List of Lebanese people in Canada explained

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 lived in Canada.

Academics and scholars

• Henry Habib – political scientist
• Gad Saad – evolutionary behavioral scientist
• Issam Saliba– otolaryngologist
• Justine Sergent – neuroscientist

Actors

• Garen Boyajian – actor
• Jade Hassouné – actor
• Shadi Janho - actor
• Arsinée Khanjian – actress; wife of film director Atom Egoyan
• Lee Majdoub - actor
• Emeraude Toubia – actress
• Keanu Reeves – actor
• Sandra Shamas – actress and writer
• Manuel Tadros – actor, musician
• Ty Wood – actor

Athletes

• Fouad Abiad – former IFBB professional bodybuilder
• David Azzi – former professional football player
• Jo-Anne Beaumier – international soccer player
• Gabriel Bitar – professional soccer player
• Ali Haidar – college basketball player (Michigan Tech Huskies)
• John Hanna – former 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 (Calgary Flames)
• Ali Kanaan – basketball player and member of Lebanon's national basketball team
• David Lemieux – professional boxer
• Ali Mahmoud – basketball player and member of Lebanon's national basketball team
• John Makdessi – professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
• Tony Mikhael – professional soccer player
• Alain Nasreddine – former professional ice hockey player
• Jean Sayegh – water polo player
• Omar El Turk – basketball player and member of Lebanon's national basketball team

Business

• Jeff Hammoud – car designer
• 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)
• Ablan Leon – founder of Leon's furniture company in 1901 in Welland, Ontario.

Entertainment

• Marc Karam – professional poker player
• Nick Eh 30 – gaming YouTuber and streamer

Film and television

• Xavier Dolan – filmmaker
• Amber Fares – filmmaker, documentarian, director
• Donald Shebib – fiction and documentary film and television director, editor, and screenwriter
• Ziad Touma – film director, producer, and screenwriter

Musicians

• Paul Anka – singer and composer
• René Angélil – producer, husband of Céline Dion
• Steve Barakatt – composer and pianist
• Isabel Bayrakdarian – soprano of Lebanese Armenian origin
• Norman Brooks – singer
• Patrick Gemayel, stage name "P-Thugg" – member of musical act Chromeo
• K.Maro – rapper^[1]
• Joyce El-Khoury – opera singer
• Andy Kim – singer-songwriter
• Kristina Maria – singer
• 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
• Radwan Ghazi Moumneh – guitarist/producer, Cursed, Jerusalem in My Heart
• Julie Nesrallah – opera singer, radio broadcaster
• Tony Sal – music manager
• Noah "40" Shebib – producer, songwriter, and music executive
• Karl Wolf – singer-songwriter and producer^[3]

Painters

• Philip Aziz – painter and artist
• Ayah Bdeir – interactive artist and engineer
• Jay Isaac – visual artist

Politicians

Federal

• Ziad Aboultaif – Federal MP, Conservative (2015–)
• Mark Assad – Federal MP, Liberal (1997–2004) and Quebec MNA, Liberal (1981–1988)
• Pierre de Bané – Federal MP, Liberal (1968–1984) and Federal Senator, Liberal (1984–2013)
• Michael Basha – Federal Senator, Liberal (1951–1976)
• Fonse Faour – Federal MP, NDP (1978–1980) and Provincial Newfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader (1980–1981)
• Mac Harb – Federal MP, Liberal (1988–2003) and Federal Senator, Liberal (2006–2013)
• Fayçal El-Khoury – Federal MP, Liberal (2015–)
• Allan Koury – Federal MP, Conservative (1988–1993)
• Maria Mourani – Federal MP, Bloc Quebecois (2003–2015)
• Eva Nassif – Federal MP, Liberal (2015–2019)
• Alain Rayes – Federal MP, Conservative (2015–) and Mayor of Victoriaville, Quebec (2009–2015)
• Marwan Tabbara – Federal MP, Liberal (2015–2021)
• Sam Wakim – Federal MP, Conservative (1979–1980)
• Paul Zed – Federal MP, Liberal (1993–1997, 2004–2008)

Provincial

• Patricia Arab – Nova Scotia MLA, Liberal (2013–present)
• David Boushy – Ontario MPP, Conservative (1995–1999)
• Zach Churchill – Nova Scotia MLA, Liberal (2010–present)
• Lena Diab – Nova Scotia MLA, Liberal (2013–present)
• Joe Ghiz – PEI MLA, Liberal; Premier of Prince Edward Island (1986–1993)
• Robert Ghiz – PEI MLA, Liberal; Premier of Prince Edward Island (2007–2015)
• Lorraine Michael – Newfoundland and Labrador MLA, NDP (2006-Current) and Provincial Newfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader (2006–2015)
• Khalil Ramal – Ontario MPP, Liberal (2003–2011)
• Larry Shaben – Alberta MLA, Conservative (1975–1989)

Municipal

• Walter Assef – Mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario (1973–1978, 1981–1985)
• Harout Chitilian – City councillor and former chairman of the City Council of Montreal (2009–)
• Eddie Francis – Mayor of Windsor, Ontario (2003–2014)
• Marceil Saddy – Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario (1980–1988)

Writers

• John Asfour – poet and writer
• Makram Ayache – playwright
• Shaunt Basmajian – poet
• Rawi Hage – writer
• Ann-Marie MacDonald – author, actor, playwright
• Wajdi Mouawad – poet and writer
• Trish Salah – poet and sociologist

Others

• Fauzi Ayub (1966–2014) – influential member of Hezbollah
• Salah Bachir (born 1955) – Canadian philanthropist, patron of the arts, entrepreneur, magazine publisher and the President of Cineplex Media
• Doris Daou – Lebanese-born Canadian astronomer; one of NASA's leading experts in education and public outreach
• Mohammed Hassan Dbouk – journalist and alleged member of Hezbollah
• Karim Habib – automotive designer currently working for the BMW group
• Jeff Hammoud – automotive designer currently working for Chrysler

See also

• Lebanese Canadians
• Arab Canadian
• Canada–Lebanon relations
• List of Lebanese people
• List of Lebanese people (Diaspora)
• Lebanese American

Notes and References

1. Web site: K-maro - The Million Dollar Boy . December 2005 . Today's Outlook Magazine . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20031030135004/http://www.todaysoutlook.com/lebanese/thisissue/index.htm . October 30, 2003 .
2. Web site: Massari: Talented and Sexy Heartthrob. Desiclub.com. Rita. Bhattacharya. 2005. 2007-02-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227075432/http://www.desiclub.com/desimusic/desimusic_features/music_article.cfm?id=190. 2012-02-27. dead.
3. Web site: Karl Wolf - Face Behind the Face...man behind the album . December 2006 . Today's Outlook Magazine . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20031030135004/http://www.todaysoutlook.com/lebanese/thisissue/index.htm . 2003-10-30 .