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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Rafik Schami
Born 1946
Bassam Tibi
Born 1944
Ghada al-Samman
Born 1942
Sari Nusseibeh
Born 1949
Muna Wassef
Born 1942
Omar Amiralay
1944 - 2011
Ikram Antaki
1948 - 2000
Ian Copeland
1949 - 2006
Walid Muallem
1941 - 2020
Riad Seif
Born 1946
Riad Ismat
1947 - 2020
Peter Fuller
1947 - 1990
Fawwaz T. Ulaby
Born 1943
Ali Mamlouk
Born 1946
Fawwaz Haddad
Born 1947
Dawoud Rajiha
1947 - 2012
Aziz al-Azmeh
Born 1947
Youssef Absi
Born 1946
Hisham Ikhtiyar
1941 - 2012
Farouk Mardam-Bey
Born 1944
Yasser al-Azma
Born 1942
Marie-Thérèse Urvoy
Born 1949
Huda Akil
Born 1945
Riad Beyrouti
1944 - 2019
Issam John Darwich
Born 1945
Ighraa
Born 1945
Safwan al-Qudsi
Born 1940
Fawzi Mellah
Born 1946
Sean Senechal
Born 1949
Anan Ameri
Born 1944
Marwan Arafat
1945 - 2012
Riay Tatary
1948 - 2020
Tarek Marestani
Born 1940
Mohammad al Jililati
Born 1945
Sufian Allaw
Born 1944
Ivonne Attas
Born 1943
Tayseer Qala Awwad
Born 1943
Damaskinos Mansour
Born 1949
Ib Benoh
Born 1947
Mikhail Wehbe
Born 1942