Driss is a given name and surname. Dris is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Driss Basri Driss Basri (, 8 November 1938 – 27 August 2007) was a Moroccan politician who served as interior minister from 1979 to 1999. His name has been associated with the Years of Lead in Morocco.Driss Ben-Brahim, former partner and head of Goldman Sachs trading * Driss Ben Hamed Charhadi (1937–86), the pseudonym for Larbi Layachi, a Moroccan story-teller * Driss Benhima, chairman of the board and CEO of Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of Morocco * Driss Benzekri (activist) (1950–2007), Moroccan left-wing political and human rights activist * Driss Benzekri (footballer) (born 1970), Moroccan retired football goalkeeper *

Driss Chraïbi Driss Chraïbi (; July 15, 1926 – April 1, 2007) was a Moroccan author whose novels deal with colonialism, culture clashes, generational conflict and the treatment of women and are often perceived as semi-autobiographical. Born in El Jadida ...

, (1926–2007), Moroccan author * Driss Debbagh (died 1986), Moroccan ambassador to Italy (1959–1961) *

Driss El Himer Driss El Himer () (born 1 January 1974 in Khezazna, Morocco) is a Moroccan-French long-distance runner. He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 24 January 2001. He competed in the marathon at the 2004 Olympics The 2004 Summer Ol ...

(born 1974), French long-distance runner * Driss El Khouri, Moroccan novelist *

Driss Jettou Driss Jettou (, ; born 24 May 1945) is a Moroccan politician, who served as the 13th prime minister of Morocco from 2002 to 2007. Early life and education Jettou was born in the town of El Jadida on 24 May 1945. He's of Soussi origin. After sec ...

(born 1945), Prime Minister of Morocco (2002–2007) * Driss Ksikes, Moroccan journalist *

Driss Maazouzi Driss Maazouzi (; born 15 October 1969 in Meknès) is a French 1500 metres runner who won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He won the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Maazouzi represented Morocco up to and during ...

(born 1969), French 1500 metre runner * Driss Moussaid (born 1988), boxer from Morocco * Driss Seghir, Moroccan short-story writer * Driss Temsamani, Moroccan-American author and community organizer

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Mohamed Driss Mohamed Driss (born 1944) is a Tunisian writer, actor, and director of theatre. Since 1988 he has been the director of the National Theatre of Tunisia. He began his career in 1961 and is, subsequently, an actor, both amateur and professional, a ...

, Tunisian writer, actor, and director of theatre *

Rachid Driss Rachid Driss (Arabic: الرشيد إدريس) (January 27, 1917 – September 5, 2009) was a Tunisian diplomat and writer. He held the position of the Ambassador of Tunisia to the United States, and was President of the United Nations' Social a ...

(1917–2009), Tunisian diplomat and writer * Messaoud Dris (born 2001), Algerian judoka *

Youcef Dris Youcef Dris (born 15 October 1945, in Tizi Ouzou) is an Algerian writer and journalist. He started as a journalist in 1970 writing publications for '' El Moujahid''. Afterwards, he became Editor in chief of the press group West Oran Tribune. He ...

(born 1945), Algerian writer and journalist

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