Most Famous Lebanese Writers

27 Lebanese Writers in view out of 27

Writing 27
Lebanon 195
Kahlil Gibran
Kahlil Gibran Lebanese Poet 1883 – 1931
#1,171
Porphyry (philosopher)
Porphyry (philosopher) Lebanese Philosopher 233 – 305
#5,664
Mikha'il Na'ima
Mikha'il Na'ima Lebanese Writer 1889 – 1988
#46,195
Butrus al-Bustani
Butrus al-Bustani Lebanese Scholar 1819 – 1883
#61,206
EN
Emily Nasrallah Lebanese Writer 1931 – 2018
#64,640
Shakib Arslan
Shakib Arslan Lebanese Writer 1869 – 1946
#72,093
Ahmad Faris Shidyaq
Ahmad Faris Shidyaq Lebanese Writer 1806 – 1887
#73,507
Brigitte Gabriel
Brigitte Gabriel Lebanese Journalist Born 1964
#85,941
Ounsi el-Hajj
Ounsi el-Hajj Lebanese Poet 1937 – 2014
#140,665
WS
Wadih Sa'adeh Lebanese Poet Born 1948
#163,893
TY
Tawfiq Yusuf 'Awwad Lebanese Writer 1911 – 1989
#197,896
Husayn Muruwwa
Husayn Muruwwa Lebanese Journalist 1910 – 1987
#447,398
RA
Ridwan as-Sayyid Lebanese Writer Born 1949
#459,749
NM
Naoum Mokarzel Lebanese Writer 1864 – 1932
#468,475
JH
Joseph Harb Lebanese Poet 1944 – 2014
#556,428
ME
Mansour Eid Lebanese Poet 1944 – 2013
#576,232
AF
Anis Freiha Lebanese Historian 1902 – 1993
#597,202
Bishara Abd Allah al-Khuri
Bishara Abd Allah al-Khuri Lebanese Poet 1884 – 1968
#692,577
SM
Sami Makarem Lebanese Poet 1931 – 2012
#739,215
Inaya Jaber
Inaya Jaber Lebanese Journalist Born 1958
#746,183
LZ
Lina Zahr Eddine Lebanese Journalist Born 1975
#830,395
Zabiullah Mujahid
Zabiullah Mujahid Lebanese Journalist
#833,580
AH
Ali Harb Lebanese Philosopher Born 1941
#925,277
KA
Kamal al-Hajj Lebanese Philosopher 1917 – 1976
#1,011,624
Mounif Salem Moussa
Mounif Salem Moussa Lebanese Poet 1940 – 2019
#1,115,115
Paul Khoury
Paul Khoury Lebanese Philosopher Born 1921
#1,263,799
Marcel Ghanem
Marcel Ghanem Lebanese Journalist Born 1964
#1,307,434

By the numbers

Inside Lebanon Writers

27 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous lebanon writers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Lebanon Writers peaked in the 1940s with 6 people.

What Lebanon Writers Are Known For

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Poet are Lebanon Writers's biggest group — 30% of all notables (8).

Lebanon Writers over-index on journalist — 23.2× the global rate.

  1. Poet8
  2. Writer7
  3. Journalist6
  4. Philosopher4
  5. Scholar1
  6. Historian1
  1. Journalist623.2×
  2. Poet815.2×
  3. Writer76.3×

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