Youssef Bey Karam (1823–1889), rebel Elias Peter Hoayek (1843–1931), Maronite patriarch of Antioch Pierre Gemayel (1905–1984), politician Camille Chamoun (1900–1987), president of Lebanon Bachir Gemayel (1947–1982), president of Lebanon Dany Chamoun (1934–1990), politician Etienne Sakr (born 1937), nationalist leader Said Akl, (1911–2014), poet, philosopher, writer, playwright, and language reformer Antun Saadeh (1904-1949) writer, politician, and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) writer, poet, and visual artist