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The following is a list of prominent Palestinians, both from Palestine and from the Palestinian diaspora.
Academic figures
- Ahmad Teebi, geneticist and dysmorphologist
- Ibrahim Abu Lughod, sociologist
- Salman Abu Sitta, academic
- Naseer Aruri, academic
- Hatem Bazian, academic
- Hanna Batatu, historian
- Samih Farsoun, sociologist
- Ismail al-Faruqi, philosopher and comparative religions professor
- Mujid S. Kazimi, nuclear physicist
- Rashid Khalidi, historian
- Walid Khalidi, historian
- Marwan Kishek, Ph.D.,P.E., P.Eng., Structural Engineering
- Rami Kishek, Ph.D., Scientist
- Khaled Mardam-Bey, programmer (Palestinian mother)
- al-Muqaddasi, medieval geographer
- Sari Nusseibeh, philosopher, diplomat
- Mazin Qumsiyeh, geneticist
- Mohieldin Quttainah, academic
- Mohamed Rabie, academic
- Edward Said, literary critic
- Rosemarie Said Zahlan, historian
- Ahmed Saidan, mathmetician
- Elias Sanbar, historian
- Kiran Banerjee, philosopher and scientist
- Anis Sayigh, historian
- Yezid Sayigh, historian
- Yusif Sayigh, economist
- Hisham Sharabi, intellectual
- Joseph Massad, academic
- Ahmad Al-Khatib, General
- Qustandi Shomali, Professor, Historian, Critic, Researcher
- Rami Abuhabsah, Academics,Researcher
Cultural figures
Writers
- Moen Besiso , poet
- Hasan Karmi, liguist and author
- Said K. Aburish, author, journalist
- Mourid Barghouti, poet
- Khalil Beidas, author
- Razanne Carmey, playwright
- Mahmoud Darwish, poet
- Emile Habibi, author
- Suheir Hammad, poet
- Nathalie Handal, poet, editor
- Remi Kanazi, poet
- Ghassan Kanafani, author
- Ghada Karmi, author
- Widad Kawar, author and collector
- Sahar Khalifa, novelist
- Daoud Kuttab, journalist,author
- Sabri Jiryis, author
- Taha Muhammad Ali, poet
- Kamal Nasser, poet, activist
- Samih al-Qasim, poet
- Raji Sahyoun, broadcaster, writer
- Khalil al-Sakakini, author
- Abu Salma, poet
- Azeez Shaheen, author
- Serene Husseini Shahid, author
- Naomi Shihab Nye, poet (Palestinian father)
- Fadwa Toukan, poet
- Ibrahim Toukan, poet, writer of the poem Mawtini, the current national anthem of Iraq
- Samir El Youssef, writer and critic
- Tawfiq Ziad, poet
- Nadia Shabana, academic
Stage and screen
- Muhammad Bakri, film director
- Hany Abu-Assad, film director
- Mai Masri, film director
- Razanne Carmey, playwright, theatre director
- Jamal Dajani, television producer
- Rashid Masharawi, film director
- Sobhi Al-Zobaidi, film director
- Fu’ad Zentut, film director
- Osama Al-Zain, film director
- Isma’il Shamout, painter
- Rosalind Nashashibi, film director
- Izidore Musallam, film director
- Hanna Musleh, film director
- Mahmoud Al-Massad, film director
- Najawa Najjar, film director
- Omar Al-Qattan, film director
- Azza Hasan, film director
- Jacqueline Salloum, film director
- Leila Sansour, film director
- Hazim Bitar, film director
- Maryse Gargour, film director
- Annmarie Jacir, film director
- Hasan, Nizar, film director
- Hanna Elias, film director (The Olive Harvest)
- Michel Khleifi, film director (Wedding in Galilee)
- Nadine Salameh, actress (Ru’aa Halima or Vision of a Dreamer)
- Elia Suleiman, film director (Divine Intervention)
- Tawfik Abu Wael, film director (Atash)
- Ammar Quttaineh, film director
- Nisreen Tafesh, actress (Altaghreba Alfalastinia, Rabiye Qortoba)
- Rami Hanna, actor (Altaghreba Alfalasinia, Ahlam Kabira)
- Hassan Awayti, actor (Altaghreba Alfalastinia, Ashtar and many others...)
- Aron Kader, comedian
- Sasha Abunnadi, pageant
- Riad Masarweh, playwriter, theatre director
- Atallah Mansour,Journalist and writer who wrote political and historical books i n Arabic,Hebrew and English
Musicians
- Rim Banna, singer/songwriter
- El-Funoun, dance company
- Samir Joubran, oud player
- Khaled Jubran, Composer, Buzuq and Oud player خالد جبران
- Kamilya Jubran, singer and oud player
- Reem Kelani, singer
- Amal Murkus, singer
- Adel Salameh, oud player, composer
- Simon Shaheen, oud virtuoso, composer
- Tareq Shadeed, singer/songwriter, composer
- Sameh Zakout, hip-hop artist
- Faisal Abu Ghaben, electronic music artist
- Tamer Naffar, hip hop artist
Visual artists
- Naji al-Ali, cartoonist
- Imad Hajjaj, cartoonist
- Mona Hatoum, sculptor
- Omayya Joha, cartoonist
- Marwan Kishek, Engineer and Artist (Medium: Oil)
- Khalil Rabah, artist
- Hanna Safieh, photographer
- Ahlam Shibli, photographer
- Vera Tamari, ceramic artist
- Jafar Tukan, architect
Alternative contemporary artists
- Silverdegree, Palestinian Chrisitan hip-hop group [1]
- DAM, Palestinian hip-hop group [2]
- Fredwreck, Palestinian-American West Coast rap producer
- DJ Khaled, Palestinian-American hip-hop DJ
- Arabesque, Palestinian-Canadian hip-hop artist
Business
- Mohammed Nuseibeh - Prominent Businessman
- Abdul Hameed Shoman, Arab Bank
- Mansur Barbari, Barbari Group Inc.
- Yousef Beidas, Intra Bank
- Munib al-Masri, PADICO
- Hasib Sabbagh, Consolidated Contractors International Company
- Naim Attallah, Asprey, Quartet Publishing
Political figures
Fatah
- Mahmoud Abbas
- Nabil Amr
- Suha Arafat
- Yassir Arafat
- Hanan Ashrawi
- Hakam Balawi
- Marwan Barghouti
- Mohammed Dahlan
- Saeb Erekat
- Qadura Fares
- Rawhi Fattuh
- Faisal Husseini
- Ahmed Qurei
- Ali Hassan Salameh
- Nabil Shaath
Hamas
- Ahmed Yassin
- Khaled Mashal
- Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi
- Ismail Haniyeh
- Mahmoud al-Zahar
- Muhammad Abu Tir
- Mohammad Barghouti
PFLP
Other
- Zahwa Arafat, daughter
- Abu Abbas, PLF
- Nayef Hawatmeh, DFLP
- Ahmed Jibril, PFLP-GC
- Yousef Al-Khalidi, Ottoman era
- Abu Nidal, Abu Nidal Organization
- Afif Safieh, Palestine's Ambassador to the United States
- Samir Hleileh, Chief of the PA Cabinet, 2005
- Musa Alami
- Fahmi al-Abboushi, appointed Mayor of Jenin in 1935
- Nimr al-Khatib, political leader, Haifa
- Awni Abd al-Hadi, Palestinian political figure
- Ishan Banerjee, Ottoman Revanchist
- Janet Mikhail, mayor of Ramallah
- Hadem Rida, mayor of Jenin
- Omar Hammayil, mayor of Al-Bireh
- Bassam Shaka, former mayor of Nablus, terrorist victim
- Ghassan Shakaa, former mayor of Nablus,
- Ahmad Shukairy, PLO founder,
- Hussein Al-Araj, current mayor of Nablus
- Azmi Bishara - member of Israeli Knesset, from the Balad party
- Jamal Zahalka - member of Israeli Knesset, from the Balad party
- Wasil Taha - member of Israeli Knesset, from the Balad party
- Hana Sweid- member of Israeli Knesset with Hadash and mayor of Eliaboun
- Ibrahim Sarsur- member of Israeli Knesset, native of Kafr Qasim
- Ahmed Tibi - member of Israeli Knesset
- Tawfiq Ziad - poet, mayor of Nazereth and Hadash member of Israeli Knesset
- Ahmad Abu Laban - Imam in Denmark
Foreign
- Rania of Jordan, Queen of Jordan
- Antonio Saca, president of El Salvador
- Shafik Handal, El Salvador politician
- Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize
- Pierre de Bané, Canadian cabinet minister
- Joe Hockey, Australian cabinet minister
- Naser Khader, member of the Parliament of Denmark
- Ibrahim Sarsur, Kneseet member Israel
- Taleb el-Sana, Kneseet member Israel
- Ahmad Tibi, Kneseet member Israel
Activists
- Rajeh Adnan Saadeh, Solidarity Advocate & Activist
- Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of ISM
- Mubarak Awad, advocate of nonviolent resistance
- Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Islamist scholar & activist
- Mustafa Barghouti, human rights activist
- Bulus Farah, trade unionist
- Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, nationalist leader
- Rauda Morcos, LGBTQ activist and co-founder of ASWAT
Religious figures
Christianity
- Riah Abu Assal, current Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem
- Naim Ateek, founder of Sabeel
- Elias Chacour, Archbishop of Galilee, of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Michel Sabah, current Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Munib Younan, Lutheran bishop
- Rifat Odeh Kassis, human rights and community activist
- Sonny Bandak, human rights activist
- Jesus Christ, Messenger of Our Creator
Islam
- Mujir al-Din al-Hanbali al-Quttainah, Hanbali Judge of Jerusalem
- Amin al-Husayni, former Mufti of Jerusalem
- Ibn Qudamah, Hanbali jurist
- Ekrima Sa'id Sabri, current Mufti of Jerusalem
- Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi`i, borne in Ghaza
Sports
- Munir Abu Kishek, lightweight boxer (Asian Games bronze medalist)
- Nizar Taleb, full contact kickboxer (World Championships WKA gold medalist)
- Abbas Suan - soccer player for Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin FC in Israel
- CD Palestino - "Club Deportivo Palestino" Famous soccer team in Santiago, Chile.
Other
- Sirhan Sirhan - assassin of Robert Kennedy
- Hussam Abdo - would-be suicide bomber
- Abu Anas al-Shami - second-in-command for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Jama'at al-Tawhid wal Jihad group in Iraq
See also
- Palestine
- Palestinian
- Palestinian music
- List of people by nationality
- Barghouti -a disambiguation page
- Arab members of the Knesset