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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. The top cities in Syria by number of biographies are Damascus, Aleppo, Syria, Homs, and Latakia.

People

Between 1850 BC and 2009, present day Syria was the birth place of 244 globally memorable people, including Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad, and Elagabalus. Additionaly, 152 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Syria including Saladin, Hafez al-Assad, and Al-Farabi.

People Born in Present Day Syria

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Syriawere politicians (100), writers (28), religious figures (26), athletes (10), and social activists (9),  while most who died were politicians (66), religious figures (19), writers (17), military personnels (10), and philosophers (7).

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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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Syria since 1700.

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