This list of Maronites includes prominent

Maronite Maronites (; ) are a Syriac Christianity, Syriac Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant (particularly Lebanon) whose members belong to the Maronite Church. The largest concentration has traditionally re ...

figures who are notable in their areas of expertise.

Arts, culture, and entertainment

Actors and Hollywood

Norman Issa Norman Issa (, ; born 17 June 1967) is an Arab-Israeli actor, director in cinema, theatre and television. Biography Norman Issa was born and raised in Haifa, Israel, to a Maronite Christian-Arab family. He studied acting at Beit Zvi. He is mar ...

, Israeli actor, director in cinema, theatre, and television *

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

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

Nadine Labaki Nadine Labaki (; born February 18, 1974) is a Lebanese people, Lebanese and Canadians, Canadian Actor, actress, Film director, director, and Activism, activist. Labaki first came into the spotlight as an actress in the early 2000s. Her filmmaking ...

, actress and director *

Kathy Najimy Kathy Ann Najimy ( ; ; born February 6, 1957) is an American actress and activist. She was first nationally known for her feminist play ''The Kathy and Mo Show'', which she wrote and performed with Mo Gaffney. On film, she is best known for her ...

, actress *

Elie Samaha Elie Samaha (Arabic language, Arabic: إيلي سماحة) is a film producer in Los Angeles, with production credits beginning with ''The Immortals (1995 film), The Immortals'' in 1995. He has produced over 83 works, primarily films along with ...

, filmmaker *

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

, Hollywood producer and director *

Tony Shalhoub Anthony Marc Shalhoub ( ; ; born October 9, 1953) is an American actor. He is known for a variety of roles ranging from comedic to dramatic on stage and screen. He has received several accolades including five Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, s ...

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

Danny Thomas Amos Muzyad Yaqoob Kairouz, (born January 6, 1912 – February 6, 1991) known professionally as Danny Thomas, was an American comedian, actor, singer, producer, and philanthropist. He created and starred in ''The Danny Thomas Show''. In additio ...

(born Amos Muzyad Yaqoob Kairouz), actor and founder of

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research hospital headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962, it is a 501(c)(3) designated nonprofit medical corporation which focuses on chi ...

Musicians

Najwa Karam Najwa Karam (; ; born 26 February 1966) is a Lebanon, Lebanese singer, songwriter, producer, fashion icon, and television personality. She has sold over 60 million records worldwide and was recognized as the highest-selling Lebanese people, Leba ...

, singer * Elissa Khoury, singer *

Marwan Khoury Marwan Khoury (; 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, Fadl Shaker, Elissa (Lebanese ...

, singer *

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 (footba ...

, singer *

Baba Saad Saad El-Haddad (; born 26 November 1985), better known by his stage names Baba Saad or just Saad, is a German rapper of Lebanese descent. Early life Baba Saad was born in Beirut, Lebanon, but emigrated to Syke in northern Germany in 1994. Care ...

, German rapper of Lebanese descent *

Nicole Saba Nicole Saba (; born 26 June 1974) is a Lebanese-Egyptian singer and actress. She is active in Cinema of Egypt, Egyptian cinema, appearing in several Egyptian films & movies. Career From 1998 to 2001, Saba was a member of the Lebanese pop group ...

, singer *

Gabriel Yared Gabriel Yared (; 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 Claudel''. He later worked on Eng ...

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

Nawal Al Zoghbi Nawal El Zoghbi (, also spelled Nawal Al Zoghbi; born 29 June 1972) is a Lebanon, Lebanese singer and actress. She is called the Golden Star, She achieved popularity first by singing traditional Arabic music with a pop sensibility, and also em ...

, singer and actress * Tiny Tim (born Herbert Khaury), American musician

Writers

Amin al-Rihani Ameen Rihani (Amīn Fāris Anṭūn ar-Rīḥānī; / ALA-LC: ''Amīn ar-Rīḥānī''; November 24, 1876 – September 13, 1940) was a Lebanese-American writer, intellectual and political activist. He was also a major figure in the ''mah ...

, Lebanese-American poet *

Gibran Khalil Gibran Gibran Khalil Gibran (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist; he was also considered a philosopher, although he himself rejected the title. ...

, Lebanese-American artist and writer *

Callie Khouri Carolyn Ann "Callie" Khouri (born November 27, 1957) is an American film and television screenwriter, film producer, producer, and director. She is best known for writing ''Thelma & Louise'', which won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenpl ...

, American screenwriter *

Michael Sallah Michael D. Sallah is an American investigative reporter and non-fiction author who has twice been awarded the Pulitzer Prize and is a three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. Life Sallah graduated from St. John's Jesuit High School, a college prepa ...

, American

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes () are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters". They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fo ...

reporter

Other

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 *

Youssef Howayek Youssef Saadallah Howayek (; also Yusuf Huwayyik, Hoyek, Hoayek, Hawayek) (1883–1962) was a painter, sculptor and writer from Helta, in modern-day Lebanon. Career Youssef Howayek's father, Saadallah Howayek, was a Councillor elected into t ...

, sculptor *

Joseph Philippe Karam Joseph Philippe Karam (1923–1976) was a Lebanese architect. He was a leading figure of modern architecture in Lebanon during the country's golden era, 1945 to 1975. Karam founded his practice the Atelier d'Architecture Joseph Philippe Karam in ...

, architect *

Octavia Nasr Octavia Nasr () (born 13 March 1966) is a Lebanese-American Rhetoric scholar anauthorwhosresearchfocuses on Yoga's identity and ethical code and how they apply to journalism and other fields. She is a certified yoga instructor who teaches in the ...

, Lebanese-American

CNN Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news organization operating, most notably, a website and a TV channel headquartered in Atlanta. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable ne ...

editor *

Elie Saab Elie Saab () (born 4 July 1964) is a Lebanon-based fashion designer. He started his business in the early 1980s and specialized in bridal couture (high-end fabrics, lace, gemstones, Swarovski Crystal, Swarovski crystals, pearls, detailed embr ...

, International fashion designer

Business

* Gilbert Chagoury, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist *

Carlos Ghosn Carlos Ghosn (; ; ; , born 9 March 1954) is a businessman and former automotive executive. He was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Michelin, Michelin North America, chairman and CEO of Renault, chairman of AvtoVAZ, chairman and CEO of Nissan ...

, Lebanese-French-Brazilian industrialist, CEO of Nissan and Renault *

Marie Henein Marie Therese Henein (born 1966) is a Canadian civil litigator and criminal defence lawyer. She is a partner of Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP, a law firm in Toronto. Early life Henein was born in Cairo, Egypt, to a Lebanese Maronite father an ...

, Canadian lawyer * George J. Maloof, Jr., American entrepreneur *

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

, Lebanese-Mexican, CEO of Teléfonos de México (

Telmex Teléfonos de México, S.A.B. de C.V., known as Telmex is a Mexican telecommunications company headquartered in Mexico City that provides telecommunications products and services in Mexico. In 2014, Telmex was the dominant fixed-line phone carri ...

) 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 founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong–based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes. The co ...

''.

Government and politics

Argentina

Juan Luis Manzur Juan Luis Manzur (born 8 January 1969) is an Argentine surgeon and politician currently serving as a National Senator for Tucumán Province. A member of the Justicialist Party, he previously served as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers from 202 ...

, Argentinian Minister of Health and Environment

Australia

Alexander Alam Anthony Alexander Alam (23 February 1896 – 9 August 1983) was an Australian businessman, politician and philanthropist. He was one of the longest-serving members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and a prominent member of the Lebanes ...

, political leader, member of the

Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also known as the Labor Party or simply Labor, is the major Centre-left politics, centre-left List of political parties in Australia, political party in Australia and one of two Major party, major parties in Po ...

''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 positions ...

, 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 1999 t ...

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

Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...

Bob Katter Robert Bellarmine Carl Katter (born 22 May 1945) is an Australian politician who has served as the member of parliament (MP) for the Queensland division of Division of Kennedy, Kennedy since 1993 and Father of the Australian House of Represent ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

n politician

Brazil

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 (state), São Paulo, Mayor of the São Paulo, City of São Paulo, N ...

, 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 1 January 2019. He took office after the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impe ...

, former president of Brazil

Canada

Patricia Arab Patricia Arab
Nova Scotia Legislature is a Mark Assad Mark Joseph Assad (born June 14, 1940) is a Canadian politician who is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Gatineau from 1997 to 2004, and represented Gatineau—La Lièvre from ...

, Canadian politician *

Michael Basha Michael G. Basha (20 January 1896 – 26 November 1976) was a Canadian businessman, manufacturer, and Senator. Born in Baalbeck, Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that c ...

, former member of the

Senate of Canada The Senate of Canada () is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, they compose the Bicameralism, bicameral le ...

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 August 17, 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 Hali ...

, 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 a Canadian businessman and former politician. He previously served as mayor of Windsor, Ontario, Windsor, Ontario. He was 29 years old when he was elected mayor in 2003, the second-youngest mayor in Winds ...

, mayor of

Windsor, Ontario Windsor ( ) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is situated on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from the U.S city of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Esse ...

Joe Ghiz Joseph Atallah Ghiz (January 27, 1945 – November 9, 1996) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was the 27th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1986 to 1993, and was a justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island from 1995 unt ...

, premier of Prince Edward Island, Canada *

Robert Ghiz Robert Watson Joseph Ghiz (born January 21, 1974) is a Canadian politician who served as the 31st premier of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015. He is the son of the 27th premier, Joe Ghiz. Life and career Ghiz was born and raised in Charlo ...

, premier of Prince Edward Island, Canada *

Mac Harb Mac Harb (born November 10, 1953) is a former Canadian 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 *

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

, Canadian politician *

Maria Mourani Maria Mourani (born 19 May 1969) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the federal riding of Ahuntsic in Canada. She was formerly a member of the Bloc Québécois before leaving the party over its support for th ...

, 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 Canadians, Canadian lawyer, professor, and politician. Early life and education Paul Zed was born in Toronto on December 31, 1956, the eldest of seven children born to a Lebanese Canadians, Lebanese Canadi ...

, Lebanese-Canadian politician

Ecuador

Abdalá Bucaram Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Ortiz ( ; ; born 4 February 1952) is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer who was the 38th president of Ecuador from 1996 until his removal from office in 1997. As president, Bucaram was nicknamed "El Loco Que Ama" ("The Madm ...

, former President of Ecuador *

Alberto Dahik Alberto Dahik Garzozi (born 27 August 1953) is an Ecuadorian politician of Lebanon, 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 forc ...

, former Vice President of Ecuador *

Jamil Mahuad Jorge Jamil Mahuad Witt (born 29 July 1949) is an Ecuadorian lawyer, academic and former politician who served the 41st president of Ecuador from 1998 until he was deposed in a coup in 2000. He previously served as the 17th mayor of Quito from ...

, 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 Christian Social Party (PSC) and the . Nebot ran twice f ...

, 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 backg ...

, former President of Ecuador

Guatemala

Jorge Serrano Elías Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías (born April 26, 1945) is a Guatemalan industrial engineer and politician who served as the 41st president of Guatemala from January 14, 1991 to June 1, 1993. He attempted a self-coup in May 1993 to stay longer in po ...

, former president of Guatemala

Israel

Salim Joubran Salim Joubran (, ; 1947 – 15 March 2024) was a judge of the Supreme Court of Israel. He served as a Supreme Court justice from 2003, and became a permanent member in May 2004. Joubran was of Christian Maronite heritage and affiliated with the ...

, judge in the Supreme Court of Israel

Jamaica

Edward Seaga Edward Philip George Seaga ( ; 28 May 1930 – 28 May 2019) was a Jamaican politician and record producer. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party from 1974 to 2005.

, former Prime Minister of Jamaica * Ziadie family, prominent Jamaican merchant family

Lebanon

Pierre-Georges Arlabosse Pierre-Georges Arlabosse (; ; 8 July 1891 – 8 February 1950) was a French politician, born in Pamiers. He was appointed Brigadier General in 1942, then Division General in 1946, then Army Corps General in 1949. He became ''acting'' President ...

, President of the French Mandate of Lebanon (4–9 April 1941) *

Camille Chamoun Camille Nimr Chamoun (, ; 3 April 19007 August 1987) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 2nd president of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958. He was one of the country's main Christian leaders during most of the Lebanese Civil War. Early yea ...

, 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 Abdallah Chehab ( / ; 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 Army after Lebanon gained independence f ...

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

Émile Eddé Émile Eddé (; 5 May 1886 – 28 September 1949) was a Lebanese lawyer and politician who served twice as the President of Lebanon. Early life and education Émile Eddé was a member of a Maronite Christian family that originated from Beirut w ...

, 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, the military wing of the Kataeb Party, in the Lebanese Civil War and was elected President of Lebanon in 1982. ...

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

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

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

, politician, founder of Al-Kataeb party in Lebanon *

Youssef Bey Karam Youssef Bey Karam (; 15 May 18237 April 1889) was a Lebanese Maronite notable for fighting in the 1860 civil conflict and leading a rebellion in 1866–1867 against Ottoman rule in Mount Lebanon. His proclamations have been interpreted as ...

, Lebanese Nationalist Leader *

Bechara El Khoury Bechara Khalil El Khoury (; 10 August 1890 – 11 January 1964) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 1st president of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption (11–22 Novembe ...

, President of the Lebanese Republic (22 November 1943–18 September 1952) *

Amine Gemayel Amine Pierre Gemayel (, ; born 22 January 1942) is a Lebanese politician who served as the eighth president of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988. Gemayel was born in Bikfaya to Pierre Gemayel, the founder of the Christianity in Lebanon, Christian Kat ...

, 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 1982. ...

, President of the Lebanese Republic (23 August 1982–14 September 1982) *

Charles Helou Charles Helou (25 September 1913 – 7 January 2001) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 4th president of Lebanon from 1964 to 1970. Early life and education Born in Beirut on 25 September 1913, Helou was the scion of a powerful Maron ...

, President of the Lebanese Republic (23 September 1964–22 September 1970) *

Elias Hrawi Elias Hrawi (; 4 September 1926 – 7 July 2006) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 10th president of Lebanon from 1989 to 1998. Early life and education Hrawi was born on 4 September 1926 in Hawch Al Umara, Zahlé, to a wealthy landow ...

, President of the Lebanese Republic (24 November 1989–24 November 1998) *

Alfred Naccache Alfred Georges Naccache (or Naqqache; ; 3 May 1888– 26 September 1978) was a Lebanese statesman, Prime Minister of Lebanon, Prime Minister and President of Lebanon, head of state during the French Mandate of Lebanon. In 1919 he contributed to ''L ...

, acting President of the French Mandate of Lebanon (9 April 1941–18 March 1943) *

Émile Lahoud Émile Jamil Lahoud (born 12 January 1936) is a Lebanese politician who served as the 11th president of Lebanon from 1998 to 2007. During his presidency, the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon, that had lasted since 1982, ended in May 2000. ...

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

René Moawad René Anis Moawad (; 17 April 1925 – 22 November 1989) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 9th president of Lebanon for seventeen days, from 5 to 22 November 1989, before his assassination by unknown assailants. Early life and educatio ...

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

Etienne Saqr Étienne Saqr (; 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. Saqr and his militia participat ...

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

Guardians of the Cedars The Guardians of the Cedars (GoC; ; ''Ḥurrās al-Arz) was'' a Lebanese nationalist party and former militia in Lebanon. It was formed by Étienne Saqr (also known with the kunya "Abu Arz" or "Father of the Cedars") and others along with th ...

Elias Sarkis Elias ( ; ) is the hellenized version for the name of Elijah (; ; , or ), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated tradit ...

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

Bashir Shihab II Bashir Shihab II (, also spelled Bachir Chehab II; 2 January 1767–1850) was a Lebanese people, Lebanese emir who ruled the Mount Lebanon Emirate, Emirate of Mount Lebanon in the first half of the 19th century. Born to a branch of the Shihab dy ...

, 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 Lebanon, 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 f ...

, former MP and leader from

Zgharta Zgharta (, ), 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, Lebanon, Tripoli. Zgharta is officially the Zgharta-Ehden municipality ...

(10 April 1910–4 February 1972) *

Salim Bey Karam Salim Bey Karam (; born on May 21, 1946\ was a Minister of State in the Lebanese government. He was a Member of the 2009-2017 Parliament for the Maronite seat of Zgharta in North Lebanon. Early life and education Salim Bey Karam was born in Zgh ...

, MP and former minister from

Sierra Leone

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

Joe Blell Joseph C. 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 Defense from 2002 until 2007. He is the fa ...

, former Sierra Leone Minister of Defence *

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 (P ...

, former Sierra Leone Minister of Housing and Infrastructural Development

United States

John Abizaid John Philip Abizaid (born 1 April 1951) is a retired United States Army general and former United States Central Command (CENTCOM) commander who served as the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2019 to 2021. In 2007, Abizaid retired ...

, former Commander in Chief of the US Central Command *

Spencer Abraham Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952) is an American attorney, author, and politician who served as the 10th United States secretary of energy from 2001 to 2005, under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, he previousl ...

, 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, he previously served in the ...

, 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 Preside ...

, former US Secretary of Health * Francis G. Slay, mayor of

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an Independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Miss ...

George Joulwan George Alfred Joulwan (born 16 November 1939, Pottsville, Pennsylvania) is a retired United States Army general who served for 36 years. He finished his military career as the Commander-in-Chief of the United States European Command and NATO' ...

, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) from 1993 to 1997

Uruguay

Alberto Abdala Alberto Abdala (; 8 April 1920 – 13 January 1986) was an Uruguayan List of Uruguayan lawyers, attorney, politician, painter and Vice-President from 1967 to 1972. Background Alberto Abdala was born in Maldonado, Uruguay in 1920. He was of Lebane ...

, politician, painter and former Vice-President of Uruguay

Religion

Nimattullah Kassab Al-Hardini Nimatullah Kassab , 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. Life Early life ...

, Lebanese monk and priest, Catholic saint. * Peter Ambarach, pioneer of printing in oriental languages and Bible linguist under Pope Clement XI. *

Giuseppe Luigi Assemani Giuseppe Luigi Assemani (1710 on Mount Lebanon Tripoli, Lebanon, TripoliFebruary 9, 1782 in Rome) was a Lebanon, Lebanese Catholic priest, an oriental studies, orientalist and a Professor of Oriental languages in Rome. Assemani came from a well k ...

, Vatican orientalist. *

Giuseppe Simone Assemani Giuseppe Simone Assemani ( Classical Syriac : ܝܵܘܣܸܦ ܒܲܪ ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ , ( ''Yusuf ibn Siman as-Simani'', , ; July 27, 1687 – January 13, 1768) was a librarian, Lebanese Maronite orientalist, and Catholic bishop. For his efforts, an ...

, titular archbishop of Tyre, librarian of the Vatican and an authority on oriental manuscripts. *

Simone Assemani Simone Assemani (February 19, 1752 – April 7, 1821), grand-nephew of Giuseppe Simone Assemani, was born in Rome. He was professor of Oriental languages in Padua. He is best known by his masterly detection of the literary imposture of Giuse ...

, professor of Oriental languages in Padua. *

Stefano Evodio Assemani Stefano Evodio Assemani (15 April 171124 November 1782), Ottoman-born orientalist, nephew of Giuseppe Simone Assemani and cousin of Giuseppe Luigi Assemani, was the chief assistant of his uncle Giuseppe Simone in his work in the Vatican library. C ...

, titular Archbishop of Apamaea in Syria and Vatican orientalist. *

Tobia Aun Tobia Aoun (December 1803 – 4 April 1871) (''Tubiya, Tobias, Tubiyya, Aun, Awn'') was a Catholic Church in Lebanon, Lebanese Catholic prelate who served as Assistant to the papal throne, Assistant to the Pontifical Throne, Maronite Catholic Arch ...

, archbishop, played role in 1860 Lebanon conflict. *

Domnina of Syria Saint Domnina of Syria (Greek: Δομνίνα Συρίας) 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 ...

, disciple of Saint Maron, Catholic Saint. *

Abraham Ecchellensis Ibrahim al-Haqilani (February 18, 1605July 15, 1664; Latinized as Abraham Ecchellensis) was a Maronite Catholic philosopher and linguist involved in the translation of the Bible into Arabic. He translated several Arabic works into Latin, the most ...

, theologian famous for his translations of biblical texts into Arabic and Syriac. *

Theodore Khoury Adel Theodor Khoury (26 March 1930 – 14 July 2023) was a Lebanese Catholic theologian and historian of Christianity and Islam. Biography Adel Theodor Khoury was born in Tebnine, Lebanon on 26 March 1930. After theological studies Khoury entered ...

, prominent Catholic theologian. *

Marina A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : "related to the sea") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo ...

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

John Maron John Maron (, ''Youhana Maroun''; ; ; 628, Sirmaniyah or Sarmin, Byzantine Empire – 707, Kfarhy, Umayyad Caliphate), was a Syriac monk. and the first Maronite Patriarch. He is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church, especially the Maron ...

, first Maronite Patriarch in history, Catholic saint. * Maroun, Syriac Christian monk, founder of the Maronite religious movement, Catholic saint. * Mitch Pacwa, S.J., American 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. She is a patr ...

, saint, canonized by Pope John Paul II. * Victor Scialac, 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 taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a ...

''. *

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 Jibra ...

, theologian famous for his role in the publication of the 1645 Parisian polyglot of the Bible.

Science

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

, Lebanese-American 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 died on the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L, where she was serving as a payloa ...

, 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 (; 22 June 1886 – 24 December 1978) was a Lebanese-American professor and scholar at Princeton and Harvard University, and authority on Arab and Middle Eastern history, Islam, and Semitic languages. He almost single-handedly ...

. *

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

, British 1960 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine.

Sports

Edouardo Maron Israeli Olympic weightlifter 1960

George Daniel George Bedford Daniel is a British drummer, record producer, DJ and electronic musician. He came to prominence as a member of the rock band the 1975, as part of which he released five albums that topped the UK Albums Chart. His songwriting and ...

, American Commissioner of the National Lacrosse League * George Diba, Israeli footballer *

Matt Freije Matthew Wayne Freije (born October 2, 1981) is a Lebanese/ American former professional basketball player. Freije attended Shawnee Mission West High School in Overland Park, Kansas before attending Vanderbilt University where he was an All-SEC ...

, Lebanese former NBA player drafted by the

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 Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern C ...

; 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 Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Confere ...

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 Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Easte ...

from 2004-06 *

Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah "Tony" Kanaan Filho (born 31 December 1974), nicknamed "TK", is a Brazilian racing driver who is the team principal of Arrow McLaren. He is best known for racing in Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) from 1998 to 2002, an ...

, Brazilian race car driver *

Joe Lahoud Joseph Michael Lahoud (born April 14, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or part of eleven seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder and designated hitter, for the Boston Red Sox (1968–71) ...

, Lebanese-American baseball player *

Miguel Layún Miguel Arturo Layún Prado (born 25 June 1988) is a Mexican former professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back. Layún began his professional career in 2006 with Gallos Ca ...

, Lebanese-Mexican footballer *

Eduard Meron Eduard Meron (or Edward Maron; , ; born 1938) is an Arab-Israeli former Olympic weightlifter. Personal life He was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine was a British Empire, British geopolitical entity that existed betw ...

, Israeli Olympic weightlifter *

Rony Seikaly Ronald Fred Seikaly (born May 10, 1965) is a Lebanese-American former professional basketball player. He was one of the first internationally born players to make an impact on American basketball. Considered one of the top college players from ...

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

in 1988 *

Mario Zagallo Mario (; ) is a character created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the star of the ''Mario'' franchise, a recurring character in the '' Donkey Kong'' franchise, and the mascot of the Japanese video game company Nintendo. ...

(Zakhour), Brazilian national football team, player and coach

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Maronites

Maronites Maronites (; ) are a Syriac Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant (particularly Lebanon) whose members belong to the Maronite Church. The largest concentration has traditionally resided near Mount ...