List of Famous people born in Syria

Rustum Ghazaleh also transl. from Arabic as Rostom Ghazale, Rustom Ghazalah, Rustom Ghazali; was a Syrian military and intelligence officer.

Fateh al-Moudarres (1922–1999) was a Syrian painter and one of the leaders of the modern art movement in Syria. Moudarres studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, where he was influenced by Surrealism. After he completed his studies, he returned to Syria where he grew and honed his skills under the auspices of long-time friend, mentor, and tutor Wahbi Al-Hariri.

Omran Daqneesh is a Syrian boy who, at age five, gained media attention after footage of him injured in what was alleged to have been an air strike appeared on the Internet.

As'ad Pasha al-Azem was the governor of Damascus under Ottoman rule from 1742 to his deposition in 1757. He was responsible for the construction of several architectural works in the city and other places in Syria.

Jameh Jameh was a Syrian Armed Forces major general who held the position of head of military intelligence in Deir ez-Zor Governorate. He was killed by rebels on 17 October 2013, during the Syrian Civil War. He was likely shot by a rebel sniper in the Reshdiya neighbourhood of Deir ez-Zour city.

Yahya Hawwa is a Syrian singer. He is known for his songs on the Syrian Revolution. His songs mainly focus on human rights, human issues and political issues, faith, and spirituality. He is also well known for the 2008 hit song "Hayati kulluha lillah".

Omar Hamdi (1952–2015), known as Malva, was a Syrian Kurdish artist who lived and worked in Vienna, Austria.

Dina Katabi is the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and the director of the MIT Wireless Center.

Noureddin Mustafa Ali al-Atassi was President of Syria from February 1966 to November 1970.

Zakaria Tamer, also called Zakariya Tamir, is a Syrian short story writer.