This is a 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
Ancient
Elagabalus Roman emperor
Severus Alexander Roman emperor, was the son of Julia Mamaea
Philip the Arab Roman emperor
Julia domna Roman empress and mother of Geta and Caracalla
Eutropia Roman Princess, mother of emperor Maxentius and two queens Fausta and Flavia, and the grandmother of Constantine II, Constans and Constantius II and the great grandmother of Julian and Constantius Gallus Leo III the Syrian Byzantine emperor and the founder of the Syrian dynasty Constantine V Byzantine emperor father of Leo IV the Khazar and grandfather of Constantine VI Leo V the Armenian Byzantine emperor of Armenian and Syrian origins. Cassiodorus Consul of the Roman Empire, sometimes called the savior of the western civilization Avidius Cassius usurping Roman emperor for three months in AD 175. Leontius (usurper) Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus Council and military commander, second spouse of Lucilla, and father of Pompeianus Minervina wife of Constantine the Great, mother of the Roman emperor Crispus Mamertina Concubine of Emperor Licinius and mother of Licinius II Sextus Varius Marcellus was the spouse of Julia Soaemias, he was also praefectus of the military treasury and governor of Numedia
Modern and contemporary
Ibrahim Hananu – leader of the revolution (northern area) against French Mandate (1921–1929) Shukri al-Quwatli – former President Hashim al-Atassi – former President Nazim al-Kudsi – former President Rushdi al-Kikhya – statesman and political leader Fares al-Khoury – statesman and former prime minister Hafez al-Assad – former President Abdul Halim Khaddam – former President and former Vice President Subhi Barakat – former President Lu'ay al-Atassi – former President Nureddin al-Atassi – former President Haqqi al-Azm – former prime minister Khalid al-Azm – former prime minister Maarouf al-Dawalibi – former prime minister Sultan al-Atrash – General of the Great Syrian Revolution Yusuf al-Azmah – former Minister of Defense Rashad Barmada – former Minister of Defense Bashir Azmeh – former prime minister Mikhail Ilyan – former Minister of Foreign Affairs Husni al-Za'im – former president Amin al-Hafiz – former president Ahmed Kuftaro – former Grand Mufti of Syria, 1964–2004 Carlos Menem – former President of Argentina Gabi Ashkenazi – Israeli politician and former military leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan - first president of Armenia Mitch Daniels – 49th Governor of Indiana Victor Atiyeh – 32nd Governor of Oregon Robert Cahaly – political consultant and founder of the Trafalgar Group Avichay Adraee – Lieutenant Colonel in the Israel Defense Forces Muhammad Mustafa Mero – former prime minister Muhammad Naji al-Otari – prime minister Mahmoud Zuabi – former prime minister Farouq al-Sharaa – diplomat, former foreign minister from 1984 to 2006 and vice-president since 2006 Tareck El Aissami – Venezuelan Syrian politician serving as Minister of Industries and National Production since 14 June 2018 Khalil Eideh – Australian politician
Scholars
Modern and contemporary
Raphael of Brooklyn – Damascene Syrian parents; first Orthodox bishop to be consecrated in North America Jerrier A. Haddad – co-developer and designer of the IBM 701 series which was IBM’s first commercial scientific computer and its first mass produced mainframe computer Hunein Maassab – professor of epidemiology known for developing the Live attenuated influenza vaccine Shadia Habbal – astronomer and physicist; played a key role in establishing the NASA Parker Solar Probe Fawwaz T. Ulaby – professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan; received the IEEE Edison Medal in 2006 Kefah Mokbel, FRCS – lead breast surgeon at the London Breast Institute of The Princess Grace Hospital; professor of Breast Cancer Surgery (The Brunel Institute of Cancer Genetics and Pharmacogenomics) Brunel University London Oussama Khatib – roboticist and professor of Computer Science at Stanford University; received the IEEE RAS for Distinguished Service Award (2013)