Notable Lebanese Australians
| Name | Born – Died | Notable for | Connection with Australia | Connection with Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Alexander Alam | 1896–1983 | member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | born Australia | parents born Lebanon |
| Joseph Assaf | 1945 | Multicultural Businessman | has Australian Citizenship | born in Lebanon |
| Mireille Astore | 1961 | Artist and writer | emigrated to Australia | born in Lebanon |
| Ron Bakir | 1977 | Mobile phone retailer | emigrated to Australia | born in Lebanon |
| David Basheer | 1966 | Sports Presenter and Commentator | born Australia | Mother born in Lebanon |
| Max Basheer | 1927 | Former administrator with the South Australian National Football League | born Australia | parents born Lebanon |
| Marie Bashir | 1930 | Governor of New South Wales | born Australia | parents born in Lebanon |
| Steve Bracks | 1954 | Former Premier of Victoria | born Australia | paternal grandfather born in Lebanon |
| Firass Dirani | 1984 | Actor | born Australia | of Lebanese origin |
| Sam Doumany | Former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice in Queensland | |||
| Hazem El Masri | 1976 | Canterbury Bulldogs Rugby league player | migrated to Australia as child | born Lebanon |
| Nazih Elasmar | 1954 | member of the Victorian Legislative Council | migrated to Australia | born Lebanon |
| Benny Elias | 1963 | Former National Rugby League player | migrated to Australia as a child | born Lebanon |
| Ahmad Elrich | 1981 | International soccer player | born Australia | Lebanese descent |
| Tarek Elrich | 1987 | Newcastle United Jets soccer player | born Australia | Lebanese descent |
| Robbie Farah | 1984 | Wests Tigers Rugby league player | born Australia | father emigrated from Lebanon c. 1960 |
| Buddy Farah | 1978 | FIFA agent - Ex soccer player | born in Australia | of Lebanese descent |
| Joe Hachem | 1966 | 2005 World Series of Poker champion | migrated to Australia as child | born Lebanon |
| Milham Hanna | former Australian rules footballer with Carlton | grew up in Australia | born Lebanon | |
| Joe Hasham | 1948 | actor | emigrated to Australia as infant | born in Lebanon |
| Bachar Houli | 1988 | Australian Rules Football player | born Australia | parents born Lebanon |
| Sabrina Houssami | 1986 | 2006 Australian representative at Miss World | born Australia | Lebanese father |
| John Ibrahim | 1970 | Underworld figure | born Australia | |
| Tamara Jaber | 1982 | Singer | born Australia | Lebanese father |
| Jessica Kahawaty | 1988 | Beauty pageant contestant who came third in Miss World 2012 when representing Australia | born in Australia | Lebanese descent |
| Bob Katter, Sr. | 1918–1990 | member for Federal Division of Kennedy 1966-1990 | born Australia | Lebanese descent |
| Bob Katter | 1945 | member for Federal Division of Kennedy 1993 | born Australia | Lebanese descent, son of Katter, Sr. |
| Bilal Khazal | Jailed Al-Qaeda associate, jihadist, Qantas baggage handler | working Australia | born Lebanon | |
| Tim Mannah | 1988 | Parramatta Eels Rugby League player | born Australia | Lebanese descent |
| David Malouf | 1934 | writer | born Australia | father Lebanese |
| Daryl Melham | 1954 | member of the Australian House of Representatives | born in Australia | father migrated from Lebanon |
| Cesar Melhem | 1965 | Victorian state secretary of Australian Workers' Union | migrated to Australia | born in Lebanon |
| Feiz Mohammad | Fundamentalist cleric | born in Australia | ||
| Tony Mokbel | 1965 | convicted drug trafficker and prison fugitive | emigrated to Australia | Born in Kuwait father originally from Lebanon |
| Joseph Moujally | 1987 | Current CEO of Top Notch Solutions | born Australia | parents born in Lebanon |
| Fehmi Naji | 1928 | Grand Mufti of Australia | born in Lebanon | |
| Paul Nakad | 1975 | actor and hip hop artist | born Australia | Lebanese descent |
| Jacques Nasser | 1947 | Former CEO of Ford Motors | raised in Australia | born Lebanon |
| Eddie Obeid | 1943 | NSW Member of the Legislative Council, former NSW Minister for Fisheries and Mineral Resources and key power broker in the NSW Right of the ALP | working in Australia | born Matrit (also spelt Metrit) Bsharri District |
| Barbara Perry | NSW parliamentarian | born Australia | parents born Lebanon | |
| Roger Rasheed | 1969 | international tennis coach and former player | born Australia | father migrated from Lebanon |
| Joseph Saba | 1940 | Fashion designer | born in Australia | Lebanese descent |
| Nicholas Shehadie | 1926 | Lord Mayor of Sydney (1973–1975) | born Australia | of Lebanese descent |
| Bilal Skaf | 1981 | led a series of gang rape attacks in Sydney in 2000 | born Australia | parents born Lebanon and emigrated to Australia |
| John Symond | Founder and Managing Director of Aussie Group | born Australia | parents born Lebanon | |
| Keysar Trad | Muslim community spokesman | migrated to Australia | born in Lebanon | |
| Salim Wardeh | 1968 | Minister of Culture in Lebanon | has Australian citizenship | |
| Petra Yared | 1979 | Australian television actor | born in Australia | Lebanese descent |
| Doris Younane | 1963 | Actress | born in Australia | Parents born Lebanon |
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