List of Famous people born in Iraq

Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr was the fourth President of Iraq, from 17 July 1968 to 16 July 1979. He was a leading member of the revolutionary Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and later the Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party and its regional organisation Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region, which espoused Ba'athism, a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism.

Manal Braiga better known as Kenza Braiga is a French television contestant, actress and author of Iraqi origin, she is simply known as Kenza Braiga. She and her family left Iraq during the Gulf War, in February 1991, when she was only 14. She is author of "Un jour j'ai quitté Bagdad", which is about her escape from Iraq, it was released in April 2003. She was made known in France by appearing on reality television show Loft Story. She starred as a host in French television series Boudoir, Le.

Adnan Dirjal is an Iraqi former footballer, national team coach, and as of May 2020 heads the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sports. He was one of Iraq's most prominent national team captains, who played as a defender.

Rifat Chadirji was an Iraqi architect, photographer, author and activist. He was often referred to as the father of modern Iraqi architecture, having designed more than 100 buildings across the nation.

Staff Lieutenant General Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi or Saedi is the head of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (ICTS). He has been the overall operation's commander of Iraqi government forces in Battle of Baiji (2014–15), Second Battle of Tikrit, and Third Battle of Fallujah (2016), the Hawija offensive (2017) in the war against ISIL.

Adnan al-Zurfi was chosen as the new prime minister-designate on 17 March 2020 by Iraqi President Barham Salih after Mohammad Allawi withdrew his nomination. Al-Zurfi withdrew from forming a new government on 9 April 2020. He was appointed by Paul Bremer, the Coalition Provisional Authority administrator, as governor of Najaf Governorate in July 2004.

Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri was an Iranian cleric and diplomat. During the 1980s, Taskhiri served as the Iranian representative to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference and was involved in promoting Iranian interests during the height of the Iran–Iraq War.

Ahmed Naas is a Paralympian athlete from Iraq competing in the F40 classification javelin throw. He won a silver medal in the javelin at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.

Abū al-Ḥasan Alī ibn al-Abbās ibn Jūrayj, also known as Ibn al-Rūmī, was the grandson of George the Greek and a popular poet of Baghdād in the Abbāsid-era.

Rafif al-Yasiri, better known as Barbie of Iraq, was an Iraqi plastic surgeon and conductor of national programs specializing in medical affairs for women. In March 2018, she was appointed Goodwill Ambassador of the French Organization for Human Rights and Peace. She had the center for plastic surgery and laser operations in the Al-Jadriya area in Baghdad.