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 lived in Canada.

Academics and scholars

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

Actors

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

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
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
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