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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- Filtered to 1950s Clear ×
Ghassan Massoud
Born 1958
Suad Amiry
Born 1951
Bachar Kouatly
Born 1958
Bassma Kodmani
Born 1958
Adel Safar
Born 1953
Bashar Jaafari
Born 1956
Bashar Shbib
Born 1959
Abbas al-Noury
Born 1952
Ahmed Majdalani
Born 1956
Maher Charif
Born 1950
Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji
Born 1954
Jamal Al Sharif
Born 1954
Salwa Al Neimi
Born 1950
Sam Hamad
Born 1958
Nouri al-Jarrah
Born 1956
Ayman Zeidan
Born 1956
Jamal Suliman
Born 1959
Yisrael Hasson
Born 1955
Omran al-Zoubi
1959 - 2018
Hadi al-Bahra
Born 1959
Abdul-Nabi Isstaif
Born 1952
Mohammad Jihad al-Laham
Born 1954
Ziad Hamzeh
Born 1959
Qadri Jamil
Born 1952
Mohammed Dib Zaitoun
Born 1951
Rana Kabbani
Born 1958
Mehmet Adil
Born 1957
Hisham Kafarneh
Born 1959
Mustafa Agha
Born 1958
Ayman Hakeem
Born 1959
Imad Moustapha
Born 1952
Mohammad Bassam Imadi
Born 1950
Joseph Sweid
Born 1958
Joseph Al-Zehlaoui
Born 1950
Lubanah Mshaweh
Born 1955
Mamoon al-Farkh
1958 - 2020
Aymen Souaïd
Born 1955
Hanan Qassab Hassan
Born 1952
Jihad Battah
Born 1956
Ali Saad (minister)
Born 1953
Abdul-Razzaq Sheikh Issa
Born 1955