중동지역의 기독교(Middle Eastern Christians)는 1세기 중동지역에 시작된 기독교이며, 그 지역에서 매우 중요한 소수 종교이다. 중동지역에서 기독교는 다양한 신앙과 전통을 가지며 구세계의 것들과 달리하고 있다. 기독교는 20세기 초에는 20%에서 현재 대략 5%로 내려갔다.[4]키프로스은 유일하게 다수가 기독교 국가이다. 76%-78%가 동방 정교회이다. 두 번째는 레바논으로 약 39%-41%가 마론 기독교인( Maronite Christians)들이며 이집트의 콥트 기독교가 150만에서 200만 명 정도이다.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
안드레 애거시 – 이란-미국인 전 테니스 선수 (Assyrian-Armenian descent)
Alees Samaan, the Bahraini ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Vera Baboun, first female Mayor of Bethlehem (Palestinian Roman Catholic Christian)[12]
파이루즈, 레바논의 가수. (Orthodox Christian, originally Maronite)
부트로스 부트로스갈리, 이집트-미국인 6대 국제연합의 사무총장 (Coptic Orthodox Christian)
Elias Chacour Archbishop, prominent reconciliation and peace activist in Israel (Melkite Greek Catholic Christian)
미셸 아플라크, 시리아의 범아랍주의 바트당의 창설자, (Greek Orthodox Christian).
타리크 아지즈, 이라크의 (Baath party) 전 외무부장관이자 전 국무총리 대리 (Chaldean Catholic Christian, an ethnic Assyrian)
Suleiman Mousa, prominent Jordanian historian and author of T.E. Lawrence: An Arab View, (Catholic Christian).
George Wassouf, Syrian singer (an ethnic Syriac)[출처 필요].
에드워드 사이드, 유명한 팔레스타인의 지식인이자 작가 (Greek Orthodox Christian background).
Constantin Zureiq, prominent Syrian intellectual and academic (Greek Orthodox Christian).
주르지 하바시, 팔레스타인의 PFLP 창설자 (Greek Orthodox Arab Christian).
Nayef Hawatmeh, Jordanian founder of DFLP (Greek Orthodox Arab Christian).
Said Khoury, Palestinian entrepreneur, co-founder of the Consolidated Contractors International Company, (Greek Orthodox Arab Christian).
Yousef Beidas, prominent Palestinian Financier (Greek Orthodox Arab Christian).
John Sununu, US political leader of Palestinian-Lebanese background (Melkite Greek Catholic Christian).
Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian scholar and politic activist (Anglican Arab Christian).
Kamal Salibi, Lebanese historian and scholar (Protestant Christian).
Steve Bracks (from the Barakat Lebanese family) Australian State MP, Premier of Victoria, Australia, (Catholic Arab Christian).
René Angélil, Canadian producer and husband of Céline Dion of Lebanese-Syrian background (Greek Catholic Christian).[13]
카를로스 메넴, 시리아 출신의 1988년부터 1999년까지 아르헨티나의 대통령 (ethnically Arab converted to Roman Catholic from Sunni Islam)
Emile Habibi, Arab Israeli writer (Anglican Christian).
Azmi Bishara, former Arab Israeli Knesset member, now residing in Qatar (Greek Orthodox Arab Christian).
Azmi Nassar, Arab Israeli manager of the Palestinian national football team (Greek Orthodox Arab Christian).
Salim Tuama, Hapoel Tel Aviv middlefielder, (Arab citizen of Israel (Greek Orthodox Arab Christian).
Simon Shaheen, Israeli oud and violin virtuoso and composer (Greek Catholic Arab Christian)
Salim Jubran, member of the Israeli Supreme Court (Maronite Christian)
랠프 네이더, 레바논 출신의 미국 대통령 후보이자 소비자 권리 운동가 (Greek Orthodox background, but declines to comment on personal religion).
Hani Naser, musician, producer (son of Jordanian Christian immigrants).
Shakira, international superstar from Colombia, daughter of Lebanese father from Zahle and Colombian mother of Spanish descent (Greek Orthodox Christian).
Tony Shalhoub, three-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American television and film actor of Lebanese background (Maronite Christian).
Marie Keyrouz, chanter of Eastern Church music, Melkite Greek Catholic nun. Founder of L'Ensemble de la Paix (Ensemble of Peace) and Founder-President of L'Instituit International de Chant Sacré (International Institute of Sacred Chant) in Paris.
훌리오 세사르 투르바이, 레바논 출신의 1978년부터 1982까지 콜롬비아의 대통령 (Maronite Christian).
카를로스 슬림 엘루, 레바논 출신의 맥시코의 사업가 (Maronite Christian).
Bruno Bichir and Demián Bichir, Mexican actors of Lebanese background (Maronite Christians).
Amin al-Rihani, Lebanese writer and intellectual (Maronite Christian).
Afif Safieh, Palestinian diplomat (Greek Catholic Arab Christian).
Bobby Rahal, race car driver, team owner, and businessman of Lebanese background (Greek Orthodox Arab Christian).
“Coptic Orthodox Church”. BBC. 2011년 2월 27일에 확인함. "estimates [for the Coptic Orthodox Church] ranged from 6 to 11 million; 6% (official estimate) to 20% (Church estimate)"
“?”. United Copts of Great Britain. 2008년 10월 29일. 2010년 8월 27일에 확인함. "In 2008, Pope Shenouda III and Bishop Morkos, bishop of Shubra, declared that the number of Copts in Egypt is more than 12 million." (Arabic)
“?”. العربية.نت الصفحة الرئيسية. 2010년 6월 3일에 원본 문서에서 보존된 문서. 2010년 8월 27일에 확인함. "In 2008, father Morkos Aziz the prominent priest in Cairo declared that the number of Copts (inside Egypt) exceeds 16million."