Syria
Historical figures born in Syria
1,028 notable historical figures were born in Syria. These are the most notable:
Syria ranks #74 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Lebanon, Tunisia and Albania.
By era
- Ancient: 7
- Medieval: 12
- Modern: 20
By occupation
- Politician: 19
- Monarch/Royalty: 10
- General/Commander: 7
- Head of State/President: 7
- Soldier/Officer: 7
- Writer/Author: 7
- Philosopher: 6
- Poet: 5
- Bashar al-Assad (born 1965, Politics)
- Hafez al-Assad (1930 to 2000, Politics)
- Yazid I (646 to 683, Politics)
- Zenobia (240 to 275, Politics)
- Philip the Arab (204 to 249, Politics)
- Jwan Yosef (born 1984, Arts & Music)
- Mohammed al-Bashir (born 1983, Politics)
- John of Damascus (675 to 749, Religion)
- Michel Aflaq (1910 to 1989, Philosophy)
- Bassel al-Assad (1962 to 1994, Military)
- Maher al-Assad (born 1967, Military)
- Abd al-Rahman I (731 to 788, Politics)
- Anicetus (100 to 166, Religion)
- Ibn Kathir (1301 to 1373, Literature)
- Al-Ma'arri (973 to 1057, Philosophy)
- Amin al-Hafiz (1921 to 2009, Politics)
- Julia Domna (165 to 217, Politics)
- Rifaat al-Assad (1937 to 2026, Politics)
- Jacob (Yaqub/Islamic) (Religion)
- Hamida al-Attas (born 1934, Other)
- Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292 to 1350, Politics)
- Salah Jadid (1926 to 1993, Military)
- Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali (born 1969, Politics)
- Ananias of Damascus (100 to ?, Religion)
- Izz ad-Din al-Qassam (1882 to 1935, Religion)
- Nureddin al-Atassi (1929 to 1992, Politics)
- Bushra al-Assad (born 1960, Politics)
- Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932 to 2020, Politics)
- Mu'awiya II (661 to 684, Politics)
- Iamblichus (240 to 320, Philosophy)
- Hisham (691 to 743, Politics)
- Hafez Bashar al-Assad (born 2001, Other)
- Nizar Qabbani (1923 to 1998, Politics)
- Al-Nawawi (1233 to 1278, Politics)
- Imad al-Din Zengi (1087 to 1146, Politics)
- Murhaf Abu Qasra (born 1984, Politics)
- Levon Ter-Petrosyan (born 1945, Politics)
- Ibn al-Nafis (1215 to 1288, Science)
- Odaenathus (220 to 267, Politics)
- Yazid II (687 to 724, Politics)
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