This is a list of notable people from Libya and of Libyan ancestry.
Artists
Writers (including poets)
Callimachus, ancient poet and librarian Philostephanus, Hellenistic writer Eugammon of Cyrene, flourished 567/6 BC. Sextus Julius Africanus Ahmed Rafiq Almhadoui (1898–1961), poet Khadījah Jahamī Saddeka Arebi (died 2007), author and anthropologist Ibrahim Al-Koni (born 1948) Hisham Matar (born 1970) Heba Shibani Ahmed Fouad Shennib (died 2007), poet and Minister of Culture and Education
Actors
Amos Lavi Baz Ashmawy Mario Donatone Marisa Abela Rossana Podestà
Directors and filmmakers
Vittorio De Sisti Don Coscarelli Robert Haggiag Maysoon Shaladi, British actress, model, TV presenter, Big Brother UK contestant Fadwa El Gallal
Leaders and politicians
Ancient Libya Shoshenq I, founder of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt. Shoshenq II, pharaoh of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt. Osorkon the Elder, fifth king of the twenty-first dynasty of Ancient Egypt and was the first Pharaoh of Libyan origin Tefnakht, founder of the Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt. Siamun the sixth pharaoh of Egypt Septimius Severus (146–211), 21st Roman Emperor (193–211), born in Libya Geta, shared his brother Caracalla the throne of Rome before he was murdered in 211 Caracalla 23rd Caesar of Rome, son of Septimius Severus Meryey, king of Ancient Libya Ankhhor, great chief of the Libu Battus II 583–560 BC Arcesilaus II 560–550 BC Learchus 550 BC (disputed) Battus III 550–530 BC Arcesilaus III 530–515 BC Battus IV 515–465 BC Arcesilaus IV 465–440 BC Berenice II (Queen) 258–246 BC, alongside a series of her co-rulers: Magas, Demetrius and a republican government Demetrius the Fair 250–249 BC Ptolemy Apion 116–96 BC Cabaon, berber chief of Tripolitania, against the Byzantine Empire Ierna, leader of the Laguatan Carcasan, berber rebel and leader of the Laguatan Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Tamimi, governor of Sicily Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Tamimi Ahmed Karamanli (1686–1745), pasha (ruler) of Tripolitania (1711–1745) Yusuf Karamanli (died 1838), pasha of Tripolitania (1795–1832)
Modern Libya Idris I of Libya (1890–1983), King of Libya (1951–1969). Umar Mihayshi (died 1984), Libyan army officer Muammar Gaddafi (1942–2011), Libyan leader (1969–2011). Mustafa Abdul Jalil (born 1952), former Minister of Justice, and President of the National Transitional Council (5 March 2011 – 8 August 2012) Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani
Muammar Gaddafi, (died 2011) Wahbi al-Bouri, foreign minister Abdul Salam al-Buseiri, foreign minister Lamia Abusedra, engineer, revolutionary, political advisor and diplomat Mohieddin Fikini, foreign minister Abdul Majid Kubar, foreign minister Hussein Maziq, foreign minister Mahmud al-Muntasir, foreign minister Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir, foreign minister Muhammad Sakizli, foreign minister Abdel Rahman Shalgham, foreign minister Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi, foreign minister Dr. Ali Abdulsalam Treki Abdulrahman Sewehli
Defence ministers Omar Faiek Shennib, Minister of Defence, 1951–1953 (death)
Secretaries general
Kamel Maghur (1935–2002)
Prime ministers Abdul Qadir al-Badri, Prime Minister of Libya (July 2, 1967 – October 25, 1967) Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush Abuzed Omar Dorda Mohieddin Fikini Mustafa Ben Halim Abdessalam Jalloud Mahmoud Jibril Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi Baghdadi Mahmudi Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush Hussein Maziq Mahmud al-Muntasir Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir Abdul Ati al-Obeidi Wanis al-Qaddafi Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab Muhammad Osman Said Muhammad Sakizli Imbarek Shamekh Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi Schools and academics
Educators and teachers Arete of Cyrene Carneades, Hellenistic academic skeptic philosopher Aristippus, Ancient Greek philosopher, founder of Cyrenaicism Lacydes of Cyrene, Academic Skeptic philosopher, was head of the Platonic Academy at Athens Zuhra Ramdan Agha Al-Awji Mohammed Shegewi (died 2007)
Linguists
Kalifa Tillisi (1930–2010), historian, translator, and linguist Ibn al-Ajdābī (died after c. 1077), scholar and linguist Ibn Manzur
Science and mathematics
Ehtuish Ehtuish Alaa Murabit Eratosthenes (276 BC–194 BC), Hellenistic mathematician, geographer and astronomer, born in Libya Theodorus of Cyrene (c. 5th century BC), mathematician Ahmed K. Elmagarmid (born 1954), computer scientist Sadiq Abdulkarim Abdulrahman Laila Bugaighis Ghazi Gheblawi Amal Bayou Sema Sgaier
Philosophy
Hegesias of Cyrene Antipater of Cyrene Anniceris Theodorus the Atheist Synesius Aristippus the Younger Aristotle of Cyrene
Healthcare Mabrouka al-Tabiba, midwife Ahmad Bishti Hani Shennib
Media figures Halla Diyab, British Libyan-born screenwriter, author, producer, broadcaster and TV commentator Hajer Sharief
Musicians and singers Ptolemais of Cyrene, music theorist Nadia Ali (born 3 August 1980), singer-songwriter Ahmed Fakroun, singer, composer and producer Hamid Al Shaeri Nasser el-Mizdawi (born 1950), singer, guitarist and composer Franco Califano Herbert Pagani
Religious figures Abd As-Salam Al-Asmar Abdullah Al-Sha'ab Hamza Abu Faris Ali Yahya Muammar Sharif El Gariani Simon of Cyrene Pope Victor I Lucius of Cyrene Arius Saint Hadrian Jason of Cyrene Mark the Evangelist Ali ibn Ziyad Al-Hattab Sadiq Al-Ghariani Aref Ali Nayed
Resistance fighters Sulaiman al-Barouni (1872–1940), resistance leader against Italian colonization Omar al-Mukhtar (1862–1931), Libyan hero and resistance leader under against Italian colonization Sayyid Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi, Libyan resistance leader and chief of the Senussi order Ramadan Sewehli (1879–1920), Libyan resistance leader and one of the founders of Tripolitanian Republic Omar Shegewi (unknown–1928), Libyan resistance fighter who was later sentenced to death Muhammad Tariq Abd al-Qadir al-Afriqi (1886–1963), Libyan hero who fought against colonialism in many countries
Royalty Idris I of Libya, King of Libya (1951–1969) and the Chief of the Senussi Muslim order Queen Fatima (1918–2009), former queen of Libya Sayyid Hassan as-Rida Sayyid Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi, Chief of the Senussi Muslim order Mohammed El Senussi, Crown Prince
Sportspeople Basketball Suleiman Ali Nashnush (died 1991)
Footballers Samir Aboud Luis de Agustini Muhammed Alsnany Akram Ayyad Mansour Al Borki Ehab Al Bousefi Omar Daoud Meftah Ghazalla Osama Al Hamady Khaled Hussein Abdesalam Kames Nader Kara Abdusalam Khames Ahmed Faraj El Masli Waled Mhadeb Rabe Al Msellati Jehad Muntasser Arafa Nakuaa Walid Ali Osman Ali Rahuma Marei Al Ramly Salem Ibrahim Al Rewani Alejandro Ruben Hesham Shaban Mohmoud Maklouf Shafter Younes Al Shibani Naji Shushan Abdulnaser Slil Tarik El Taib Reda Al Tawrghe Mohamed Zubya Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway
Others Yousef El Ghoul, football referee. Only Libyan to ever oversee games at a FIFA World Cup (1982) Abdel Hakim Shelmani, football referee Mutaz Ibrahim, football referee
Extrajudicial prisoners of the United States Omar Khalifa Mohammed Abu Bakr Omar Deghayes Muhammad Abd Allah Mansur Al Futuri Abdel Hamid Ibn Abdussalem Ibn Mifta Al Ghazzawi Salem Abdul Salem Ghereby Abu Yahia al-Libi Abdul Rauf Omar Mohammed Abu Al Qusin Ashraf Salim Abd Al Salam Sultan Ibrahim Mahdy Achmed Zeidan References