Damascus
Damascus ranks 167th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Honolulu, Palermo, and Chennai. Memorable people born in Damascus include John of Damascus, Yazid I, and Abd al-Rahman I. Memorable people who died in Damascus include Saladin, Al-Farabi, and Bilal ibn Rabah. Damascus has been the birth place of many politicians and writers and the death place of many politicians and religious figures. Damascus is located in Syria.
Damascus is the capital of Syria, the oldest current capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām (الشَّام) and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine", Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1000 BC and 1994, Damascus was the birth place of 62 globally memorable people, including John of Damascus, Yazid I, and Abd al-Rahman I. Additionaly, 52 globally memorable people have passed away in Damascus including Saladin, Al-Farabi, and Bilal ibn Rabah.
People Born in Damascus
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John of Damascus
676 - 749
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 1
Yazid I
647 - 683
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 2
Abd al-Rahman I
731 - 788
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 3
Apollodorus of Damascus
50 - 130
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 4
Bashar al-Assad
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 5
Muawiya II
661 - 684
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 6
Marwan II
688 - 750
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 7
Ibn al-Nafis
1212 - 1289
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 8
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
691 - 743
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 9
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
1292 - 1350
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 10
Ananias of Damascus
100 - 100
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 11
Yazid II
687 - 724
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Damascus
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Cosmas of Maiuma
675 - 760
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 43
Ghada al-Samman
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 46
Najah al-Attar
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 51
Jamil Mardam Bey
1893 - 1960
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 53
Randa Kassis
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 58
People Deceased in Damascus
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Saladin
1138 - 1193
HPI: 87.73
Rank: 1
Al-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 2
Bilal ibn Rabah
580 - 642
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 3
Muawiyah I
603 - 680
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 4
Tariq ibn Ziyad
670 - 720
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 5
Baibars
1223 - 1277
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 6
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 7
Yazid I
647 - 683
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 8
Hafez al-Assad
1930 - 2000
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 9
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
646 - 705
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 10
Marwan I
623 - 685
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 11
Nur ad-Din
1116 - 1174
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Damascus
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Sabah Fakhri
1933 - 2021
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 32
Asma bint Umais
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 37
Akram al-Hawrani
1912 - 1996
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 51
Georgi Naydenov
1931 - 1970
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 52
Most individuals born in present day Damascus were politicians (32), writers (7), religious figures (6), philosophers (3), and historians (2), while most who died were politicians (27), religious figures (7), writers (5), philosophers (3), and military personnels (3).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Damascus, including Bashar al-Assad, Walid Muallem, and Dawoud Rajiha. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Damascus, including Yazid I, Abd al-Rahman I, and Bashar al-Assad.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Damascus since 1700.
