of Jordan. Wafic Saïd, established the Saïd Foundation in 1982 and the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford in 1996. Mohed Altrad, French-Syrian businessman. Arturo Elías Ayub, Mexican businessman, Director of Telmex. Joseph Safra, Chairman of Banco Safra. Ronaldo Mouchawar, CEO and co-founder of Souq.com Sam Yagan, Internet entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of OkCupid, SparkNotes and Match.com. Omar Hamoui, the founder of AdMob, has a net worth of $300 million. Mohammed Rahif Hakmi, founder and Chairman of Armada Group Entertainment Leonardo Favio, Argentine actor, screenwriter and film director. Flamma, considered one of the greatest Gladiators of his time. Bob Marley, pop Singer Mohamad Fityan (born August 1, 1984), musician and composer. Hala Gorani (born March 1, 1970), news anchor and CNN correspondent. René Angélil, Canadian singer and manager, the husband and former manager of singer Celine Dion. Shannon Elizabeth, American actress and former fashion model. Of paternal Syrian ancestry. Wentworth Miller, American actor, model, screenwriter and producer. Of partial maternal Syrian ancestry. Teri Hatcher, American actress. Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian. Bassam Kousa, Syrian actor. Paula Abdul, American singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. Sport Ghada Shouaa, heptathlete, olympic gold medalist. Philipp Stamma was a chess master and a pioneer of modern chess. Yasser Seirawan, chess grandmaster and four-time United States champion. Carolina Duer, Argentine boxer and former world champion. Brandon Saad, American ice hockey player, of paternal Syrian descent. Rocco Baldelli, American former MLB player. Sami Zayn, professional wrestler. Mojo Rawley, professional wrestler See also History of Syria Ottoman Syria Arameans Armenians Arabs Al-Shaitat Assyrians Greeks Notes References Citations Sources External links Syrian people, Every Culture Photos and images of Syrian people, Syrian History - Online Collections of images of Eastern Mediterranean people, including Syrian people, Mideast Image Syrian people, Encyclopædia Britannica Syrian diaspora Semitic-speaking peoples Articles containing video clips Ethnic groups in the Middle East Arabs