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This is a list of Syrian people. Entries on this list are demonstrably notable by having a linked current article or reliable sources as footnotes against the name to verify they are notable and identify themselves as Syrian, naturalized as Syrian or were registered at birth as Syrian.
Leaders and politicians[]
Ancient[]
- Elagabalus Roman emperor
- Severus Alexander Roman emperor, was the son of Julia Mamaea
- Philip the Arab Roman emperor
- Julia domna Roman empress and mother of Geta and Caracalla
- Eutropia Roman Princess, mother of emperor Maxentius and two queens Fausta and Flavia, and the grandmother of Constantine II, Constans and Constantius II and the great grandmother of Julian and Constantius Gallus
- Leo III the Syrian Byzantine emperor and the founder of the Syrian dynasty[1]
- Constantine V Byzantine emperor[2] father of Leo IV the Khazar and grandfather of Constantine VI
- Leo V the Armenian Byzantine emperor of Armenian and Syrian origins.
- Cassiodorus Consul of the Roman Empire, sometimes called the savior of the western civilization[3]
- Avidius Cassius usurping Roman emperor for three months in AD 175.[4]
- Leontius (usurper)
- Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus Council and military commander, second spouse of Lucilla, and father of Pompeianus[5][6][7]
- Minervina wife of Constantine the Great, mother of the Roman emperor Crispus
- Concubine of Emperor Licinius and mother of Licinius II[8][9][10]
- Sextus Varius Marcellus was the spouse of Julia Soaemias, he was also praefectus of the military treasury and governor of Numedia
Modern and contemporary[]
- Ibrahim Hananu – leader of the revolution (northern area) against French Mandate (1921–1929)
- Shukri al-Quwatli – former President
- Hashim al-Atassi – former President
- Nazim al-Kudsi – former President
- Rushdi al-Kikhya – statesman and political leader
- Fares al-Khoury – statesman and former prime minister
- Hafez al-Assad – former President
- Bashar al-Assad – President
- Abdul Halim Khaddam – former President and former Vice President
- Subhi Barakat – former President
- Lu'ay al-Atassi – former President
- Nureddin al-Atassi – former President
- Haqqi al-Azm – former prime minister
- Khalid al-Azm – former prime minister
- Maarouf al-Dawalibi – former prime minister
- Sultan al-Atrash – General of the Great Syrian Revolution
- Yusuf al-Azmah – former Minister of Defense
- Rashad Barmada – former Minister of Defense
- Bashir Azmeh – former prime minister
- Mikhail Ilyan – former Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Husni al-Za'im – former president
- Amin al-Hafiz – former president
- Ahmed Kuftaro – former Grand Mufti of Syria, 1964–2004
- Carlos Menem – former President of Argentina
- Gabi Ashkenazi – Israeli politician and former military leader
- Levon Ter-Petrosyan - first president of Armenia
- Mitch Daniels – 49th Governor of Indiana
- Victor Atiyeh – 32nd Governor of Oregon
- Robert Cahaly – political consultant and founder of the Trafalgar Group
- Avichay Adraee – Lieutenant Colonel in the Israel Defense Forces
- Muhammad Mustafa Mero – former prime minister
- Muhammad Naji al-Otari – prime minister
- Mahmoud Zuabi – former prime minister
- Farouq al-Sharaa – diplomat, former foreign minister from 1984 to 2006 and vice-president since 2006
- Tareck El Aissami – Venezuelan Syrian politician serving as Minister of Industries and National Production since 14 June 2018
- Khalil Eideh – Australian politician
Scholars[]
Modern and contemporary[]
- Raphael of Brooklyn – Damascene Syrian parents; first Orthodox bishop to be consecrated in North America
- Jerrier A. Haddad – co-developer and designer of the IBM 701 series which was IBM’s first commercial scientific computer and its first mass produced mainframe computer
- Hunein Maassab – professor of epidemiology known for developing the Live attenuated influenza vaccine
- Shadia Habbal – astronomer and physicist; played a key role in establishing the NASA Parker Solar Probe
- Fawwaz T. Ulaby – professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan; received the IEEE Edison Medal in 2006
- Kefah Mokbel, FRCS – lead breast surgeon at the London Breast Institute of The Princess Grace Hospital; professor of Breast Cancer Surgery (The Brunel Institute of Cancer Genetics and Pharmacogenomics) Brunel University London
- Oussama Khatib – roboticist and professor of Computer Science at Stanford University; received the IEEE RAS for Distinguished Service Award (2013)
- Dina Katabi – director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wireless Center
- Huda Akil – neuroscientist, past President of the Society for Neuroscience
- Malatius Jaghnoon – epigrapher and founder of the archaeological society in Homs
- Afif Bahnassi – art historian and curator
- Constantine Zureiq – historian and activist
- Aref Dalila – economist, political activist and former political prisoner
Writers, poets and authors[]
- Hanna Diyab
- Ziad Abdullah – novelist and screenwriter
- Nasib Arida
- Mary Ajami
- Sadiq Jalal al-Azm – author, philosopher, sociologist and human rights advocate
- Hussam Mtawa – famous port, but moved to Albania during the war
- Ali Ahmad Said Esber – popularly known as Adonis, a Syrian poet, essayist and translator
- Aziz Azmeh – author and philosopher
- Abdulkarim Baderkhan (born 1986) – poet, translator, critic
- Morad Daoud – novelist, sculptor
- Hisham al-Ghazzi (born 1923) – lawyer
- Abd al-Masih Haddad
- Qustaki al-Himsi
- Adib Ishaq
- Riad Ismat – writer, director
- Amal Kassir – spoken word poet
- Khaled Khalifa – novelist
- Mohammed Maghout – poet and writer
- Francis Marrash
- Abu Khalil Qabbani – playwright, "father of Syrian theatre"
- Nizar Qabbani – poet
- Fathallah Saqqal – lawyer, writer, government minister
- Mona Simpson (born 1957) – Syrian American novelist and essayist
- Zakariyya Tamer – writer
- Muhammad al-Tunji – linguist, and author; received Indian Prize from UNESCO in 1970
- Dima Wannous – author and journalist
- Saadallah Wannous – playwright
- Khairy Alzahaby – writer, novelist, scenarist, historian, thinker
- Riad Sattouf – cartoonist, comic artist, film director
Miscellaneous[]
- Michel Aflaq – political theorist
- Vatche Arslanian – International Red Cross
- Tawfiq Bay – traveler, military leader, and politician
- Aref Dalila – economist, Damascus Spring figure
- Hala Gorani – reporter
- Sireen Hamsho – renewable energy specialist
- Abdul-Nabi Isstaif – critic, scholar of comparative literature and Orientalism
- Sami Zayn – professional wrestler
- Steve Jobs – founder of Apple, Inc.
- Jerrier A. Haddad – co-developer and designer of the IBM 701
- Ahmad Joudeh – ballet dancer
- Jack Marshall – poet and author
Businesspeople[]
- Steve Jobs – co-founder of Apple Inc
- Jacques Saadé – billionaire with a net worth of $7 billion[11]
- Rodolphe Saadé – billionaire with a net worth of $10.9 billion[12]
- Jose Mugrabi – billionaire with a net worth of $5 billion.
- David Nahmad – billionaire and former art dealer
- Ezra Nahmad – billionaire art collector and dealer
- Edmond Safra – banker
- Ayman Asfari – Chief Executive of Petrofac
- Jacob Safra – banker
- Joseph Safra – banker
- Jeff Sutton – billionaire New York real estate developer and the founder of Wharton Properties
- Michel Chalhoub – founder of the Chalhoub Group
- Mohed Altrad – French-Syrian businessman
- Mohammed Mohiedin Anis
- Elie Horn – billionaire
- Isaac Saba Raffoul – billionaire
- Gilbert Bigio – wealthiest man in Haiti
- Ronaldo Mouchawar – entrepreneur, founder of Souq.com
- Sam Yagan – Internet entrepreneur
- Wafic Said – established the Saïd Foundation in 1982 and the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford in 1996
- Omar Hamoui – entrepreneur and the founder of AdMob, has a net worth of $300 million[13]
- George Haswani – businessman who owns the HESCO natural gas production company
Actors/actresses[]
- Yasser Azmeh – comedian and director
- Abbas al-Noury – actor
- Samer al-Masry – actor
- Bassam Kousa – actor
- Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour – actor
- Muna Wassef – actress
- Lilia al-Atrash – actress
- Bouthayna Shaya – actress
- Marwan Farhat – actor
- Raghda Khateb – actress
- Ayman Al-Salek – actor
- Adel Abo Hassoon – actor
- Jumana Murad – actress
- Anjy Al-Yousif – actress
- Yahya Al-Kafri – actor
- Hisham Kafarneh – actor
- Ahmad Harhash – actor
Archaeologists[]
- Khaled al-Asaad – former director of antiquities in Palmyra, brutally beheaded by Daesh
- Raoul Gregory Vitale – born in Latakia
Architects[]
- Nazih Kawakibi – architect, professor of architecture and historian of Damascus
- – Sheikh Zayed Mosque designer[14]
- Khaled Malas – architect and art historian
- Moshe Safdie – designer of Marina Bay Sands and Jewel Changi Airport
- Apollodorus of Damascus – Roman architect, 2nd century
Artists[]
- Youssef Abdelke – artist
- Darin Ahmad – artist, poet, writer
- Ali Farzat – cartoonist
- Marwan Kassab-Bachi – painter
- Louay Kayali – cartoonist
- Fateh Moudarres – painter
Athletes[]
- Flamma – one of the most famous gladiators in history
- Joseph Atiyeh – wrestler and silver medalist at the 1984 Olympic Games
- Zid Abou Hamed – athlete
- Mustafa Hamsho – boxer
- Ahed Joughili – weightlifter
- Michael Madanly – basketball player
- Naser Al Shami – boxer
- Feras Saied – bodybuilder
- Yasser Seirawan – chess grandmaster and four-time US-champion
- Ghada Shouaa – heptathlete and gold medalist at the 1996 Olympic Games
- Yaser Shigan – boxer
- Sami Zayn – wrestler
Footballers[]
- Omar Al Somah
- Firas Al Khatib
- Jehad Al Hussain
- Wael Ayan
- Aatef Jenyat
- Sanharib Malki
- Ilyas Merkes
- Louay Chanko
- George Mourad
- Christer Youssef
- Abdul Fattah Al Agha
- Basel Abdoulfattakh
- Dani Kiki
- Gaby Jallo
- Imad Chhadeh
- Ninos Gouriye
- Ibrahim Alma
Criminals[]
- Monzer al-Kassar – international arms dealer
- Akram Ojjeh – international arms dealer, former son-in-law of Mustafa Tlass
Film directors[]
Musicians[]
- Bob Marley – born to a family of Syrian Jewish origin
- Asmahan – original name: Princess Amal Al Atrash, singer, sister of Farid Al Atrash
- Farid al-Atrash – composer, singer and oud player
- Fahd ballan – traditional singer
- Kinan Azmeh – musician
- Sabah Fakhri – traditional singer
- Malek Jandali – composer and pianist
- Assala Nasri – singer
- George Wassouf – singer
- Bachar Zarkan – musician, singer, actor
- Lena Chamamyan – singer
- Rasha Risk – singer
- Mayada El Hennawy – singer
Former political prisoners and prisoners of conscience[]
- Ali al-Abdallah – writer and human rights activist
- Michel Kilo – writer, political prisoner
- Haytham Manna – writer, spent three decades as a human rights activist
- Haitham al-Maleh – human rights activist and former judge
- Riad al-Turk – prominent Syrian opposition leader, former political prisoner for about 20 years in Syria
See also[]
- List of people by nationality
- List of Arab Americans
References[]
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- ^ Stanton, Andrea L.; Ramsamy, Edward; Seybolt, Peter J.; Elliott, Carolyn M. (5 January 2012). Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-4522-6662-6.
- ^ Hammer, Jacob (1945). "Cassiodorus, the Savior of Western Civilization". Bulletin of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America. 3 (2): 369–384. ISSN 0376-2327. JSTOR 24724991.
- ^ encyclopedia, Popular (1883). The popular encyclopedia; or, 'Conversations Lexicon': [ed. by A. Whitelaw from the Encyclopedia Americana].
- ^ Smith, William (1890). Abaeus-Dysponteus. J. Murray.
- ^ Mennen, Inge (26 April 2011). Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-20359-4.
- ^ Maesano, Luisa (20 March 2017). Ancient Rome Handbook. A historical guide for travelers. goWare. ISBN 978-88-6797-698-0.
- ^ Vagi, David (16 September 2016). Coinage and History of the Roman Empire. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-97125-0.
- ^ Dunstan, William E. (16 November 2010). Ancient Rome. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7425-6834-1.
- ^ Grant, Michael (30 December 2011). The Emperor Constantine. Orion. ISBN 978-1-78022-280-6.
- ^ "Jacques Saade & family". Forbes. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Rodolphe Saadé & family". Forbes. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Bridge to success: six tips for Syrian entrepreneurs from Jusoor". Wamda. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "The scintillating science behind Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque's lighting". The National. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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