Harb (surname)

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Harb (Arabic: حرب) is an Arabic surname that may refer to the following people:

  • Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (560–650), son of the 7th century Arabian Meccan leader Harb ibn Umayya, and leader of the Quraysh of Mecca
  • Ahmad ibn Harb (died 234), Iranian Sufi, traditionist and a fighter in the holy wars
  • Benjamín Miguel Harb (1926–2008), Bolivian politician and lawyer
  • Boutros Harb (born 1944), Lebanese politician
  • Chucrallah Harb (1923–2019), Lebanese Hierarch of Maronite Church
  • Fred Harb (1930–2016), American stock car racing driver
  • Harith ibn Harb, son of the 7th century Arabian Meccan leader Harb ibn Umayya, brother of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
  • Helen Hicks Harb (1911–1974), American golfer
  • Janan Harb (born 1947), wife of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia
  • Joseph Harb (1940–2014), Lebanese poet and writer
  • Mac Harb (born 1953), Canadian parliamentarian
  • Mehdi Harb (born 1979), Tunisian football player
  • Nabil Abou-Harb (born 1984), Arab-American filmmaker, writer, producer, and director
  • Ragheb Harb (1952–1984), Lebanese resistance leader and Muslim cleric
  • Ramez Harb (died 2012), Palestinian militant
  • Talaat Harb (1867–1941), Egyptian economist
  • Tanios Harb (born 1925), Lebanese sports shooter
  • Wahshi ibn Harb, companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
  • Zaid Al-Harb (1887–1972), Kuwaiti poet