List of people from Latakia

The following is a list of notable people from Latakia and ancient Laodicea.

Ancient

• Anatolius of Laodicea
• Apollinaris of Laodicea
• Eusebius of Laodicea
• Philonides of Laodicea
• Themison of Laodicea

Modern

• Rasha Abbas, author and journalist
• Hafez al-Assad, former president of Syria
• Bashar Al-Asad, current president of Syria
• Adunis, poet
• Hasan Alkhayer, poet and politician.
• Hanna Mina, novelist
• Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, sheikh and a rebel leader in Palestine
• Michel Kilo, writer and activist
• Aref Dalila, economist and activist
• Badawi al-Jabal, poet
• Mustafa Hamsho, professional boxer
• Zaki al-Arsuzi, politician and founder of Baath Party
• Metropolitan Silouan Oner, Antiochian Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Great Britain and Ireland
• Maram al-Masri, poet