Cultural Production in
Present Day
Syria
Syria
Syria ranks 63rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pakistan, Algeria, and Tunisia. Memorable people born in present day Syria include Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad, and Elagabalus. Memorable people who died in Syria include Saladin, Hafez al-Assad, and Al-Farabi. Syria has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures.
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and northwest, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. It is a republic under a provisional government and comprises 14 governorates. Damascus is the capital and largest city. With a population of 25 million across an area of 185,180 square kilometres (71,500 sq mi), it is the 57th-most populous and 87th-largest country. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1850 BC and 2009, present day Syria was the birth place of 240 globally memorable people, including Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad, and Elagabalus. Additionaly, 150 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Syria including Saladin, Hafez al-Assad, and Al-Farabi.
People Born in Present Day Syria
Go to all RankingsHafez al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2000
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 83
Bashar al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 72
Elagabalus
POLITICIAN
203 - 222
HPI: 81.84
Rank: 123
Pope Gregory III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 741
HPI: 79.99
Rank: 125
John of Damascus
PHILOSOPHER
676 - 749
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 181
Zenobia
POLITICIAN
240 - 275
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 56
Yazid I
POLITICIAN
647 - 683
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 230
Pope Anicetus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
70 - 168
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 182
Philip the Arab
POLITICIAN
204 - 249
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 124
Imad ad-Din Zengi
POLITICIAN
1087 - 1146
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 127
Apollodorus of Damascus
ARCHITECT
50 - 130
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 126
Julia Domna
COMPANION
160 - 217
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 130
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Syria
Go to all RankingsMohammed al-Bashir
POLITICIAN
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 104
Mazloum Abdi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 116
Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 114
Bahoz Erdal
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 115
Khaled Khalifa
WRITER
1964 - 2023
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 117
Rima Hassan
POLITICIAN
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 99
Mazen al-Hamada
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1977 - 2024
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 110
Ghassan Hitto
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 118
Fadwa Souleimane
ACTOR
1970 - 2017
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 113
Asya Abdullah
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 111
Lena Chamamyan
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 108
Asaad al-Shaibani
POLITICIAN
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 103
People Deceased in Present Day Syria
Go to all RankingsSaladin
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1193
HPI: 91.36
Rank: 109
Hafez al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2000
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 21
Al-Farabi
PHILOSOPHER
872 - 951
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 34
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 85
Bilal ibn Rabah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 642
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 97
Ibn Arabi
PHILOSOPHER
1165 - 1240
HPI: 80.85
Rank: 90
Muawiyah I
POLITICIAN
603 - 680
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 40
Tariq ibn Ziyad
MILITARY PERSONNEL
670 - 720
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 49
Baibars
POLITICIAN
1223 - 1277
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 141
Cambyses II
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 42
Yazid I
POLITICIAN
647 - 683
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 142
Nur ad-Din
POLITICIAN
1116 - 1174
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 65
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Syria
Go to all RankingsGulmurod Khalimov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1975 - 2017
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 31
Khaled Khalifa
WRITER
1964 - 2023
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 32
Mazen al-Hamada
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1977 - 2024
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 30
Alexander Prokhorenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1990 - 2016
HPI: 37.94
Rank: 29
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Syria were politicians (101), writers (28), religious figures (25), athletes (10), and social activists (8), while most who died were politicians (66), religious figures (19), writers (16), military personnels (9), and philosophers (7).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Syria, including Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad, and Anisa Makhlouf. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Syria, including Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad, and Elagabalus.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Syria since 1700.




































