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 Michael Lynk – legal scholar 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 Hassan Mahbouba – actor, comedian Lee Majdoub - actor Emeraude Toubia – actress Sandra Shamas – actress and writer Manuel Tadros – actor, musician
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 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 (his mother is Lebanese) Steve Barakatt – composer and pianist Bader Soma – composer, pianist, and singer Isabel Bayrakdarian – soprano of Lebanese Armenian origin Norman Brooks – singer Patrick Gemayel, stage name "P-Thugg" – member of musical act Chromeo K.Maro – rapper Joyce El-Khoury – opera singer Andy Kim – singer-songwriter Kristina Maria – singer Mark Masri – pop and religious singer Massari – pop and hip-hop singer 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 Zeina – pop singer
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 (2015–2025) 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) 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 (2009–2017) Eddie Francis – Mayor of Windsor, Ontario (2003–2014) Marceil Saddy – Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario (1980–1988) Aref Salem – City councillor in Montreal (2009– )
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
See also Lebanese Canadians Arab Canadian Canada–Lebanon relations List of Lebanese people List of Lebanese people (Diaspora) Lebanese American
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