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This is a list of Somali Americans.
Fashion
- Abdisalam Aato, film director, producer, entrepreneur and media consultant; founder of Olol Films
- Mona Kosar Abdi, multimedia journalist
- Barkhad Abdi, actor, film director and producer
- Fathia Absie, broadcaster, writer and filmmaker
- Faysal Ahmed, actor
- Said Salah Ahmed, playwright, poet, educator and filmmaker
- Alisha Boe, actress
- Idil Ibrahim, film director, producer and entrepreneur; founder of Zeila Films
- Barni Ahmed Qaasim, multimedia artist and filmmaker
- Abdirahman Yabarow, journalist
Society and politics
- Asha Ahmed Abdalla, politician; member of the Transitional Federal Parliament
- Raqiya Haji Dualeh Abdalla, sociologist and politician; President of the Somali Family Care Network
- Hussein Sheikh Abdirahman, politician and judge; former Minister of Defence of Somalia
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali, writer, political activist, former legislator
- Abukar Arman, political analyst, writer and diplomat; former Special Envoy of Somalia to the U.S.
- Abdirizak Bihi, social activist
- Nimco Ahmed, political activist
- Anisa Hajimumin, politician, social activist and writer; Minister of Women & Family Affairs of Puntland
- Kayse Jama, member of the Oregon State Senate
- Ismail Mohamed (Ohio politician), member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Munira Abdullahi , member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Fatima Jibrell, environmental activist; co-founder of Adeso
- Omar Fateh, Minnesota State Senator
- Ahmed M. Hassan, entrepreneur and politician; member of the Clarkston City Council
- Hodan Hassan, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Ismail Ali Ismail, writer and former diplomat
- Hassan Ali Mire, politician; former Minister of Education of Somalia
- Anquam Mahamoud, member-elect of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Abdinur Sheikh Mohamed, educator and politician; former Minister of Education of Somalia
- Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, diplomat, professor and politician; current President of Somalia
- Nadia Mohamed, Minnesota municipal politician; mayor of St. Louis Park
- Mohamud Noor, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Ilhan Omar, U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district
- Jamal Osman, member of the Minneapolis City Council
- Mohamed Abshir Waldo, journalist, activist, and former politician
- Abdi Warsame, politician; former member of the Minneapolis City Council
- Zaynab Mohamed, politician, Minnesota State Senator
Science
- Ali Said Faqi, scientist
- Anisa Ibrahim, medical doctor
- Sahra Noor, social activist and entrepreneur; Chief Executive Officer of People's Center Health Services
- Musse Olol, engineer and social activist; Chairman of the Somali American Council of Oregon
Sport
Finance
Creative
See also
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