List of Lebanese people in Canada
Introduction 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
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 (Toronto Maple Leafs)* 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* 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
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
See also *Lebanese Canadians*Arab Canadian*Canada–Lebanon relations*List of Lebanese people*List of Lebanese people (Diaspora)*Lebanese American
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