Notable Algerians include:

Artists

Writers (including poets)

* Ferhat Abbas (1899–1985), political leader and essayist * Mohamed Aïchaoui (1921–1959), political leader and journalist *

Abdelkader Alloula Abdelkader Alloula ar, عبد القادر علولة‎ (1939 in Ghazaouet, Algeria – March 14, 1994, in Oran, Algeria) was an Algerian playwright. He was assassinated by GIA terrorists. Biography Alloula was born in Ghazaouet in western Al ...

(born 1939), playwright *

Al-Akhdari Sayyidi ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad al-Ṣaghīr ibn Muḥammad ibn Sayyidi ʿĀmir al-Akẖḍarī al-Bīsīkrī Arabic :سيدي عبد الرحمن بن محمد الصغير بن محمد بن سيدي عمرو الأخضري, better kno ...

(1512–1575), Arab-Algerian poet, Alim, Astronomer, Jurist and Logician of sherifian descent. * Malek Alloula (born 1937), poet, writer, and critic *

Djamal Amrani Djamel Amrani (29 August 1935 in Sour El-Ghozlane (Algeria) - 2 March 2005 in Algiers) was an Algerian writer of French expression.Jean Déjeux, Dictionnaire des auteurs maghrébins de langue française, Paris, Karthala, 1984 (). Djamel (or Djam ...

(1935–2005), poet and essayist * Jean Amrouche (1906–1962), 20th-century poet and writer *

Taos Amrouche Marie-Louise-Taos Amrouche (born 4 March 1913 in Tunis, Tunisia; died 2 April 1976 in Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire, France) was an Algerian writer and singer. In 1947, she became the first Algerian woman to publish a novel. Biography She was ...

(1913–1976), singer and writer * Apuleius (c. 125–c. 180 C.E.), Latin prose writer *

Mohammed Arkoun Mohammed Arkoun ( ar, محمد أركون; 1 February 1928 – 14 September 2010) was an Algerian scholar and thinker. He was considered to have been one of the most influential secular scholars in Islamic studies contributing to contemporary inte ...

(born 1928), scholar and thinker * Leila Djabali (born 1933) *

Zighen Aym Zighen Aym (born 1957 in Kabylie in Algeria) is an Algerian writer and engineer. After graduating with an engineering degree in the United States in 1982, he went back to his native Algeria and worked as a maintenance engineer in the Sahara for S ...

(born 1957), writer and engineer *

Farida Belghoul Farida Belghoul (born 1958) is a French author of Algerian descent who was raised in France. She was the main spokesperson for the second March for Equality and Against Racism which took place throughout France in 1984. Her novel ''Georgette!' ...

(born 1958), author *

Omar Belhouchet Omar Belhouchet (born 9 February 1954 in Sétif) is an Algerian journalist who is renowned for his investigative reporting and supporting freedom of the press; his work and persistence have received international recognition. During the civil w ...

(born 1954), journalist * Albert Camus (born 1913), journalist, author, philosopher *

Mohammed Benchicou Mohammed Boualem Benchicou ( ar, محمد بنشيكو) (born 1952 in Miliana, Aïn Defla Province) was the director and publisher of the Algerian newspaper '' Le Matin ( en, the sunrise)'', closed in August 2006. Career In 1989, he was one of ...

(born 1952), director and publisher of the Algerian newspaper Le Matin *

Salah Benlabed Salah Benlabed (born 1950) is an Algerian architect, academic, novelist and poet. Formerly a professor of architecture at the University of Algiers, he has been based in Montreal for more than a decade. He has designed numerous architectural projec ...

(born 1950), architect, academic, novelist and poet * Latifa Ben Mansour (born 1950), writer, psychoanalyst, and linguist * Malek Bennabi (born 1905), writer and philosopher * Rachid Boudjedra (born 1941), poet, novelist, playwright and critic *

Mohamed Cherak Mohamed Cherak ( ar, محمد شراق; 14 August 1977 – 17 November 2018) was an Algerian journalist and editor-in-chief. Early life Cherak was born in 1977 in the town of Hammadi, in the lower Kabylia region of Algeria, west of the Khachna ...

, journalist * Hélène Cixous, feminist writer *

Mohammed Dib Mohammed Dib ( ar, محمد ديب; 21 July 1920 – 2 May 2003) was an Algerian author. He wrote over 30 novels, as well as numerous short stories, poems, and children's literature in the French language. He is probably Algeria's most prolific ...

(1920–2003), 20th-century writer * Tahar Djaout (1954–1993), poet, journalist, critic * Assia Djebar (born 1936), novelist, translator and filmmaker * Mouloud Feraoun (1913–1962), writer and independence war hero * Mohamed Hassaïne (1945–1994), journalist * Miloud Hmida (born 1961), poet, critic, translator * Yasmina Khadra (also known as Mohamed Moulessehoul) (born 1955), writer *

Aïssa Khelladi Aïssa Khelladi is an Algerian journalist, novelist, playwright, and poet who has published books on the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, plays, poetry, and several novels, most notably ''Peurs et Mensonges'' and ''Rose d'abime''. Both of th ...

, journalist, novelist and playwright * Ahmed Mahsas (1923–2013), political leader and writer *

Fodil Mezali Fodil Mezali ( ar, فضيل مزالي) (born in Thénia on 23 April 1959) is an Algerian journalist, editor-in-chief and managing editor. Early life Mezali was born in 1959 in the town of Thénia in the lower Kabylia region of Algeria, east ...

(born 1959), journalist and writer * Hocine Mezali (born 1938), journalist and writer * Rachid Mimouni (1945–1995), writer, poet * Ahlam Mostaghanemi, writer *

Othmane Senadjki Othmane Senadjki ( ar, عثمان سناجقي) (born in Khemis El Khechna on 23 May 1959 and died in Béni Messous on 29 December 2010) was an Algerian journalist and editor-in-chief of El Khabar newspaper. Early life Senadjki was born in 1959 ...

(1959–2010), journalist * Kateb Yacine (1929–1989), 20th-century writer *

Moufdi Zakaria Moufdi Zakaria (born Zekri Cheikh; 12 June 1908 – 17 August 1977) was an Algerian activist and nationalist , poet and writer. He wrote "Kassaman", the Algerian national anthem while in prison in 1955. Biography Cheikh Zakaria Ben Slimane Ben Y ...

(1908–1977), lyricist of the Algerian national anthem " Kassaman"

New media

* Maurice Benayoun, artist and theorist * Yves Saint Laurent (designer), clothing and fashion designer

Actors

* Hadj Abderrahmane, actor and comedian * Allalou, playwright, theatre director, and actor known as the father of Algerian theater *

Mahieddine Bachtarzi Mahieddine Bachtarzi (15 December 18976 February 1986) was an Algerian singer of opera (tenor), actor, writer and director of the TNA (Théâtre National Algérien). He was also the author of some 400 musical works, with a career that spanned over ...

, singer of opera (tenor), actor, writer, and director of the TNA (Théâtre National Algérien) * Jean-Pierre Bacri, actor and screenwriter * M'hamed Benguettaf, actor and playwright * Jean Benguigui, stage, screen, and television actor *

Dali Benssalah Dali Benssalah ( Dali Bnessleh), (born 8 January 1992) is a French-Algerian actor. Biography Benssalah was born in Rennes to a family of Algerian descent. He was a Muay Thai martial artist champion before graduating from the Cours Florent dra ...

, actor in James Bond movie '' No Time to Die'' (2021) * Biyouna, singer, actress and comedian *

Mohamed Bouchaïb Mohamed Bouchaïb (Arabic: محمد بوشعيب) (Benghazi, 17 July 1984) is an Libya-born and Algerian actor. He is best known for his role in '' Mascarades'' (Arabic:مسخرة) directed by Lyes Salem (Arabic:إلياس سالم). Bouchaïb ...

, Libya-born Algerian actor * Sofia Boutella, actress, model and dancer *

Patrick Bruel Patrick Benguigui (; born 14 May 1959), better known by his stage name Patrick Bruel (), is a French singer-songwriter, actor and professional poker player. Biography Early life Patrick is the son of Pierre Benguigui and Augusta Kammoun, d ...

, singer, actor, and professional poker player *

Alain Chabat Alain Chabat (; born 24 November 1958) is a French actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer and television presenter. He was originally known for his work in the comedy group Les Nuls, including as the co-writer and lead actor of ''La C ...

, actor and director * Mohamed Chouikh, filmmaker * Mohamed Fellag, actor and comedian * Khaled Habib, singer-songwriter, composer, actor, film director * Roger Hanin, film actor and director *

Sid Ali Kouiret Sid Ali Kouiret (3 January 1933 – 5 April 2015) was an Algerian actor. Biography Kouiret was born at Algiers. He was a theater and cinema comedian. He had a difficult childhood. His father was a taxi driver, coming frequently drunk at home ...

, actor *

Rachid Ksentini Rachid Ksentini (November 11, 1887 – August 4, 1944) was an Algerian actor and comedian. Biography Rachid Ksentini was born Rachid Belakhdar on November 11, 1887 in the Casbah of Algiers. He left school early to work as an apprentice carpenter ...

, actor and comedian *

Rouiched Ahmed Ayad ( Arabic: أحمد عياد) better known by his stage name as Rouiched; was an Algerian comedy actor and singer, born on April 28, 1921, at Algiers and died on January 28, 1999, at El Biar (Algiers). Biography Rouiched was from Ka ...

, comedy actor * Lyes Salem, actor and film director *

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir (29 October 1932 – 6 September 2021) was an Algerian actor, director and thespian who was born in 1932 in Constantine, Algeria, France. Early life Mr. Hadj Smaine devoted nearly 70 years of his life to Theatre, film ...

, actor, director, and man of stage * Patrick Timsit, comedian, writer, and film director *

Larbi Zekkal Larbi Zekkal (19 May 1934 – 17 September 2010) was an Algerian film actor and comedian. Personal life Larbi Zekkal was born on May 19, 1934, in Algiers, Algeria. He died on September 17, 2010, in Algiers, Algeria at age 76 after falling from ...

, actor and comedian * Marlène Jobert, actress, singer and author * Eva Green, actress and model

Directors and filmmakers

* Merzak Allouache, film director *

, theatre producer * Jean-Luc Azoulay, television producer * Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, film director, Palme d'Or at the 1975 Cannes Festival * Ahmed Rachedi, film director–producer, pioneer of Algerian cinema *

Fatma Zohra Zamoum Fatma Zohra Zamoum (born 19 January 1967) is a Franco-Algerian writer, filmmaker and educator. Biography Zamoun was born in Bordj Menaïel in the north of Algeria, within a well-known family whose ancestors are Omar ben Zamoum and Mohamed ben ...

, film director

Illustrators

Ali Dilem Ali Dilem (born 1967 in El Harrach, Alger Province) is an Algerian cartoonist. On 11 February 2006, he was sentenced to one year in jail and a 50,000 dinar fine by an Algerian court for a dozen cartoons printed in the newspaper ''Liberté (new ...

, editorial cartoonist * Baya, painter * Feriel Boushaki, contemporary artist * Hocine Ziani, painter * Le Hic, editorial cartoonist *

Rezki Zerarti Rezki Zerarti (born 24 July 1938) is an Algerian painter. Biography Rezki Zerarti was born in 1938 in Taourga within lower Kabylia during the period of French Algeria, and he left during the Algerian War in 1959 to the town of Aix-en-Provence ...

, painter

Leaders and politicians

Ancient Algeria

* Juba I, 1st-century BC, King of Numidia under Roman rule * Juba II, 1st-century BC, King of Numidia under Roman rule * Jugurtha, 2nd-century BC, King of Numidia * Massinissa, 3rd-century BC, King of

Numidia Numidia ( Berber: ''Inumiden''; 202–40 BC) was the ancient kingdom of the Numidians located in northwest Africa, initially comprising the territory that now makes up modern-day Algeria, but later expanding across what is today known as Tunis ...

* Tacfarinas, leader of a rebellion against the Romans * Macrinus, Roman Emperor *

Pope Gelasius I Pope Gelasius I was the bishop of Rome from 1 March 492 to his death on 19 November 496. Gelasius was a prolific author whose style placed him on the cusp between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.The title of his biography by Walter Ullma ...

, Pope from 1 March 492 to his death in 496 * Quintus Lollius Urbicus, Governor of Roman Britain

Early Islamic Algeria

* Abu Qurra, proclaimed Caliph by the banu ifran Berber tribe, founder of the indigenous Berber Muslim movement of Kharijite tendencies in North Africa and also founder of the Emirate of Tlemcen. * Ibn Rustom, of Persian descent, founder of the Rustamid dynasty centered around Tiaret in modern-day Algeria. * Buluggin ibn Ziri, 10th-century Emir; founder of the city of

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

(''Ed'Zayer'' in Algerian Arabic refers to his father Ziri ibn Menad, founder of the Zirid dynasty) * Hammad ibn Buluggin, founder and first Sultan of the Hammadid dynasty centered around

Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad Qal'at Bani Hammad ( ar, قلعة بني حماد), also known as Qal'a Bani Hammad or Qal'at of the Beni Hammad (among other variants), is a fortified palatine city in Algeria. Now in ruins, in the 11th century, it served as the first capital o ...

from 1008 to 1090 then Béjaïa from 1090 to 1152. * Abd al-Mu'min, first Caliph and founder of the Almohad dynasty. * Yaghmurasen Ibn Zyan, founder and first Sultan of the Zayyanid dynasty centered around Tlemcen in modern-day Algeria.

Ottoman Algeria

* Hassan Agha, 16th-century Prince of Algiers; defeated Emperor Charles V in Algiers * Baba Aruj, 16th-century corsair; leader of the Regency of Algiers * Hayreddin Barbarossa, brother and successor of ''Aruj'' *

Rais Hamidou ( ar, رئیس), plural , is an Arabic title meaning 'chief' or 'leader'. It comes from the word for head, . The corresponding word for leadership or chieftaincy is . It is often translated as 'president' in Arabic language, Arabic, and as 'boss' ...

, Nicknamed 'Amir el Bihar' (leader of the seas) Admiral and last great leader of the Algerian Navy, of Berber descent. *

Zymen Danseker Siemen Danziger ( – c. 1615), better known by his anglicized names Zymen Danseker and Simon de Danser, was a 17th-century Dutch privateer and corsair. His name is also written ''Danziker'', ''Dansker'', or ''Danser''. Danseker and the English ...

, A Dutch privateer during the

Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Refo ...

, became admiral of the Algerian fleet from 1600 to 1610. He is said to have introduced the

round ship Round or rounds may refer to: Mathematics and science * The contour of a closed curve or surface with no sharp corners, such as an ellipse, circle, rounded rectangle, cant, or sphere * Rounding, the shortening of a number to reduce the number ...

to the Algerians. * Sulayman Reis, A Dutch privateer during the

; later turned to the corsair activity swearing allegiance to the Sultan of Algiers and became an officer under

Algeria under French colonization

* Emir Abdelkader, 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation * Mohamed ben Zamoum, 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation * Hadj Ahmed Bey, last Bey of Constantine; fought the French Army during two sieges in 1836 and 1837 *

Cheikh Boumerdassi Cheikh Mohamed El-Boumerdassi ( ar, الشيخ محمد البومرداسي) was one of the principal leaders of the popular Mokrani Revolt uprising of 1871 against the French occupation of Algeria. Early life ''Mohamed ben Hamou ben Abdelk ...

, 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation *

Omar ben Zamoum Omar ben Zamoum (born in Naciria on 1836 and died also in Naciria on 1898) was a Kabyle marabout who participated to the Algerian resistance during Mokrani Revolt against the French conquest of Algeria. Family Omar ben Zamoum was born during ...

, 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation * Messali Hadj, founder of the first North African and then Algerian Nationalist Parties *

Lalla Fatma N'Soumer Lalla Fatma N'Soumer (c.1830 – c. 1863) ( kab, Lalla Faḍma n Sumer; ar, لالة فاطمة نسومر) was an Algerian anti-colonial leader during 1849–1857 of the French conquest of Algeria and subsequent Pacification of Algeria. ...

, 19th-century female leader of the Kabyle resistance against the French * Mohamed Seghir Boushaki, 20th-century leader of the Kabyle political resistance against the French * Mohamed Deriche, 20th-century leader of the Kabyle political resistance against the French * Messali Hadj, nationalist politician

Revolutionary War of Independence

* Ferhat Abbas, president of the provisional government of Algeria before independence, 1958–1961 * Mohamed Aïchaoui, journalist and independence war hero *

Colonel Amirouche Amirouche Aït Hamouda ( ar, عميروش آيت حمودة), commonly called Colonel Amirouche, was a leader in the Algerian War, organizing the irregular military of the Wilaya III. He is considered a national hero in Algeria. He was killed d ...

, independence war hero *

Ali La Pointe Ali Ammar ( ar, علي عمار; 14 May 1930 – 8 October 1957), better known by his nickname Ali la Pointe, was an Algerian revolutionary fighter and guerrilla leader of the National Liberation Front who fought for Algerian independence aga ...

, also known as Ali Ammar; independence war hero *

Krim Belkacem Krim Belkacem ( ar, عبد الكريم بلقاسم or ) (September 14, 1922, Aït Yahia Moussa, Tizi Ouzou Province – October 18, 1970) was the historic leader of the National Liberation Front during the Algerian War. As vice-president of t ...

, independence war hero; vice president of the provisional government of Algeria * Mostefa Benboulaid, Commander of Zone 1 during the independence war *

Hassiba Benbouali Hassiba Ben Bouali ( ar, حسيبة بن بوعلي) (18 January 1938 – 9 October 1957) was a leader and fighter in the Algerian independence war (1954–62). Biography Hassiba Ben Bouali was born in El-Asnam (Today, Chlef), Algeria, into an ...

, female hero of the independence war *

Djamila Bouhired Djamila Bouhired ( ar, جميلة بوحيرد, born c. 1935) is an Algerian militant. Bouhired is a nationalist who opposed the French colonial rule of Algeria. She was raised in a middle-class family by a Tunisian mother and an Algerian father ...

, female hero of the revolution * Ahmed Mahsas, sociologist and independence war hero * Larbi Ben M'hidi, Commander of Zone 5 during the independence war * Abane Ramdane, political leader of the independence war; author of the "political over military" and "interior over exterior" principles * Yacef Saadi, fighter in the independence war in the 1957 Battle of Algiers; actor in the 1966 war film by the same name after independence *

Mohamed Rahmoune Mohamed Rahmoune (1940 – 4 February 2022), commonly known as Si Rabah or simply as Rahmoune, was a prominent revolutionary leader during the Algerian war of independence as a member of the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN; National Libera ...

, political and military leader of the independence war *

Abderrahmane Boushaki Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عبد الرحمن, translit=ʿAbd al-Raḥmān or occasionally ; DMG ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman''; also Abdul Rahman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''a ...

, political and military leader of the independence war * Lyès Deriche, political leader of the independence war; member of the

Revolutionary Committee of Unity and Action Revolutionary Committee for Unity and Action (in French: ''Comité Révolutionnaire d'Unité et d'Action'') was a militant group in Algeria formed in order to fight French rule. CRUA regrouped former elements of the OS and radical members of the ...

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, political and military leader of the independence war

Independent Algeria

Hocine Ait Ahmed Hocine (variant Houcine) (both derivations of Arabic Hussein, Hussayn) may refer to: Given name *Hocine Achiou (born 1979), Algerian football player *Hocine Aït Ahmed (1926–2015), Algerian politician * Hocine Benmiloudi (1955–1981), Algeria ...

, political leader and head of the Socialist Forces Front opposition party (also a prominent independence war leader) * Ahmed Ben Bella, Algeria's first President, 1962–1965 * Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria, 1979–1992 *

Rabah Bitat Rabah Bitat ( ar, رابح بيطاط; ALA-LC: ''Rābaḥ Bīṭāṭ''; 19 December 1925 in Aïn Kerma – 10 April 2000) was an Algerian Nationalist and politician. He served as interim President of Algeria from 1978 to 1979, after Houari ...

, vice president of Algeria's first government, president of parliament * Mohamed Boudiaf, President of Algeria, 1992 (also a prominent Independence war leader) * Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, 1965–1978 * Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria, 1999–2019 * Saïd Bouteflika, brother of Abdelaziz Bouteflika * Lakhdar Brahimi, former Foreign Affairs Minister, Peace Envoy in Lebanon, Afghanistan and Iraq *

Émilie Busquant Émilie Busquant, born in Neuves-Maisons March 3, 1901 and died in Algiers October 1953, was a French feminist, anarcho-syndicalist and anti-colonial activist who was married to the Algerian nationalist leader Messali Hadj. One of nine children, ...

, French feminist, anarcho-syndicalist and anti-colonial activist; best known for the role in the creation of the Algerian flag * Abdallah Djaballah, founder and leader of Al-Islah party *

Louisa Hanoune Louisa Hanoune ( ar, لويزة حنون; born 7 April 1954) is the head of Workers' Party (Algeria), Algeria's Workers' Party (Parti des Travailleurs, PT). In 2004, she became the first woman to run for President of Algeria. Hanoune was imprison ...

, founder and female leader of the PT (Workers Party) *

Chakib Khelil Chakib Khelil ( ar, شكيب خليل; born 8 August 1939) is an Algerian political figure who served in the government of Algeria as Minister of Energy and Mines from 1999 to 2010. Early life and education Khelil was born on 8 August 1939 in Ou ...

, former Minister of Energy and Mines, former OPEC president *

Abassi Madani Abbassi Madani (; 28 February 1931 – 24 April 2019) was an Algerian politician who was the President of the Islamic Salvation Front. As its leader, he became the voice of a large part of the dispossessed Algerian youth. Career Madani was born ...

, founder and leader of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) party * Ahmed Mahsas, sociologist and founder and leader of the Union of Democratic Forces (UFD) party (also a prominent Independence war leader) * Redha Malek, founder and leader of the ANR party *

Mahfoud Nahnah Mahfoud Nahnah ( ar, محفوظ نحناح; 27 January 1942 – 19 June 2003) was an Algerian politician who served as the leader of the Islamist political party Movement of Society for Peace (commonly referred to as ''Hamas'') in Algeria. N ...

, founder and former leader of the HMS party *

Ahmed Ouyahia Ahmed Ouyahia ( ar, rtl=yes, أحمد أويحيى, Aḥmad ʾŪyaḥyā; 2 July 1952) is an Algerian politician who was Prime Minister of Algeria four times (1995–98, 2004–2006, 2008–2012, 2017–2019). A career diplomat, he also served as ...

, former Prime Minister * Nouara Saadia, Minister for Family and Women * Said Sadi, founder and leader of the RCD party * Liamine Zeroual, President of Algeria, 1994–1999

Martyrs

* Mohamed Aïchaoui *

* Hassiba Ben Bouali * Larbi Ben M'hidi *

Cheikh Bouamama Cheikh Bouamama or Shaykh Bu 'Amamah ( ar, الشيخ بوعمامة) led a popular resistance against French occupation in Algeria from 1881 to 1908. Cheikh Bouamama was a leader of the tribe Awlad Sidi Shaykh. The resistance that he led in the ...

* Houari Boumédiène *

Mourad Didouche Mourad Didouche (1927–1955 in Kabyle: Diduc Muṛad, Arabic: ديدوش مراد ) was a veteran of the Algerian War of independence (1954–1962). Biography Mourad Didouche, nicknamed si Abdelkader, was born on July 13, 1927 at ...

* Malika Gaïd *

Zighoud Youcef Zighoud Youcef ( ar, زيغود يوسف) is a town and commune in Constantine Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 28,764. The town was formerly known as Smendou, and was renamed to its current name in honor of Yo ...

Ahmed Zabana Ahmed Zabana ( ar, أحمد زبانة; real name: Ahmed Zahana, born 1926, died June 19, 1956) was an Algerian militant who participated in the outbreak of the Algerian War. He was executed by guillotine on June 19, 1956, in Algiers. Early life ...

Military and intelligence services

José Aboulker José Aboulker (5 March 1920 – 17 November 2009) was a French Algerian Jew and the leader of the anti-Nazi resistance in French Algeria in World War II. He received the U.S. Medal of Freedom, the Croix de Guerre, and was made a Compani ...

, member of the anti-Nazi resistance; later a neurosurgeon and political figure in France * Larbi Belkheir, (Aboulker) former general, Ambassador to Morocco *

Mohamed Lamari Lt. Gen. Mohamed Lamari (7 June 1939 – 13 February 2012) ( ar, محمد العماري) was Chief of Staff of the Algerian army during most of the Algerian Civil War. Personal life He was born on 7 June 1939 in Biskra, to a family originall ...

, former Chief of Staff of the People's National Army *

Smain Lamari Major General Smain Lamari ( ar, إسماعيل العماري, 1941 – August 28, 2007) was the head of an Algerian intelligence service, the Department of Counter-Espionage and Internal Security. Along with Generals Mohamed Lamari (unre ...

, head of the Department of Counter-Espionage and Internal Security * Mohamed Mediène ("Toufik"), head of the Department of Information and Security * Khaled Nezzar, retired general

Musicians and singers

Berber

Aïssa Djermouni Aïssa Djermouni or Aïssa El Jermouni or Aissa Merzougui or Aïssa L'Jarmouni (1886–1946) is an Algerian poet and a singer of Berber origin. Biography Aïssa Djermouni was born in M'toussa ( Kenchela) in 1886, Merzoug came from the great B ...

, singer, poet *

Boualem Boukacem Boualem Boukacem ( ar, ), (October 12, 1957, in Beni Amrane) is a singer of Kabyle music within Algerian music. Life He was born on October 12, 1957, under the name ''Boualem Boukacem'' in the Azela village within the actual Boumerdès Pro ...

, singer, poet, musician *

Idir Idir may refer to: People * Ali Idir (born 1966), Algerian judoka * Idir (singer) (1949–2020), Algerian singer-songwriter and musician * Idir Khourta (born 1986), French-born Algerian table tennis player * Idir Ouali (born 1988), French-Alger ...

, singer, musician, composer * Lounes Matoub, rebel singer of Kabyle music *

Lounis Ait Menguellet Lounis Aït Menguellet is an Algerian singer born on January 17, 1950, in Ighil Bouammas, Tizi Ouzou Province in the Kabylie region. Lounis Aït Menguellet sings in the berber language ( kabyle variant) and is certainly one of the most popula ...

, singer, poet, musician * Erika sawajiri, singer, Algerian mother and Japanese father *

Takfarinas Hacène Zermani (born 1958 in Algiers, Algeria), known by the stage name Takfarinas, is an Algerian Kabyle Yal musician. Takfarinas took his surname from the ancient warrior of North Africa Tacfarinas who fought against the presence of the Rom ...

, singer *

Marina Kaye Marina Kaye (born 9 February 1998), born Marina Marie Madeleine Dalmas, is a French singer, songwriter and composer. Most famous for the hit " Homeless", she has released the EP ''Homeless'' in 2014 and the album ''Fearless'' in 2015. On Octobe ...

, singer, French father and Algerian mother

Classical

* El Hachemi Guerouabi, musician and reformer of the Chaabi classical style * Tarik o'reagan, musician, Irish father and Algerian mother * Dahmane El Harrachi, singer, composer and songwriter of Chaabi music * El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka, the Grand Master of Andalusian classical music and

Chaabi (Algeria) Chaabi is a traditional music of Algiers (Algeria), formalized by El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka. Originally from the Casbah, the music known as chaabi belongs to a tradition of recent origin. It emerged during the 1930s, and has lost none of its power ...

music. * Warda Al-Jazairia, singer * Boudjemaâ El Ankis, singer, musician, a performer of chaâbi music * Kamel Messaoudi, performer of chaâbi music * Abdelkader Chaou, chaabi music interpreter * Cheikh El Hasnaoui, singer * Mustapha Toumi, songwriter * Hadj Bouchiba, songwriter, lyricist, composer, poet and painter *

Reda Doumaz Reda Doumaz (born 1956 in Algiers) is an important figure of the chaâbi music in Algeria, known for his interpretation of ''hizia'' and ''moulet el ain elzarqa (en-tr:the blue eyed lady)''. He was born and raised in the Casbah A kasbah (, al ...

, singer * Mustapha Skandrani, pianist, performer of chaâbi music *

Khelifa Belkacem Khelifa Belkacem (1907 – November 4, 1951) was an Algerian singer. Biography Khelifa Belkacem was born in 1907 in Koléa. His family moved to Staouéli near Algiers in 1911. At the age of nine he becomes fatherless. In 1935 he moves to A ...

, singer * Mohamed Boumerdassi, singer *

Hsissen Hsissen (December 8, 1929 – September 29, 1958) was an Algerian singer. Biography Hsissen was born at 15 rue Monthabor in the Casbah of Algiers to a modest family, originally from Maâtkas (Tizi Ouzou Province). From a very young age, he w ...

, singer * Farid Ali, singer * Hadj M'rizek, songwriter, lyricist, composer, poet and painter * Hadj Menouar, singer

Contemporary

* DJ Snake, DJ, producer, songwriter; French-Algerian artist, worked with several famous artists.

Jazz

* Franck Amsallem, jazz pianist, arranger, composer and singer *

Michel Benita Michel Benita at ''INNtöne Jazzfestival'' in 2019 Michel Benita (born 1954 in Algiers, Algeria) is a double bass player, prominent in jazz music since 1980's. He moved to Paris in 1981 and became one of the major discoveries in European jazz ...

, double bass player *

Mohamed Rouane Mohamed Rouane (born at Belouizdad, Algiers in 1968) is an Algerian musician and recording artist, well known in his own country for his performances of flamenco and "Casbah-style jazz" and especially for his use of the mondol. Beyond the busine ...

, Casbah-jazz, mondol player * Martial Solal, jazz pianist and composer

Musiques du monde

Mohamed Abdennour (Ptit Moh) Mohamed Abdennour (stage name Ptit Moh) is an Algerian composer, arranger and instrumentalist, active in France and playing a fusion of different musical forms mixed with chaabi. Early life He has been called a virtuoso on the Algerian mandole ...

composer, arranger, instrumentalist, variety of musical forms,

Algerian mandole The Algerian mandole (mandol, mondol) is a steel-string fretted instrument resembling an elongated mandolin, widely used in Algerian music such as Chaabi, Kabyle music and Nuubaat (Andalusian classical music). The name can cause confusion, as " ...

player *

Djamel Laroussi Djamel Laroussi is an Algerian singer, composer, songwriter, arranger and guitar player. Laroussi was born in Sidi Ben Adda, Algeria, moved to Cologne, Germany, to attend Cologne Academy of Music. Since 2018 he is Member of the Group :de:Wild ...

, singer, composer, songwriter, arranger and guitar player

Pop

Baaziz Baaziz, stage name of Abdelaziz Bekhti, (born 1963 in Cherchell, northern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital ...

, singer *

Enrico Macias Gaston Ghrenassia (born 11 December 1938), known by his stage name Enrico Macias, is an Algerian-French singer, songwriter and musician of Algerian Jewish descent. Early years Gaston Ghrenassia was born to a Sephardic Algerian Jewish family i ...

(Gaston Ghrenassia), singer * Souad Massi, singer * Line Monty (Eliane Sarfati), singer *

Rajae El Mouhandiz Rajae El Mouhandiz ( ar, رجاء المهندس, links=no) also known as Rajae ( ar, رجاء, links=no) (born 25 March 1979) is a Dutch- Moroccan/Algerian poet, singer, storyteller and composer. Early life Rajae El Mouhandiz was born in Larache, ...

, Dutch/ Moroccan/ Algerian singer, recording artist, storyteller and poet * Zaho, singer

Rai

Messaoud Bellemou Messaoud Bellemou ( ar, مسعود بلمو) is an Algerian musician and one of the most influential performers of modern raï music. He is considered by some people like one of the fathers of Modern Raï Music. Messaoud began his career playing ...

, raï musician, one of the most influential musicians of modern raï * Safy Boutella, musician, composer * Cheb Hasni, raï musician *

Cheb Mami Mohamed Khelifati ( ar, محمد خليفاتي, ), better known by his stage name Cheb Mami ( ar, شاب مامي, link=no, , born 11 July 1966), is an Algerian musician and singer-songwriter. He sings and speaks in Algerian Arabic and sometim ...

, raï musician, also known as Mohamed Khelifati * Faudel, raï musician * Khaled, raï musician, also known as Khaled El Hadj Brahim * Raïna Raï, bandRaïna Raï songs – maghrebspace.com *

Cheikha Rimitti Cheikha Rimitti ( ar, شيخة ريميتي) (born سعدية الغيزانية Saadia El Ghizania, 8 May 1923 – 15 May 2006) was an Algerian raï female singer. Early life Cheikha Rimitti was born in Tessala, a small village in western ...

, rai musician * Rachid Taha, raï–rock musician * Cheb Tarik, raï musician

Rap

* Fianso, Franco-Algerian rapper. * Kenza Farah, Algerian singer-songwriter, Rap, R&B and Hip-Hop; sings in French language. * Lacrim, French-Algerian rapper, songwriter, has many hits in French game and American game. * L'Algerino, singer and rapper. * :fr:Lotfi Double Kanon Lotfi, Double Kanon, rapper, MC, producer, songwriter; songs engaging tracks against political system. * PNL (rap duo), PNL (Rap Duo), acronym of Peace N' Lovés, rap duo composed of two brothers: Ademo & N.O.S. * Soolking, Algerian singer and rapper; he incorporates reggae, soul, hip hop and Algerian raï in his music.

Rock

* Rachid Taha, singer, musician

Religious figures

* Abdelkader El Djezairi, religious and military leader, Islamic scholar and Sufi * Augustine of Hippo, Christian theologian * Ahmad al-Alawi, Founder of the Sufi Alawiyya order * Abdul Baqi Miftah, Sunni Muslim scholar and writer

Scholars and academics

Economists

*Jacques Attali, economist, writer, and senior civil servant

Historians

* Mohamed Harbi, independence war historian * Ibn Hammad (historian), medieval historian * Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari, Algerian historian born in the 16th century

Linguistics

* Abderrahmane Hadj-Salah, 20th century linguist and president of the Algerian Academy of the Arabic Language * Saïd Cid Kaoui, 19th century lexicographer and interpreter focusing on Berber * Judah ibn Kuraish, 9th century Algerian grammarian and lexicographer focusing on Hebrew * Ibn Muti al-Zawawi, 13th century Algerian grammarian focusing on Arabic * Mouloud Mammeri, 20th century anthropologist, linguist, poet, writer * Mohamed Bencheneb, 19th century linguist and historian

Science

* Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, physicist, Nobel prize (1997) * Elias Zerhouni, radiologist and medical researcher * Henri Atlan, biophysicist and philosopher * Maamar Bettayeb, control theorist and systems scientist * Mohamed Belhocine, internal medicine and epidemiology researcher * Mustapha Ishak Boushaki, cosmologist and relativity researcher * Noureddine Melikechi, atomic, molecular, and optical physicist researcher * Rachid Deriche, computational imaging researcher

Philosophy

* Mohamed Arkoun, author, philosopher, historian * Malek Bennabi, social and religious philosopher * Jacques Derrida, deconstructionist philosopher * Frantz Fanon, psychologist * Bernard-Henri Lévy, philosopher and intellectual

Sports

Association football

* Adlene Guedioura, footballer & African champion * Sarah Bouhaddi, football goalkeeper * William Ayache, footballer * Christian Baudry (born 1955), footballer * Lakhdar Belloumi, footballer; world cup participation in 1982, 1986 * Djamel Belmadi, coach, former footballer; * Zahir Belounis, footballer * Saïd Benrahma, footballer * Abdelaziz Ben Tifour, footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team * Karim Benzema, French national footballer; parents are Algerian * Said Brahimi, footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team * Ali Fergani, footballer and trainer * Rabah Gamouh, international footballer; * Abdelhamid Kermali, footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team * Mahieddine Khalef, footballer and trainer * Mustapha Khedali), footballer * Rabah Madjer, footballer; played in two World Cup games with Algeria, European champion with Porto, etc. * Riyad Mahrez, footballer; played in one world cup ; * Rachid Mekhloufi, footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team * Said Belmokhtar, Kazakhstani-born Ukrainian footballer of Algerian descent * Samir Nasri, French national footballer; parents are Algerian * Yahia Ouahabi, retired player for JS Kabylie * Islam Slimani, Algerian national footballer; (World Cup 2014) * Mohamed Yahi, footballer for JS Kabylie and NA Hussein Dey * Karim Ziani, Algerian national footballer; world cup participation in 2010 * Zinedine Zidane, French national footballer; parents are Algerian * Kylian Mbappe, French national footballer, parents are Algerian and Cameroonese

Athletics

* Hassiba Boulmerka, athlete; 1500 m world and Olympic champion * Taoufik Makhloufi, athlete; 1500 m Olympic champion * Nouria Mérah-Benida, athlete; 1500 m Olympic champion * Noureddine Morceli, athlete; 1500 m world and Olympic champion * Artur Partyka, Polish high jumper; father is Algerian

Basketball

* Shahnez Boushaki, basketball player in Algeria women's national basketball team

Boxing

* Abdelhafid Benchabla, boxer * Amine Boushaki, judoka * Robert Cohen (boxer), Robert Cohen, world-champion bantamweight boxer * Alphonse Halimi ("la Petite Terreur"), world-champion bantamweight boxer * Myriam Lamare, boxer, French father and Algerian mother * Mohamed Missouri, boxer

Fencing

* Tahar Hamou, foil fencer * Anissa Khelfaoui, foil fencer * Armand Mouyal (1925–1988), French world champion épée fencer * Ferial Salhi, foil fencer

Ice hockey

* Josef Boumedienne, professional ice hockey player; Algerian and Finnish descent

Judo

* Hassane Azzoun, Algerian judoka * Sami Belgroun, Algerian judoka * Abderahmane Benamadi, Algerian judoka * Mounir Benamadi, Algerian judoka * Amar Benikhlef, Algerian judoka * Mohamed Bouaichaoui, Algerian judoka * Faycal Bousbiat, Algerian judoka * Amine Boushaki, Algerian judoka * Lyès Bouyacoub, Algerian judoka * Khaled Meddah, Algerian judoka * Amar Meridja, Algerian judoka * Omar Rebahi, Algerian judoka * Mohamed-Amine Tayeb, Algerian judoka * Nourredine Yagoubi, Algerian judoka * Houd Zourdani, Algerian judoka

Other sports

* Ali Boulala, professional skateboarder; Algerian and Swedish descent * Ines Ibbou, tennis player * Kahina Bounab, volleyball player * Alfred Nakache, Olympian world champion swimmer and water polo player * Ramzi Boudjatit, professional windsurfer (fin and foil.kitsurf too)

Terrorists

* Djamel Beghal, French Algerian convicted of terrorism * Abdul Nacer Benbrika, found guilty of being the leader of a terrorist organisation * Mokhtar Belmokhtar, sentenced to death for murder and terrorism * Slimane Khalfaoui, French-Algerian terrorist convicted of the Strasbourg cathedral bombing plot * Ahmed Ressam, Algerian al-Qaeda member convicted of attempting to bomb the Los Angeles International Airport on New Year's Eve 1999 * Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud, leader of the Algerian Islamic militant group Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb

References

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