The following is a list of notable people from Homs and ancient Emesa.
Ancient see the Royal family of Emesa Papinian (142-212), Jurist Alexander Severus (c. 208-235), Roman emperor Anicetus, Pope, 154-167 Cassius Longinus (c. 213-273), rhetorician and philosophical critic Drusilla, Princess of Mauretania Elagabalus (c. 204-222), Emperor of the Roman Empire Fronto of Emesa (3rd century), rhetorician Gaius Julius Alexio (d. 78), Prince and Roman Client Priest King of Emesa Heliodorus of Emesa, Hellenistic author of Aethiopica 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 (lived in 1st century), queen of Mauretania Province Julia Domna (c. 160-217), Roman empress Julia Mamaea (1st century), princess Julia Maesa (before 160-c. 224), patron god of Emesa Julia Avita Mamaea (after 180-235), daughter of Julia Maesa Julia Soaemias (180-222), noblewoman Julius Agrippa (2nd century), nobleman Julius Alexander (d. c. 190), prince Julius Bassianus (d. 217), high priest of sun temple Publius Septimius Geta (189-211), Roman co-emperor Saint Elian, Christian saint Severus Alexander (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 poet during the Abbasid Caliphate
Modern Fawaz Akhras (b. 1946), cardiologist Bassma Al Jandaly (b. 1977), journalist and cousin of Malek Jandali, Mona E. Simpson, and Steve Jobs. Nasib Arida (1887-1946), poet Asma al-Assad (b. 1975), wife of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Hashim Atassi (1875-1960), former President of Syria Nureddin al-Atassi (1929-1992), former President of Syria Khaled al-Atassi (1837-1908), religious scholar and poet Lu'ay al-Atassi (1926-2003), former President of Syria Rouwaida Attieh (b. 1982), vocalist Wiam Simav Bedirxan, documentary filmmaker Malek Jandali (b. 1972), composer, pianist and cousin of Bassma Al Jandaly, Mona E. Simpson, and Steve Jobs. Mona Jandali, Mona E. Simpson (b. 1957), novelist, English professor, sister of Steve Jobs, and cousin of Bassma Al Jandaly and Malek Jandali. Riad Jarjour, former General Secretary of Middle East Council of Churches Steve Jobs (1955-2011), former CEO of Apple Inc., brother of Mona E. Simpson, and cousin of Bassma Al Jandaly and Malek Jandali. Firas Al Khatib (b. 1983), footballer Ibrahim al-Hadid (b. 1956), medical doctor and Ba'ath Party politician Jehad Al-Hussain (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 (16th century AD-present), once a prominent political and religious Ashraf family in the city