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The following is a list of notable Assyrian people.

Activists

Actors and Comics

Artists and Calligraphers

Eser Afacan
Hanibal Alkhas
Issa Benyamin
Ninos Shimshon
Fred Parhad - Sculptor
Ninos Chammo -Painter & Sculptor
Amir Oraha
Adam Odisho - Painter and Sculptor
Paul Issa Yousif - Painter and Sculptor
Gilyana Isho

Athletes

In the Middle East

Ammo Baba, Iraqi football player
Wilson Rasho, 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 Pentathlon 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
Dogles Aziz - Iraqi football player and Coach
Edison Baba - Iraqi football player

Diaspora

Alex Agase
Andre Agassi
Alexander Alkhazov
Ashour Asho
Abgar Barsom
George Bahto
Kennedy Bakircioglu
Chris Benjamin
Louay Chanko
Sanharib Malki
George Mourad
Gewargis Tooma
Michael Shabaz
Isho Shiba
Andreas Yacob-Haddad
Ramsen Golpashin

Directors

Henri Charr
Josef Fares
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
Mark Rasho

Educators and Explorers

Sabri Atman
Donny George Youkhanna
Emmanuel Kamber
David Perley
Hormuzd Rassam
Dr. Paul Solomon Hermis
Dr. Simon Francis Shamoun
Jesse Jensen
Albert George Wilson
Ashur Yousif
Dr. Anahit Khosroyeva
Dr. Eden Naby
Dr. Arianne Ishaya
Prof. Francis Paz
Prof. John Joseph
Prof. Mikhail Sado
Prof. Roy Shleman

Entrepreneurs

Zaya Younan, Founder and CEO of Younan Properties, Inc.
Victor Kamber, labor activist & founder of The Kamber Group
Jeff Moorad, CEO and owner of the San Diego Padres, and part-owner of Arizona Diamondbacks
Milton Malek-Yonan, Inventor of Converted Rice
Mark Michael, Co-Founder of Synapse Corporate Solutions
Pete Johnson, Founder and CEO of Oshana Hair Care Association
Bob Miner, Co-Founder of Oracle Corporation
Daniela from Facebook, Co-Founder of "Ninveh International"

Leaders

Malik Cambar de Varda - Assyrian Leader & Nationalist, commander of the Assyro Chaldean Battalion (1919-1922)
Shamoun Hanna Haydo
Agha Petros, WWI Assyrian General in Iran
Malik Ismail I
Malik Ismail II
Afram Oshana
Malik Yaqo
Shamoun Isho Damir
Mark Rasho

Magicians

Samuel Kasrani
Sami Mikhail
Joseph Oshana
Kris Parker
Mark Rasho

Media

Paul Caldani- Radio Iran 670 Am KIRN Los Angeles, California
Bob Malek - Los Angeles, California
Obelit Yadgar - Glendale, Wisconsin
Wilson Younan - Australia
Naim Dilmener (journalist with Radikal-Milliyet)

Models

Ramona Amiri, Miss Canada 2005
Sandra Hasso, Miss Assyria 2001
Claudia Hanna, Miss Iraq 2006

Musicians and Composers

Complete list; List of Assyrian musicians

Non-Assyrian music

Physicians and Scientists

Hunayn bar Ishaq
Koma Israel, M.D.
Yuhanna Ibn Masawaih
Sergius of Reshaina
Benjamin Taimoorazy, M.D.
Vivian Bouza, M.D.
Fred Adams M.D.

Politicians

Iraq

'Sarkis Aghajan Mamendo, Current Minister of Finance and Economy in Kurdistan Regional Government'

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
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

Joseph Adams, first Assyrian in Australia to start up an Australian Political Party at age 29 (Australian Business Party) and first Assyrian NSW State Parliament Lobbyist for Small Business. [Sydney] [Australia]
Ibrahim Baylan, Sweden Minister of Education 2004-2006 and Sweden Parliament
Adam Benjamin, Jr., Indiana Congressman
Eugene Dooman
Anna Eshoo, California Congressman
Isa Sumer, Netherlands Parliament of Enschede
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
Ninos Khoshaba, Member of the New South Wales Parliament Sydney Australia
Zaya Toma, Fairfield City Councillor, Sydney Australia
Andrew Rohan, Fairfield City Councillor Sydney Australia
Anwar Khoshaba, Fairfield City Councillor (former Mayor) Sydney Australia
Sam Yousif, Fairfield City Councillor Sydney Australia
Albert Mooshi, Fairfield City Councillor Sydney Australia

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
Sargent Daniel Benjamin - Famous police officer within the Fairfield District, Sydney.
Senior Constable Emmanuel Mikhael - Fairfield police officer, Sydney.
Daniel Hormoz - J.J.O (Juvenile Justice Officer
Ramzi Balou (rela name Naramsin Balou)- poet and radio talk show in Qalah Mkhaida

Other

Narsai David- T.V Chef
Lado Davidov - Hero of the Soviet Union
Cindy Sargon- T.V Chef
Alfred Yaghobzadeh- Photographer
Emmanuel Brikha- Freelance Journalist, Sydney Australia, President of The Young Liberal Party - Smithfield branch
Oneey Mikhail - accountant in fairfield district
Ella Suleman - legal advisor fairfield district
Mary Mikhail - Historian/dietian
Nenos Kako - Audio Engineer/Producer

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