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This is a list of Arab Americans. It includes prominent and notable Arab American individuals from various fields, such as business, science, entertainment, sports and fine arts. Academia
The first documentary on Arab Americans premiered on PBS in August 2017, "The Arab Americans" features the Arab American immigrant story as told through the lens of American History and the stories of prominent Arab Americans such as actor Jamie Farr, Ralph Nader, Senator George Mitchell, White House Reporter Helen Thomas, Pulitzer Prize ...
This list includes persons of North African or Horn of Africa native ancestry who identify as Arabs, as well as Middle Eastern Americans who are not Arabs. The first Arab American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives was George A. Kasem in 1959, and the first Arab-American U.S. senator was James Abourezk in 1973.
This is a list of Muslim members of the United States Congress. As of 2025, only five Muslim Americans have ever been elected to Congress, the first being Keith Ellison in 2006. [1] Four Muslims currently serve in Congress, all in the House of Representatives. All are members of the Democratic Party.
This is a list of Arab-American writers. Arab-American poets. George Abraham (poet), of Palestinian descent; Elia Abu Madi (1890–1957), Lebanese poet;
The Arab American Institute ("AAI"), founded in 1985 by James Zogby, is a non-profit, membership organization and advocacy group based in Washington D.C. that focuses on the issues and interests of Arab American nationwide. The organization seeks to increase the visibility of Arab American involvement as voters and candidates in the American ...
Richard Grenell, former Ambassador to Germany and former acting director of National Intelligence under President Donald Trump, speaks to Arab American leaders on May 21, 2024, at Maggiano's ...
Lebanese are the largest group of Arab Americans in every state except for New Jersey, where Egyptians make up the largest nationality. [28] 80 percent of Arabs living in the United States are citizens. [30] As of the 2000 census, 40 percent of Arab Americans are first generation, a quarter of them having come since 1990. [30]