Cultural Production in
Syria ranks 61st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Morocco, Azerbaijan, and Algeria. Memorable people born in present day Syria include Elagabalus, Zenobia, and John of Damascus. Memorable people who died in Syria include Saladin, Al-Farabi, and Bartholomew the Apostle. Syria has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many politicians and religious figures.
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a Western Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is a unitary republic that consists of 14 governorates (subdivisions), and is bordered by 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. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including the majority Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Circassians, Armenians, Albanians, Greeks, and Chechens. Religious groups include Muslims, Christians, Alawites, Druze, and Yazidis. The capital and largest city of Syria is Damascus. Arabs are the largest ethnic group, and Sunni Muslims are the largest religious group. Syria is the only country that is governed by Ba'athists, who advocate Arab socialism and Arab nationalism. Syria is a member of the Non-Aligned Movement. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1850 BC and 2009, present day Syria was the birth place of 179 globally memorable people, including Elagabalus, Zenobia, and John of Damascus. Additionaly, 128 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Syria including Saladin, Al-Farabi, and Bartholomew the Apostle.
203 - 222
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 1
240 - 275
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 2
676 - 749
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 3
647 - 683
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 4
1930 - 2000
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 5
731 - 788
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 6
204 - 249
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 7
70 - 168
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 8
50 - 130
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 9
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 10
1301 - 1373
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 11
700 - 741
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 12
1933 - 2021
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 72
675 - 760
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 114
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 115
819 - 897
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 117
1906 - 1998
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 123
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 126
1926 - 2003
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 134
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 138
1912 - 1996
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 139
1850 BC - 1815 BC
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 141
1893 - 1960
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 145
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 148
1138 - 1193
HPI: 87.73
Rank: 1
872 - 951
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 2
100 BC - 100
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 3
580 - 642
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 4
1165 - 1240
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 5
603 - 680
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 6
550 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 7
670 - 720
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 8
1223 - 1277
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 9
1263 - 1328
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 10
1531 - 1553
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 11
647 - 683
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 12
700 - 660
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 48
1933 - 2021
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 71
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 80
201 - 283
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 103
819 - 897
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 106
932 - 968
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 107
1926 - 2003
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 112
1912 - 1996
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 114
1931 - 1970
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 118
1988 - 2015
HPI: 27.07
Rank: 127
Most individuals born in present day Syria were politicians (82), religious figures (23), writers (23), philosophers (6), and singers (5), while most who died were politicians (61), religious figures (15), writers (14), philosophers (7), and military personnels (5).
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 Levon Ter-Petrosyan. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Syria, including Elagabalus, Zenobia, and Yazid I.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Syria since 1700.