List of ethnic Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Syriacs

The following is a list of notable ethnic Assyrians. It includes persons who are from (or whose ancestry is from) the Mesopotamian Neo-Aramaic speaking populations originating in Iraq, north western Iran, north eastern Syria and south eastern Turkey.

This is a list of modern individuals. For early Christian authors, see List of Syriac writers. For ancient Assyrians, see Category:Ancient Assyrians.

Activists

Actors, directors and entertainers

Artists and designers

Athletes

In the Middle East

Athletics (Track and field)
  • George Malek-Yonan – Iranian Assyrian Track & Field Athlete. Iran's Champion of Champions, Gold medalist in Pentathlon and Track & Field[42][43]
Boxing
Football (soccer)
  • Douglas Aziz – Iraqi Assyrian footballer[47]
  • Ammo Baba – Iraqi Assyrian footballer and Manager of Iraq – Iraq International. Voted best Iraqi Athlete of All Time[48]
  • Saad Benyamin – Iraqi Assyrian footballer – Iraq International
  • Edison David – Iraqi Assyrian footballer[49]
  • Youra Eshaya – Iraqi Assyrian footballer, first Iraqi to play professionally in the west, for Bristol Rovers, England – Iraq International
  • Basil Gorgis Hanna – Iraqi Assyrian footballer – World Cup Player 1986
  • Aram Karam – Iraqi Assyrian footballer – Iraq International[50]
  • Ayoub Odisho – Iraqi Assyrian footballer and club manager (in Lebanon)
  • Thamer Yousif – Iraqi Assyrian footballer – Iraq International
Tennis
  • Andrew Simon – Iraqi Assyrian Tennis Champion

Diaspora

American football
  • Alex Agase – Assyrian American – top level American Football (Gridiron) player[51][52]
  • Lou Agase – Assyrian American – top level American Football (Gridiron) player[52]
Boxing
Fencing (sabre)
  • George Yako – Assyrian/Australian sabre fencer - Australian based
Football (soccer)
Martial Arts
Poker
Tennis

Educators and explorers

Entrepreneurs

Leaders

Media

Musicians and composers

Politicians

Iran

Turkey

  • Erol Dora – Deputy of Grand National Assembly of Turkey
  • Naum Faiq – Assyrian nationalist

United Nations

  • Dr. William Ishaya – Deputy Permanent Representative – Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations in New York, USA.[120]

United States

Australia

Sweden

Canada

Netherlands

Other countries

Religious figures

Writers and poets

Ancient

Listed here are authors associated with Syriac Christianity regardless of whether they wrote in the Syriac language.

Modern

See also

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