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, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. It is a republic under a transitional 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 225 globally memorable people, including Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad, and Elagabalus. Additionaly, 147 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: 62
Bashar al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 51
Elagabalus
POLITICIAN
203 - 222
HPI: 81.84
Rank: 86
Pope Gregory III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 741
HPI: 79.99
Rank: 88
John of Damascus
PHILOSOPHER
676 - 749
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 144
Zenobia
POLITICIAN
240 - 275
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 35
Yazid I
POLITICIAN
647 - 683
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 193
Pope Anicetus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
70 - 168
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 145
Philip the Arab
POLITICIAN
204 - 249
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 87
Imad ad-Din Zengi
POLITICIAN
1087 - 1146
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 90
Apollodorus of Damascus
ARCHITECT
50 - 130
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 89
Julia Domna
COMPANION
160 - 217
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 93
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Syria
Go to all RankingsRima Hassan
POLITICIAN
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 78
Waad Al-Kateab
FILM DIRECTOR
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 80
Amna Suleiman
POLITICIAN
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 81
Muzoon Almellehan
POLITICIAN
1999 - Present
HPI: 34.40
Rank: 76
Mahmoud Al-Mawas
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 33.10
Rank: 77
Mardik Mardikian
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 32.63
Rank: 79
People Deceased in Present Day Syria
Go to all RankingsSaladin
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1193
HPI: 91.36
Rank: 127
Hafez al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2000
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 42
Al-Farabi
PHILOSOPHER
872 - 951
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 52
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 103
Bilal ibn Rabah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 642
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 115
Ibn Arabi
PHILOSOPHER
1165 - 1240
HPI: 80.85
Rank: 108
Muawiyah I
POLITICIAN
603 - 680
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 58
Tariq ibn Ziyad
MILITARY PERSONNEL
670 - 720
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 67
Baibars
POLITICIAN
1223 - 1277
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 12
Cambyses II
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 60
Yazid I
POLITICIAN
647 - 683
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 13
Nur ad-Din
POLITICIAN
1116 - 1174
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 83
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Syria
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Most individuals born in present day Syria were politicians (98), writers (27), religious figures (25), athletes (10), and soccer players (7), while most who died were politicians (66), religious figures (19), writers (15), military personnels (8), 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.