The Most Famous
ASTRONAUTS from Syria
This page contains a list of the greatest Syrian Astronauts. The pantheon dataset contains 556 Astronauts, 1 of which were born in Syria. This makes Syria the birth place of the 32nd most number of Astronauts behind Hungary, and Afghanistan.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Syrian Astronauts of all time. This list of famous Syrian Astronauts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Muhammed Faris (1951 - 2024)
With an HPI of 62.34, Muhammed Faris is the most famous Syrian Astronaut. His biography has been translated into 29 different languages on wikipedia.
Muhammed Ahmed Faris (Arabic: محمد أحمد فارس, Muḥammad ʾAḥmad Fāris; 26 May 1951 – 19 April 2024) was a Syrian military aviator and astronaut. He was the first Syrian and the second Arab in space.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Syrian astronauts born between 1951 and 1951. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Syrian astronauts include Muhammed Faris. As of April 2024, 1 new Syrian astronauts have been added to Pantheon including Muhammed Faris.
