List of Famous people born in Syria

Moussa al-Omar is a Syrian journalist and presenter.

Tayseer Allouni is a journalist from the Al Jazeera news channel. He was born in Deir ez-Zor in Syria in 1955 then in 1983 he moved to Spain, where he studied Economics, and has lived there ever since, adopting Spanish citizenship in 1988. He interviewed Osama Bin Laden following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, and was controversially convicted on terrorism-related charges in Spain in 2005.

Pope Anicetus was the bishop of Rome from c. 157 to his death in April 168. According to the Annuario Pontificio, the start of his papacy may have been 153. Anicetus actively opposed Gnosticism and Marcionism. He welcomed Polycarp of Smyrna to Rome to discuss the controversy over the date for the celebration of Easter.

Tamer Haj Mohamad is a Syrian football player who plays for Al-Karamah in Syria. He is an ethnic Circassian.

Muhammad El Majzoub is a Syrian singer who, in 2007, won the second series of The X Factor, XSeer Al Najah,, the Arab version of The X Factor. He was 16 at the time.

Dionysius Kfoury, BS was a bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Alexandria.

Manaf Tlass or Manaf Tlas is a former Brigadier General of the Syrian Republican Guard and member of Bashar al-Assad's inner circle who defected in 2012.

Fahd Mohamad Saleh is a Syrian football goalkeeper. He played for Al-Asalah in the Jordan League Division 1. On 8 October 2017 he signed for The Prince Charles Sunday League Team who play in the Mansfield Division 3 in England. Goalkeeping Caoch for AFC Mansfield club in England season 2019 - 2020.

Kevork Mardikian is a former Syrian football midfielder. He captained the Syrian national team between 1979 and 1985.

Sami Hilmy al-Hinnawi was a Syrian politician and military officer.