List of Famous people born in Beirut Governorate, Lebanon
Manuel Charr
Mahmoud Omeirat Charr, also known as Manuel Charr, is a Lebanese-born German professional boxer of Syrian descent who held the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title from 2017 to January 2021 and challenged for the WBC heavyweight title in 2012.
Ragheb Alama
Ragheb Alama is a Lebanese singer, dancer, composer, television personality, and philanthropist. Alama began his career in the 1980s when he appeared as a contestant on the talent show broadcast Studio El Fan, on which he received the Platinum Award.
Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian is an Armenian-American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, and political activist. He is best known as the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, keyboardist, and occasional rhythm guitarist of heavy metal band System of a Down, which was formed in 1994.
Gad Saad
Gad Saad is a Lebanese-Canadian evolutionary psychologist and professor in the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University who is known for applying evolutionary psychology to marketing and consumer behaviour. He also writes a blog for Psychology Today, and hosts a YouTube channel titled "The Saad Truth".
Georgina Rizk
Georgina Rizk is a Lebanese model, socialite, and beauty queen. She represented Lebanon at the Miss Universe pageant and won, making her the first Lebanese and West Asian woman to win that title. Prior to this, she was crowned Miss Lebanon 1970 and represented Lebanon at the Miss World competition but failed to place.
Ara Malikian
Ara Malikian is a Lebanese violinist of Armenian background. He also holds Spanish nationality
Walid Phares
Walid Phares is a Lebanese-born American scholar and conservative political pundit. He worked for the Republican presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2016. He has also served as a commentator on terrorism and the Middle East for Fox News since 2007, and for NBC from 2003 to 2006. A Maronite Christian, Phares has gained notoriety for his association with Lebanese Christian militias in the 1980s during the Lebanese Civil War, and for his anti-Islam views.
Ricky Shayne
Ricky Shayne is a pop singer and an actor of French and Lebanese descent who was popular in Europe in the 1960s, especially in Germanophone countries.
K.Maro
Cyril Kamar, better known by his stage name K.Maro is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter, producer and businessman of Lebanese origin. He sings in French and English. He is also the founder, the owner, and the CEO of East 47th Music, a record label, and Rock&Cherries Agency, a Paris-based Talents management agency. Both East 47th Music and Rock&Cherries Agency are part of KEG company.
Fares Fares
Fares Fares is a Swedish-Lebanese actor.