List of Syrians
This is an alphabetical list of Syrian people. Entries on this list are demonstrably notable by having a linked current article or reliable sources as footnotes against the name to verify they are notable and identify themselves as Syrian, naturalized as Syrian or were registered at birth as Syrian.
Leaders and politicians
- Hafez al-Assad, former President
- Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
- Hashim al-Atassi, former President
- Lu'ay al-Atassi, former President
- Nureddin al-Atassi, former President
- Sultan al-Atrash, General of the Great Syrian Revolution
- Yusuf al-Azmah, former Minister of Defense
- Nazim al-Kudsi former President
- Shukri al-Kuwatli, former President
- Farouq al-Sharaa diplomat, former foreign minister from 1984–2006 and vice-president since 2006
- Bashir Azmeh, former Prime Minister
- Amin al-Hafiz, former President
- Ibrahim Hanano, leader of the revolution (northern area) against French occupation (1921–1929)
- Ahmed Kuftaro, former Grand Mufti of Syria from 1964 till 2004
- Carlos Menem, former President of Argentina
- Muhammad Mustafa Mero, former prime minister
- Muhammad Naji al-Otari prime minister
- Mustafa Tlas, former minister of defense
- Mahmoud Zuabi, former prime minister
- Fares al-Khoury, statesman and former prime minister
Writers, Poets and Authors
- Muhammad al-Tunji linguist, and author, he received Indian Prize from UNESCO in 1970.[1]
- Mohammed Maghout, poet and writer
- Nizar Qabbani, poet
- Zakariyya Tamer, writer
- Abu Khalil Qabbani, playwright, the father of Syrian theatre
- Riad Ismat , written, director
- Mona Simpson (born 14 June 1957), a Syrian American novelist and essayist;[2]
Artists, cartoonists and painters
- Raed Khalil, cartoonist
- Ali Farzat, cartoonist
Musicians
- Farid al-Atrash, composer, singer and oud player
- Asmahan, original name: Princess Amal Al Atrash, singer, sister of Farid Al Atrash
- Sabah Fakhri, traditional singer
- Asalah Nasry, singer
- George Wassouf, singer
- Paul Anka (born July 30, 1941), a Canadian American singer and song writer of Syrian/Lebanese descent[3]
Actors/Actresses
- Yasser Azmeh, comedian and director
- Duraid Lahham, actor
- Shannon Elizabeth American actress (American Pie)
- Jerry Seinfeld American actor, comedian
- Maysoon Shaladi British actress, model, TV presenter, Big Brother contestant UK
- Wentworth Miller American actor
- Paula Abdul American actress, dancer, singer, American idol judge
- Abbas al-Noury actor
- Samer al-Masry actor
- Bassam Kousa actor
- Mamoon al-Farkh actor
- Emarat rezk actor
- Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour actor
- Muna Wassef actor
- Lilia al-Atrash actor
- Vic Tayback actor
- Teri Hatcher actress
Sports
- Ghada Shouaa, heptathlete
- Joseph Atiyeh, wrestler
- Naser Al Shami, boxer.
- Zid Abou Hamed, athlete
- Yaser Shigan, boxer
- Ahed Joughili, weightlifter
- Michael Madanly, basketball player
- Mustafa Hamsho, boxer
Footballers
- Firas Al Khatib
- Jehad Al Hussain
- Wael Ayan
- Aatef Jenyat
- Sanharib Malki
- Ilyas Merkes
- Louay Chanko
- George Mourad
- Christer Youssef
- Abdul Fattah Al Agha
- Basel Abdoulfattakh
- Dani Kiki
- Gaby Jallo
- Imad Chhadeh
- Ninos Gouriye
Not yet categorized
Please note that the list below may contain people who are not famous or notable:
- Tawfiq Bay, traveler, military leader, and politician
- Yasser Seirawan (born 24 March 1960), a chess grandmaster and 4-time US-champion.[4]
- Michel Aflaq, political theorist
- Malek Jandali, composer and pianist
- Monzer al-Kassar, international arms dealer
- Vatche Arslanian, International Red Cross
- Aziz Azmeh, author and intellectual
- Kinan Azmeh, musician
- Aref Dalila, economist, Damascus Spring figure
- Hala Gorani, reporter
- Ziad Hamzeh Syrian-American filmmaker
- Abdul-Nabi Isstaif, critic, scholar of comparative literature and orientalism
- Ghazi Kanaan former intelligence chief of Lebanon and interior minister
- Abdul-Halim Khaddam politician, former vice-president
- Michel Kilo writer, political prisoner
- Jack Marshall (author), poet and author
- Yasser Seirawan, chess grandmaster
- Saadallah Wannous, playwright
- Steve Jobs Businessman, founder of Apple Inc.
- Constantine Zureiq, historian and activist
- Ali al-Abdallah, writer and human rights activist
- Muhammad Bayazid, film-maker and director
Ancient
- King Alexander II Zabinas
- King Antiochus I Soter
- King Antiochus II Theos
- King Antiochus III the Great
- King Antiochus IV Epiphanes
- King Antiochus V Eupator
- King Antiochus VI Dionysus
- King Antiochus VII Sidetes
- King Antiochus VIII Grypus
- King Antiochus IX Cyzicenus
- King Antiochus X Eusebes
- King Antiochus XI Ephiphanes
- King Antiochus XII Dionysus
- King Antiochus XIII Asiaticus
- General Bacchides
- Queen Cleopatra Thea
- King Demetrius I of Syria
- King Demetrius II of Syria
- King Demetrius III Eucaerus
- King Diodotus Tryphon
- Ephrem the Syrian
- Eudoxius of Antioch (Saint Eustathius)
- Iamblichus of Chalcis
- John of Ephesus, church leader and historian
- King Philip I Philadelphus
- King Philip II Philoromaeus
- Philip the Arab, Roman Emperor
- King Seleucus I Nicator
- King Seleucus II Callinicus
- King Seleucus III Ceraunus
- King Seleucus IV Philopator
- King Seleucus V Philometor
- King Seleucus VI Epiphanes
- King Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes
- Imam Shafi, Islamic scholar
- Paul of Aleppo, chronicler and clergyman
- Publilius Syrus, writer
- Queen Zenobia, Empress of Palmyra
See also
- List of people by nationality
- List of Arab Americans
References
- ↑ جریدة شرق الأوسط. Arabic international newspaper headquartered in London, Asharq Al-Awsat
- ↑ Abinader, Elmaz. "Children of al-Mahjar: Arab American Literature Spans a Century". USINFO. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ↑ "Paul Anka". Historyofrock.com. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ↑ "Yasser Seirawan". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 2006-05-20.