Homs
Homs ranks 801st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Landshut, Brasília, and Stockholm Palace. Memorable people born in Homs include Elagabalus, Pope Anicetus, and Julia Domna. Memorable people who died in Homs include Numerian, Wahshi ibn Harb, and Antiochus XIII Asiaticus. Homs has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many politicians and journalists. Homs is located in Syria.
Homs, known in pre-Islamic Syria as Emesa, is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. It is 501 metres (1,644 ft) above sea level and is located 162 kilometres (101 mi) north of Damascus. Located on the Orontes River, Homs is also the central link between the interior cities and the Mediterranean coast. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 70 and 1983, Homs was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Elagabalus, Pope Anicetus, and Julia Domna. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Homs including Numerian, Wahshi ibn Harb, and Antiochus XIII Asiaticus.
People Born in Homs
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Elagabalus
203 - 222
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 1
Pope Anicetus
70 - 168
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 2
Julia Domna
160 - 217
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 3
Aemilius Papinianus
142 - 211
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 4
Romanos the Melodist
490 - 556
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 5
Heliodorus of Emesa
250 - 400
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 6
Julia Maesa
165 - 224
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 7
Julia Soaemias
180 - 222
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 8
Julia Avita Mamaea
180 - 235
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 9
Nureddin al-Atassi
1929 - 1992
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 10
Cassius Longinus
213 - 273
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 11
Hashim al-Atassi
1875 - 1960
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Homs
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Numerian
254 - 284
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1
Wahshi ibn Harb
700 - 660
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 2
Antiochus XIII Asiaticus
85 BC - 64 BC
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 3
Cassius Longinus
213 - 273
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 4
Quietus
300 - 261
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 5
Marie Colvin
1956 - 2012
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 6
Hashim al-Atassi
1875 - 1960
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 7
Lu'ay al-Atassi
1926 - 2003
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 8
Frans van der Lugt
1938 - 2014
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 9
Rémi Ochlik
1983 - 2012
HPI: 29.05
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Homs
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Homs were politicians (8), religious figures (2), writers (2), companions (1), and lawyers (1), while most who died were politicians (5), journalists (2), companions (1), writers (1), and religious figures (1).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Homs, including Nureddin al-Atassi, Lu'ay al-Atassi, and Burhan Ghalioun. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Homs, including Elagabalus, Julia Maesa, and Julia Soaemias.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Homs since 1700.
