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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 archbishop — 31.4× 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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0003 POLITICIAN

Abd al-Rahman I

731 - 788

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0019 POLITICIAN

Shukri al-Quwatli

1891 - 1967

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0035 POLITICIAN

Ibn al-Qalanisi

1073 - 1160

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0039 POLITICIAN

Salah al-Din al-Bitar

1912 - 1980

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0051 POLITICIAN

Khalid Bakdash

1912 - 1995

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0058 POLITICIAN

Jamil Mardam Bey

1894 - 1960

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0068 POLITICIAN

Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar

1880 - 1940

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0069 POLITICIAN

Émile Eddé

1886 - 1949

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0073 POLITICIAN

Suat Hayri Ürgüplü

1903 - 1981

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0078 POLITICIAN

Fawzi Selu

1905 - 1972

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0082 POLITICIAN

Walid Muallem

1941 - 2020

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0088 POLITICIAN

Burhan Asaf Belge

1899 - 1967

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0089 POLITICIAN

Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan

Died 705

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0092 POLITICIAN

Maamun al-Kuzbari

1914 - 1998

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0094 POLITICIAN

Adel Safar

Born 1953

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0103 POLITICIAN

Hassan al-Hakim

1886 - 1988

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0107 POLITICIAN

Bashir al-Azma

1910 - 1992

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0109 POLITICIAN

Charles Debbas

1885 - 1935

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0110 POLITICIAN

Eliyahu Sasson

1902 - 1978

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0128 POLITICIAN

Ahmed Majdalani

Born 1956

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0133 POLITICIAN

Ali Mamlouk

Born 1946

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0136 POLITICIAN

Abdul Rauf al-Kasm

Born 1932

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0144 POLITICIAN

Dawoud Rajiha

1947 - 2012

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0147 POLITICIAN

Raed Arafat

Born 1964

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0160 POLITICIAN

Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji

Born 1954

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0162 POLITICIAN

Ghassan Hitto

Born 1963

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0167 POLITICIAN

Rida Pasha al-Rikabi

1864 - 1942

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0171 POLITICIAN

Sam Hamad

Born 1958

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0172 POLITICIAN

Haqqi al-Azm

1864 - 1955

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0176 POLITICIAN

Taj al-Din al-Hasani

1885 - 1943

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0178 POLITICIAN

Hisham Ikhtiyar

1941 - 2012

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0180 POLITICIAN

Khalid al-Qasri

686 - 743

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0186 POLITICIAN

Sabri al-Asali

1903 - 1976

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0188 POLITICIAN

Jamil al-Ulshi

1883 - 1951

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0190 POLITICIAN

Salim Kallas

1936 - 2013

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0195 POLITICIAN

Randa Kassis

Born 1970

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0201 POLITICIAN

Yisrael Hasson

Born 1955

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0202 POLITICIAN

Qubad Talabani

Born 1977

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0208 POLITICIAN

Omran al-Zoubi

1959 - 2018

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0215 POLITICIAN

Hadi al-Bahra

Born 1959

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0224 POLITICIAN

Imad Khamis

Born 1961

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0229 POLITICIAN

Ahmad Izzat al-Abid

1855 - 1924

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0244 POLITICIAN

Lutfi al-Haffar

1891 - 1968

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0250 POLITICIAN

Adnan Omran

Born 1934

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0256 POLITICIAN

Nasib al-Bakri

1888 - 1966

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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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0265 POLITICIAN

Abdul Rahman Khleifawi

1930 - 2009

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0270 POLITICIAN

Qadri Jamil

Born 1952

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0277 POLITICIAN

Anas al-Abdah

Born 1967

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0291 POLITICIAN

Mohammad Habash

Born 1962

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0292 POLITICIAN

Safwan al-Qudsi

Born 1940

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0295 POLITICIAN

Nasuhi al-Bukhari

1881 - 1961

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0309 POLITICIAN

Avraham Abaas

1912 - 1958

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0315 POLITICIAN

Firas Tlass

Born 1960

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0333 POLITICIAN

Adnan al-Malki

1919 - 1955

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0339 POLITICIAN

Yitzhak Galanti

1937 - 2012

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0354 POLITICIAN

Jawad Abu Hatab

Born 1962

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0356 POLITICIAN

Abd al-Karim al-Nahlawi

Born 1926

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0358 POLITICIAN

Siwar al Assad

Born 1975

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0370 POLITICIAN

Lubanah Mshaweh

Born 1955

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0386 POLITICIAN

Mohammad al Jililati

Born 1945

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0408 POLITICIAN

Mohamed al-Achmar

1880 - 1960

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0417 POLITICIAN

Alexandre Abd-El-Nour

1869 - 1956

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0422 POLITICIAN

Ali Saad (minister)

Born 1953

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0430 POLITICIAN

Reşit Ronabar

1868 - 1924

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0432 POLITICIAN

Rima al-Qadiri

Born 1963

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