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×
Through the Decades

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 archbishop31.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician68
  2. Football43
  3. Writer25
  4. Actor24
  5. Priest22
  6. Diplomat15
  7. Journalist13
  8. Film11
  1. Archbishop731.4×
  2. Minister59.1×
  3. Activist77.0×
  4. Diplomat155.5×
  5. Philosopher63.6×
  6. Priest223.2×
  7. Novelist52.7×
  8. Historian102.0×

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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0001 POLITICIAN

Bashar al-Assad

Born 1965

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0014 CHESS

Yasser Seirawan

Born 1960

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0023 SINGER

Assala Nasri

Born 1969

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0026 PARLIAMENT

Naser Khader

Born 1963

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0037 FILS

Bassel al-Assad

1962 - 1994

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0057 COMMANDER

Maher al-Assad

Born 1967

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0070 BUSINESS

Rami Makhlouf

Born 1969

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0087 WRITER

Ammar Abdulhamid

Born 1966

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0097 ACTIVIST

Tarafa Baghajati

Born 1961

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0098 POET

Mohja Kahf

Born 1967

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0100 ACTOR

May Skaf

1969 - 2018

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0105 REVOLUTIONARY

Moaz al-Khatib

Born 1960

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0111 ACTOR

Fares Helou

Born 1961

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0121 FAQIH

Muhammad al-Yaqoubi

Born 1963

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0147 POLITICIAN

Raed Arafat

Born 1964

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0153 ACTOR

Jay Abdo

Born 1963

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0162 POLITICIAN

Ghassan Hitto

Born 1963

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0207 FOOTBALL

Fajr Ibrahim

Born 1964

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0217 SON

Jihad Ahmed Jibril

1964 - 2002

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0224 POLITICIAN

Imad Khamis

Born 1961

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0236 DEPUTY

Abdullah Dardari

Born 1963

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0245 JOURNALIST

Ali el-Atassi

Born 1967

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0246 ACTOR

Samer al-Masry

Born 1969

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0257 POLITICIAN

Hassan al-Nouri

Born 1960

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0260 POLITICIAN

Khaled Khoja

Born 1965

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0262 ACTOR

Husam Chadat

Born 1966

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0273 ACTOR

Marwan Farhat

Born 1960

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0277 POLITICIAN

Anas al-Abdah

Born 1967

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0290 BUSINESS

Jack Kachkar

Born 1963

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0291 POLITICIAN

Mohammad Habash

Born 1962

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0300 SINGER

Masen Abou-Dakn

Born 1963

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0301 JOURNALIST

Khawla Dunia

Born 1968

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0302 FOOTBALL

Nizar Mahrous

Born 1963

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0315 POLITICIAN

Firas Tlass

Born 1960

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0347 BUSINESS

Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni

Born 1964

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0348 WRITER

Dalaa al Moufti

Born 1961

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0350 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Kinan Jaeger

Born 1966

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0354 POLITICIAN

Jawad Abu Hatab

Born 1962

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0384 TELEVISION

Nidal Algafari

Born 1965

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0392 FOOTBALL

George Khouri (footballer)

Born 1962

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0396 ISLAMIST

Abdul Razzaq al-Mahdi

Born 1961

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0406 JOURNALIST

Ammar Abd Rabbo

Born 1966

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0418 NOVELIST

Omar Imady

Born 1966

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0427 ABBOT

Isaak Barakat

Born 1966

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0432 POLITICIAN

Rima al-Qadiri

Born 1963

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0437 SINGER

Imad Rami

Born 1963

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0450 TERRORIST

Mouhannad Almallah

Born 1964

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