Ceci est une liste d'arabes américains.
Pour être inclus dans cette liste, les personnes doivent avoir un article de Wikipédia montrant qu'ils sont arabes (entièrement ou en partie) et citoyens des Etats-Unis d'Amérique. Ils doivent avoir des références montrant qu'ils sont américains et d'origine arabe.
Academics
* Dr. Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad teaches religion, science and freedom at the University of Maryland, College Park and directs the Minaret of Freedom Institute.[1][2]
* Dr. Saddeka Arebi, professor of anthropology at UC Berkeley
* Dr. Elias Corey, organic chemistry professor at Harvard University and 1990 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry[3]
* Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, pioneering American-Lebanese cardiovascular surgeon and researcher[4]
* Dr. Abdulrahim Nasr Chafi, Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering at National University and Fresno Pacific University.
* Dr. Charles Elachi, Professor of electrical engineering and planetary science at Caltech and director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
* Dr. Taher ElGamal, Inventor of the ElGamal discrete log cryptosystem and the ElGamal signature scheme.
* Dr. Ramzi S. Cotran, famous Lebanese-American Professor of Pathology.
* Dr. Samih Farsoun Sociology professor at the American University [5]
* Dr. Fawaz Gerges, ABC analyst, professor, regular guest on Oprah's Anti-war series
* Michel T. Halbouty, famous Lebanese-American geologist and geophysicist, pioneer in oil field research[6] [7] [8]
* Dr. Philip S. Khoury, Ford International Professor of History and Associate Provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
* Dr. Edward Said, Palestinian-American literary theorist and former professor at Columbia University
* Dr. Donna Shalala, President of the University of Miami
* Dr. Fawwaz Ulaby, Former Vice President for Research of the University of Michigan and first Arab-American winner of the IEEE Edison Medal
* Dr. Hasan Yahya First Palestinian American to achieve 2 Ph.D degrees, recommended to Guinness book of records as the most Arab American author published over 16 books in one month. A former professor of Sociology at Jackson Community College.
* Dr. Elias Zerhouni, director of the National Institutes of Health, appointed by George W. Bush in May 2002
[edit] Business
* Najeeb Halaby, former head of Federal Aviation Administration and CEO of Pan-American Airlines (Syrian father) [9]
* Steve Jobs, head of Apple, biological father was Syrian[10]
* Mario Kassar, formerly headed Carolco Pictures [11]
* John J. Mack, CEO of investment bank Morgan Stanley (Lebanese parents)[12]
* Sam Maloof
* Maloof family, majority owners of the Sacramento Kings and the Palms Casino Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada
* Sam Moore, the founder and president of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest world-wide distributor of the Bible
* Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko's photocopy stores [13]
* Dr. Howard Murad, founder of Murad Cosmetics
[edit] Writers
* Edward Abboud, political writer, author of Invisible Enemy: Israel, Politics, Media, and American Culture [14]
* Elmaz Abinader, author, playwright and activist; PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award recipient
* Diana Abu-Jaber, novelist, author of Arabian Jazz, Crescent, The Language of Baklava
* Elia Abu Madi, poet, publisher and member of the New York Pen League
* Etel Adnan, poet, essayist, and visual artist
* Munir Akash, author and translator; founding editor of Jusoor and Targa Europa (Decoration of Europe) recipient
* Lorraine Ali, (Iraqi) reporter, editor, culture writer and music critic for Newsweek.
* Naseeb Arida, publisher associated with the New York Pen League
* Wadi Bahout, poet and member of the New York Pen League
* William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist
* William Catzeflis, poet and member of the New York Pen League
* Catherine Filloux, French-Algerian-American playwright
* Joseph Geha, author of Through and Through
* Khalil Gibran, author and member of the New York Pen League, well-known for his best-selling book The Prophet
* Abdal-Masih Haddad, publisher associated with the New York Pen League
* Nudra Haddad, poet and member of the New York Pen League
* Suheir Hammad, poet, playwright, artist, Tony Award winner, 2003 (Russel Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam on Broadway)
* Ray Hanania
* Natalie Handal, poet, editor and PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award recipient
* Samuel John Hazo, State Poet of Pennsylvania
* Lawrence Joseph, poet
* Daoud Kuttab, award winning Palestinian journalist. Ferris professor of journalism at Princeton University
* Lisa Suhair Majaj, poet and literary scholar
* Jack Marshall (author), poet and author (Iraqi father/Syrian mother)
* Khaled Mattawa, poet and recipient of an Academy of American Poets award
* D.H. Melhem, literary scholar and activist, American Book Award recipient
* Claire Messud, author, Algerian
* Mikhail Naimy, Nobel Prize-nominated author and member of the New York Pen League; well-known works include The Book of Mirdad and a biography of Khalil Gibran
* Naomi Shihab Nye, poet
* Gregory Orfalea, poet, essayist and historian
* Ameen Rihani, "father of Arab American literature," member of the New York Pen League and author of The Book of Khalid, the first Arab American novel in English; also an ambassador
* Abraham Rihbany, writer on politics and religion
* Salom Rizk, author of early Arab American immigrant autobiography, Syrian Yankee
* Ramzi M. Salti, author of The Native Informant: Six Tales of Defiance from the Arab World
* Anthony Shadid [15]
* Evelyn Shakir, literary scholar
* Mona Simpson, author of Anywhere but Here, The Lost Father, A Regular Guy
[edit] Performers
* Paula Abdul, Grammy winning singer, Emmy winning choreographer, and host of American Idol (Syrian Jewish father)
* Moustapha Akkad, a Syrian-American film producer
* Ferras Alqaisi, Jordanian American singer-song writer
* Paul Anka, singer and songwriter (Lebanese)[16]
* Jim Avila (half Lebanese), correspondent for ABC News "20/20"
* Jeff Becerra (Arab Mexican origin), Death metal musician
* Yasmine Bleeth (Algerian Jewish descent), actress/model
* Dick Dale, surf rock guitarist (Lebanese father) [17]
* Jenna Dewan (1980 - ), film/TV actress (Step Up)[18]
* Mohammed El-Bakkar, Lebanese immigrant to Brooklyn, singer, band-leader
* Shannon Elizabeth (1973 - ), film actress ("American Pie", "Scary Movie")[19]
* Jamie Farr, character actor, Lebanese[20]
* Hala Gorani, CNN anchor (French Syrian) [21]
* Khrystyne Haje
* Sammy Hagar, Rock musician
* Lama Hasan, ABC News anchor
* Salma Hayek, actress (Lebanese father), born in Mexico-works in US
* Anissa Jones, actress (Lebanese grandparents)
* Aron Kader, comedian (Palestinian ancestry)
* Casey Kasem, radio personality and voice actor [22]
* Kerri Kasem, TV hostess
* Amy Fadhli, fitness model, actress (Iraqi father) and winner of the Fitness America National Champion 1996
* Catherine Keener, Lebanese ancestry
* Khaled Khaled, a.k.a. DJ Khaled popular Hip-Hop DJ for Fat Joe's Terror Squad group (Palestinian ancestry)
* Herbert Khaury, aka Tiny Tim (Lebanese father) [23]
* Hoda Kotb, Egyptian decent, NBC's Today show host
* Kurtis Mantronik, born Kurtis el Khaleel, remixer and producer, founding member of 1980's old school hip hop group Mantronix (Syrian father)
* Kristy McNichol, co-star on "Family" and "Empty Nest" [24]
* Mika, half-Lebanese
* Wentworth Miller, starring role as Michael Scofield in the Fox Network television series "Prison Break"(Syrian-Lebanese from Mothers side)[25]
* Kathy Najimy, actress of Lebanese descent [26]
* George Noory (1950 - ), radio broadcaster, as of 2006, the weekday host of the late-night paranormal-themed radio talk show Coast to Coast AM.[27]
* Jehane Noujaim[28]
* Michael Nouri
* Naomi Shihab Nye[29]
* Dean Obeidallah [30]
* Heather Raffo, actress/playwright (Iraqi father)
* Tom Shadyac
* Jerry Seinfeld Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning comedian (Syrian Sephardic Jewish Mother)[31]
* Shakira, her father is a Lebanese immigrant and her mother a native of Colombia
* Tony Shalhoub (1953 - ), three-time Emmy Award-winning television and film actor (Monk)[32]
* Alia Shawkat, actress (Iraqi father)
* James Stacy
* Vic Tayback, actor, Syrian
* Danny Thomas, actor, Lebanese [33]
* Marlo Thomas, half Lebanese
* Tony Thomas, half Lebanese
* Vince Vaughn, Lebanese ancestry
* Elliott Yamin, singer (Iraqi Jewish father)
* Amy Yasbeck, half Lebanese
* David Yazbek, half Lebanese
* Frank Zappa (part Lebanese father)[34]
* Zaida Ben-Yusuf(1869-1933) was an American portrait photographer. Ben-Yusuf was born in London to an Algerian Muslim father and a German mother of Algerian descent. She immigrated to New York in 1897.[14]
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Pour être inclus dans cette liste, les personnes doivent avoir un article de Wikipédia montrant qu'ils sont arabes (entièrement ou en partie) et citoyens des Etats-Unis d'Amérique. Ils doivent avoir des références montrant qu'ils sont américains et d'origine arabe.
Academics
* Dr. Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad teaches religion, science and freedom at the University of Maryland, College Park and directs the Minaret of Freedom Institute.[1][2]
* Dr. Saddeka Arebi, professor of anthropology at UC Berkeley
* Dr. Elias Corey, organic chemistry professor at Harvard University and 1990 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry[3]
* Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, pioneering American-Lebanese cardiovascular surgeon and researcher[4]
* Dr. Abdulrahim Nasr Chafi, Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering at National University and Fresno Pacific University.
* Dr. Charles Elachi, Professor of electrical engineering and planetary science at Caltech and director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
* Dr. Taher ElGamal, Inventor of the ElGamal discrete log cryptosystem and the ElGamal signature scheme.
* Dr. Ramzi S. Cotran, famous Lebanese-American Professor of Pathology.
* Dr. Samih Farsoun Sociology professor at the American University [5]
* Dr. Fawaz Gerges, ABC analyst, professor, regular guest on Oprah's Anti-war series
* Michel T. Halbouty, famous Lebanese-American geologist and geophysicist, pioneer in oil field research[6] [7] [8]
* Dr. Philip S. Khoury, Ford International Professor of History and Associate Provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
* Dr. Edward Said, Palestinian-American literary theorist and former professor at Columbia University
* Dr. Donna Shalala, President of the University of Miami
* Dr. Fawwaz Ulaby, Former Vice President for Research of the University of Michigan and first Arab-American winner of the IEEE Edison Medal
* Dr. Hasan Yahya First Palestinian American to achieve 2 Ph.D degrees, recommended to Guinness book of records as the most Arab American author published over 16 books in one month. A former professor of Sociology at Jackson Community College.
* Dr. Elias Zerhouni, director of the National Institutes of Health, appointed by George W. Bush in May 2002
[edit] Business
* Najeeb Halaby, former head of Federal Aviation Administration and CEO of Pan-American Airlines (Syrian father) [9]
* Steve Jobs, head of Apple, biological father was Syrian[10]
* Mario Kassar, formerly headed Carolco Pictures [11]
* John J. Mack, CEO of investment bank Morgan Stanley (Lebanese parents)[12]
* Sam Maloof
* Maloof family, majority owners of the Sacramento Kings and the Palms Casino Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada
* Sam Moore, the founder and president of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest world-wide distributor of the Bible
* Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko's photocopy stores [13]
* Dr. Howard Murad, founder of Murad Cosmetics
[edit] Writers
* Edward Abboud, political writer, author of Invisible Enemy: Israel, Politics, Media, and American Culture [14]
* Elmaz Abinader, author, playwright and activist; PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award recipient
* Diana Abu-Jaber, novelist, author of Arabian Jazz, Crescent, The Language of Baklava
* Elia Abu Madi, poet, publisher and member of the New York Pen League
* Etel Adnan, poet, essayist, and visual artist
* Munir Akash, author and translator; founding editor of Jusoor and Targa Europa (Decoration of Europe) recipient
* Lorraine Ali, (Iraqi) reporter, editor, culture writer and music critic for Newsweek.
* Naseeb Arida, publisher associated with the New York Pen League
* Wadi Bahout, poet and member of the New York Pen League
* William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist
* William Catzeflis, poet and member of the New York Pen League
* Catherine Filloux, French-Algerian-American playwright
* Joseph Geha, author of Through and Through
* Khalil Gibran, author and member of the New York Pen League, well-known for his best-selling book The Prophet
* Abdal-Masih Haddad, publisher associated with the New York Pen League
* Nudra Haddad, poet and member of the New York Pen League
* Suheir Hammad, poet, playwright, artist, Tony Award winner, 2003 (Russel Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam on Broadway)
* Ray Hanania
* Natalie Handal, poet, editor and PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award recipient
* Samuel John Hazo, State Poet of Pennsylvania
* Lawrence Joseph, poet
* Daoud Kuttab, award winning Palestinian journalist. Ferris professor of journalism at Princeton University
* Lisa Suhair Majaj, poet and literary scholar
* Jack Marshall (author), poet and author (Iraqi father/Syrian mother)
* Khaled Mattawa, poet and recipient of an Academy of American Poets award
* D.H. Melhem, literary scholar and activist, American Book Award recipient
* Claire Messud, author, Algerian
* Mikhail Naimy, Nobel Prize-nominated author and member of the New York Pen League; well-known works include The Book of Mirdad and a biography of Khalil Gibran
* Naomi Shihab Nye, poet
* Gregory Orfalea, poet, essayist and historian
* Ameen Rihani, "father of Arab American literature," member of the New York Pen League and author of The Book of Khalid, the first Arab American novel in English; also an ambassador
* Abraham Rihbany, writer on politics and religion
* Salom Rizk, author of early Arab American immigrant autobiography, Syrian Yankee
* Ramzi M. Salti, author of The Native Informant: Six Tales of Defiance from the Arab World
* Anthony Shadid [15]
* Evelyn Shakir, literary scholar
* Mona Simpson, author of Anywhere but Here, The Lost Father, A Regular Guy
[edit] Performers
* Paula Abdul, Grammy winning singer, Emmy winning choreographer, and host of American Idol (Syrian Jewish father)
* Moustapha Akkad, a Syrian-American film producer
* Ferras Alqaisi, Jordanian American singer-song writer
* Paul Anka, singer and songwriter (Lebanese)[16]
* Jim Avila (half Lebanese), correspondent for ABC News "20/20"
* Jeff Becerra (Arab Mexican origin), Death metal musician
* Yasmine Bleeth (Algerian Jewish descent), actress/model
* Dick Dale, surf rock guitarist (Lebanese father) [17]
* Jenna Dewan (1980 - ), film/TV actress (Step Up)[18]
* Mohammed El-Bakkar, Lebanese immigrant to Brooklyn, singer, band-leader
* Shannon Elizabeth (1973 - ), film actress ("American Pie", "Scary Movie")[19]
* Jamie Farr, character actor, Lebanese[20]
* Hala Gorani, CNN anchor (French Syrian) [21]
* Khrystyne Haje
* Sammy Hagar, Rock musician
* Lama Hasan, ABC News anchor
* Salma Hayek, actress (Lebanese father), born in Mexico-works in US
* Anissa Jones, actress (Lebanese grandparents)
* Aron Kader, comedian (Palestinian ancestry)
* Casey Kasem, radio personality and voice actor [22]
* Kerri Kasem, TV hostess
* Amy Fadhli, fitness model, actress (Iraqi father) and winner of the Fitness America National Champion 1996
* Catherine Keener, Lebanese ancestry
* Khaled Khaled, a.k.a. DJ Khaled popular Hip-Hop DJ for Fat Joe's Terror Squad group (Palestinian ancestry)
* Herbert Khaury, aka Tiny Tim (Lebanese father) [23]
* Hoda Kotb, Egyptian decent, NBC's Today show host
* Kurtis Mantronik, born Kurtis el Khaleel, remixer and producer, founding member of 1980's old school hip hop group Mantronix (Syrian father)
* Kristy McNichol, co-star on "Family" and "Empty Nest" [24]
* Mika, half-Lebanese
* Wentworth Miller, starring role as Michael Scofield in the Fox Network television series "Prison Break"(Syrian-Lebanese from Mothers side)[25]
* Kathy Najimy, actress of Lebanese descent [26]
* George Noory (1950 - ), radio broadcaster, as of 2006, the weekday host of the late-night paranormal-themed radio talk show Coast to Coast AM.[27]
* Jehane Noujaim[28]
* Michael Nouri
* Naomi Shihab Nye[29]
* Dean Obeidallah [30]
* Heather Raffo, actress/playwright (Iraqi father)
* Tom Shadyac
* Jerry Seinfeld Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning comedian (Syrian Sephardic Jewish Mother)[31]
* Shakira, her father is a Lebanese immigrant and her mother a native of Colombia
* Tony Shalhoub (1953 - ), three-time Emmy Award-winning television and film actor (Monk)[32]
* Alia Shawkat, actress (Iraqi father)
* James Stacy
* Vic Tayback, actor, Syrian
* Danny Thomas, actor, Lebanese [33]
* Marlo Thomas, half Lebanese
* Tony Thomas, half Lebanese
* Vince Vaughn, Lebanese ancestry
* Elliott Yamin, singer (Iraqi Jewish father)
* Amy Yasbeck, half Lebanese
* David Yazbek, half Lebanese
* Frank Zappa (part Lebanese father)[34]
* Zaida Ben-Yusuf(1869-1933) was an American portrait photographer. Ben-Yusuf was born in London to an Algerian Muslim father and a German mother of Algerian descent. She immigrated to New York in 1897.[14]
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