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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Asmahan
1917 - 1944
Ghassan Massoud
Born 1958
Muna Wassef
Born 1942
May Skaf
1969 - 2018
Fares Helou
Born 1961
Abbas al-Noury
Born 1952
Jay Abdo
Born 1963
Rafiq Subaie
1930 - 2017
Ayman Zeidan
Born 1956
Lucie Dolène
1931 - 2020
Yara Debsi
Born 1971
Samar Kokash
Born 1972
Lilia al-Atrash
Born 1981
Samer al-Masry
Born 1969
Husam Chadat
Born 1966
Firas Alshater
Born 1991
Marwan Farhat
Born 1960
Caresse Bashar
Born 1975
Shady Othman
Born 1981
Hisham Kafarneh
Born 1959
Anjy Al-Yousif
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Mamoon al-Farkh
1958 - 2020
Jamiel Hasson
1901 - 1992
Ivonne Attas
Born 1943