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 resided in Canada.
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Actors
- Garen Boyajian - actor
- Arsinée Khanjian - actress (wife of film director Atom Egoyan)
- Keanu Reeves - Canadian-British actor born in Beirut
- Sandra Shamas - actress and writer
Athletes
- David Azzi - professional player in Canadian Football League
- Omar El Turk - basketball player and member of Lebanon's national basketball team
- Joey Haddad - professional hockey player
- Ali Haidar (basketball) - college basketball player (Michigan Tech Huskies)
- John Hanna - 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 (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Ali Kanaan - basketball player and member of Lebanon's national basketball team
- Ali Mahmoud - basketball player and member of Lebanon's national basketball team
- John Makdessi - professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
- Alain Nasreddine - former professional ice hockey player
- Jean Sayegh - water polo player
Business
- Kevin O'Leary - entrepreneur and reality television personality (Dragons' Den, Shark Tank)
Musicians
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- Paul Anka - singer and composer
- Norman Brooks - singer
- Patrick Gemayel (stage name "P-Thugg",member of musical act Chromeo)
- Andy Kim - singer and songwriter
- Kristina Maria - singer
- K.Maro - rapper[1]
- 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
- Julie Nesrallah - opera singer
- Karl Wolf - singer, songwriter and producer[3]
Politicians
- Mark Assad - politician
- Walter Assef - politician and former mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Michael Basha - former member of the Senate of Canada
- Pierre de Bané - federal senator
- Harout Chitilian - city councilor and chairman of the City Council of Montreal
- Eddie Francis - mayor of Windsor, Ontario
- Joe Ghiz - former premier of Prince Edward Island
- Robert Ghiz - present premier of Prince Edward Island
- Mac Harb - politician
- Lorraine Michael - politician
- Maria Mourani - member of the Canadian Parliament
- Khalil Ramal - politician
- Marceil Saddy - mayor of Sarnia, Ontario
- Larry Shaben - politician
- Paul Zed - politician
Writers
- John Asfour - poet and writer
- Shaunt Basmajian - poet
- Nadine Dajani - author of short stories
- Rawi Hage - writer
- Wajdi Mouawad - poet and writer
- Trish Salah - poet and sociologist
Others
- Adel Arnaout, alleged criminal and sender of various letter bombs
- Kassem Daher, alleged Islamic militant
References
- ^ "K-maro - The Million Dollar Boy". Today's Outlook Magazine. December 2005.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Rita (2005). "Massari: Talented and Sexy Heartthrob". Desiclub.com. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- ^ "Karl Wolf - Face Behind the Face...man behind the album". Today's Outlook Magazine. December 2006.
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