List of Algerians

This is a list of famous or important Algerians:

In the news

Artists

Authors and poets

* Apuleius, classical author
* Mohammed Dib, 20th century writer
* Assia Djebar, novelist, translator and filmmaker
* Kateb Yacine, 20th century writer
* Jean Amrouche, 20th century poet and writer
* Taos Amrouche, author
* Rachid Boudjedra, poet, author
* Tahar Djaout, poet, journalist, critic
* Mouloud Feraoun, author and independence war hero
* Moufdi Zakaria, author of the Algerian National Anthem Kassaman
* Malek Haddad, poet, writer
* Said Mekbel, satirist, journalist
* Rachid Mimouni, author, poet
* Yasmina Khadra, also known as Mohamed Moulessehoul, author
* Abul-Kasim Saadallah, historian, author, poet, professor
* Albert Camus, author, philosopher, journalist
* Ahlam Mostaghanemi, writer

Painters

* M'hamed Issiakhem, painter, calligraphist
* Mohamed Khadda, painter and sculptor
* Baya Mahiedienne, female painter

Calligraphists

* Mohamed Racim, Painter, Miniaturist, Calligraphist
* Omar Racim, Painter, Miniaturist

Cartoonists

* Ali Dilem, famous cartoonist
* Slim, also know as Menouar Merabtene, famous cartoonist

Cinema artists

Actors

* Yahia Benmabrouk, also known as "l'apprentit", comedian
* Biyouna, female actor, dancer, comedian
* Abderahmane Hadj, also known as "l'inspecteur tahar", comedian
* Mohamed Fellag, actor and comedian
* Allel El Mouhib, actor and comedian
* Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir, actor and comedian
* Hassan El Hassani, actor and comedian
* Sid Ahmed Agoumi, actor
* Sid Ali Kouiret, actor
* Mohamed Hilmi, actor
* Rouiched, actor
* Farida Saboundji, actress
* Tayeb abou Al Hassan, actor
* Abdelhamid Ennemri, actor
* Sidali Mguellati, actor
* Hadj Omar, actor
* Bouguassi Abdelkader, actor
* Mohamed Hamdi, actor
* Chikh Nourredine, actor
* Noureddine Chellouche, actor
* Abdelhamid Habbati, actor
* Ali Fedhi, actor
* Sissani, actor
* Nouriya, actor
* Mostapha Kazdarli, actor

Directors & Filmmakers

*Hadj Rahim, Director, Film Maker
* Mohamed Lakhdar Hamina, Film director, Palme d'Or at the 1975 Cannes Festival,
* Merzak Allouache, film director
* Abdelkader Alloula, theatre producer
* Ahmed Rachedi, Film Diretcor / Producer , pioneer of Algerian cinema,
*Salem Brahimi, Film producer

Musicians and Singers

Classical

* Cheikh Larbi Ben Sari, composer and musician from the Tlemcen school of Andalusian music
* Abdelkrim Dali, Master of Hawzi classical music
* El Hadj Mohamed El Anka, Master of Chaabi classical music
* Cheikh Mohamed El Ghafour, musician from the Tlemcen school of Hawzi music
* Mohamed Tahar Fergani, musician and master of the Malouf classical style
* El Hachemi Guerouabi, musician and reformer of the Chaabi classical style
* Fadela Dziria, singer of Hawzi classical style music
* Kamel Messaoudi, singer of Chaabi music
* Warda El Djazaria, singer of classical Arab oriental music
* Dahmane El Harrachi, a brilliant singer composer and songwriter of Chaabi music

Berber

* Lounis Ait Menguellet, singer, musician
* Idir, singer, musician, composer
* Aissa Djermouni, master of the Chaoui song, performed at the Olympia in Paris in 1917
* Matoub Lounes, rebel singer of Kabyle music
* Djamel Allam, singer
* Malika Domrane, singer
* Cherif Kheddam, singer
* Mohammed fellag, actor, comedian

Pop

*Baaziz, singer
*Souad Massi, singer
*Lynda Thalie,singer

Rai

*Khaled, raï musician, also known as Khaled El Hadj Brahim
*kamel kerbouche, raï musician, composer
*Safy Boutella, musician, composer
*Cheb Hasni, raï musician
*Cheb Mami, raï musician, also known as Mohamed Khelifati
*Faudel, raï musician
*Cheikha Rimitti, rai musician
*Rachid Taha, raï/rock musician
*Ahmed Wahby, Founder of the Aasri style which will later become Rai music style
*Cheb Toufik, rai musician his music is enjoyed widely by Mouloudia (MCA) fans.

International

* Cheb Tarik, with various influences he blends an awesome musical gumbo ranging from Arabic, rai, reggae, funk, dance to disco

Leaders and politicians

Ancient Algeria

* Massinissa, 3rd century BC, King of Numidia
* Jugurtha, 2nd century BC, King of Numidia
*Juba I, 1st century BC, King of Numidia under Roman rule
*Juba II, 1st century BC, King of Numidia under Roman rule
*Tacfarinas, leader of a rebellion against the Romans
* Kahina, 7th century Queen, fought the Arab invasions
* Tin Hinane, Queen of the Tuareg

Early Islamic Algeria

* Tarik Ibn Ziad, One of the first Berber princes converted to Islam, he conquered Iberia in the 8th century
* Buluggin ibn Ziri, 10th century prince, founder of the city of Algiers ("Al Jazair" in Arabic)

Ottoman Algeria

* Baba Aruj, 16th century corsair, leader of the Regency of Algiers
*Khair ad Din Barbarossa, Brother and successor of "Aruj"
* Hassan Agha, 16th century Prince of Algiers. Defeated Emperor Charles V in Algiers
* Rais Hamidou, the last great leader of the Algerian Corsair Navy.
* Salah Benmostefa, also Salah Bey, 18th century prince of Constantine
* Sidi Nemdil, nationalist and islamic leader

French Algeria

*Emir Abdelkader, 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
* Lalla Fatma N'Soumer, 19th century female leader of the Kabyle resistance against the French.
* Cheikh Amoud BenMokhtar, Head of the Tuareg resistance against France, 1877 to 1912
* Mohamed El Mokrani, 19th century leader of the Kabyle resistance against the French
* Emir Khaled, grandson of Emir Abdelkader, leader of a rebellion against French rule in Algeria in the 20th century
* Messali Hadj, Founder of the first North African and then Algerian Nationalist Parties.

Revolutionary War of Independence

* Abane Ramdane, political leader of the independence war, author of the "political over military" and "interior over exterior" principles.
*Krim Belkacem, independence war hero, Vice president of the provisional government of Algeria.
* Larbi Ben M'hidi, Commander of Zone 5 during the independence war
* Mostefa Benboulaid, Commander of Zone 1 during the independence war
* Mourad Didouche, Commander of Zone 2 during the independence war.
* Zighout Youcef, Commander of Zone 2 during the independence war
*Colonel Amirouche, independence war hero.
*Ferhat Abbas, President of the provisional government of Algeria before independence, 1958-1961
* Yacef Saadi, fighter in the independence war in the Battle of Algiers. Also actor in film by the same name after independence.
* Hadj Smaine Mohamed El Hadi, Political Advisor to Yacef Saadi in the Autonomous Zone of Algiers during the Battle of Algiers. After establishing contact with French ethnologist Germaine Tillon to negotiate with the FLN in Algiers (Alistair Horne's: "A Savage War of Peace"), he was arrested by Colonel Godard's Paras in 1958 (General Massu's: La Vraie Bataille d'Alger), former advisor to President Benbella (1962-1963), Ministre of Justice under President Benbella (1963-1965), Ministre of Urban Planning under President Boumedienne (1965-1970).
* Ali Ammar, also known as Ali la Pointe, independence war hero.
* Hassiba Benbouali, female hero of the independence war
* Djamila Bouhired, female hero of the revolution

Independent Algeria

*Ahmed Ben Bella, Algeria's first President, 1962-1965
*Hadj Smaine Mohamed El Hadi, former Political and Legal advisor to Algeria's first President Ahmed Benbella (1962-1963), Ministre of Justice under President Benbella (1963-1965), Ministre of Urban Planning under President Boumedienne (1965-1970).
* Abdelhafidh Bouaoudia, Mayor of Béjaïa, 2005 - 2007
*Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, 1965-1978
*Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria, 1979-1992
*Mohamed Boudiaf, President of Algeria, 1992 (also a prominent Independence war leader)
*Liamine Zeroual, President of Algeria, 1994-1999
*Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President since 1999
*Ahmed Ouyahia, Former Prime Minister
*Hocine Ait Ahmed, political leader and head of the Socialist Forces Front opposition party (also a prominent independence war leader)
* Rabah Bitat, Vice president of Algeria's first government, president of parliament
*Drif-Bitat Zohra, Vice-president of the Senate (also a female figure of the independence war)
* Lakhdar Brahimi, Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Peace Envoy in Lebanon, Afghanistan and Irak
*Mahfoud Nahnah, founder and former leader of the HMS party
*Abdallah Djaballah, founder and leader of Al-Islah party
*Said Sadi, founder and leader of the RCD party
*Louisa Hanoune, founder and female leader of the PT (Workers Party)
*Redha Malek, founder and leader of the ANR party
*Abassi Madani, founder and leader of the Front Islamic of Salvation (FIS) party

Military and intelligence services

* Larbi Belkheir, former general, Ambassador to Morocco
* Mohamed Lamari, former Chief of Staff of the People's National Army
* Smain Lamari‎, 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

Religious figures

*Augustine of Hippo, Christian theologian
*Abdelhamid Benbadis, 20th century religious reformer
* Sidi Nemdil, nationalist and islamic leader

cholars and Academics

Historians

* Mohamed Harbi independence war historian
* Mahfoud Kaddache historian

cientists & Philosophers

* Frantz Fanon, psychologist
* Mohamed Arkoun, author, philosopher, historian
* Malek Bennabi, social and religious philosopher
* Ibn Qunfudh Al Qassantini, 14th century astronomer and mathematician
* Mouloud Mammeri, anthropologue, poet, writer
*Djilali Liabes, Minister for Scientific Research from 1992 to 1993
*Jacques Derrida, philosopher
*Louis Althusser, marxist philosopher

Inventors & Industrials

* Nemdil Ali, Inventor of 14 industrial machines.
* [http://preview.espacenet.com/results?sf=a&+FIRST=1&DB=EPODOC&TI=&AB=&PN=&
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Webmasters & internet

* Abdelaziz Nemdil, Webmaster and owner of "nemdil.com" and "nemdil.org", he made many web TVs ( around 100 ), games TV ( new invention "play flash games in full screen" ), 130 google gadgets in differents areas and much more.

Explorers and travellers

Architects

ports

* Lakhdar Belloumi, football player, world cup participation in 1982, 1986
* Noureddine Morceli, athlete, 1500 m world and Olympic champion
* Hassiba Boulmerka, female athlete, 1500 m world and Olympic champion
* Aziz Derouaz, handball player
* Mahieddine Khalef, football player and trainer
*Ali Fergani, footbal player and trainer
* Rabah Madjer, football player, 2 world cup participations with Algeria, European champion with Porto, etc...
* Rachid Mekhloufi, one of the founding fathers of the Algerian football team
* Abdelhamid Kermali, one of the founding fathers of the Algerian football team
* Said Brahimi, one of the founding fathers of the Algerian football team
* Mostefa Zitouni, one of the founding fathers of the Algerian football team
* Abdelaziz Bentifour, one of the founding fathers of the Algerian football team
* Zinedine Zidane, one of the greatest football players of all time, born in France but of Algerian descent
* Sofia Boutella, rhythmic gymnast in France she played in several nike-commercials, she also is a model for H&M. She's a French national of Algerian descent
* Ali Boulala, professional skateboarder of Algerian and Swedish descent.
*Karim Kerbouche, Algerian ice hockey player, and founder of the Algerian national ice hockey team.
*Yassine Fahas, Algerian ice hockey player, and one of the original members of the Algerian national ice hockey team.
*Josef Boumedienne, professional ice hockey player of Algerian and Finnish descent.
*Lahouari Godih, lightweight boxer with 15-15-2 record, born in Oran, Algeria.
*Yannick Hamri, Algerian ice hockey player, and one of the original members of the Algerian national ice hockey team.
*Djilali Hamri, Algerian ice hockey player, who played over 15 years in French division 1.

Other

Famous Westerners in Algeria

*List of Westerners in Algerian History

Famous Algerians abroad

* Elias Zerhouni, Head of the US National Institutes of Health, graduated from Algiers University's School of Medicine.
*Salah Brahimi, Consultant (Strategic Advisory Services), and former Adviser & Senior Cofinancing Officer, CGIAR, Vice Presidency for Sustainable Development, The World Bank
*Rym Brahimi - Former CNN Reporter and currently H.R.H. Princess Rym Ali of Jordan
*Yves Saint-Laurent - Famous Fashion Designer

ee also

*List of people by nationality