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The following is a list of notable Assyrian people.

Activists

Curtis Sliwa

Actors/Comics

F. Murray Abraham
Emita Babazadeh
Jim Backus
Michael David (VII)
Yasmine Hanani
Luther Hoobyar
Rosie Malek-Yonan
Rony Mammoo
Vincent Oshana
Lany Tamraz
James Younan
Tony Yalda
Jacob Oshana

Artists & Calligraphers

Eser Afacan
Hanibal Alkhas
Issa Benyamin
Ninos Shimshon

Athletes

In the Middle East

Emmanuel Agassi, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics boxer representing Iran. Father of Andre Agassi.
Ammo Baba, Iraqi football player
Nineveh Bet-Malek, Soccer player for Iran's Taj Soccer Team
Akram Emmanouel
Youra Eshaya, Iraqi football player
Basil Gorgis Hanna, Iraqi football player
Izarya Il-Khanoff, Boxer from Iran in 1964 Olympics
George Issabeg, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics boxer representing Iran
David Malek-Yonan, Gold, silver and bronze medalist in track and field and soccer in Iran
George Malek-Yonan, Iran's Champion of Champions, Gold medalist in Pentathelon and Track & Field
Anwar Oshana
Shoura Osipov, 1948 Summer Olympics boxer representing Iran
John Warda, 1950 Bronze medalist in shot put in Iran
Thamer Yousif, Iraqi football player
Saad Benyamin, Iraqi football player

Diaspora

Directors

Henri Charr
Josef Fares
Ninos Jando
Ninos Emmanuel Kako (Aw Taraan Khleeqa, 1992)
Martin Khoshaba
Nuri Kino
Terrence Malick, Oscar-nominated filmmaker
Alfred Rasho, Emmy awarded documentary filmmaker 1992, 1995
Billy Tooma, American-born Independent Filmmaker
Lina Yakubova
Oleg Yakushenkov

Educators and explorers

Sabri Atman
Emmanuel Kamber
David Perley
Hormuzd Rassam
Dr. Simon Francis Shamoun
Albert George Wilson
Ashur Yousif

Entrepreneurs

Zaya Younan Founder & CEO of Younan Properties, Inc.
Sue Ismiel - Founder of Nad's Hair Removal
Victor Kamber, labor activist & founder of The Kamber Group
Milton Malek-Yonan, Inventor of Converted Rice
Mark Michael, Co-Founder of Synapse Corporate Solutions
Bob Miner, Co-Founder of Oracle Corporation
James Yonan, Founder of OpenVPN
Monir Younan, President of Roxmark Mines Ltd.
Sargon Lazarof Inventor of Sargon Impants System

Leaders

Heraclius, Byzantine empire
Shamoun Hanna Haydo
Agha Petros, WWI Assyrian General in Iran

Magicians

Samuel Kasrani
Sami Mikhail
Joseph Oshana
Kris Parker

Models

Ramona Amiri, Miss Canada 2005
Claudia Hanna, Miss Iraq 2006

Musicians and Composers

Complete list; List of Assyrian musicians

Non-Assyrian music

Physicians and Scientist

Politicians

Iraq

Tariq Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq 1979–2003
Basim Bello, Mayor of Tel Kaif, Iraq
Bahnam Zaya Bulos, Iraq Minister of Transport (2003-2004)
Basimah Yusuf Butrus, Iraq Minister of Science and Technology 2005-2006
Franso Hariri, Mayor of Arbil
Fawzi Franso Hariri, Iraq Parliement Representative, Current Minister of Industry in Iraq
Yonadam Kanna, Secretary General of the Assyrian Democratic Movement and Iraq Parliement Representative
Sarkis Aghajan Mamendo, Current Minister of Finance and Economy in Kurdistan Regional Government
Wijdan Michael, Current Minister of Human Rights in Iraq
Georges Sada General served under Saddam in the Iraqi Air force
Ablahad Afraim Sawa, Iraq Parliement Representative
Pascal Esho Warda, Iraq Minister of Immigration and Refugees 2003-2004
Albert Edward Ismail Yelda, Iraq Ambassador to the Vatican
Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Secretary General of Iraqi Communist Party 1941-1949

Iran

Homer Ashurian, Iran Parliament representative
Freydun Atturaya, Co-founder of the Assyrian Socialist Party
Yonathan Betkolia, Iran Parliament Present representative
Philip Bet-Oshana, General in Iran during Shah Pahlavi's regime
Sargon Bet-Oshana, Iran Parliament representative
Wilson Betmasour, Iran Parliament representative
William Ebrahimi, Iran Parliament representative
Atour Khnanishoo, Iran Parliament representative
Shamshoon Magsoodpoor, Iran Parliament representative
Shmooel Polisian, General serving presently
Shmooel Sarmekanik, General serving presently

Throughout Middle East

Naum Faiq, 1868-1930
Romeo Nissan Hakkari
Nenif Matran Hariri
Shimmun Khammo

In the Assyrian diaspora

Ibrahim Baylan, Sweden Minister of Education 2004-2006 and Sweden Parliament
Adam Benjamin, Jr., Indiana Congressman
Eugene Dooman
Anna Eshoo, California Congressman
Attiya Gamri, Netherlands Parliament Representative
Helena Guergis, current Canadian Member of Parliament and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Emmanuel Kamber, Assyrian Universal Alliance Secretary General
Yilmaz Kerimo, Sweden Parliament
John Lazar, Turlock, California Mayor
John Nimrod, Illinois Senator
Scott Rumana, Wayne, New Jersey Mayor

Religious figures

Main Articles: List of Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon, List of Patriarchs of Babylon,
List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch.

Writers and poets

Complete list; List of Assyrian authors

Ancient

Modern

In the news

Munir Redfa
Karl Suleman
Elias Syriani

Other

Lado Davidov - Hero of the Soviet Union
Cindy Sargon- T.V Chef

Broadcaster

Paul Caldani- Radio Iran 670 Am KIRN Los Angeles, California
Bob Malek - Los Angeles, California
Obelit Yadgar - Glendale, Wisconsin

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