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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 country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is bounded 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. It is a unitary republic that consists of 14 governorates (subdivisions). A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including the majority Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Circassians, Armenians, Albanians, Greeks, and Chechens. Religious groups include Muslims, Christians, Alawites, Druze, and Yazidis. The capital and largest city is Damascus, followed by Aleppo, Homs, Latakia, Hama, Deirezor, and Raqqa. Arabs are the largest ethnic group, and Sunni Muslims are the largest religious group. Syria is now the only country that is governed by Ba'athists, who advocate Arab socialism and Arab nationalism. Read more on Wikipedia

People

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.

People Born in Present Day Syria

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People Deceased in Present Day Syria

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Occupations

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 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.

Cities by Births

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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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