List of Lebanese people in Canada
This is a list of notable Lebanese Canadians; individuals born in Canada of Lebanese ancestry, or people of Lebanese and Canadian dual nationality who live or resided in Canada.
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Academics and scholars
- Gad Saad - evolutionary behavioral scientist
- Antonio Layoun - scientist
- Justine Sergent - neuroscientist
Actors
- Garen Boyajian - actor
- Arsinée Khanjian - actress; wife of film director Atom Egoyan
- Keanu Reeves - Canadian-British actor born in Beirut
- Sandra Shamas - actress and writer
Athletes
- David Azzi - professional player in Canadian Football League
- Omar El Turk - basketball player and member of Lebanon's national basketball team
- Joey Haddad - professional hockey player
- Ali Haidar - college basketball player (Michigan Tech Huskies)
- John Hanna - professional hockey player
- Ed Hatoum - former professional hockey player (Vancouver Canucks)
- Fabian Joseph - former professional hockey player (Canada men's national ice hockey team)
- Nazem Kadri - professional hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Ali Kanaan - basketball player and member of Lebanon's national basketball team
- Ali Mahmoud - basketball player and member of Lebanon's national basketball team
- John Makdessi - professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
- Larry Mehanna - professional soccer player
- Alain Nasreddine - former professional ice hockey player
- Jean Sayegh - water polo player
Business
- Charles Khabouth - hospitality entrepreneur; founder and CEO of INK Entertainment
- Assad Kotaite (1924-2014) - former Secretary-General and Council President of the International Civil Aviation Organization from 1976 to 2006
- Kevin O'Leary - entrepreneur and reality television personality (Dragons' Den, Shark Tank)
Entertainment
- Marc Karam - professional poker player
- Rick Mercer - comedian, television personality
Film and television
- Amber Fares - filmmaker, documentarian, director
- Ziad Touma - film director, producer and screenwriter
Musicians
- Paul Anka - singer and composer
- Norman Brooks - singer
- Patrick Gemayel, stage name "P-Thugg" - member of musical act Chromeo
- Andy Kim - singer and songwriter
- Kristina Maria - singer
- K.Maro - rapper[1]
- Mark Masri - pop and religious singer
- Massari - pop and hip-hop singer[2]
- Omar Mouallem, also known as A.O.K. (Assault Of Knowledge) - rapper
- Julie Nesrallah - opera singer
- Karl Wolf - singer, songwriter and producer[3]
Painters
- Philip Aziz - painter and artist
- Amanda Boulos - painter and artist[4]
Gayle Kells nee Assal, visual artist -painting, mixed media
Politicians
- Ziad Aboultaif - politician, member of the Canadian Parliament (2015- )
- Patricia Arab - politician, member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly (2013–present)
- Mark Assad - politician, member of the Quebec National Assembly (1981–1988) and of the Canadian Parliament (1997–2004)
- Walter Assef - politician and former mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Michael Basha - former member of the Senate of Canada
- Harout Chitilian - city councilor and former chairman of the City Council of Montreal
- Pierre de Bané - federal senator
- Lena Diab - politician, member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly, Attorney General, Minister of Justice, Minister of Immigration (2013–present)
- Fonse Faour - Newfoundland New Democratic Party leader, member of Canadian Parliament (1978-1980)
- Eddie Francis - mayor of Windsor, Ontario
- Joe Ghiz - premier of Prince Edward Island (1986–1993)
- Robert Ghiz - premier of Prince Edward Island (2007–2015)
- Mac Harb - politician, Canadian MP (1988–2003) and later senator (2006-2013)
- Hassan Husseini - leader of the Communist Party of Ontario, 1998–2001
- Fayçal El-Khoury, politician, member of the Canadian Parliament (2015- )
- Lorraine Michael - politician, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party
- Maria Mourani - member of the Canadian Parliament (2003–2015)
- Eva Nassif - politician, member of the Canadian Parliament (2015- )
- Khalil Ramal - politician, member of Ontario Parliament (2003-2011)
- Alain Rayes - politician, Mayor of Victoriaville (2009-2015), member of the Canadian Parliament (2015- )
- Marceil Saddy - mayor of Sarnia, Ontario
- Larry Shaben - politician, Canadian government minister
- Marwan Tabbara - politician, member of the Canadian Parliament (2015- )
- Paul Zed - politician
Writers
- John Asfour - poet and writer
- Shaunt Basmajian - poet
- Rawi Hage - writer
- Wajdi Mouawad - poet and writer
- Trish Salah - poet and sociologist.
Others
- Fauzi Ayub (1966–2014) - influential member of Hezbollah
- Mohammed Hassan Dbouk - journalist and alleged member of Hezbollah
See also
- Lebanese Canadians
- Canada–Lebanon relations
- List of Lebanese people
- List of Lebanese people (Diaspora)
References
- ↑ "K-maro - The Million Dollar Boy". Today's Outlook Magazine. December 2005. Archived from the original on October 30, 2003.
- ↑ Bhattacharya, Rita (2005). "Massari: Talented and Sexy Heartthrob". Desiclub.com. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- ↑ "Karl Wolf - Face Behind the Face...man behind the album". Today's Outlook Magazine. December 2006.
- ↑ http://www.amandaboulos.com
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