Kfarmatta was the birthplace of one of the great Arab poets of the first half of the twentieth century, Amin Nasir al-Din (1876-1953).
A veteran journalist, novelist and linguist, and accomplished speaker, he belonged to the Nasserite religion and to the Tannoukh princes who ruled Lebanon from the 10th to the 16th century.
A street was named in his honor in Ashrafieh, Beirut.
His father was Sheikh Ali Yusuf Nasir al-Din (1847-1922), the first to establish a Druze newspaper – Al Safaa (Serenity) – in 1886 – one of the first newspapers in the Arab world.
Born in Kfarmatta, Ali Yusuf Nasir al-Din is considered one of the pillars of the literary renaissance in Lebanon. He ran the Daoudi school in Aabey for nearly twenty years.
He founded the newspaper “Al-Safaa”, in Beirut in 1886, and the School of Knowledge in KfarMatta until 1906.
He also established “The Reform” magazine in Aley in 1911.
Said Boutros Abi Abdullah (1898-?) was a respected poet, born in the village of Kfarmatta.
Henry Abu Fadel: Poet, writer, diplomat and scientist, born in Kfarmatta in 1918.
He established Lebanese code symbols in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Latin equations of Arabic letters for use by state administrations in their telegrams. Head of Missions, appointed consul, member of scientific, academic and social associations.
Sheikh Zeineddine Taqi al-Din was Sheikh Akl of the Druze Monotheists in the 17th Century. He has a shrine in Kfarmatta.
Randa Amin Abu Hana: Writer, publisher and journalist, born 1958 in Kfarmatta. She was Editor-in-chief of “Mashour”, establishing a publishing house with her husband, Sami.
Adel Khadaj: Lebanese zajal poet, born 1948 in Kfarmatta, founded the “Choir of the Mountain Eagles”, one of the founders of the Lebanese Union headed by the poet Youssef Abi Khalil, composed the “Theatre Choir” (1977) and
The “Choir of the Nights”, (1988). He joined the “Citadel Choir” with the poet Musa Zgheib.
Ali Hussein Khadaj (1914-1984) was a journalist and writer.
Mohammed al-Deeb: A new writer, born in 1920 in Kfarmatta.
Tarek Nadim Nasser al-Din: Lawyer and writer, born 1942 – President of the Arab Pens Association, Cultural Advisor of the Lebanese Congress and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Youth Union of Lebanon.