List of people from Homs
The following is a list of notable people from Homs and ancient Emesa.
Ancient
see the Royal family of Emesa
- Papinian (142-212), Jurist
- Alexander Severus (c. 208-235), Roman emperor
- Anicetus, Pope, 154-167
- Cassius Longinus (c. 213-273), rhetorician and philosophical critic
- Drusilla of Mauretania the Younger (38-79), Princess of Mauretania
- Elagabalus (c. 204-222), Emperor of the Roman Empire
- Fronto of Emesa, rhetorician
- Gaius Julius Alexio (d. 78), Prince and Roman Client Priest King of Emesa
- Heliodorus of Emesa, Hellenistic author of Aethiopica
- Iamblichus, Syrian Greek novelist
- Iamblichus (c. 31 BC), phylarch
- Iotapa (b. c. 20 BC - date of death unknown), Emesani princess
- Iotapa (lived in 1st century), daughter of Iotapa
- Julia Urania (lived in 1st century), queen of Mauretania Province
- Julia Domna (c. 160-217), Roman empress
- Julia Mamaea (1st century), princess
- Julia Maesa, patron god of Emesa
- Julia Avita Mamaea (after 180-235), daughter of Julia Maesa
- Julia Soaemias, noblewoman
- Julius Agrippa, nobleman
- Julius Alexander, prince
- Julius Bassianus, high priest of sun temple
- Publius Septimius Geta, Roman co-emperor
- Saint Elian, Christian saint
- Severus Alexander (c. 208 - 235), Roman Emperor
- Sohaemus of Armenia (2nd century), Emesene Prince and Aristocrat
- Sohaemus of Emesa (d. 73), Roman client king of Emesa
- Tiberius Julius Balbillus (second half of the 2nd century - first half of the 3rd century), Emesene Assyrian Aristocrat
Medieval
- Dik al-Jinn (777-849), Arabic poet during the Abbasid Caliphate
Modern
- Fawaz Akhras (b. 1946), cardiologist
- Nasib Arida (1887-1946), poet
- Asma Assad (b. 1975), wife of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad
- Hashim Atassi (1875-1960), former President of Syria
- Nureddin al-Atassi (1929-1992), former President of Syria
- Khaled al-Atassi (1837-1908), religious scholar and poet
- Lu'ay al-Atassi (1926-2003), former President of Syria
- Rouwaida Attieh (b. 1982), vocalist
- Wiam Simav Bedirxan, documentary filmmaker
- Malek Jandali, composer and pianist
- Mona Jandali, aka Mona E. Simpson, novelist, English professor
- Riad Jarjour, former General Secretary of Middle East Council of Churches
- Steve Jobs, cousin of Malek Jandali and the former CEO of Apple Inc.
- Firas Al Khatib, footballer
- Jehad Al-Hussain, footballer
- Ali Mahmoud Othman, journalist
- Muhammad Tulaimat, painter
- Riyad al-Turk, Communist opposition leader
- George Wassouf, pop singer
- Basel Manadil (b. 1993) (also known as The Hungry Syrian Wanderer), Syrian-Filipino Vlogger.
- Rami Sebei (b. 1984), a Canadian professional wrestler, otherwise known as Sami Zayn whose parents were from Homs
Families
- Atassi (16th century AD-present), once a prominent political and religious Ashraf family in the city
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