List of Famous people born in North Governorate, Lebanon

Stephen Hector Youssef Doueihi was a bishop of the Maronite Church in the United States. He served as the eparch (bishop) of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn from 1997 to 2004.

Chucrallah Boutros Harb was a Lebanese Hierarch of Maronite Church and an eparch of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Baalbek and Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Jounieh.

Paul Dahdah, O.C.D. is a former bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Beirut.

Monsignor Raphaël Bayan was Armenian Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Iskandariya of the Armenians (Egypt).

Ali Eid was a Lebanese politician. He was the leader of the Alawite Community. He founded the Arab Democratic Party in 1972 and until his death served as General Secretary of the Arab Democratic Party.

Estephan El Douaihy was the 57th Patriarch of the Maronite Church, serving from 1670 until his death. He was born in Ehden, Lebanon. He is considered one of the major Lebanese historians of the 17th century and was known as “The Father of Maronite History”, “Pillar of the Maronite Church”, “The Second Chrysostom”, “Splendor of the Maronite Nation”, “The Glory of Lebanon and the Maronites”. He was declared Servant of God by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints under Protocol number 2145. On July 3, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI authorised the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to draw up a decree on the heroic virtues of Patriarch al-Duwayhi, who will be referred to as Venerable from the moment of publication of the decree. This is an important step in the ongoing beatification process.

Anthony II Peter Arida was bishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli and 73rd Maronite Patriarch of Antioch from 1932 until his death in 1955.

Robert Fadel is a Lebanese politician and retail business executive. He is the son of the late MP Maurice Fadel.

Lamitta Frangieh, is a Lebanese actress, former beauty pageant contestant and fashion model.

Stefano Evodio Assemani, Ottoman-born orientalist, nephew of Giuseppe Simone Assemani and cousin of Giuseppe Luigi Assemani, was the chief assistant of his uncle Giuseppe Simone in his work in the Vatican library.