This is an incomplete list of notable Muslims who live or lived in the United States.
Academia
- Asad Abidi â Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles; member of the National Academy of Engineering
- Amjad Masad â Founder and CEO of Replit
- Gul Agha â Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Akbar S. Ahmed â US resident Pakistani anthropologist; the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University; producer of the film Journey Into Europe, on Islam in Europe
- Saleem H. Ali â environmental researcher and Associate Dean for Graduate studies at the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources; writer and contributor to publications such as the International Herald Tribune; has dual American and Pakistani citizenship
- Talal Asad â Professor of Anthropology and Religious Studies at CUNY
- Farooq Azam â Distinguished Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD; researcher in the field of marine microbiology
- Ayesha Jalal â MacArthur Fellow and Richardson Professor of History at Tufts University
- Mohammad Aslam Khan Khalil â Professor of Physics at Portland State University; a highly cited researcher in the field of atmospheric physics
- Sadaf Jaffer â the first female Muslim American mayor, first female South Asian mayor, and first female Pakistani-American mayor in the United States, of Montgomery in Somerset County, New Jersey.
- Hafeez Malik â Professor of Political Science at Villanova University, in Pennsylvania
- Zia Mian â physicist
- Adil Najam â Professor of Geography and International Relations and Director of the Pardee Center at Boston University; founding editor of popular blog Pakistaniat
- S. Hamid Nawab, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Boston University; co-author of widely used textbook Signals and Systems (1997), published by Prentice Hall (Pearson); researcher in signal processing and machine perception with application to auditory, speech, and neuromuscular systems
- Anwar Shaikh â Professor of Economics at the graduate faculty of The New School in New York City
- Sara Suleri â Professor of English at Yale University
- Abdul Jamil Tajik â researcher in clinical medicine
- Muhammad Suhail Zubairy â Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy; holder of the Munnerlyn-Heep Chair in Quantum Optics at the Texas A&M University
Activism and government
- Huma Abedin â aide to United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; served as traveling chief of staff during Clinton's campaign for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election
- Saqib Ali â served as delegate to the Maryland House of Delegates, elected in 2006, represented the 39th District
- Tahir Ali â first Pakistani American elected as a National delegate-at-large (R) from Massachusetts, 1992
- Aisha al-Adawiya â American interfaith activist and founder of Women in Islam
- Nihad Awad â National Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
- André Carson â Congressman from Indiana
- Shamila N. Chaudhary â US government policy adviser
- Nusrat Jahan Choudhury - civil rights lawyer and District Court judge for the Eastern District of New York. First Muslim woman to serve as a United States federal judge.
- Robert D. Crane â former foreign policy advisor; author
- Sada Cumber â first US envoy to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference
- Hamida Dakane â first Black and first Muslim to serve in the North Dakota House of Representatives
- Keith Ellison â first Muslim congressman from Minnesota
- Louis Farrakhan â leader of the Nation of Islam
- George Bethune English (1787âÂÂ1828) â American adventurer, diplomat, soldier, and convert to Islam.
- Ghazala Hashmi â Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and first Muslim woman elected to a statewide office in the United States
- Ibrahim Hooper â National Communications Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
- Mansoor Ijaz â hedge fund manager and venture capitalist involved in PakistanâÂÂUnited States relations and peace efforts surrounding the Kashmir conflict
- Arsalan Iftikhar â human rights lawyer, global media commentator, and author of the book Scapegoats: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies & Threatens Our Freedoms
- Noor Al-Hussein â anti-nuclear weapons proliferation advocate and former Queen consort of Jordan
- Hakim Jamal â civil rights activist; Member of the Nation of Islam but converted to traditional Islam after the assassination of his cousin Malcolm X.
- Mustafa T. Kasubhai - first Muslim federal judge in the United States
- Zalmay Khalilzad â former US Ambassador to the United Nations; former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan
- Yuri Kochiyama â Japanese American activist who converted to Sunni Islam from Protestantism in 1971
- Edina Lekovic â Communications Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council
- Zohran Mamdani â first Muslim elected Mayor of New York City
- Gholam Mujtaba â chair of the Pakistan Policy Institute, a think tank dedicated to improve the US-Pakistan relationship
- Ilhan Omar â One of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress.
- Farah Pandith â Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the US Department of State; official advisor to President Obama on Muslim matters
- Zahid Quraishi â first Muslim Article III district court judge in the United States
- Zainab Salbi â co-founder and president for Women for Women International
- Betty Shabazz (also known as Betty X) â civil rights activist and educator; widow of Malcolm X
- Ilyasah Shabazz â social activist and daughter of Malcolm X
- Malcolm Shabazz â activist and grandson of Malcolm X; Murdered during a labor rights tour in Mexico
- el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (also known as Malcolm X) â human rights activist, civil rights activist, public speaker and Black Muslim minister; Joined the Nation of Islam in 1952, before converting to Sunni Islam in 1964.
- Azadeh Shahshahani â human rights attorney and past president of the National Lawyers Guild
- Saghir "Saggy" Tahir â New Hampshire State Representative; the only elected Pakistani American in the Republican Party; re-elected in 2006 for a fourth term to represent Ward 2, District 9 in his home town of Manchester
- Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli â White House appointee at various senior posts in the executive branch and the State department during five Republican administrations.
- Rashida Tlaib â One of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress.
- James Yee â former U.S. Army chaplain with the rank of Captain
- Elias Zerhouni â Director, National Institutes of Health
Armed forces
Foreign military service
Art
Business
- Javed Ahmed â former chief executive of Tate & Lyle, a FTSE 250 company and one of Britain's oldest brands
- Michael Chowdry (1955âÂÂ2001) â Forbes 400 businessman; founder of air cargo company Atlas Air, which in 2001 was worth over $1.39 billion
- Mohamed El-Erian â chief economic adviser of Allianz, the parent company of PIMCO, where El-Erian was CEO and manager of over $1 trillion in global assets; president of Queens' College, Cambridge
- Tariq Farid â founder and chief executive of Edible Arrangements
- Nabeel Gareeb â president and chief executive of renewable energy company MEMC (now SunEdison) from 2002 to 2008; ranked 6th highest-earning U.S. CEO in 2008
- Fred Hassan â chairman of investment company Caret Group, director of private equity firm Warburg Pincus, former chief executive of pharmaceutical companies including Schering-Plough from 2003 to 2009, when the company completed its merger with Merck & Co.
- Mansoor Ijaz â founder and chairman of Crescent Investment Management, television commentator
- Jawed Karim â co-founder of YouTube
- Farooq Kathwari â chairman, president and chief executive of Ethan Allen
- Shahid Khan â owner of sports teams the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham F.C., and autoparts maker Flex-N-Gate, lead investor in All Elite Wrestling
- Safi Qureshey â co-founder and former CEO of AST Research, philanthropist
- Hamdi Ulukaya â billionaire founder and chief executive of foods maker Chobani; activist and philanthropist, signed the Giving Pledge to donate the majority of his wealth, founded the Tent Foundation, received the UN Global Leadership Award and the Global Citizen Prize
Comedy
- Ahmed Ahmed â standup comedian, actor
- Mohammed Amer â standup comedian
- Dave Chappelle â standup comedian (converted in 1998)
- Negin Farsad â comedian, actress, writer, filmmaker
- Maz Jobrani â standup comedian, actor
- Aasif Mandvi â comedian, actor
- Hasan Minhaj â comedian, Daily Show correspondent
- Preacher Moss â standup comedian, comedy writer
- Zahra Noorbakhsh â comedian, writer, actor, co-host of #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast
- Dean Obeidallah â standup comedian
- Azhar Usman â standup comedian
- Maysoon Zayid â standup comedian, actress
Crime
Film
Modeling
Music
- Ahmad Jamal â jazz pianist
- Ahmet Ertegün â Songwriter and founder of Atlantic Records
- Akon â R&B and hip-hop artist
- Ali Shaheed Muhammad â producer, DJ and rapper, formerly of A Tribe Called Quest; Sunni Muslim
- Art Blakey â jazz drummer and bandleader
- Beanie Sigel â rapper
- Brother Ali â rapper; converted to Islam
- Chali 2na â rapper, formerly of the alternative hip-hop group Jurassic 5, and of Ozomatli
- DJ Khaled â rap artist and DJ
- Everlast â rapper from the Irish-American hip-hop group House of Pain; converted to Islam
- Freeway â rapper; Sunni Muslim
- Ghostface Killah â rapper, member of the hip-hip group the Wu-Tang Clan
- Ice Cube â rapper and producer
- Jermaine Jackson â singer, bass guitarist
- Kevin Gates â rapper
- Lupe Fiasco â rapper; Sunni Muslim
- MC Ren â rapper
- Mona Haydar rapper; Sunni Muslim
- Mos Def â rapper; initially joined the Nation of Islam before converting to Islam
- Napoleon â former member of Tupac Shakur's rap group the Outlawz, now a motivational Muslim speaker
- Native Deen â rap group
- Q-Tip â rapper, formerly of A Tribe Called Quest; Sunni Muslim
- Raekwon â rapper, member of the hip-hip group the Wu-Tang Clan
- Rhymefest â Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist; co-writer of the single "Jesus Walks"
- Richard Thompson â British folk rock singer, Sufi Muslim since 1974
- Scarface â rapper
- Vinnie Paz â rapper in the hip-hop group Jedi Mind Tricks
- Yusef Lateef â jazz musician and Grammy Award winner
Religion
Science
Sports
Boxing
Basketball
NFL
- Ameer Abdullah â running back, drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2015, currently with the Minnesota Vikings
- Oday Aboushi â guard, drafted by the New York Jets in 2013, currently with the Detroit Lions.
- Dominique Easley â linebacker, drafted by the New England Patriots in 2014, currently a free agent.
- Mohamed Sanu â wide receiver, drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2012, currently with the San Francisco 49ers
- Muhammad Wilkerson â defensive end, drafted by the New York Jets in 2011, currently a free agent.
- Hamza Abdullah â former safety for the Cleveland Browns
- Husain Abdullah â former safety for the Minnesota Vikings
- Az-Zahir Hakim â former wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams
- Ryan Harris â former offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Abdul Hodge â former linebacker for the Carolina Panthers
- Josh Palmer â Wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers
- Ahmad Rashad â former wide receiver for Minnesota Vikings, award-winning sportscaster (converted in 1972)
- Ephraim Salaam â former offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions
- Robert Saleh â Defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers former Head Coach for the New York Jets.
Track and field
Wrestling
Mixed martial arts
Television
Writing
See also
References
Bibliography