The following is a list of notable people from Homs and ancient Emesa.

Ancient

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Royal family of Emesa The Emesene (or Emesan) dynasty, also called the Sampsigeramids or the Sampsigerami or the House of Sampsigeramus ( ar, آل شمسيغرام, translit=ʾĀl Šamsīġirām), were a Roman Empire, Roman client dynasty of Arabs, Arab priest-kings k ...

* Papinian (142-212), Jurist *

Alexander Severus Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 – 21/22 March 235) was a Roman emperor, who reigned from 222 until 235. He was the last emperor from the Severan dynasty. He succeeded his slain cousin Elagabalus in 222. Alexander himself was ...

(c. 208-235), Roman emperor * Anicetus, Pope, 154-167 * Cassius Longinus (c. 213-273), rhetorician and philosophical critic * Drusilla, Princess of Mauretania *

Elagabalus Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus, 204 – 11/12 March 222), better known by his nickname "Elagabalus" (, ), was Roman emperor from 218 to 222, while he was still a teenager. His short reign was conspicuous for s ...

(c. 204-222), Emperor of the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediter ...

* Fronto of Emesa (3rd century), rhetorician * Gaius Julius Alexio (d. 78), Prince and Roman Client Priest King of Emesa *

Heliodorus of Emesa Heliodorus Emesenus or Heliodorus of Emesa ( grc, Ἡλιόδωρος ὁ Ἐμεσηνός) is the author of the ancient Greek novel called the ''Aethiopica'' () or ''Theagenes and Chariclea'' (), which has been dated to the 220s or 370s AD. Ide ...

, Hellenistic author of

Aethiopica The ''Aethiopica'' (; grc, Αἰθιοπικά, , 'Ethiopian Stories') or ''Theagenes and Chariclea'' (; grc, Θεαγένης καὶ Χαρίκλεια, link=no, ) is an ancient Greek novel which has been dated to the 220s or 370s AD. It was ...

* Iamblichus (2nd century), 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 Ptolemy of Mauretania ( grc-gre, Πτολεμαῖος, ''Ptolemaîos''; la, Gaius Iulius Ptolemaeus; 13 9BC–AD40) was the last Roman client king and ruler of Mauretania for Rome. He was the son of Juba II, the king of Numidia and a member ...

(lived in 1st century), queen of Mauretania Province *

Julia Domna Julia Domna (; – 217 AD) was Roman empress from 193 to 211 as the wife of Emperor Septimius Severus. She was the first empress of the Severan dynasty. Domna was born in Emesa (present-day Homs) in Roman Syria to an Arab family of priests ...

(c. 160-217), Roman empress * Julia Mamaea (1st century), princess *

Julia Maesa Julia Maesa (7 May before 160 AD – AD) was a member of the Severan dynasty of the Roman Empire who was the grandmother of emperors Elagabalus and Severus Alexander, elder sister of empress Julia Domna, and mother of Julia Soaemias and Julia ...

(before 160-c. 224), patron god of Emesa *

Julia Avita Mamaea Julia Avita Mamaea or Julia Mamaea (14 or 29 August around 182 – 235) was a Syrian noble woman and member of the Severan dynasty. She was the mother of Roman emperor Alexander Severus and remained one of his chief advisors throughout his ...

(after 180-235), daughter of Julia Maesa *

Julia Soaemias Julia Soaemias Bassiana (180 – 11 March 222) was a Syrian noblewoman and the mother of Roman emperor Elagabalus, who ruled over the Roman Empire from 218 to 222. She was one of his chief advisors, initially with the support and accompaniment ...

(180-222), noblewoman * Julius Agrippa (2nd century), nobleman *

Julius Alexander Julius Alexander also known as Julius Alexander of Emesa was prince from the Royal family of Emesa who lived in the 2nd century. Although Alexander was a nobleman from Emesa, little is known of his origins. He may have been the son of Sohaemus of ...

(d. c. 190), prince *

Julius Bassianus Julius Bassianus (born in the second half of the 2nd century, died 217) was an Arab high priest of Elagabalus at the ''Temple of the Sun'' in Emesa, Syria, where this solar deity was worshipped in a shape of a black stone. The name Elagabalus de ...

(d. 217), high priest of sun temple *

Publius Septimius Geta Publius Septimius Geta ( ; 7 March 189 – 19/26 December 211) was Roman emperor with his father Septimius Severus and older brother Caracalla from 209, when he was named ''Augustus'' like his brother, who had held the title from 198. Severus d ...

(189-211), Roman co-emperor * Saint Elian , Christian saint *

Severus Alexander Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 – 21/22 March 235) was a Roman emperor, who reigned from 222 until 235. He was the last emperor from the Severan dynasty. He succeeded his slain cousin Elagabalus in 222. Alexander himself was ...

(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 Arab Aristocrat

Medieval

* Dik al-Jinn (777-849),

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

poet during the

Abbasid Caliphate The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...

Modern

* Fawaz Akhras (b. 1946), cardiologist * Bassma Al Jandaly (b. 1977), journalist and cousin of Malek, Mona and Steve * 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 The president of Syria, officially the president of the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: رئيس سوريا) is the head of state of the Syria, Syrian Arab Republic. They are vested with sweeping powers that may be delegated, at their sole discreti ...

Nureddin al-Atassi Noureddin Mustafa Ali al-Atassi ( ar, نور الدين مصطفى الأتاسي, translit=Nūr ad-Dīn Muṣṭafā al-'Atasī, 11 January 1929 – 3 December 1992) was President of Syria from February 1966 to November 1970. Early life and ...

(1929-1992), former President of Syria *

Khaled al-Atassi Khaled Efendi al-Atassi al-Husseini (1837 – October, 1908) ( ar, خالد الأتاسي) was a famous Syrian religious authority, scholar and poet. Born in Homs to the famous Atassi family in 1837, he went through the traditional preparation ...

(1837-1908), religious scholar and poet *

Lu'ay al-Atassi Lu'ay al-Atassi ( ar, لؤي الأتاسي, Luʾay al-ʾAtāsī; 1926 − 24 November 2003) was a senior commander in the Syrian Army and later the President of Syria between 9 March and 27 July 1963. Early life and career Atassi was born in H ...

(1926-2003), former President of Syria *

Rouwaida Attieh Rouwaida Attieh ( ar, رويدا عطية; born July 1, 1982) is a Syrian vocalist. Rouwaida was the first runner-up on the first season of Super Star, the pan-Arab import of "Pop Idol". Along with Lebanese contestant Melhem Zein, she was a favo ...

(b. 1982), vocalist * Wiam Simav Bedirxan, documentary filmmaker * Malek Jandali (b. 1972), composer and pianist *Mona Jandali, aka Mona E. Simpson (b. 1957), novelist, English professor * Riad Jarjour, former General Secretary of Middle East Council of Churches * Steve Jobs (1955-2011), cousin of Malek Jandali and the former CEO of Apple Inc. * Firas Al Khatib (b. 1983), footballer *

Jehad Al-Hussain Jehad Al Hussain ( ar, جهاد الحسين, born July 30, 1982 in Homs, Syria) is a former Syrian footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Al-Karamah SC Al-Hussain was part of the youth academy of Al-Karamah SC which won the Syrian ...

(b. 1984), footballer * Abdul Baset al-Sarout (1992-2017), footballer turned rebel commander * Ali Mahmoud Othman (b. 1978), journalist * Muhammad Tulaimat (b. 1941), painter * Riyad al-Turk (b. 1930), Communist opposition leader * George Wassouf (b. 1961), 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 Atassi, also spelled Atassi ( ar, الأتاسي) ( tr, Atasi/ Atasizade) is the name of a prominent family in Homs, Syria, of a noble and ancient lineage, dating back to the 15th century AD. More recently, members of the family lead the national ...

(16th century AD-present), once a prominent political and religious

Ashraf Sharīf ( ar, شريف, 'noble', 'highborn'), also spelled shareef or sherif, feminine sharīfa (), plural ashrāf (), shurafāʾ (), or (in the Maghreb) shurfāʾ, is a title used to designate a person descended, or claiming to be descended, fr ...

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