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