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This is a list of modern individuals. For early Christian authors, see List of Syriac writers. For ancient Assyrians, see Category:Ancient Assyrians.

The following is a list of notable ethnic Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs (Syriac Christians). It includes persons who are from (or whose ancestry is from) the Mesopotamian Neo-Aramaic speaking populations originating in Iraq, north western Iran, north eastern Syria and south eastern Turkey.

Activists

Actors, directors and comedians

Architects and designers

Artists and calligraphers

Athletes

In the Middle East

Athletics (Track and field)
  • George Malek-Yonan - Iranian Assyrian Track & Field Athlete. Iran's Champion of Champions, Gold medalist in Pentathlon and Track & Field
Weightlifting
Boxing

Snooker

Football (soccer)
Tennis

Diaspora

American football
  • Alex Agase - Assyrian American - Top level American Football (Gridiron) player
  • Lou Agase - Assyrian American - Top level American Football (Gridiron) player
Basketball
Boxing
Football (soccer)
Martial Arts
Poker
Tennis
  • Andre Agassi - Former world number 1 American tennis player of Assyrian & Armenian descent.
  • Michael Shabaz - Assyrian American Tennis player
  • Andre Khabbazi - Assyrian-American actor and Semi-pro tennis player
Miss World Winners

Directors

Educators and explorers

Entrepreneurs

Leaders

  • See also: List of Assyrian kings
  • Shamoun Hanna Haydo
  • Agha Petros - World War I Assyrian General in Iraq, helped Assyrians in Iran, Born in the village of Baz
  • Malik Khoshaba - Assyrian Military Leader World War I
  • Georges Sada - former Commander of the Iraqi Air Force, and author
  • Nabonidus (Nabo Naid) - Assyrian born King of Babylon
  • Belshazzar - Regent of Babylon, son of Nabonidus
  • Izates I (c. 15 AD) - first King of Adiabene
  • Izates bar Monobaz - King of Adiabene
  • Ashur Yousif - professor and ethnic Assyrian nationalist leader prior to World War I and the Assyrian Genocide.

Media

Models

Musicians and composers

See also: List of Assyrian musicians

Non-Assyrian music

Physicians and scientists

Politicians

Iran

Turkey

United Nations

  • Dr. William Ishaya - Deputy Permanent Representative - Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations in New York, USA.

In the Assyrian diaspora

USA

Australia

Sweden

Canada

Netherlands

Other countries

Religious figures

Main articles: List of Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon, List of Patriarchs of the Church of the East, and List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch

Writers and poets

Ancient

Further information: Syriac literature § List of Syriac writers

Listed here are authors associated with Syriac Christianity regardless of whether they wrote in the Syriac language.

Modern

In the news

Other

See also

References

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