List of Kuwaitis
The following is a list of Kuwaitis, includes people of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Kuwait, of Kuwaiti descent or who produce works that are primarily about Kuwait.
Activists
- Hajjaj al-Ajmi — Sheikh and activist
Arts and entertainment
- Chelsea Abdullah — Novelist
- Abdallah Al Rowaished — Singer
- Bashar Al Shatty — Singer, musician, actor
- Amal Al-Awadhi — actress and TV presenter
- Thuraya Al-Baqsami — Artist and writer
- Mojeb al-Dousari
- Khalifa Alqattan — Artist
- Shemayel — Retired singer
- Iqbal al-Gharaballi — Novelist
- Nawal El Kuwaiti — Singer
- Zaid Al-Harb — Poet
- Ema Shah — Singer, musician, actress and dancer
- Hayat Al-Fahad — Actress, broadcaster, writer and producer
- Shujoun Al-Hajri — Actress and broadcaster
Businesspeople
- Abdullah Saleh Al Mulla — Politician and founder of Al-Mulla Group
- Jassem Al Kharafi — Billionaire heir and politician
- Nasser Al Kharafi — Former Chairman and President of M. A. Kharafi & Sons
- Abdullah Abdul Latif Al Othman — Businessman and philanthropist
- Fahad AlSharekh
- Yousuf Saleh Alyan — Founder and former editor-in-chief of Kuwait Times
- Fahed Boodai — Chairman and co-founder of Gatehouse Financial Group
- Fawaz Al Hasawi — Former owner of Nottingham Forest F.C.
- Maha Al Ghunaim — Co-founder of Global Investment House
- Souad Al Humaidhi — Businesswoman
- Saad Bin Tefla — Businessman and politician
- Bader Nasser Al Kharafi — Vice Chairman and CEO, Zain Group
- Mohammad Al Duaij — CEO, Alea Global Group
- Nejoud Boodai — Fashion designer and businesswoman
Journalists
- Najm Abdulkarim — Journalist and writer
Politics
- Ahmed Al-Sadoun
- Rola Dashti
- Massouma al-Mubarak
- Bader Al-Nashi
- Ahmed al-Rubei
- Nabil Al Fadl
- Mohammed Faleh Al-Ajmi
- Hussain al-Qallaf
- Rija Hujailan Al-Mutairi
- Mohammed Hayef Al-Mutairi
- Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad
- Musallam Al-Barrak
- Daifallah Bouramiya
- Marzouq Al-Ghanim
- Safa Al Hashem
- Mohammed Al-Abduljader
- Saleh Ashour
- Abdulwahed Al-Awadhi
- Aseel al-Awadhi
- Abdulatif Al-Ameeri
- Adel Al-Saraawi
Ruling family
- Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah — former Emir of Kuwait
- Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
- Mubarak Al-Sabah
- Muhammad I Al Sabah
- Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
- Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
- Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah — former Emir of Kuwait
- Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
- Sabah I bin Jaber — born c. 1700, first ruler of Kuwait
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah — former Emir of Kuwait
- Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
- Salem Al-Ali A-Sabah
- Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
- Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
- Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Homoud Al-Sabah
- Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah — 17th Emir of Kuwait
Science
- Ahmad Nabeel
- Sara Akbar
- Faiza Al-Kharafi
Sports
- Fehaid Al Deehani
- Ali Mohamed Al-Zinkawi — Hammer thrower
- Mohammed al Ghareeb — Tennis player
- Zed Al Refai — Climber
- Faisal Al-Dakhil
- Mohammed Ibrahem
- Ahmed Al-Tarabilsi
- Fayez Bandar
- Fathi Kamel
- Nawaf Al-Mutairi
- Fahad Al-Rashidi
- Fawzi Al Shammari
- Nohair Al-Shammari
- Khaled Khalaf
- Abdullah Al-Buloushi
- Abdulaziz Al-Anberi
- Jamal Mubarak
- Jassem Al Houwaidi
- Bader Al-Mutwa
- Musaed Neda
- Jasem Yacob
- Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi
- Ahmad Ajab
- Nawaf Mohammad Al-Otaibi
Others
- Ahmad Abdulal
- Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani
- Dr. Abdul-Razzak Al-Adwani
- Abdul Rahman Al-Sumait
- Nabil Al Awadi
- Abdulhadi Al-Khayat
- Abdallah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi
- Ibrahim Al-Mudhaf
- Abu Obeida Tawari al-Obeidi
- Abdullah Al-Refai
- Tareq Al-Suwaidan
- Adil Zamil Abdull Mohssin Al Zamil
- Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi
- Abbas Almohri
- Fouzi Khalid Abdullah Al Awda
- Kazem Behbehani
- Ibtihal Al-Khatib