Bashar al-Assad
1965 – Present
President of Syrian Arab Republic from 2000 to 2024
ophthalmologistmilitary physicianmilitary leaderstatespersonpolitician
Born September 11Wikipedia →Famous People from Syria
34 notable historical figures from Syria, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
politician (11)military personnel (3)diplomat (3)film actor (2)Catholic bishop (2)ophthalmologist (1)military physician (1)revolutionary (1)financial analyst (1)swimmer (1)
Ahmed al-Sharaa
1982 – Present
President of Syria since 2025
revolutionarypolitician
Born October 29Wikipedia →Asma al-Assad
1975 – Present
First Lady of Syrian Arab Republic (2000-2024)
financial analyst
Born August 11Wikipedia →Yusra Mardini
1998 – Present
german syrian swimmer
swimmerOffice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Born March 5Wikipedia →Bassel Khartabil
1981 – 2015
free culture and democracy activist, Syrian political prisoner
Wikipedianpolitical activistbloggersoftware engineersoftware developercomputer scientistengineer
Born May 22Wikipedia →Michel Aflaq
1910 – 1989
Syrian philosopher, sociologist and Arab nationalist (1910–1989)
philosophersociologisthistorianpoliticianpoetwriter
Born January 9Wikipedia →Michael Ansara
1922 – 2013
American stage, screen, and voice actor (1922–2013)
video game actorfilm actortelevision actorvoice actorstage actortelevision directoractor
Born April 15Wikipedia →Muhammad al-Bashir
1983 – Present
Syrian engineer and former prime minister of Syria (b.1983)
education managerpoliticianengineer
Born January 1Wikipedia →Khaled Asaad
1932 – 2015
Syrian archeologist
archaeologistcuratorhistorianprofessor
Born January 1Wikipedia →Ghassan Massoud
1958 – Present
Syrian actor and filmmaker
film actortelevision actoruniversity teacheractor
Born September 20Wikipedia →Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī
1914 – 1999
Albanian Islamic scholar (1914–1999)
muhaddith
Born August 16Wikipedia →Maher al-Assad
1967 – Present
Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard
military personnel
Born December 8Wikipedia →Al-ʻIjliyyah
950 – Present
Syrian scientist, mathematician, and astronomer, astrolabe maker
astronomer
Born January 1Wikipedia →Shukri al-Quwatli
1891 – 1967
1st President of Syrian Republic (1891–1967)
politician
Born October 21Wikipedia →Wafa Sultan
1958 – Present
American Syrian-born psychiatrist
essayistpsychiatrist
Born July 14Wikipedia →Razan Zaitouneh
1977 – Present
Syrian human rights lawyer
journalisthuman rights defenderjuristlawyer
Born April 29Wikipedia →Abd al-Halim Khaddam
1932 – 2020
Syrian politician (1932–2020)
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Born June 21Wikipedia →Muhammed Faris Al-Aqidi
1951 – 2024
Syrian cosmonaut (1951–2024)
aircraft pilotmilitary personnelastronaut
Born May 26Wikipedia →Gregory III Laham
1933 – Present
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
Greek-Catholic priestCatholic bishopCatholic priestwriter
Born December 15Wikipedia →Roony Bardghji
2005 – Present
Swedish association footballer
association football player
Born November 15Wikipedia →Moustapha Akkad
1930 – 2005
American film director (1930–2005)
film producerfilm director
Born July 1Wikipedia →Salah ad-Din al-Bitar
1912 – 1980
Syrian politician (1912-1980)
diplomatpolitician
Born May 5Wikipedia →Nureddin al-Atassi
1929 – 1992
4th President of the Syrian Arab Republic (1929–1992)
politician
Born January 1Wikipedia →Walid Muallem
1941 – 2020
Syrian politician, foreign minister (1941-2020)
diplomatpolitician
Born July 17Wikipedia →Hussein Arnous
1953 – Present
68th Prime Minister of the Syrian Arab Republic
civil servantpolitician
Born January 1Wikipedia →Ignatius Joseph III Younan
1944 – Present
Syrian-Catholic Patriarch
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Born November 15Wikipedia →Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf
1526 – 1585
Ottoman Syrian polymath (1526-1585)
inventormathematicianastrologerpharmacistengineerastronomer
Born June 14Wikipedia →