List of Famous people born in Iraq

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Saeed al-Tabataba'i al-Hakim is a senior Iraqi Twelver Shi'a marja, one of the Big Four Grand Ayatollahs of the Hawza of Najaf and one of the most senior Shia clerics in Iraq after Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

Qais Hadi Sayed Hasan al-Khazali is best known as the founder and leader of the Special Groups in Iraq from June 2006 until his capture by British forces in March 2007. As head of the Special Groups, Khazali directed arms smuggling, formation of death squads to participate in sectarian violence, kidnappings, and assassinations, most notably the 20 January 2007 attack on American forces in Karbala. A former follower of Muqtada al-Sadr, he was expelled from the Mahdi Army in 2004 for giving "unauthorized orders" and founded his own group: Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) also known as the "Khazali network" that was later designated as a terrorist group by the USA government. During his incarceration Akram al-Kaabi became acting commander of the organisation until his release.

Haider Jawad Kadhim al-Abadi is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq from September 2014 until October 2018. Previously he served as Minister of Communication from 2003 to 2004, in the first government after Saddam Hussein was deposed.

Faiq Al Sheikh Ali is an Iraqi lawyer and politician of currently serving as a Member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq since 2014 and is the Secretary-General of the People's Party for Reform. In parliament, he is a member of the Judiciary (Legal) Committee. He led the Civilized Alliance for the 2018 Iraqi parliamentary election.

Alaa Hussein, is an Iraqi actress, and visual artist. She is best known for her roles on the comedic show "Zaraq Waraq", which aired on Al-Sharqiyah since 2014.

Haj Mulla Basim Ismail Muhammad-Ali al-Karbalaei, commonly known as Basim Karbalaei or Mulla Basim is an Iraqi Shi'ite eulogy reciter.

Nehro Mohammed Abdul-Karim Kasnazan is an Iraqi politician who led the Iraq Assembly of National Unity electoral coalition.

Mahmud Shevket Pasha was an Ottoman general and statesman of Chechen origin, known particularly for his leading role in establishing the Ottoman military aviation program. He was Grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 23 January 1913 until his death by assassination.

Faisal Ghazi Faisal is an Iraqi athlete who hoped to represent Iraq in the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Safaa Al Sarai was an Iraqi human rights activist who has been called the icon of the Iraqi uprising.