1. Talal Mardini (1980)

Movie Actor

Movie actor who appeared in the thriller Psycho in 2018. He has more than 1.6 million followers on his talal.mardini Instagram account.

2. Naser Khader (1963)

Danish Politician

Syrian born Danish politician and former member of the Parliament of Denmark. He is one of the founders of the Liberal Alliance and has advocated for the co-existence of democracy...

3. Nizar Qabbani (1923)

Syrian Poet

Syrian poet and diplomat known for 100 Love Letters, Poems Against the Law, and other works. He published more than thirty books of poetry over the course of his career;...

4. Alisar Ailabouni (1989)

Fashion Model

Famous for winning both Cycle 5 of Germany's Next Topmodel and Season 13 of Project Runway, she also participated in the 2012 Berlin and New York Fashion Weeks and was photographed for...

5. Dima Khatib (1971)

Syrrian Journalist

Correspondent, producer, and Latin America Bureau Chief for the Al Jazeera network who made history as the first Arab correspondent to be based in Latin America.

6. Yusra Mardini (1998)

Swimmer

Syrian professional swimmer who is recognized for having been a member of the Refugee Olympic Athletes Team. She competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as...

7. Abbas al-Noury (1952)

Syrian Television Actor

Syrian actor who is best known for his role on the television series, Bab al-Hara 1 and 2.

8. Haya Maraachli (1994)

TV Actress

Television star who has become known for her roles in Syrian shows like School of Love and Collar Girls. 

9. Bashar al-Assad (1965)

Syrian President

President of Syria who took power in 2000 after the death of his father. He has ruled his country as a dictator and has used his army to kill thousands...

10. Yasser Seirawan (1960)

American Chess Player

A Syrian-born American chess player who won the US Championship in 1981, 1986, 1989, and 2000.

11. Rasha Rizk (1976)

World Music Singer

Singer best known as a member of the popular jazz and Arabic fusion band Itar Shame3. She is also famous for singing the song "Mreyte Ya Mreyte" from the soundtrack for...

12. Assala Nasri (1969)

Syrian Singer

Singer from Syria best known for albums like Sawaha Galbi, which stayed at #1 on the Syrian music charts for four weeks in 2007. She has also been the host...

13. Qubad Talabani (1977)

Syrian Politician

Politician who has risen to fame as the deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, a post he was elected to in 2014. He previously served as the Kurdistan Regional...

14. Mohammed Al Wakid (1985)

Syrian Footballer

Mohammed Al Wakid is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Baghdad which competes in the Iraqi Premier League the top division in Iraq. He plays as a forward.

15. Majed Al Haj (1985)

Syrian Footballer

Majed Al Haj is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Wahda SC Damascus which competes in the Syrian League the top division in Syria. He plays as a striker.

16. Tarek Jabban (1975)

Syrian Footballer

Tarek Jabban is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Jaish which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria. He plays as a Defender wearing...

17. Sara Shamma (1975)

Syrian Painter

Sara Shamma is a Syrian artist and painter.

18. Essam Shqalo (1985)

Syrian Footballer

Essam Shqalo is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Wahda.

19. Loay Taleb (1975)

Syrian Footballer

Louay Taleb is a retired Syrian football player. He ended his career as a player at Al-Wahda in 2002 and became one of the assistant coaches there. He moved...

20. Ribal Al-Assad (1975)

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21. Ulfat Idilbi (Unknow)

Novelist

Ulfat Idilbi was a Syrian novel writer. She wrote books that became best sellers in the Arabic-speaking world such as Dimashq ya Basimat el Huzn which was translated into...

22. Mamoon al-Farkh (1958)

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23. Sam Hamad (1958)

Canadian Politician

Sam Hamad is a Canadian politician. He is the current Member of National Assembly for the riding of Louis-Hebert in the Quebec City region.

24. Bachar Kouatly (1958)

Chess Player; Journalist And Act

Bachar Kouatly is a Syrian–French chess master journalist and activist. He played thrice for Lebanon in World Junior Chess Championship and represented Lebanon in Chess Olympiad at La Valleta 1980....

25. Muhammad al-Imadi (Unknow)

Syrian Economist

Muhammad al-‘Imadi was born in Damascus on August 31 1930 to Jawdat al-Imadi and Yissra al-Hawasli. Imady is Syrian technocrat who tried to introduce economic reforms at a time when...

26. Bassma Kodmani (1958)

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Bassma Kodmani is a Syrian academic and former spokesperson of the Syrian National Council. She is the Executive Director of the Arab Reform Initiative a network of independent Arab...

27. Burhan Asaf Belge (1899)

Turkish Politician

Burhan Asaf Belge was a figure among the young intellectuals during the early periods of Republic of Turkey and served as the representative of Muğla province during the 11th term...

28. Haitham al-Maleh (Unknow)

Syrian Human Rights Activist

Haitham al-Maleh is a Syrian democracy activist and former judge. He is a critic of the current Syrian regime under Bashar al-Assad and has been imprisoned by the Syrian government...

29. Mohamad Zbida (1990)

Syrian Footballer

Mohamad Zbida is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Jaish which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria. He plays as a defender.

30. Khaled Al-Brijawi (1990)

Footballer

Khaled Jamal Al-Brijawi commonly known as Khaled Al-Brijawi is a Syrian footballer who plays for Al-Seeb Club in the Omantel Professional League.

31. Émile Eddé (1886)

Lebanese Politician

Émile Eddé was a Maronite Lebanese political figure.

32. Dawoud Rajiha (Unknow)

Minister Of Defense

Dawoud Abdallah Rajiha forename sometimes transliterated Dawood or Daoud surname sometimes transliterated Rajha was the Syrian minister of defense from 2011 to July 2012 when he was assassinated along with...

33. Sabri al-Asali (Unknow)

Syrian Politician

Sabri al-Asali was a Syrian politician and a three-time prime minister of Syria. He also served as vice-president of the United Arab Republic in 1958.

34. Gregory III Laham (1933)

Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch

Gregory III Patriarch of the Church of Antioch is the spiritual leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. He was elected patriarch on November 29 2000 succeeding Maximos V...

35. Adnan al-Malki (Unknow)

Syrian Politician And Army Offic

Adnan al-Malki was a Syrian Army officer and political figure in the mid-20th century. He served as the deputy-chief of staff of the army and was one of the...

36. Salah al-Din al-Bitar (Unknow)

Syrian Politician

Salah ad-Din al-Bitar was a Syrian politician who co-founded the Arab Ba'ath Party with Michel Aflaq in the early 1940s. As students in Paris in the early 1930s the...

37. Fereydoon Hoveyda (1924)

Iranian Writer And Diplomat

Hoveyda was an Iranian diplomat writer and thinker. He was the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations from 1971 until 1979.

38. Taha Mosa (1987)

Footballer

Taha Mosa is an Syrian football player who plays for Al-Jaish.

39. Adel Karasholi (1936)

German Writer

Adel Karasholi is a German and Arabic writer of Syrian origin.

40. Ahmed Kuftaro (Unknow)

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Ahmed Muhammad Amin Kuftaro was the Grand Mufti of Syria the highest Sunni Muslim religious official in Syria.

41. Mohammad al Jililati (Unknow)

Finance Minister Of Syria

Mohammad al Jillati is a Syrian economist and financial expert who served as the minister of finance from April 2011 to 9 February 2013.

42. Yasser Shoshara (1988)

Footballer

Mohammad Yasser Shoshara is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Wahda which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria.

43. Siwar Al Assad (1975)

Syrian Politician

44. Ahmad Izzat al-Abid (Unknow)

Syrian Politician

Ahmad Izzat al-Abid was a Syrian politician. Abid was born in Damascus but he was educated in Beirut Lebanon. He spoke Arabic French and Turkish. He moved to Istanbul...

45. Salim Kallas (1936)

Syrian Actor And Politician

Salim Kallas was a Syrian actor and politician. A Damascus-native Kallas worked at the national theater and at Syrian TV.

46. Ahmed Majdalani (Unknow)

Palestinian Politician And Profe

Ahmed Majdalani is a Palestinian politician university professor and researcher. A former Palestinian government minister he currently serves as Secretary-General of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front and teaches at...

47. Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (1903)

Prime Minister Of Turkey

Ali Suat Hayri Ürgüplü was a Turkish political figure. He served a brief term as prime minister of Turkey in 1965.

48. Riad Seif (1946)

Syrian Politician

Riad Seif is a Syrian political dissident and prominent businessman who founded and lead the Forum for National Dialogue. Seif was elected to the Parliament of Syria in 1994 as...

49. Taj al-Din al-Hasani (1885)

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President Taj al-Din al-Hasani was a French-appointed Syrian leader and politician. He was born and raised into a family of Muslim scholars in Damascus. His father was Bader al-Din al-Hasani...

50. Khalid Bakdash (1912)

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Khalid Bakdash was the leader of the Syrian Communist Party from 1936 until his death. In 1954 Bakdash became the first member of a communist party to be elected to...