Lebanese
If you thought that Lebanon’s only claim to fame was its world-famous hummus, halloumi, falafel and tabouleh, it is time to up your information quotient about the land! Home to world’s most loved cuisine, Middle East’s most glamorous city, Beirut and a string of beach resorts (things that will immediately put you into a holiday mood), Lebanon has also been home to fiery orators, fine entertainers, world-class diplomats and politicians, and, exceptionally talented sportsmen, musicians, artistes, innovators and many more. That’s right! We bet you did not know that the “Matrix” star Keanu Reeves was from Lebanon? Or that George Clooney’s lawyer wife Amal Clooney too called Lebanon her home? Or that the writer of “Broken Wings” Gibran Khalil Gibran was born in this Middle Eastern country? With so many important names to its claim, Lebanon stands as a mine of famous men and women. To know more about famous Lebanese people, delve deep into their biographies and learn all about their timeline, trivia, and interesting facts.
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1
Mia Khalifa
(Media Personality, Former Pornographic Actress & Webcam Model)
Birthdate: February 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb(Essayist and Mathematical Statistician Best Known for His Books: ‘The Black Swan’ and ‘Antifragile’)
Birthdate: 1960 AD
Birthplace: Amioun, Lebanon
Birthdate: August 21, 1967
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: January 6, 1883
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bsharri, Lebanon
Died: April 10, 1931
5
Carlos Ghosn(Former Chairman and CEO of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance)
Birthdate: March 9, 1954
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: May 16, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Achrafieh
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Fairuz
(One of the Most Famous Singers in the History of the Arab world)
Birthdate: November 21, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jabal Alarz, Lebanon
8
Maher Zain(Singer-Songwriter Known for His Debut Album 'Thank You Allah')
Birthdate: July 16, 1981
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tripoli, Lebanon
9
Michael Atiyah(British-Lebanese Mathematician Who was the Co-Founder of 'Topological K-Theory')
Birthdate: April 22, 1929
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: January 11, 2019
10
Haifa Wehbe
(Arabic Pop Singer and Actress)
Birthdate: March 10, 1972
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mahrouna, Lebanon
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Rafic Hariri(Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and from 2000 to 2004)
Birthdate: November 1, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sidon, Lebanon
Died: February 14, 2005
Birthdate: April 29, 1973
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
13
Yasmine Al Massri(Actress and Dancer Best Known for Her Role in the TV Series ‘Quantico’)
Birthdate: November 21, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Birthdate: July 4, 1964
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Beirut
Birthdate: February 7, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: September 22, 1985
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Srifa, Lebanon
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
17
Nadine Labaki
(First Female Arab Director to Be Nominated for an Oscar in the Category for Best Foreign Language Film)
Birthdate: February 18, 1974
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Baabdat, Lebanon
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
18
Samir Bannout
(Lebanese Retired Professional Bodybuilder and Coach)
Birthdate: November 7, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Ardem Patapoutian
(Known for his work in characterizing the PIEZO1, PIEZO2, and TRPM8 receptors that detect pressure, menthol, and temperature)
Birthdate: October 2, 1967
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Birthdate: July 1, 1976
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
21
Hassan Nasrallah
(Lebanese Military and Political Leader - 3rd Secretary-General of Hezbollah)
Birthdate: August 31, 1960
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bourj Hammoud
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Amal Clooney(Lebanese-British Barrister Specialising in International Law and Human Rights & the Wife of Actor George Clooney)
Birthdate: February 3, 1978
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
23
Cyrine Abdelnour
(Lebanese Singer and Actress Known for Her Hit Single 'Law Bas Fe Aini')
Birthdate: February 21, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Beirut
24
Edmond Safra
(Lebanese-Brazilian Banker )
Birthdate: August 6, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Died: December 3, 1999
25
Myriam Fares
(Lebanese Arabic Pop Singer, Dancer and Entertainer)
Birthdate: May 3, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Southern Lebanon
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
26
Sabah
(Music Icon from Lebanon and an Acclaimed Actress in Egyptian Movies)
Birthdate: November 10, 1927
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bdadoun, Lebanon
Died: November 26, 2014
27
Najwa Karam
(Singer and Middle Eastern Pop-Icon Famous as 'The Sun Of Lebanese and Arabic Song')
Birthdate: February 26, 1966
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Zahlé
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Ragheb Alama
(Lebanese Singer, Dancer and Television Star)
Birthdate: June 7, 1962
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Beirut
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Amin Maalouf
(Lebanese-Born French Author and Journalist)
Birthdate: February 25, 1949
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
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Ibrahim Maalouf
(Jazz Trumpeter & Composer Known for His Work in the Classical, Jazz, and Jazz-Rock Fusion Genres)
Birthdate: November 5, 1980
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
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Ziad Rahbani
(Most Influential Lebanese Composer During the Civil War and Son of Legends 'Assi Rahbani' and 'Fairuz')
Birthdate: January 1, 1956
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Antelias, Lebanon
Birthdate: June 21, 1983
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
33
Camille Chamoun
(2nd President of Lebanon (1952 - 1958))
Birthdate: April 3, 1900
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Deir El Qamar, Lebanon
Died: August 7, 1987
34
Nicolas Hayek
(Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: February 19, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Died: June 28, 2010
35
Wael Kfoury
(Lebanese Singer-Songwriter Known as 'The King of Romance' for His Aching Ballad Style)
Birthdate: September 15, 1974
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Zahlé
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
36
Brigitte Gabriel
(Lebanese-born American Activist Who Founded the Anti-Islam Organization 'ACT! for America')
Birthdate: October 21, 1964
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Marjeyoun, Lebanon
37
Elie Hobeika
(A Militia Commander in the Lebanese Forces During the Lebanese Civil War)
Birthdate: September 22, 1956
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baskinta, Lebanon
Died: January 24, 2002
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Rashīd Riḍā
(Sunni Islamic Scholar, Theologian, Reformer, and Revivalist)
Birthdate: September 23, 1865
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lebanon
Died: August 22, 1935
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Julia Boutros
(Lebanese Singer Known for Her Songs 'Ghabet Shams El Haq' and 'Wein el Malayeen')
Birthdate: April 1, 1968
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
40
Saad Hariri
(Former Prime Minister of Lebanon)
Birthdate: April 18, 1970
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Nawal Al Zoghbi
(One of the Most Renowned Lebanese Pop Singer)
Birthdate: June 29, 1971
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Jal el Dib, Lebanon
Birthdate: May 4, 1923
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Antelias
Died: June 21, 1986
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Diana Haddad
(Lebanese Singer and One of the Best-Selling Arabic Pop Musicians in the Arab World)
Birthdate: October 1, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Southern Lebanon
44
Riad al-Sulh
(Prime Minister of Lebanon (1946 - 1951))
Birthdate: 1894 AD
Birthplace: Sidon, Lebanon
Died: July 17, 1951
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Émile Lahoud
(11th President of Lebanon (1998 - 2007))
Birthdate: January 12, 1936
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Beirut
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Karl Wolf
(Musician, Singer, Songwriter)
Birthdate: April 18, 1979
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Beirut
47
Yasmine Hamdan
(Lebanese Electro-Pop Singer-Songwriter Based in Paris)
Birthdate: 1976 AD
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
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Wadih El Safi
(Legendary Lebanese Singer and Forefather of the Country's Musical Culture)
Birthdate: November 1, 1921
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lebanon
Died: October 11, 2013
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Fakhr al-Din II
(Sanjak-bey of Sidon-Beirut (1592 - 1606), Regarded as the Founde of Modern 'Lebanon')
Birthdate: August 6, 1572
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Baakleen, Lebanon
Died: April 13, 1635
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Antoun Saadeh
(Lebanese Politician and Founder of the 'Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP)')
Birthdate: March 1, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dhour El Choueir, Lebanon
Died: July 8, 1949