List of people from Homs
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The following is a list of notable people from Homs and ancient Emesa.
Ancient
see the Royal family of Emesa
- Papinian, Jusrist
- Alexander Severus, Roman emperor
- Anicetus, Pope, 154-167
- Cassius Longinus, rhetorician and philosophical critic
- Drusilla of Mauretania the Younger, Princess of Mauretania
- Elagabalus, Emperor of the Roman Empire
- Fronto of Emesa, rhetorician
- Gaius Julius Alexio, Prince and Roman Client Priest King of Emesa
- Gaius Julius Fabia Sampsiceramus III Silas, Prince and Roman Client Priest King of Emesa
- Heliodorus of Emesa, Hellenistic author of Aethiopica
- Iamblichus, Syrian Greek novelist
- Iamblichus, phylarch
- Iotapa, Emesani princess
- Iotapa, daughter of Iotapa
- Julia Urania, queen of Mauretania Province
- Julia Domna, Roman empress
- Julia Mamaea, princess
- Julia Maesa, patron god of Emesa
- Julia Avita Mamaea, 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, Roman Emperor
- Sohaemus of Armenia, Emesene Prince and Aristocrat
- Sohaemus of Emesa, Roman client king of Emesa
- Tiberius Julius Balbillus, Emesene Assyrian Aristocrat
Modern
- Fawaz Akhras, cardiologist
- Nasib Arida, poet
- Asma Assad, wife of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad
- Hashim Atassi, former President of Syria
- Nureddin al-Atassi, former President of Syria
- Khaled al-Atassi, religious scholar and poet
- Lu'ay al-Atassi, former President of Syria
- Rouwaida Attieh, vocalist
- Abdul Kader Azzouz, painter
- 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
- Abdulhadi Najjar, scientific writer, civil engineer
- Ali Mahmoud Othman, journalist
- Muhammad Tulaimat, painter
- Riyad al-Turk, Communist opposition leader
- George Wassouf, pop singer
- Fawzy Michael Zein, linguist, researcher, first founder of distance education system in the Middle East
Families
- Al Zein, can also be written as "Alzein" and "zeini."
- Al-Hussamy
- Atassi (16th century AD-present), once a prominent political and religious Ashraf family in the city
- Al-Sibai (14th century AD-present), largest family in the city and once a prominent religious family in the city
- Tulaimat (11th century AD-present), a family of Ashraf and the oldest in the city. The founding father built the historical Al-Fadael Mosque in the 11th century.
- Al-Zeharawi, (13th century AD-present), one of the oldest Ashraf families in the city
- Al-Jandali(16th century AD-present), a prominent Ashraf family
- Droubi, (17th century AD-present), once a prominent political family in the city
- Himsi, can also be written as "al-Homsi"
- Maamo
