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 29th most number of Astronauts behind Switzerland, 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 51.31, Muhammed Faris is the most famous Syrian Astronaut. His biography has been translated into 28 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.
