1
Ignatius of Antioch
(Syrian Bishop)
15
6
Birthplace: Roman Syria
Died: 0108 AD
2
Amin al-Hafiz
(Former President of Syria)
1
0
Birthdate: November 12, 1921
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Aleppo, Syria
Died: December 17, 2009
3
Bashar al-Assad
(President of Syria)
76
63
Birthdate: September 11, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Damascus
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
4
Baibars
(Sultan of Egypt)
2
2
Birthdate: July 19, 1223
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cumania
Died: July 1, 1277
5
Moustapha Akkad
(For producing the original series of Halloween films and directing The Message and Lion of the Desert)
4
1
Birthdate: July 1, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Aleppo, Syria
Died: November 11, 2005
6
Jacob in Islam
(Islamic Prophet)
0
0
Birthplace: Syria, Syria
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7
John of Damascus
(Saint, Best Known for His Strong Defence of 'Icons')
7
0
Birthdate: 0676 AD
Birthplace: Damascus, Syria
Died: December 4, 0749
8
Nizar Qabbani
(Diplomat)
19
5
Birthdate: March 21, 1923
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Damascus
Died: April 30, 1998
9
St. Simeon Stylites
(Saint)
0
0
Birthdate: 0390 AD
Birthplace: Kozan, Turkey
Died: September 2, 0459
10
Ibn an-Nafīs
(Polymath)
4
0
Birthdate: 1213 AD
Birthplace: Damascus, Syria
Died: December 17, 1288
11
Ananias of Damascus
(Syrian Priest)
0
0
Birthplace: Damascus, Syria
12
Jacob
(Religious leader)
5
0
Birthplace: Canaan
13
Abd al-Rahman I
(Ruler)
0
0
Birthdate: 0731 AD
Birthplace: Palmyra, Syria
Died: August 31, 0788
14
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
(The 10th Umayyad Caliph Who Built Many Palaces and Reformed His Kingdom's Taxation System)
1
0
Birthdate: 0691 AD
Birthplace: Damascus, Syria
Died: February 6, 0743
15
Hafez al-Assad
(18th President of Syria)
11
13
Birthdate: October 6, 1930
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Al Qardahah, Syria
Died: June 10, 2000
16
Odaenathus
(King)
0
0
Birthdate: 0220 AD
Birthplace: Palmyra, Syria
Died: 0267 AD
17
Maron
(Saint)
1
0
Birthplace: Syria Prima
Died: 0410 AD
18
Yazid I
(Second Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate)
4
7
Birthdate: July 20, 0646
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rif-Dimashq Governorate, Syria
Died: November 12, 0683
19
Antiochus I Soter
(King)
0
0
Birthdate: 0324 BC
Birthplace: Macedonia
Died: 0261 BC
20
Feras Antoon
(Syrian-Canadian Pornographer & Co-owner and CEO of 'Mindgeek', the World's Largest Pornography Company)
1
7
Birthdate: June 29, 1975
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Damascus, Syria
21
Al-Ma'arri
(One of the Best Classical Arabic Poets of All Time)
1
1
Birthdate: 0973
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ma`arat al-Nu`man, Syria
Died: April 30, 1057
22
Michel Aflaq
(Philosopher)
1
2
Birthdate: January 9, 1909
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ḥamāh, Syria
Died: June 23, 1989
23
Saints Sergius and Bacchus
(Christian Saint)
5
4
Birthplace: Syria
24
Imad ad-Din Zengi
(Ruler)
0
0
Birthdate: 1085 AD
Birthplace: Aleppo, Syria
Died: September 14, 1146
25
Dündar Aliosman
(Ruler)
0
3
Birthdate: December 30, 1930
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Damascus, Syria
26
Shukri al-Quwatli
(The First President of Post-Independence Syria)
3
1
Birthdate: May 6, 1891
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Damascus, Syria
Died: June 30, 1967
27
Ibn Kathīr
(Historian)
0
2
Birthdate: 1301 AD
Birthplace: Busra, Syria
Died: February 13, 1373
28
Publilius Syrus
(Latin Writer Best Remembered for His Sententiae, a Collection of Brief Moral Sayings)
1
1
Birthdate: 0085 BC
Died: 0043 BC
29
Rifaat al-Assad
(Syrian General Who Supposedly Supervised ‘Hama Massacre’ and Later Served as the Vice President of Syria)
0
1
Birthdate: August 22, 1937
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Qardaha
30
Hashim al-Atassi
(Three-Time President of Syria Who Was Known for His Affinity to Constitutional Rule)
3
1
Birthdate: January 11, 1875
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Homs, Syria
Died: December 5, 1960
31
Tatian
(Assyrian Writer and Theologian)
0
0
Birthdate: 0120 AD
Died: 0180 AD
32
Salah Jadid
(Syrian General and Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party Leader)
0
1
Birthdate: 1926 AD
Birthplace: Dwaer Baabda, Syria
Died: August 19, 1993
33
Sophronius of Jerusalem
(Patriarch of Jerusalem)
2
1
Birthdate: 0560 AD
Birthplace: Damascus, Syria
Died: March 11, 0638
34
Theophilus Of Antioch
(Apologist and Patriarch of Antioch)
0
0
Birthplace: Mesopotamia, Iraq
Died: 0184 AD
35
Muhammed Faris
(Aviator)
6
4
Birthdate: May 26, 1951
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Aleppo
36
Iamblichus
(Philosopher)
0
1
Birthdate: 0245 AD
Birthplace: Qinnasrin, Syria
Died: 0325 AD
37
Seleucus IV Philopator
(Ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, reigned from 187 BC to 175 BC)
0
0
Birthdate: 0218 AD
Birthplace: Syria
Died: September 3, 0175
38
Omar Bakri Muhammad
(Syrian Sunni Islamist Cleric Who Supported Terrorist Organizations in the UK)
1
2
Birthdate: 1958 AD
Birthplace: Aleppo, Syria
39
Demetrius I Soter
(Ruler)
0
0
Birthdate: 0187 BC
Birthplace: Syria
Died: 0150 BC
40
Numerian
(Emperor)
0
1
Birthdate: 0254 AD
Died: November 20, 0284
41
Damascius
(Last Scholarch of the 'School of Athens')
0
0
Birthdate: 0458 AD
Birthplace: Damascus, Syria
Died: 0538 AD
42
Mustafa Hamsho
(Boxer)
0
0
Birthdate: October 10, 1953
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Latakia, Syria
43
Al-Walid II
(Caliph)
0
1
Birthdate: 0709 AD
Birthplace: Syria
Died: April 7, 0744
44
Thaddeus of Edessa
(Priest)
0
0
Birthplace: Edessa, Turkey
Died: 0050 AD
45
Demetrius II Nicator
(King of Syria)
0
0
Birthdate: 0160 BC
Birthplace: Syria
Died: 0125 BC
46
Muawiya II
(3rd Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate)
0
1
Birthdate: March 28, 0664
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Syria
Died: 0684 AD
47
Alexander Balas
(Second Century BC King of Syria Who Reigned over the Seleucid Empire)
0
0
Birthplace: Smyrna, Turkey
Died: July 31, 0145
48
Seleucus VI Epiphanes
(Seleucid Monarch Who Ruthlessly Imposed Heavy Taxes to Fund His Wars)
0
0
Died: 0094 BC
49
Mustafa Tlass
(Senior officer)
0
2
Birthdate: May 11, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rastan, Syria
Died: June 27, 2017
50
Sabbas the Sanctified
(Saint)
0
0
Birthdate: 0439 AD
Birthplace: Kayseri, Turkey
Died: December 5, 0532
