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FAMOUS ARAB AMERICANS
Christa McAuliffe, school teacher killed aboard Challenger space shuttle
Candy Lightner, founder of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
Ralph Nader, consumer advocate and prsidential candidate
Doug Flutie, former Boston College quarterback and 1984 Heisman Trophy winner
James Jabara, US Air Force Colonel and Korean War jet ace
Casey Kasem, radio personality and former host of "American Top 40"
Dr. Michael DeBakey, Houston heart surgeon, inventor of the heart pump
Danny Thomas, late comedian, actor and founder of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital
Dr. Elias Corey, winner of 1990 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
George Joulwan, West Point graduate and 4 Star General
Kahlil Gibran, author of The Prophet
Steven Naifeh, winner of 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Literature
F. Murray Abraham, winner of Best Actor Oscar for the movie Amadeus
Callie Khouri, winner of Best Original Screenplay Oscar for the movie Thelma and Louise
Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko's copying store chain
John Sununu, former White House Chief of Staff
Paul Anka, singer, songwriter and former teen idol
Jamie Farr, actor who portrayed Corporal Klinger on M*A*S*H* TV show
Marlo Thomas, Emmy award winning actress, star of TV's "That Girl" and daughter of Danny Thomas
Vic Tayback, actor who portrayed Mel in TV's "Alice"
George Mitchell (D-ME), retired US Senate Majority Leader
Helen Thomas, former Dean of White House Press Corps
Donna Shalala, former Secretary of Health and Human Resources
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