List of Famous people born in Syria

Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus was a Syrian nobleman who had an impressive Roman military and political career.

Najdat Ismail Anzour is a Syrian television director of Circassian origins.

ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam was the Umayyad governor and de facto viceroy of Egypt between 685 and his death. He was appointed by his father, Caliph Marwan I. Abd al-Aziz's reign was marked by stability and prosperity, partly due to his close relations and reliance on the Arab military settlers of Fustat. Under his direction and supervision, an army led by Musa ibn Nusayr completed the Muslim conquest of North Africa. He was removed from the line of succession to the caliphal throne and, in any case, died before his brother, Caliph Abd al-Malik. However, one of Abd al-Aziz's sons, Umar II, would become caliph in 717–720.

Mahmoud Al-Mawas is a Syrian professional footballer who plays for Romanian club FC Botoșani and the Syria national team. He made his international debut with Syria in 2012, aged 19.

Nazim al-Qudsi, was a Syrian politician who served as President of Syria from December 14, 1961 to March 8, 1963.

Tāj al-Dawla Alp Arslān ibn Riḍwān, nicknamed al-Akhras, was the Seljuk sultan of Aleppo from AD 1113 until his death in 1114 (508). According to Ibn al-Athīr, he was not actually mute but had only a speech impediment and a stammer. He was the son of the Sultan Riḍwān by a daughter of Yağısıyan, governor of Antioch.

Omran Ahed al-Zoubi was the Minister of Information in the Government of Syria from June 2012 until July 2016. He died from a heart attack on 6 July 2018.