List of Famous people born in Beirut Governorate, Lebanon
Nayla Tueni
Nayla Tueni Maktabi is a Lebanese journalist and politician. She was a member of the Lebanese Parliament for almost ten years (2009-2018), representing the district of Achrafieh. Tueni is the CEO of one of Lebanon's most famous newspaper, An-Nahar.
Brigitte Yaghi
Brigitte Yaghi is a Lebanese pop singer. She finished in fifth place in SuperStar, the Arabic version of American Idol or Pop Idol.
Rony Seikaly
Ronald Fred Seikaly is a Lebanese-born American former NBA basketball player. Seikaly was one of the first internationally born players to make an impact on American basketball. Considered one of the top college players from the Syracuse basketball program, Seikaly's stellar offense and defense placed him among the school's all-time leaders in rebounds, points and blocks, while earning several nationally recognized awards and honors. His number 4 jersey was retired by Syracuse and raised to the rafters of the Carrier Dome.
Dominique Hourani
Dominique Hourani is a Lebanese recording artist, actress, beauty queen, and former model.
Carole Ghosn
Michel Moawad
Michel Moawad is a resigned Member of the Lebanese Parliament. He has resigned in protest following the August 4, 2020, Beirut Explosion. In May 2018, he was elected for the first time to the Lebanese Parliament representing the Zgharta District in the North-3 electoral sector. Moawad was an active member of the parliamentary budget committee and played a pivotal role in fighting corruption and exposed the illegal partisan employment in the public sector. He is the son of the former Lebanese President René Moawad, assassinated on the 22 of November 1989.
Yasmine Hamdan
Yasmine Hamdan is a Lebanese singer, songwriter and actress, now based in Paris. She became known with Soapkills, the duo she founded with Zeid Hamdan while she was still living in Beirut, Lebanon. The first album released by Soapkills was Bater (1999). Soapkills was one of the first independent electronic bands in the Middle East, and its innovative approach exerted a lasting influence. To this day, Yasmine Hamdan is considered an icon of underground music across the Arab world.
Peter Deming
Peter Deming, ASC is a Lebanese-born American cinematographer, known for his collaborations with directors like Sam Raimi, David Lynch, Wes Craven, and Jay Roach. He won the 2002 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for Mulholland Drive, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on the third season of Twin Peaks.
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Rabih Abou-Khalil is an oud player and composer born in Lebanon, who combines elements of Arabic music with jazz, classical music, and other styles. He grew up in Beirut and moved to Munich, Germany, during the Lebanese Civil War in 1978.