Damascus

:This article is about Damascus, the capital of Syria. See Damascus (disambiguation) for alternate meanings.

Born in Damascus

• Nicolaus of Damascus (historian and philosopher)
• John of Damascus (saint)
• Ananias (disciple)
• Sophronius (Patriarch of Jerusalem)
• Damascius (Byzantine philosopher)
• Yasser Seirawan (chess player)
• Ahmed Kuftaro (former grand mufti of Syria)
• Ikram Antaki (Mexican writer)
• Ghada al-Samman (novelist)
• Nizar al-Qabbani (poet)
• Yousef Abdelke (painter)
• Michel Aflaq (political thinker and co-founder of the Ba'th Party)
• Salah al-Din al-Bitar (political thinker and co-founder of the Ba'th Party)
• Constantin Zureiq (academic and Arab nationalist intellectual)