Including....
Shakira, Salma Hayek....
General John Abizaid: was named Commander of U.S. Central Command in Iraq.
Doug Flutie: San Diego Chargers quarterback, who threw the "miracle touchdown" pass for Boston College, won the Heisman Trophy in 1984.
The late George Maloof, Sr. owned the NBA’s Houston Rockets; today his sons, Joe and Gavin Maloof, own the Sacramento Kings.
Ralph Nader : Among America’s activists, can you think of two people who have saved more lives than America’s foremost consumer advocate and Green party presidential candidate Ralph Nader and the founder of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Candy Lightner. MADD is the largest crime victims’ assistance organization in the world, with more than 3 million members and supporters.
inventor Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah worked for the General Electric Company (GE) in the 1920s and 30s. His research led to 52 patent applications, among them innovations in solar energy and television tubes.
Walid Akl, World-renowned pianist.
Keanu Reeves, That's right. Keanu was born in Beirut in the 1970's. He is mixture of Hawaiian, Chinese, and American.
Jeff George, Quarterback for the Washington Redskins football team.
# Rony Seikaly, Former NBA center for various clubs.
# Frank Skaff, Former manager for the Detroit Tigers baseball team.
# Gibran Khalil Gibran: Highly respected poet/thinker. Born and bred in Lebanon. Moved to Boston in later years. His book "The Prophet" has been translated to tens of languages. Has a park built in his honor in downtown Boston where he lived most of the later years of his life. The park is symbolically situated between a library and a church.
Marwan Fawaz, My uncle incase you didn't know....Chief Technology Officer
Adelphia Communications
Marwan Fawaz currently serves as the chief technology officer of Adelphia Communications, the nations fifth-largest cable provider, contributing more than 18 years of experience in the cable and broadband industries.
Prior to joining Adelphia, Fawaz was a technology investment specialist for Vulcan Inc. Investment Management Group. Prior to that, he held senior engineering, operations and technology positions at MediaOne, Inc., Pilot House Ventures, Times Mirror Cable Television and Charter Communications.
Fawaz serves on several technology advisory boards. He has also served on engineering committees at CableLabs and the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers.
And was Officially man of the year 2004 in the States. Yeah thats my uncle
# Francis G. Slay Mayor, City of St. Louis
# Army Gen. John Abizaid, of Lebanese origin, has taken over as head of the U.S. Central Command in Iraq and Afghanistan
# Chris Abboud, Nebraska State Senator
# James Abdnor, US Senator of South Dakota (1981-1986)
# James Abourezk, U.S. Senator of South Dakota (1971-1979)
# Spencer Abraham, The new Secretary of Energy of the United States of America . He is a third-generation American of Lebanese descent. Born in Michigan. Was also a U.S. Senator representing the state of Michigan.
# John Ash, Mayor, Olean (NY)
# William N. Aswad, Vermont State Representative
# Victor Atiyeh, Governor of Oregon (1979-1987)
# Suzanne Azar, Mayor, El Paso (TX) 1989-1991
# John Baldacci, Congressman (ME)
# Michael Baroody, Asst Secretary, US Department of Labor (1985-1988)
# William Baroody Jr, Asst to the President, Office of Public Liaison (1973-1977)
# Timothy Bryan, City Council Member, Massillon (OH)
# David Cappiello, Connecticut State Representative
# George Crady, Florida State Representative
# Mitch Daniels, Assistant to the President, Political and Intergovernmental Affairs (1985-1987)
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