad was born in Loja, Ecuador. He is of Lebanes ...

, former President of Ecuador (1998–2000) *

Jaime Nebot Jaime José Nebot Saadi (born October 22, 1946) is an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician. He formerly served as mayor of Guayaquil, which is Ecuador's largest city. He is affiliated with the Social Christian Party (PSC) and the . Nebot ran twice ...

, Ecuadorian politician *

Julio Teodoro Salem Julio Teodoro Salem Gallegos (26 September 1900 – 3 September 1968)"Síntesis histórica de la República del Ecuador: legislación y principales hechos" Trabucco, Federico E., 1968, pg. 692 was an Ecuadorian politician of Lebanese backgr ...

, former President of Ecuador

Argentina

* Juan Luis Manzur, Argentinian Minister of Health and Environment

Sierra Leone

* Edward J. Akar, former Sierra Leone Minister of Finance *

John Saad John Nicol Sahid Saad (born in Bo, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean politician, who currently serves as Sierra Leone's Minister of Housing and Infrastructural Development. He is a member of the opposition People's Movement for Democratic Change ( ...

, former Sierra Leone Minister of Housing and Infrastructural Development *

Joe Blell Joseph Blell is a politician from the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party. He served as Sierra Leone's High commissioner to Nigeria from 1993 to 2002. He was also Sierra Leone's Deputy Minister of Défense from 2002 until 2007. He is a Sierr ...

, former Sierra Leone Minister of Defence

Uruguay

* Alberto Abdala, politician, painter and former Vice-President of Uruguay

Canada

Patricia Arab Patricia Anne ArabMark Assad, Canadian politician * Michael Basha, former member of the

Senate of Canada The Senate of Canada (french: region=CA, Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The Senate is modelled after the ...

Pierre de Bané Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

, Canadian Senator *

Lena Diab Lena Metlege Diab (born 1965) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, she represented the electoral district of Halifax Armdale u ...

, Attorney General, Minister of Justice and Minister of Immigration for the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada *

Eddie Francis Edgar "Eddie" Francis (born May 1974) is the former mayor of Windsor, Ontario. He was 29 years old when he was elected mayor in 2003, the youngest mayor in Windsor's history and one of the youngest mayors ever elected in Canada. He is also Windso ...

, mayor of

Windsor, Ontario Windsor is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from Detroit, Michigan, United States. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Essex County, it is the southe ...

* Joe Ghiz, premier of Prince Edward Island, Canada * Robert Ghiz, premier of Prince Edward Island, Canada *

Mac Harb Mac Harb (born November 10, 1953) is a Canadian former politician, who served successively in local Ottawa positions, as a Member of the House of Commons, and as a Senator for Ontario.J. Patrick Boyer. ''Our Scandalous Senate'' Volume 1 of Poin ...

, Canadian politician * Marie Henein, Canadian lawyer *

Lorraine Michael Lorraine Michael (born March 27, 1943) is a Social democracy, social-democratic Canadians, Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From May 2006 until March 2015, Michael was the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New D ...

, Canadian politician * Maria Mourani, member of Canadian Parliament *

Frank Zakem Francis "Frank" Joseph Zakem (August 30, 1931 – January 23, 2013) was a Canadian businessman, politician, educator and author. Zakem was born in Saint-Paul-du-Buton, Quebec (now Saint-Paul-de-Montminy) in 1931 and moved to Prince Edward Isla ...

, mayor of Charlottetown *

Paul Zed Paul Zed (born December 31, 1956) is a Canadian lawyer, professor, and politician. Early life and education Paul Zed was born in Toronto and received his early education from local Saint John, New Brunswick schools, graduating from St. Malachy' ...

, Lebanese-Canadian politician

Guatemala

Jorge Serrano Elías Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías (born 26 April 1945) is a Guatemalan politician who served as President of Guatemala from January 14, 1991 to June 1, 1993. Life and career Serrano was born 26 April 1945 in Guatemala City as the son of Jorge Adán ...

, former president of Guatemala

Jamaica

Edward Seaga Edward Philip George Seaga ( or ; 28 May 1930 – 28 May 2019) was a Jamaican politician. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party from 1974 to 2005.Paulo Maluf Paulo Salim Maluf (; born 3 September 1931) is a Brazilian politician with a career spanning over four decades and many functions, including those of State Governor of São Paulo, Mayor of the City of São Paulo, Congressman and Presidential ca ...

, former governor of São Paulo state *

Michel Temer Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 31 December 2018. He took office after the impeachment and removal from off ...

, former president of Brazil

Australia

* Alexander Alam, political leader, member of the

Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also simply known as Labor, is the major centre-left political party in Australia, one of two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. The party forms ...

''Anthony Alexander Alam - Political Leader''
from ''www.alhs.org.au'' *

Marie Bashir Dame Marie Roslyn Bashir (born 1 December 1930) is the former and second longest-serving Governor of New South Wales. Born in Narrandera, New South Wales, Bashir graduated from the University of Sydney in 1956 and held various medical positio ...

, Governor of New South Wales, Australia *

Steve Bracks Stephen Phillip Bracks (born 15 October 1954) is a former Australian politician and was the 44th Premier of Victoria. He first won the electoral district of Williamstown in 1994 for the Labor Party and was party leader and premier from 199 ...

, former Premier of Victoria, Australia * George Joseph, former Lord Mayor of

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater A ...

Bob Katter Robert Bellarmine Carl Katter (born 22 May 1945) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1993. He was previously active in Queensland state politics from 1974 to 1992. Katter was a member of the ...

, Australian politician

U.S.

* John Abizaid, former Commander in Chief of the US Central Command * Spencer Abraham, former United States Senator and Secretary of Energy *

Ray LaHood Raymond H. LaHood (born December 6, 1945) is an American politician who served as the 16th United States Secretary of Transportation from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Par ...

, U.S. Secretary of Transportation * George Mitchell, 17th United States Senate Majority Leader *

Donna Shalala Donna Edna Shalala ( ; born February 14, 1941) is an American politician and academic who served in the Carter and Clinton administrations, as well as in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. Shalala is a recipient of the Presid ...

, former US Secretary of Health *

Francis G. Slay Francis Gerard Slay (born March 18, 1955) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 45th Mayor of St. Louis, Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri from 2001 to 2017. The first mayor of the city of St. Louis to be elected to the office four co ...

, mayor of St. Louis, Missouri * George Joulwan, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) from 1993 to 1997 *

Rony Seikaly Rony is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ronielson da Silva Barbosa, Brazilian footballer better known as Rony * Rony Ahonen (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey defenceman *Rony Bakale (born 1987), Olympic swimmer from the Repub ...

, basketball player at Syracuse University, 1st round draft pick of the NBA's

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The club plays its home games at FT ...

in 1988 * Matt Freije, former Lebanese NBA player drafted by the

who also played for the

New Orleans Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division and play their home ...

and the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at ...

from 2004-2006

Lebanon

* Pierre-Georges Arlabosse, President of the French Mandate of Lebanon (4–9 April 1941) *

Camille Chamoun Camille Nimr Chamoun OM, ONC ( ar, كميل نمر شمعون, ''Kamīl Sham'ūn''; 3 April 1900 – 7 August 1987) was a Lebanese politician who served as President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958. He was one of the country's main Chris ...

, President of the Lebanese Republic (23 September 1952 – 22 September 1958), founder of the Ahrar Party, one of the fathers of the Lebanese Independence *

Fuad Chehab Fouad Abdullah Chehab ( ar, فُؤادْ عبد الله شِهاب; 19 March 1902 – 25 April 1973) was a Lebanese general and statesman who served as President of Lebanon from 1958 to 1964. He is considered to be the founder of the Lebanese ...

, President of the Lebanese Republic (23 September 1958 – 22 September 1964) *

Émile Eddé Émile Eddé ( ar, إميل إدّه, translit=Imīl Iddah; 5 May 1886 – 28 September 1949) was a Lebanese Maronite Christian lawyer and politician who served as the President of Lebanon for twelve days in 1943. Early life and education Edd� ...

, President of the French Mandate of Lebanon (20 January 1936 – 4 April 1941) and President of the French Mandate of Lebanon (11 November 1943 – 22 November 1943) *

Bashir Gemayel Bachir Pierre Gemayel ( ; 10 November 1947 – 14 September 1982) was a Lebanese militia commander who led the Lebanese Forces (militia), Lebanese Forces, the military wing of the Kataeb Party in the Lebanese Civil War and was elected Pre ...

, Lebanese military commander, politician, and president-elect. Founder of the

Lebanese Forces The Lebanese Forces ( ar, القوات اللبنانية '')'' is a Lebanese Christian-based political party and former militia during the Lebanese Civil War. It currently holds 19 of the 128 seats in Lebanon's parliament and is therefore th ...

Pierre Gemayel Pierre Amine Gemayel, also spelled Jmayyel, Jemayyel or al-Jumayyil ( ar, بيار الجميّل; 6 November 1905 – 29 August 1984), was a Lebanese political leader. A Maronite Catholic, he is remembered as the founder of the Kataeb Party ...

, politician, founder of Al-Kataeb party in Lebanon * Salim Joubran, judge in the Israeli high court of justice *

Youssef Bey Karam Youssef Bey Karam (also Joseph Bey Karam) (May 15, 1823 – April 7, 1889) ( ar, يوسف بك كرم), was a Lebanese Maronite notable for fighting in the 1860 civil war and led a rebellion in 1866–1867 against the Ottoman Empire rule in M ...

, Lebanese Nationalist Leader * Bechara El Khoury, President of the Lebanese Republic (22 November 1943–18 September 1952) *

Amine Gemayel Amine Pierre Gemayel ( ar, أمين بيار الجميٌل ; (born 22 January 1942) is a Lebanese Maronite politician who served as President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988. Born in Bikfaya, his father was Pierre Gemayel, the founder of the ...

, President of the Lebanese Republic (23 September 1982–22 September 1988) *

Bachir Gemayel Bachir Pierre Gemayel ( ; 10 November 1947 – 14 September 1982) was a Lebanese militia commander who led the Lebanese Forces, the military wing of the Kataeb Party in the Lebanese Civil War and was elected President of Lebanon in 198 ...

, President of the Lebanese Republic (23 August 1982–14 September 1982) * Charles Helou, President of the Lebanese Republic (23 September 1964–22 September 1970) *

Elias Hrawi Elias Hrawi ( ar, الياس الهراوي, 4 September 1926 – 7 July 2006) was president of Lebanon, whose term of office ran from 1989 to 1998. Early life and education Hrawi was born in Hawch Al Umara, Zahlé, to a wealthy landowning Mar ...

, President of the Lebanese Republic (24 November 1989–24 November 1998) * Alfred Naccache, acting President of the French Mandate of Lebanon (9 April 1941–18 March 1943) *

Émile Lahoud Émile Jamil Lahoud (born 12 January 1936) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 16th president of Lebanon from 1998 to 2007. His main foreign-policy achievement was to end the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon in May 2000, which was ...

, President of the Lebanese Republic (24 November 1998–23 November 2007) *

René Moawad René Moawad ( ar, رينيه معوض; 17 April 1925 in Zgharta – 22 November 1989 in Beirut) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 9th President of Lebanon. He served for 18 days, from 5 to 22 November 1989, before his assassination by ...

, President of the Lebanese Republic (5 November 1989–22 November 1989) *

Etienne Saqr Étienne Saqr ( ar, إتيان صقر; born on 26 December 1937; last name also spelt Sakr), also known by his kunya "''Abu Arz''” (), is a Lebanese nationalist leader and founder of the Guardians of the Cedars militia and political party ( ...

("Abu Arz"), Lebanese military commander and politician, leader of

Guardians of the Cedars The Guardians of the Cedars (GoC) ( ar, حراس الأرز; ''Ḥurrās al-Arz''; French: ''Gardiens du Cedre'' or ''Gardiens des Cèdres'', GdC) are a far-right ultranationalist Lebanese party and former militia in Lebanon. It was formed b ...

Elias Sarkis Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy ...

, President of the Lebanese Republic (23 September 1976–22 September 1982) *

Bashir Shihab II Emir Bashir Shihab II () (also spelled "Bachir Chehab II"; 2 January 1767–1850) was a Lebanese emir who ruled Ottoman Lebanon in the first half of the 19th century. Born to a branch of the Shihab family which had converted from Sunni Islam, ...

, emir who ruled Lebanon in the first half of the 19th century *

Youssef Salim Karam Youssef Bey Salim Bey Karam (April 5, 1910 – February 3, 1972) was a Lebanese member of the Parliament of Lebanon. Early life Youssef was born in Ehden Lebanon, the son of Salim Bey Karam and Jamilee Melhem Assaad Boulos. The family had ...

, former MP and leader from

Zgharta Zgharta ( ar, زغرتا, syc, ܙܓܪܬܐ), also spelled Zghorta, is a city in North Lebanon, with an estimated population of around 50,000. It is the second biggest city in Northern Lebanon after Tripoli. Zgharta is about 150 metres above sea ...

(10 April 1910–4 February 1972) *

Salim Bey Karam Salim Bey Karam ( ar, سليم بك كرم), born on May 21, 1946, in Zgharta, Lebanon was a Minister of State in the Lebanese government. He is also a Member of Parliament for the Maronite Catholic seat of Zgharta-Zawyie, in North Lebanon. Ea ...

, MP and former minister from

* Ziad Mikhael AKl, founder and president of YASA, lawyer

Religion

Nimattullah Kassab Al-Hardini Nimatullah Kassab O.L.M., also known as "Al-Hardini" in reference to his birth village, (1808 – 14 December 1858) was a Lebanese monk, priest and scholar of the Maronite Church. He has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church. Li ...

, Lebanese monk and priest, Catholic saint. * Peter Ambarach, pioneer of printing in oriental languages and Bible linguist under Pope Clement XI. * Giuseppe Luigi Assemani, Vatican orientalist. * Giuseppe Simone Assemani, titular archbishop of Tyre, librarian of the Vatican and an authority on oriental manuscripts. * Simone Assemani, professor of Oriental languages in Padua. * Stefano Evodio Assemani, titular Archbishop of Apamaea in Syria and Vatican orientalist. *

Domnina of Syria Saint Domnina of Syria, also known as Domnina the Younger, was a 5th-century ascetic. Her name is mentioned in the Byzantine Synaxarium. and according to Theodoret, bishop of Cyrrhus, Domnina was born to a rich Syrian family. Life She became a d ...

, disciple of Saint Maron, Catholic Saint. * Abraham Ecchellensis, theologian famous for his translations of biblical texts into Arabic and Syriac. * Theodore Khoury, prominent Catholic theologian. *

Marina A marina (from Spanish language, Spanish , Portuguese language, Portuguese and Italian language, Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a Dock (maritime), dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina dif ...

, Lebanese female monk and "desert father", Catholic saint. *

John Maron John Maron ( ar, يوحنا مارون, ''Youhana Maroun''; la, Ioannes Maronus; syc, ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܪܘܢ, label=Syriac) (628, Sirmaniyah or Sarmin, present Syria – 707, Kfarhy, Lebanon), was a Syriac monk, and the first Maronite Patriarc ...

, first Maronite Patriarch in history, Catholic saint. * Maroun, Aramean-Syriac monk, founder of the Maronite religious movement, Catholic saint. * Mitch Pacwa, S.J., Maronite priest and television personality on EWTN. *

Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès Rafqa Pietra Chobok (Arabic: رفقا بطرسيّة شبق , June 29, 1832 – March 23, 1914), also known as Saint Rafka and Saint Rebecca, was a Lebanese Maronite nun who was canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 10, 2001. Birth and y ...

, saint, canonized by Pope John Paul II. *

Victor Scialac Victor Scialac ( Syriac: Naṣrallāh Shalaq al-'Āqūrī) was a Maronite priest who collaborated with French Orientalist François Savary de Brèves in the 17th century. Victor Scialac was a former students of the Maronite College in Rome, and tog ...

, theologian and linguist, is thought to have given his name to Shylock, the main character in Shakespeare's ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...

''. *

Gabriel Sionita Gabriel Sionita ( Syriac: Jibrā'īl aṣ-Ṣahyūnī; 1577 at Ehden in Lebanon – 1648 in Paris) was a learned Maronite priest, famous for his role in the publication of the 1645 Paris Polyglot of the Bible. Life Gabriel Sionita was born Jibr ...

, theologian famous for his role in the publication of the 1645 Parisian polyglot of the Bible. * Tobia Aun, archbishop, played role in 1860 Lebanon conflict.

Science

Peter Medawar Sir Peter Brian Medawar (; 28 February 1915 – 2 October 1987) was a Brazilian-British biologist and writer, whose works on graft rejection and the discovery of acquired immune tolerance have been fundamental to the medical practice of tissu ...

, 1960 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine. *

Charles Elachi Charles Elachi (born April 18, 1947
. ''Cedars Network''. Retrieved on February 20, 2008.) is a ...

, Director of NASA Jet Propulsion Labs *

Christa McAuliffe Sharon Christa McAuliffe ( Corrigan; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire, who was killed on the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L where she was serving as a ...

, secondary school teacher and first American civilian selected to be an astronaut; perished in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Great-niece of historian

Philip Khuri Hitti Philip Khuri Hitti (Arabic: فيليب خوري حتي), (Shimlan 22 June 1886 – Princeton 24 December 1978) was a Lebanese-American professor and scholar at Princeton and Harvard University, and authority on Arab and Middle Eastern history, Is ...

Sports

* Joe Lahoud, Lebanese-American baseball player *

Miguel Layún Miguel Arturo Layún Prado (born 25 June 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club América. Layún began his career in 2006 with Veracruz, and in 2009 signed for Italian club Atalanta, becoming the ...

, Lebanese-Mexican footballer *

Karen Mattar Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic ...

, Lebanese Dubai based Prominent Yoga instructor and internet star

References

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Maronites The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the larg ...