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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Bashar al-Assad
Born 1965
Yasser Seirawan
Born 1960
Assala Nasri
Born 1969
Naser Khader
Born 1963
Bassel al-Assad
1962 - 1994
Maher al-Assad
Born 1967
Rami Makhlouf
Born 1969
Ammar Abdulhamid
Born 1966
Tarafa Baghajati
Born 1961
Mohja Kahf
Born 1967
May Skaf
1969 - 2018
Moaz al-Khatib
Born 1960
Fares Helou
Born 1961
Muhammad al-Yaqoubi
Born 1963
Raed Arafat
Born 1964
Jay Abdo
Born 1963
Ghassan Hitto
Born 1963
Fajr Ibrahim
Born 1964
Jihad Ahmed Jibril
1964 - 2002
Imad Khamis
Born 1961
Abdullah Dardari
Born 1963
Ali el-Atassi
Born 1967
Samer al-Masry
Born 1969
Hassan al-Nouri
Born 1960
Khaled Khoja
Born 1965
Husam Chadat
Born 1966
Marwan Farhat
Born 1960
Anas al-Abdah
Born 1967
Jack Kachkar
Born 1963
Mohammad Habash
Born 1962
Masen Abou-Dakn
Born 1963
Khawla Dunia
Born 1968
Nizar Mahrous
Born 1963
Firas Tlass
Born 1960
Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni
Born 1964
Dalaa al Moufti
Born 1961
Kinan Jaeger
Born 1966
Jawad Abu Hatab
Born 1962
Nidal Algafari
Born 1965
George Khouri (footballer)
Born 1962
Abdul Razzaq al-Mahdi
Born 1961
Ammar Abd Rabbo
Born 1966
Omar Imady
Born 1966
Isaak Barakat
Born 1966
Rima al-Qadiri
Born 1963
Imad Rami
Born 1963
Mouhannad Almallah
Born 1964