Their success is flourishing all over the world; they are well-known through their great achievements! Somehow, they carried with them their Lebanese roots.

Scientists, Doctors of Lebanese Descent

• Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah – seen as being the father of the solar cell.
• Sir Michael Atiyah – (Lebanese British father) – mathematician, Fields Medal (1966), Abel Prize (2004)
• Elias J. Corey – Chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1990)
• Michael Ellis DeBakey – is a pioneering cardiovascular surgeon and researcher.
• Charles El Achi – (born and raised in Lebanon) is now the director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and vice president of the California Institute of Technology
• George Hatem – (Chinese name: Ma Haide) Lebanese-American physician who became Mao-Zedung’s main doctor
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb – Philosopher of randomness, researcher, and veteran practitioner of financial mathematics

Musicians of Lebanese Descent

• Emilio Estefan – Husband of Gloria Estefan, Cuban musician/producer (Lebanese parents)
• Frank Zappa – Former legend in the world of rock
• Gabriel Yared – Academy Award winner (composer for The English Patient and Opera and cinematic music score composer.
• G. E. Smith – Former Bandleader for many years for NBC’s Saturday Night Live
• John Dolmayan – System of a Down drummer (Lebanese-born, Armenian ethnicity)
• Karl Wolf – (Karl Abou Samah) Canadian singer, songwriter and producer
• K-Maro – Canadian rapper of Lebanese origin
• Massari - Lebanese pop and hip-hop singer who grew up in Canada.
• Mika – Pop singer born in Beirut to a Lebanese mother.
• Matthieu Chedid – Lebanese-French Rock/Blues songwriter and singer
• Paul Anka – Pop singer
• Paul Jabara – Oscar-winning composer for Last Dance from Thank God It’s Friday
• René Angélil – Music composer and manager. Husband of Celine Dion
• Sarbel – Greek singer, born in London to a Lebanese mother.
• Shakira – Colombian singer/songwriter, born Shakira Mebarak Chedid (Lebanese father from Zahle, Colombian mother of Spanish descent).
• Setrak Setrakian – composer and pianist (Armenian ethnicity)
• Tony Hajjar – At the Drive-In and Sparta drummer
• Tiffany – The first teenage singer to have her first two singles both hit number one in the U.S.A

Sports Personalities of Lebanese Descent

• Abbas Saad – is an Australian former international soccer player
• Ahmed Al-Tarabilsi – former Kuwaiti National team goalkeeper who played during the 1982 World Cup
• Ahmad Elrich – an Australian soccer national player who is currently playing for the Wellington Phoenix in the A-league
• Baha Laham – Boxer
• Bill George – NFL Hall of Famer
• Brian Habib – former NFL player
• Branco – Cláudio Ibraim Vaz Leal or Branco is a member of the Brazil 1994 World Cup winner team. He retired his career in 1998, during which he played 72 caps, scoring 9 goals. He also played for a lot of famous clubs in the European and the American continent.
• Bobby Rahal – Winner of the Indianapolis 500
• Darren Flutie – former CFL player
• Doug Flutie – former NFL and CFL player
• Ed Hatoum – former NHL player
• Eddie Elias – founder of the Bowling Association of America
• Faryd Aly Mondragón – Colombian goalkeeper with Lebanese descent, born (Faryd Aly Camillo Mondragón)
• Frank Skaff – former manager of the Detroit Tigers (MLB)
• Fred Saigh – former owner of the St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
• Fuad Reveiz – former NFL player
• George Mourad – Famous soccer player in Sweden (IFK Göteborg)
• George Farah – 19th Mr Olympia 2002
• George J. Maloof, Sr. – Former owner of the Houston Rockets (NBA)
• Hazem El Masri – NRL player
• Jim Harrick – Head Coach / University of Georgia Bull Dogs
• Joe Robbie – former owner of the Miami Dolphins (NFL)
• John Elway – Super Bowl MVP and Hall of Fame Quarterback
• Jeff George – former NFL player
• Jennifer Shahade – won the 2002 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship.
• Joe Lahoud – former Major League Baseball player
• John Jaha – former MLB player
• Khalil Taha – Bronze Olympic medal winner for Lebanon in Men’s Greco-Roman welterweight during Helsinki 1052 summer Olympics. He also coached the American youth wrestling team when he was 23, and was member in the American wrestling team several times.
• Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo – Brazilian football Manager and former player. He won the world cup twice as a player(1958, 1962), once as a manager (1970), and once as assistant Manager (World Cup 1994), His real family name is Zakkour.
• Marcos Baghdatis – a Cypriot (Cyprus) professional tennis player. His father is Lebanese while his mother is Cypriot.
• Philip Wright – Mr Olympia 1983, Legend of the Arab world, Graphic Designer married to Anna Kournikova, aka Abdulla.
• Pierre Issa – a South Africa former football national
• Rudy Haddad – French footballer
• Rich Kotite – former NFL coach
• Rony Seikaly, Lebanese American, former NBA basketball player
• Sharbel Touma – a Famous Swedish soccer national team player, plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany
• Sargon Simonsson – a Swedish soccer player from Lebanse origins. Plays in Assyriska FF in Sweden
• Sammy Farha – Professional Poker Player, 2-time WSOP bracelet winner
• Steve Kerr – former NBA star (Lebanese-born)
• Tarek Elrich – Younger brother of Ahmad Elrich. Currently plays for A-League club Newcastle United Jets.