33.5131° N, 36.2920° E
DAMASCUS
Most Famous People Born in Damascus, Syria
- Notable people
- 464
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1943
- Most distinctive
- Archbishop 31.4×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Damascus during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Damascus Is Known For
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Politician is Damascus's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (68).
Damascus over-indexes on archbishop — 31.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Damascus's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Zakaria Tamer
Born 1931
Sadiq Jalal al-Azm
1934 - 2016
Gregory III Laham
Born 1933
Wahbah al-Zuhayli
1932 - 2015
Muhammad Shahrur
1938 - 2019
Najah al-Attar
Born 1933
Marwan Kassab-Bachi
1934 - 2016
Nabil Maleh
1936 - 2016
Haitham al-Maleh
Born 1931
Dominique Foata
Born 1934
Duraid Lahham
Born 1933
Adel Karasholi
Born 1936
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm
Born 1932
Mohammed Rateb al-Nabulsi
Born 1938
Huda Naamani
1930 - 2020
Dündar Ali Osman
Born 1930
Rafiq Subaie
1930 - 2017
Salim Kallas
1936 - 2013
Lucie Dolène
1931 - 2020
Muhammad Ali al-Halabi
1937 - 2016
Ali Ghaleb Himmat
Born 1938
Claude Gaignebet
1938 - 2012
Adnan Omran
Born 1934
Burhan Karkutli
1932 - 2003
Colette Khoury
Born 1937
André Midani
1932 - 2019
Abdul Rahman Khleifawi
1930 - 2009
Wafic Saïd
Born 1939
Nazir Nabaa
1938 - 2016
Yves Lecerf
1932 - 1995
Munira al-Qubaysi
Born 1933
Yitzhak Galanti
1937 - 2012
Majid al-Shibl
1935 - 2016
Muhammad al-Imadi
Born 1930
Muhammad Salim Barakat
1930 - 1999
Nadia al-Ghazzi
Born 1935
Michel Chalhoub
Born 1931