33.8867° N, 35.5131° E
BEIRUT
Most Famous People Born in Beirut, Lebanon
- Notable people
- 782
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1960
- Most distinctive
- Designer 4.3×
Pre-war Beirut was the publishing and broadcasting capital of the Arab world, and the panel still carries that imprint — Singer, Journalist, Film and Diplomat benches all tracing back to the AUB-and-Hamra axis that made this the Paris of the Middle East before 1975. The Designer cluster and the diaspora the civil war scattered across Paris, Montreal and São Paulo explain why the headline names read more like an international directory than a Levantine one.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Beirut during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Beirut Is Known For
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Politician is Beirut's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (92).
Beirut over-indexes on designer — 4.3× the global rate.
Beirut under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Beirut's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Writing
- Music
- Film & TV
- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1890s Clear ×
Fawzi al-Qawuqji
1890 - 1977
Khair al-Din al-Zirikli
1893 - 1976
Rose al Yusuf
1898 - 1958
Charles Corm
1894 - 1963
Khayreddin al-Ahdab
1894 - 1941
Ahmad Daouk
1892 - 1979
Choucri Cardahi
1890 - 1973
Leilah Mahi
1890 - 1932
Mohammed Flayfel
1899 - 1986
Georges Haimari
Born 1898