Tartus
Tartus ranks 8,344th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Monroe, North Carolina, Città della Pieve, and Wellesley, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in Tartus include Ghassan Massoud, and Assef Shawkat. Tartus has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians. Tartus is located in Syria.
Tartus is a major port city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. It is the second largest port city in Syria, and the largest city in Tartus Governorate. Until the 1970s, Tartus was under the governance of Latakia Governorate, then it became a separate governorate. The population is 458,327. In the summer it is a vacation spot for many Syrians. Many vacation compounds and resorts are located in the region. The port holds a small Russian naval base. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1950 and 1958, Tartus was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Ghassan Massoud, and Assef Shawkat.
People Born in Tartus
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Ghassan Massoud
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 1
Assef Shawkat
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2012
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tartus were actors (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tartus, including Ghassan Massoud. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tartus, including Ghassan Massoud.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Tartus since 1700.
