List of Famous people born in Syria

Walid Mohi Edine al Muallem was a Syrian diplomat and Ba'ath Party member who served as foreign minister from 2006 to 2020 and as deputy prime minister from 2012 to 2020.

Joseph Safra was a Swiss-based Lebanese Brazilian banker and billionaire businessman, who ran the Brazilian banking and investment empire, Safra Group. He was the chairman of all Safra companies, among them Safra National Bank of New York and Banco Safra headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. On August 2020, Forbes reported Safra's estimated net worth at US$22.8 billion, the 52nd richest person in the world and richest in Brazil.

Fadwa Souleimane was a Syrian actress of Alawite descent who led a Sunni-majority protest against Bashar al-Assad's government in Homs. She became one of the most recognized faces of the Syrian Civil War.

Faia Younan is an Assyrian-Syrian singer, considered the first Middle Eastern artist ever to crowdfund her debut.

Haya Maraachli is a Lebanese-Syrian actress. She was born on 30 may 1997 in Damascus. In 2003, she made her first television appearance as a child in the series Abu El Mafhoumiyya. She became more famous after her participation in the series Women's Sessions.

Emarat Rezk is a Syrian TV actress. She has played many roles in popular TV series including Bab al-Hara 3, 4 and 5.

Dima Kandalaft is a Syrian actress and singer.

Uthman ibn Abduh ibn Husayn ibn Taha Alkurdi is a Syrian calligrapher of the Quran in the Arabic language renowned for hand-writing Mushaf al-Madinah issued by the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur'an.

Mustafa Khalid Agha, a Palestinian of British citizenship, is a sports journalist for the Middle East Broadcasting Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is best known for his Arabic language programs about soccer and Arab and world sports, and he is one of the foremost authorities on sports in the Middle East.

Rami Makhlouf is a Syrian businessman and the maternal cousin of president Bashar al-Assad. He is considered Syria's wealthiest man and one of the most powerful men in Syria; according to Syrian analysts he is part of al-Assad's inner circle and no foreign company can do business in Syria without his consent and partnership. Makhlouf owns Syriatel, the largest mobile phone network in Syria, along with other retail, banking and real estate companies.