- male, deceased (749)
- John of Damascus (Greek: Ιωάννης Δαμασκήνος/Ioannês Damaskinos; Arabic: Yaḥyā ibn Manṣūr; Latin: "Iohannes Damascenus" or "Johannes Damascenus" al...
- male, deceased (1967)
- Shukri al-Quwatli was the president of Syria from 1943-1949 and 1955-1958. Quwatli entered Syrian politics in the 1930s as a member of the National...
- male, deceased (1989)
- Michel Aflaq was the ideological founder of Ba’athism, a form of secular Arab nationalism. Born in Damascus to a middle class Greek Orthodox Ch...
- male, deceased (1998)
- Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani (21 March 1923 - 30 April 1998) was a Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher. His poetic style combines simplicity and elegance...
- male, deceased (638)
- Sophronius (born 560 in Damascus - died March 11, 638 in Jerusalem) was the Patriarch of Jerusalem from 634 until his death. Before rising to the...
- male, deceased (1393)
- Zain ad-Din Abu al-Faraj 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn Ahmad ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Abi al-Barakat Mas'ud as-Sulami al-Baghdadi...
- male, 65 years old
- Bassam Tibi, born 1944 in Damascus, is a German political scientist of Syrian origin. He is a Muslim, and is known for his analysis of...
- male
- Nicolaus of Damascus was a Hellenistic historical and philosophical writer who lived in the Augustan age. His name is derived from that of his...
- male, deceased (2000)
- Constantin Zureiq, a prominent Arab intellectual and academic, was one of the pioneering theorists of modern Arab nationalism. He developed some...
- male, 49 years old
- Yasser Seirawan (born March 24, 1960) is a chess grandmaster and 4-time US-champion. He was winner of the World Junior Chess Championship in 1979....
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