Rizqallah Hassun (1825, Aleppo – 1880,
London), Syrian-Armenian poet and the founder of the first newspaper written solely in
Arabic, Mirat al-ahwal, in 1855
Moushegh Ishkhan (1914,
Sivrihisar – 1990, Beirut), Armenian Diasporan poet of the 20th century, raised and educated in Damascus
Harry Koundakjian (1930–2014), Syrian-born American news photographer, photojournalist and photo editor
Vahan Kurkjian (1863, Aleppo – 1961,
New York), Armenian author, historian and teacher, publisher of Loussaper Armenian newspaper in 1904 in
Cairo
Simon Simonian (1914, Ayntab – 1986, Beirut), Aleppo-raised and educated Armenian writer, public activist and teacher, founder of the
Spurk Journal in 1958 in Beirut
Hrag Vartanian (born in Aleppo),
Brooklyn-based Armenian-American contemporary writer, critic and cultural worker
Kevork Yeramian (1949 – 2009, Aleppo), Aleppo-born Syrian-Armenian architect and interior designer with major contributions to the Armenian community in Aleppo, including the Aram Manougian Complex, the Armenian theaters of Aleppo, Syria, and various
Armenian genocide monuments.
Sports
Kevork Mardikian (born 1957,
Latakia), football trainer and one of the best Syrian footballers of all time, played during the 1970s and 1980s
Rizqallah Hassun (1825, Aleppo – 1880,
London), Syrian-Armenian poet and the founder of the first newspaper written solely in
Arabic, Mirat al-ahwal, in 1855
Moushegh Ishkhan (1914,
Sivrihisar – 1990, Beirut), Armenian Diasporan poet of the 20th century, raised and educated in Damascus
Harry Koundakjian (1930–2014), Syrian-born American news photographer, photojournalist and photo editor
Vahan Kurkjian (1863, Aleppo – 1961,
New York), Armenian author, historian and teacher, publisher of Loussaper Armenian newspaper in 1904 in
Cairo
Simon Simonian (1914, Ayntab – 1986, Beirut), Aleppo-raised and educated Armenian writer, public activist and teacher, founder of the
Spurk Journal in 1958 in Beirut
Hrag Vartanian (born in Aleppo),
Brooklyn-based Armenian-American contemporary writer, critic and cultural worker
Kevork Yeramian (1949 – 2009, Aleppo), Aleppo-born Syrian-Armenian architect and interior designer with major contributions to the Armenian community in Aleppo, including the Aram Manougian Complex, the Armenian theaters of Aleppo, Syria, and various
Armenian genocide monuments.
Sports
Kevork Mardikian (born 1957,
Latakia), football trainer and one of the best Syrian footballers of all time, played during the 1970s and 1980s