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

 * Hafez al-Assad, former president of Syria
 * Bashar Al-Asad, current president of Syria
 * Adunis, poet
 * A. R. Frank Wazzan, professor of engineering; Dean Emeritus, of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, UCLA
 * Hasan Alkhayer, poet and politician
 * Yusuf Yasin, an advisor to King Abdulaziz
 * 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
 * Maram al-Masri, poet
 * Yusuf Yasin, politician and journalist
 * Adnan Alkateb, editorial Manager of Hia Magazine.
 * Khalida Said, writer
 * Rasha Abbas, author and journalist