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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Khawla Dunia
Born 1968
Nizar Mahrous
Born 1963
Fawzi Mellah
Born 1946
Yves Lecerf
1932 - 1995
Mohammed Al Wakid
Born 1985
Amna Suleiman
Born 1988
Paul Salman
1886 - 1948
Ignatius IV Sarrouf
1742 - 1812
Avraham Abaas
1912 - 1958
Refi Cevat Ulunay
1890 - 1968
Agapius II Matar
1736 - 1812
Mehmet Adil
Born 1957
Souhel Najjar
-
Sean Senechal
Born 1949
Firas Tlass
Born 1960
Muhammad al-Ashmar
1894 - 1960
Macarius IV Tawil
Died 1815
Hisham Kafarneh
Born 1959
Al-Dakhwar
1170 - 1230
Mustafa Agha
Born 1958
Munira al-Qubaysi
Born 1933
Pope John X of Alexandria
Died 1369
Athanasius V Matar
Died 1813
Anan Ameri
Born 1944
Hind Nawfal
1860 - 1957
Demir Yanev
Born 1972
Ayman Hakeem
Born 1959
Alexander III of Antioch
1869 - 1958
Marwan Arafat
1945 - 2012
Anthony Farage
1885 - 1963
Imad Moustapha
Born 1952
Hussam Al Sayed
Born 1972
Adnan al-Malki
1919 - 1955
Anjy Al-Yousif
-
Ala'a Basatneh
Born 1992
Nicolas Naaman
1911 - 1982
Amer Al-Sadeq
-
Mikhayl Assaf
1887 - 1970
Yitzhak Galanti
1937 - 2012
Zainab Bakkour
Born 1978
Najiya Thamir
1926 - 1988
Haydar al-Kuzbari
1920 - 1996
Georges Kwaïter
1928 - 2011
Mohammad Bassam Imadi
Born 1950
Ahmad Danny Ramadan
Born 1984
Joseph Sweid
Born 1958
Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni
Born 1964
Dalaa al Moufti
Born 1961
Majid al-Shibl
1935 - 2016
Kinan Jaeger
Born 1966
Riay Tatary
1948 - 2020
Zaynab bint ʿUmar b. al-Kindī
1213 - 1300
Mohamed Ali Abdel Jalil
Born 1973
Jawad Abu Hatab
Born 1962
Osama al samman
Born 1986
Abd al-Karim al-Nahlawi
Born 1926
Yhya Hasaba
Born 1974
Siwar al Assad
Born 1975
Habib Zayat
1874 - 1954
Joseph Al-Zehlaoui
Born 1950
Noura Rahal
Born 1973
Nicolas Cadi
1861 - 1941
Moataz Salhani
Born 1986
Hamzeh Al Aitoni
Born 1986
Muhammad al-Imadi
Born 1930
Manaf Halbouni
Born 1984
Hans Steinbach
-
Khairy Alzahaby
-
Etienne Soukkarie
1868 - 1921
Lubanah Mshaweh
Born 1955
Muhammad Salim Barakat
1930 - 1999
Meletius II of Antioch
1839 - 1906
Mohamad Zbida
Born 1990
Pausania di Damasco
-
Ghassan Ibrahim
Born 1977
Mohamed Zouaoui
1896 - 1978
Mamoon al-Farkh
1958 - 2020
Nasir al-Dawla ibn Hamdan
Died 1073
Jamiel Hasson
1901 - 1992
Ibrahim al-Istiwani
Born 1906
Euthymios Saifi
1643 - 1723
Ahmad Azzam
Born 1977
Abdulsalam Haykal
Born 1978
Nidal Algafari
Born 1965
Tarek Marestani
Born 1940
Mohammad al Jililati
Born 1945
Medhat Sheikh el-Ard
1920 - 2001
Marella Mamoun
Born 1982
Saleh Mohammad (swimmer)
Born 1986
As-Suwaydi (physician)
1204 - 1291
Bassel Al Shaar
Born 1982
George Khouri (footballer)
Born 1962
Sima Diab
Born 1979
Abu Humam al-Shami
Died 2015
Feras Antoon
-
Abdul Razzaq al-Mahdi
Born 1961
Xavier du Crest de Villeneuve
1924 - 2018
Aymen Souaïd
Born 1955
Constantine Papastephanou
1924 - 2016
Sufian Allaw
Born 1944
Loay Taleb
Born 1975
Yasser Shoshara
Born 1988
Nabil Antaki
-
Ivonne Attas
Born 1943
Thwaiba Kanafani
Born 1972
Ammar Abd Rabbo
Born 1966
Nageeb Arbeely
1861 - 1904
Mohamed al-Achmar
1880 - 1960
Heissam Kelani
Born 1926
Hanan Qassab Hassan
Born 1952
Momen Naji
Born 1996
Aula Al Ayoubi
Born 1973
Muhittin Kurtiş
1876 - 1951
Jihad Battah
Born 1956
Georges Farah-Lajoie
1876 - 1941
Tayseer Qala Awwad
Born 1943
Alexandre Abd-El-Nour
1869 - 1956
Omar Imady
Born 1966
Joey Allaham
-
Pirbudag
1403 - 1418
Nadia al-Ghazzi
Born 1935
Ali Saad (minister)
Born 1953
Damaskinos Mansour
Born 1949
Ammar Al-Beik
Born 1972
Salah El Dine Tarazi
1917 - 1980
Sammy Merza
Born 1976
Isaak Barakat
Born 1966
Abdallah Fikri El-Khani
Born 1925
Ib Benoh
Born 1947
Reşit Ronabar
1868 - 1924
Michel Chalhoub
Born 1931
Rima al-Qadiri
Born 1963
Sami Khiyami
-
Munir al-Rayyes
1901 - 1992
Izzat Traboulsi
1913 - 2000
Souhaib Kalala
Born 1991
Imad Rami
Born 1963
Hunein Maassab
1926 - 2014
Abu Chama Chihab al-Din Abu al-Qasim abd al-Rahman
1203 - 1268
Maria Selo
Born 1992
Mikhail Wehbe
Born 1942
Mqboola Chalak
1921 - 1986
Mouatasem Alaya
Born 1983
Essam Shqalo
Born 1985
Feras Kilani
Born 1976
Houmam Al Sayed
Born 1981
Magd Harbasha
Born 1990
Layal Watfeh
Born 1980
Tawfiq Tarek
1877 - 1940
Mouhannad Almallah
Born 1964
Abdul-Razzaq Sheikh Issa
Born 1955
Omar al-Akel
Born 1980
Nabil Kochaji
Born 1975
Mowaffak Allaf
1927 - 1996
Alessandro di Damasco
-
Teodosio Kujamgi
1805 - 1879
Mamoun Sakkal
-
Taha Mosa
Born 1987
Maher Al-Taweel
Born 1982
Joseph Aractingi
1885 - 1965
Akram Deiri
1925 - 1990
Alaa Jamaan
Born 1988
Yeghishé Gizirian
1925 - 2016
Adi'b Ishaq ad-Dimashqi
1856 - 1885