Notable Palestinians — Gaza

Notable Palestinians — Gaza

• Wael Al-Dahdouh (1970–present) — Wael Al-Dahdouh (born 1970) is a veteran Palestinian journalist and the bureau chief of Al Jazeera i…
• Taysir Batniji (1966–present) — Taysir Batniji (born 1966 in Gaza) is a leading contemporary Palestinian artist working across drawi…
• Izzeldin Abuelaish (1955–present) — Izzeldin Abuelaish is a Palestinian physician, infertility specialist, and global peace advocate bor…
• Laila Shawa (1940–2022) — Laila Shawa was a pioneering Palestinian artist whose vivid, politically charged work made her one o…
• Rashid Masharawi (1962–present) — Rashid Masharawi is one of the most important Palestinian filmmakers working from within the occupie…
• Mosab Abu Toha (1992–present) — Mosab Abu Toha is a Palestinian poet, essayist, and librarian, born on 17 November 1992 in the Al-Sh…
• Bisan Owda (1997–present) — Bisan Owda (born 1997) is a Palestinian journalist, filmmaker, and digital storyteller from Gaza who…
• Haidar Abdel-Shafi (1919–2007) — Haidar Abdel-Shafi was a physician, founding figure of Palestinian civil and political life in Gaza,…
• Ramzy Baroud (1972–present) — Ramzy Baroud is a Palestinian-American journalist, author, and historian whose long career has cente…
• Majed Abu Maraheel (1963–2024) — Majed Abu Maraheel was a Palestinian long-distance runner who made history as the first athlete ever…
• Saeb Jendeya (1975–present) — Saeb Jendeya is a former Palestinian footballer and coach who became one of the defining figures of…
• Mahmoud Sarsak (1987–present) — Mahmoud Sarsak is a Palestinian footballer from Gaza whose name became known across the world not on…
• Khalil al-Hayya (1965–present) — Khalil al-Hayya is a senior leader of Hamas and a member of its political bureau, born in 1965 in Ga…
• Mahmoud Wadi (1994–present) — Mahmoud Wadi is one of the most prolific strikers in the modern history of the Palestine national te…