Damascus
Damascus ranks 171st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Neuilly-sur-Seine, Sparta, and Brisbane. The most famous people from Damascus are Bashar al-Assad, John of Damascus, and Yazid I. The most famous people who died in Damascus are Saladin, Hafez al-Assad, and Al-Farabi. Damascus has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Damascus is located in Syria.
People
Between 1000 BC and 1994, Damascus was the birth place of 75 globally memorable people, including Bashar al-Assad, John of Damascus, and Yazid I. Additionaly, 59 globally memorable people have passed away in Damascus including Saladin, Hafez al-Assad, and Al-Farabi.
People Born in Damascus
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Bashar al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 1
John of Damascus
PHILOSOPHER
676 - 749
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 2
Yazid I
POLITICIAN
647 - 683
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 3
Apollodorus of Damascus
ARCHITECT
50 - 130
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 4
Al-Adil I
POLITICIAN
1145 - 1218
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 5
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
POLITICIAN
691 - 743
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 6
Muawiya II
POLITICIAN
661 - 684
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 7
Michel Aflaq
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1989
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 8
Ibn al-Nafis
PHILOSOPHER
1212 - 1289
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 9
Bassel al-Assad
ENGINEER
1962 - 1994
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 10
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1292 - 1350
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 11
Yazid II
POLITICIAN
687 - 724
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Damascus
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Osmanoğlu family#Current head
NOBLEMAN
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 55
Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 62
Ghassan Hitto
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 68
Lena Chamamyan
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 71
Amna Suleiman
COACH
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 73
Dina Katabi
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 74
People Deceased in Damascus
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Saladin
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1193
HPI: 91.36
Rank: 1
Hafez al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2000
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 2
Al-Farabi
PHILOSOPHER
872 - 951
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 3
Bilal ibn Rabah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 642
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 4
Muawiyah I
POLITICIAN
603 - 680
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 5
Tariq ibn Ziyad
MILITARY PERSONNEL
670 - 720
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 6
Baibars
POLITICIAN
1223 - 1277
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 7
Yazid I
POLITICIAN
647 - 683
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 8
Nur ad-Din
POLITICIAN
1116 - 1174
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 9
Ibn Taymiyyah
PHILOSOPHER
1263 - 1328
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 10
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
POLITICIAN
646 - 705
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 11
Eli Cohen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 1965
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Damascus
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Muhammad Mahdi al-Jawahiri
WRITER
1899 - 1997
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 57
Khaled Khalifa
WRITER
1964 - 2023
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 58
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Damascuswere politicians (36), writers (8), religious figures (6), philosophers (3), and historians (3), while most who died were politicians (27), religious figures (8), writers (8), historians (4), and philosophers (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Damascus, including Bashar al-Assad, Najah al-Attar, and Dawoud Rajiha. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Damascus, including Bashar al-Assad, Yazid I, and Al-Adil I.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Damascus since 1700.
