The Most Famous
NOBLEMEN from Syria
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Syrian Noblemen of all time. This list of famous Syrian Noblemen is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Avidius Cassius (130 - 175)
With an HPI of 64.03, Avidius Cassius is the most famous Syrian Nobleman. His biography has been translated into 35 different languages on wikipedia.
Gaius Avidius Cassius (c. 130 – July 175 AD) was a Syrian Roman general and usurper. He was born in Cyrrhus, and was the son of Gaius Avidius Heliodorus, who served as praefectus or governor of Roman Egypt, and Julia Cassia Alexandra, who was related to a number of royal figures, including her descent from both Augustus and Herod the Great. He began his military career under Antoninus Pius, rising to the status of legatus legionis. He served during the Parthian war of Lucius Verus, in which he distinguished himself, for which he was elevated to the Senate, and later made Imperial legate. During the Bucolic War, he was given the extraordinary title of Rector Orientis, giving him Imperium over all of the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. In 175, Cassius declared himself emperor, because he had received news, from Marcus Aurelius' wife Faustina the Younger, that the Emperor Marcus Aurelius was about to die. He received broad support in the eastern provinces of Egypt, Syria, Syria Palaestina and Arabia Petraea, especially Syria, which was his homeland. Despite his control of the vital grain production of Egypt, and his command of seven legions, he was heavily outmatched by Aurelius. While Aurelius was amassing a force to defeat Cassius, a centurion of one of Cassius' legions murdered Cassius, sending his head to Aurelius as proof.
2. Thierry, Count of Flanders (1100 - 1168)
With an HPI of 57.13, Thierry, Count of Flanders is the 2nd most famous Syrian Nobleman. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Theoderic (Dutch: Diederik, French: Thierry, German: Dietrich; c. 1099 – 17 January 1168), commonly known as Thierry of Alsace, was the fifteenth count of Flanders from 1128 to 1168. With a record of four campaigns in the Levant and Africa (including participation in the Second Crusade, the failed 1157–1158 siege of the Syrian city Shaizar, and the 1164 invasion of Egypt), he had a rare and distinguished record of commitment to crusading.
3. Dündar Ali Osman (1930 - 2021)
With an HPI of 56.48, Dündar Ali Osman is the 3rd most famous Syrian Nobleman. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Dündar Ali Osman (Turkish pronunciation: [dynˈdaɾ ˈali ˈosman], Ottoman Turkish: دوندار علي عثمان, romanized: Dundār ʿAli ʿOsmān; 30 December 1930 – 18 January 2021), also known as Dündar Ali Osman Osmanoğlu, with a surname as required by the Republic of Turkey, or known by the Ottoman imperial name as Şehzade Dündar Ali Osman Osmanoğlu Efendi, was the 45th Head of the House of Osman, which ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 until the abolition of the Sultanate in 1922.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Syrian noblemen born between 130 and 1930. Of these 3, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Syrian noblemen include Avidius Cassius, Thierry, Count of Flanders, and Dündar Ali Osman. As of April 2024, 1 new Syrian noblemen have been added to Pantheon including Dündar Ali Osman.
Deceased Syrian Noblemen
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Avidius Cassius
130 - 175
HPI: 64.03
Thierry, Count of Flanders
1100 - 1168
HPI: 57.13
Dündar Ali Osman
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.48
