List of Palestinian Americans

• Nadia Abu El Haj, author and professor of anthropology at Barnard College and subject of a major tenure controversy case at Columbia University
• Ibrahim Abu-Lughod, former director of graduate studies at Northwestern University, father of Lila Abu-Lughod
• Lila Abu-Lughod, professor of anthropology and women's and gender studies at Columbia University
• Ismail al-Faruqi, former professor of religion at Temple University and authority on comparative religion & Islam
• Naseer Aruri, Chancellor Professor of Political Science at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
• Bilal Ayyub, professor, University of Maryland, College Park
• Hanna Batatu, Marxist historian most known for his work on Iraqi history
• Iymen Chehade, Palestinian-Israeli conflict professor, Columbia College, Art Institute
• Munther A. Dahleh, professor and director at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Palestinian)
• Leila Farsakh, professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston
• Samih Farsoun, professor of sociology at American University and editor of Arab Studies Quarterly
• Nadia Hijab, journalist with Middle East Magazine and senior fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies
• Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University
• Joseph Massad, professor at Columbia University known for his work on nationalism and sexuality in the Arab world
• Ali H. Nayfeh, Palestinian-American mechanical engineer, the 2014 recipient of Benjamin Franklin Medal in mechanical engineering
• Edward Said, professor at Columbia University best known for his work on the subject of Orientalism.
• Rosemarie Said Zahlan, historian, journalist & author, sister of Edward Said
• Steven Salaita, former professor of English at Virginia Tech, winner of Myers Outstanding Book Award for the Study of Human Rights 2007
• Hisham Sharabi, Professor Emeritus of History and Umar al-Mukhtar Chair of Arab Culture at Georgetown University

• Alex Odeh, activist tied to the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

• Ayman Mohyeldin, journalist and broadcaster, born in Cairo to an Egyptian father and Palestinian mother
• Susan Abulhawa, author
• Ali Abunimah, journalist and co-founder of The Electronic Intifada
• Ibtisam Barakat, writer and poet
• Jamal Dajani, journalist and television producer
• Suheir Hammad, poet
• Ray Hanania, journalist
• Nadia Hijab, journalist with Middle East Magazine and senior fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies
• Sahar Khalifeh, novelist and founder of the Women's Affairs Center in Nablus
• Ismail Khalidi, playwright
• Daoud Kuttab, award-winning journalist
• Najla Said, author, actress, playwright, and activist, daughter of Edward Said
• Saleem (Saleem Azzouqa), gay Muslim playwright, actor, DJ, and dancer
• Naomi Shihab Nye, poet, songwriter, and novelist
• Lisa Suhair Majaj, poet and scholar
• Dena Takruri, journalist, on-air presenter, and producer
• Shireen Abu Akleh, journalist and producer

• Sam Bahour, co-founder of the Palestine Telecommunications Company, first private telecommunications company in the Middle East
• Mohamed Hadid, luxury real estate developer and businessman
• Bashar Masri, businessman who is involved in building Rawabi, the first Palestinian planned city
• Ramzi Musallam, billionaire financier
• Farouk Shami, founder of Farouk systems, a Houston-based company that manufactures hair care and spa products like CHI hair Irons

• Hanan Alattar, operatic singer and actress
• Sama Alshaibi, visual artist
• Mohammed Amer, comedian, writer, actor;
• Charlie Bisharat, Grammy Award-winning violinist
• Cherien Dabis, film director and actress
• Said Durrah, comedian
• Hanni El Khatib, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• Yousef Erakat, YouTuber
• Bella Hadid, model and actress
• Gigi Hadid, model and actress
• Rami Kashou, fashion designer
• Yousef Khanfar, photographer
• Mousa Kraish, actor
• Mai Masri, filmmaker and director
• Jordan Nassar, visual artist
• Dean Obeidallah, comedian
• Tareq Salahi, appeared on television show The Real Housewives of D.C.
• Nida Sinnokrot, installation artist and filmmaker
• Josie Totah, actress and comedian
• Issa Twaimz, YouTuber
• Amer Zahr, comedian, author and university lecturer
• Waleed Zuaiter, actor and producer
• Michael Malarkey, actor and musician
• Nasri Tony Atweh, singer-songwriter, and record producer
• May Calamawy, actress
• Yasmine Al-Bustami, actress
• Yasmine Al Massri, actress
• Yassir Lester, stand-up comedian, writer and actor
• Rajie Cook graphic designer, peace activist, humanitarian and photographer

• Edward Rafeedie, Federal District Court judge for the Central District of California from 1982 until his death in 2008.

• Laila Al-Marayati, director of women's health at the Eisner Pediatric and Family Medical Center in downtown Los Angeles
• Hashem El-Serag, doctor and medical researcher on Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the hepatitis C virus

• Peter R. Mansoor, U.S. Army colonel, executive officer to Gen. David Petraeus during Iraq War troop surge of 2007

=== Musicians ===

• Hanni El Khatib, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• Fredwreck, record producer & DJ
• DJ Khaled, record producer & DJ
• Simon Shaheen, oud and violin musician and composer
• Odetari, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer

• Al Abdelaziz, member of the New Jersey General Assembly
• Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, head of the Minaret of Freedom Institute, an Islamic libertarian think-tank
• Justin Amash, Congressman from Michigan
• Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement
• Mubarak Awad, founder of the Palestinian Centre for the Study of Nonviolence
• Iman Jodeh، first Muslim legislator in Colorado{{Cite web|url=https://coloradosun.com/2020/10/23/iman-jodeh-colorado-muslim-lawmaker/|title = Iman Jodeh, a community activist and educator, is poised to become Colorado's first Muslim lawmaker|date = 23 October 2020}}
• Johnny Khamis, member of the San Jose City Council
• Sam Rasoul, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
• Ruwa Romman, member of the Georgia House of Representatives
• Ibraheem Samirah, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
• Linda Sarsour, executive director of the Arab American Association of New York, civil rights activist, and co-chair of the Women's March on Washington (2017)
• Chris Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire (R) (2017–25), son of Governor John H. Sununu
• John E. Sununu, US Senator from New Hampshire (2003–09), son of John H. Sununu
• John H. Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire (1983–89) and White House Chief of Staff to President George H. W. Bush (1989–91)
• Rashida Tlaib, U.S. Representative from Michigan's 13th Congressional district

• Benny Hinn, Pentecostal televangelist
• Omar Suleiman, imam

• Oday Aboushi, American football player for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL)
• Hazem Ali, professional wrestling manager known as "Armando Estrada"
• Hanna Barakat, sprinter
• Gibran Hamdan, NFL QB
• Omar Jarun, soccer player and member of the Palestine national football team
• Belal Muhammad, mixed martial artist
• Dean Muhtadi, professional wrestler known as "Mojo Rawley"
• Ramsey Nijem, mixed martial artist
• Tarek Saleh, former NFL player
• Omar Sheika, boxer

• Sami Al-Arian, former professor at University of South Florida, prominent civil rights activist, imprisoned & indicted on controversial charges, cleared then deported{{Cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2015/02/05/sami-al-arian-charged-terrorism-never-convicted-deported-today-u-s/|title=Exclusive Interview: Sami Al-Arian, Professor Who Defeated Controversial Terrorism Charges, is Deported from U.S.|first1=Murtaza|last1=Hussain|first2=Glenn|last2=Greenwald| date=February 5, 2015|website=The Intercept}}
• Nidal Malik Hasan, former soldier convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting
• Palestina "Tina" Isa, honor killing victim, daughter of Palestinian American Zein Isa, her killer{{cite web|author=Krajicek, David J.|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/justice-story-honor-killing-article-1.1510125|title=Justice Story: 'Die, my daughter, die!' An old-world 'honor killing' in modern St. Louis|work=New York Daily News|date=2013-11-10|access-date=2019-12-03}}
• Tawfic Abdel Jabbar, teenager killed by the IDF while driving in the West Bank{{Cite news |date=2024-01-26 |title=An American teen was killed in the West Bank. His family wants answers. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/26/tawfic-jabbar-american-palestinian-teenager/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}
• Mohammad Khdour, American-born teenager shot dead by an Israeli gunman outside Biddu{{Cite web |last=Hansler |first=Jennifer |date=2024-02-15 |title=Blinken offers condolences on reported killings of two Americans in West Bank and calls for investigation {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/15/politics/blinken-americans-west-bank-investigation/index.html |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=CNN |language=en}}
• Rasmea Odeh, convicted of immigration fraud, for concealing her arrest, conviction, and imprisonment for a fatal terrorist bombing{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/10/detroit-activist-conviction-jerusalem-bombing|title=US activist found guilty of not disclosing conviction in fatal Jerusalem bombing|work=The Guardian|date=10 November 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-michigan-immigration-fraud-idUKKCN0IU1Z620141110|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112000552/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-michigan-immigration-fraud-idUKKCN0IU1Z620141110|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 12, 2016|title=Palestinian activist convicted of immigration fraud in Detroit|date=10 November 2014|work=Reuters}}
• Wadea al-Fayoume, six year old boy living in the Chicago metropolitan area who was murdered by his landlord in the wake of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.
• Michael Tarazi, lawyer and advisor to the Palestine Liberation Organisation's negotiations team during the early 2000s.

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