List of Algerians

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Notable Algerians include:

Artists[]

See also: List of Algerian women artists

Writers (including poets)[]

See also: List of Algerian women writers
Assia Djebar
Moufdi Zakaria
  • Ferhat Abbas (1899–1985), political leader and essayist
  • Mohamed Aïchaoui (1921–1959), political leader and journalist
  • Abdelkader Alloula (born 1939), playwright
  • Al-Akhdari (1512–1575), Arab-Algerian poet, Alim, Astronomer, Jurist and Logician of sherifian descent.
  • Malek Alloula (born 1937), poet, writer, and critic
  • Djamal Amrani (1935–2005), poet and essayist
  • Jean Amrouche (1906–1962), 20th-century poet and writer
  • Taos Amrouche (1913–1976), singer and writer
  • Apuleius (c. 125–c. 180 C.E.), Latin prose writer
  • Mohammed Arkoun (born 1928), scholar and thinker
  • Leila Djabali (born 1933)
  • Zighen Aym (born 1957), writer and engineer
  • Farida Belghoul (born 1958), author
  • Omar Belhouchet (born 1954), journalist
  • Mohammed Benchicou (born 1952), director and publisher of the Algerian newspaper Le Matin
  • Salah Benlabed (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, journalist
  • Hélène Cixous, feminist writer
  • Mohammed Dib (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, journalist, novelist and playwright
  • Ahmed Mahsas (1923–2013), political leader and writer
  • Fodil Mezali (born 1959), journalist and writer
  • Hocine Mezali (born 1938), journalist and writer
  • Rachid Mimouni (1945–1995), writer, poet
  • Ahlam Mostaghanemi, writer
  • Othmane Senadjki (1959–2010), journalist
  • Kateb Yacine (1929–1989), 20th-century writer
  • Moufdi Zakaria (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[1]
  • Allalou, playwright, theatre director, and actor known as the father of Algerian theater
  • Mahieddine Bachtarzi, 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, actor in James Bond movie No Time To Die, 2021
  • Biyouna, singer, actress and comedian
  • Mohamed Bouchaïb, Libya-born Algerian actor
  • Sofia Boutella, dancer, model and actress
  • Patrick Bruel, singer, actor, and professional poker player
  • Alain Chabat, 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, actor
  • Rachid Ksentini, actor and comedian
  • Rouiched, comedy actor
  • Lyes Salem, actor and film director
  • Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir, actor, director, and man of stage
  • Patrick Timsit, comedian, writer, and film director
  • Larbi Zekkal, actor and comedian
  • Marlène Jobert, actress, singer and author
  • Eva Green, actress and model

Directors and filmmakers[]

  • Merzak Allouache, film director
  • Abdelkader Alloula, 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, film director

Illustrators[]

  • Ali Dilem, editorial cartoonist
  • Baya, painter
  • Hocine Ziani, painter
  • Le Hic, editorial cartoonist
  • Rezki Zerarti, painter

Leaders and politicians[]

Ancient Algeria[]

Juba II
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  • 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
  • Tacfarinas, leader of a rebellion against the Romans
  • Macrinus, Roman Emperor
  • Pope Gelasius I, 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 Berber tribe, founder of the indigenous Berber Muslim movement of Kharijite tendencies in North Africa and also founder of the Emirate of Tlemcen.
  • , 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 (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 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, Nicknamed 'Amir el Bihar' (leader of the seas) Admiral and last great leader of the Algerian Navy, of Berber descent.
  • Zymen Danseker, A Dutch privateer during the Eighty Years' War, became admiral of the Algerian fleet from 1600 to 1610. He is said to have introduced the to the Algerians.
  • Sulayman Reis, A Dutch privateer during the Eighty Years' War; later turned to the corsair activity swearing allegiance to the Sultan of Algiers and became an officer under Zymen Danseker.

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, 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation
  • Omar ben Zamoum, 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, 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, independence war hero
  • Ali Ammar, also known as Ali la Pointe; independence war hero
  • Krim Belkacem, independence war hero; vice president of the provisional government of Algeria
  • Mostefa Benboulaid, Commander of Zone 1 during the independence war
  • Hassiba Benbouali, female hero of the independence war
  • Djamila Bouhired, 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
  • Lyès Deriche, political leader of the independence war; member of the Revolutionary Committee of Unity and Action

Independent Algeria[]

Ahmed Ben Bella
  • Hocine Ait Ahmed, 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, 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, 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, founder and female leader of the PT (Workers Party)
  • Chakib Khelil, former Minister of Energy and Mines, former OPEC president
  • Abassi Madani, 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, founder and former leader of the HMS party
  • Ahmed Ouyahia, 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[]

Military and intelligence services[]

Musicians and singers[]

Main article: List of Algerian musicians

Berber[]

  • Aïssa Djermouni, singer, poet
  • Boualem Boukacem, singer, poet, musician
  • Idir, singer, musician, composer
  • Lounes Matoub, rebel singer of Kabyle music
  • Lounis Ait Menguellet, singer, poet, musician
  • Erika sawajiri, singer, Algerian mother and Japanese father
  • Takfarinas, singer
  • Marina Kaye, singer, French father and Algerian mother

Classical[]

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, double bass player
  • Mohamed Rouane, Casbah-jazz, mondol player
  • Martial Solal, jazz pianist and composer

Musiques du monde[]

  • Mohamed Abdennour (Ptit Moh) composer, arranger, instrumentalist, variety of musical forms, Algerian mandole player
  • Djamel Laroussi, singer, composer, songwriter, arranger and guitar player[2]

Pop[]

  • Baaziz, singer
  • Enrico Macias (Gaston Ghrenassia), singer
  • Souad Massi, singer
  • Line Monty (Eliane Sarfati), singer
  • Rajae El Mouhandiz, Dutch/Moroccan/Algerian singer, recording artist, storyteller and poet
  • Zaho, singer

Rai[]

  • Messaoud Bellemou, raï musician, one of the most influential musicians of modern raï
  • Safy Boutella, musician, composer
  • Cheb Hasni, raï musician
  • Cheb Mami, raï musician, also known as Mohamed Khelifati
  • Faudel, raï musician
  • Khaled, raï musician, also known as Khaled El Hadj Brahim
  • Raïna Raï, band[3]
  • Cheikha Rimitti, 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.
  • Double Kanon, rapper, MC, producer, songwriter; songs engaging tracks against political system.
  • 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[]

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
  • Mohamed Arkoun, author, philosopher, historian
  • Malek Bennabi, social and religious philosopher
  • Jacques Derrida, deconstructionist philosopher
  • Frantz Fanon, psychologist

Sports[]

Association football[]

Rabah Madjer

Athletics[]

Boxing[]

Abdelhafid Benchabla

Fencing[]

Ice hockey[]

  • Josef Boumedienne, professional ice hockey player; Algerian and Finnish descent
  • , ice hockey player; one of the original members of the Algerian national ice hockey team
  • , Algerian ice hockey player; founder of the Algerian national ice hockey team
  • , ice hockey player; one of the original members of the Algerian national ice hockey team

Judo[]

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

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

See also[]

  • List of people by nationality

References[]

  1. ^ fr:Hadj Abderrahmane
  2. ^ "Biographie De Djamel Laroussi". arabestar.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
  3. ^ Raïna Raï songs – maghrebspace.com
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