Celebrating Arab American Accomplishments
Khalil Gibran
Poet & Writer
Lebanese-American author of The Prophet, one of the most translated and best-selling books of all time.
Danny Thomas
Entertainer & Philanthropist
Lebanese-American singer, comedian and philanthropist; Thomas has 1 Emmy and 6 nominations. Thomas founded the St. June Children’s Research Hospital.
Tony Fadell
Engineer & Entrepreneur
Lebanese-Polish-American Fadell was senior vice president of the iPod division at Apple Inc. and founder and former CEO of Nest Labs.
Bella Hadid
Model
Proudly Palestinian-Dutch, Hadid was named "Model of the Year" by GQ in 2016 and by the British Fashion Awards in 2022, and won the Models.com Industry Awards for "Break Out Star: Women" in 2015.
Ramy Youssef
Comedian & Actor
Egyptian Ramy Youssef has received recognition for his work on the show “Ramy” including a Golden Globe Award, a Peabody Award, and 2 Emmy nominations. Youssef has since toured his own comedy show “More Feelings’ and had his first major movie role.
Sadam Ali
Boxer
Yemeni professional boxer Ali, held the WBO junior middleweight title from 2017 to 2018. Ali represented Team USA at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. As a professional in the welterweight division, Ali remained undefeated for the first six years of his career and earned the title of WBO Junior Middleweight champ in 2017.
Rashida Tlaib
Congresswoman
The first Palestinian American woman and first of two Muslim women to serve in the United States Congress.
Michael DeBakey
Surgeon
While still in medical school, Lebanese-American DeBakey invented a life-saving device called a roller pump which allowed for continuous blood flow in heart patients.
Rami Malek
Actor
Egyptian-American Malek has received 26 awards and 51 nominations, including an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Golden Globe for Best Actor, and a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
Farouk El-Baz
Scientist & Geologist
Egyptian-American El-Baz has conducted field investigations in every major desert on earth and searched for ground water in arid lands using space images. Served as NASA’s lead geologist for the Apollo space program and launched the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies at the National Air and Space Museum.
Steve Jobs
Co-Founder & CEO of Apple Inc.
Born Abdul Lateef Jandali, Syrian-American Jobs is widely recognized as a visionary leader of the technology industry and pioneer of the personal computer revolution. Jobs introduced iconic products like the iPod and iPhone and uplifted Apple as a global leader.
Jordyn Wieber
Gymnast
Lebanese-American artistic gymnast and current gymnastics coach Weiber won gold as a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Olympics in London. Since April 2019, she has been the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team.
