1. Francine Faure (1914)

Pianist

Pianist from Algeria most famous for being the wife of renowned author Albert Camus. She was also a pianist who was known for playing the works of composers like Bach. 

2. Hugo Yannis (1996)

Instagram Star

Morocco-Algerian Instagram star whose fashionable selfies and comedy videos have amassed his page 220,000 followers. 

3. Hélène Cixous (1937)

French Philosopher And Writer

An Algerian-born author, academic, philosopher, critic, and feminist, she is best known for her 1975 work, The Laugh of the Medusa. Her other publications include Angst (fiction) and Portrait de...

4. Alain Chabat (1958)

French Actor

French director and actor who appeared in the 2004 French film Happily Ever After and directed Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra in 2002. He also plays Napoleon Bonaparte in the...

5. Nicole Garcia (1946)

Actress Film Director

Actress and filmmaker who appeared in more than forty French films between 1968 and 2012, including Selon Charlie, Un homme et une femme: vingt ans déjà, and L'adversaire.

6. Yasmine Ammari (1985)

World Music Singer

Singer who became a star in her home country of Algeria with hits songs like "Venez Danser le Rai," "Denia Li Nekratou" and "Baba." She is also known for playing Sultana...

7. Khaled (1960)

Folk Singer

Algerian singer and multi-instrumentalist whose work in the rai subgenre of folk music has earned him the title of "King of Rai." He is the author of a number of...

8. Baghdad Bounedjah (1991)

Algerian Footballer

Algerian international forward known for his play with Tunisia's Étoile du Sahel, where he was a two-time Tunisian Cup and one-time CAF Confederations Cup champion. He joined Al Sadd of...

9. Cheb Hasni (1968)

Algerian Musicians

Fixture of Alegria's popular Rai style of dance music who became a martyr after his 1994 murder.

10. Kouider Boukessassa (1974)

Algerian Footballer

Kouider Boukessassa is an Algerian football player who is currently playing as a forward for MC Oran in the Algerian Championnat National.

11. Slimane Raho (1975)

Algerian Footballer

Slimane Raho is an Algerian international football player who currently plays for Olympique Noisy-le-Sec in the French CFA2. Raho represented the Algeria national team from 1998 to 2010 participating in...

12. Fares Djabelkheir (1975)

Algerian Footballer

s Djabelkheïr is an Algerian football striker who plays for CS Constantine.

13. Moulay Haddou (1975)

Algerian Footballer

Moulay Haddou is a retired Algerian international footballer. He last played for MC Oran in the Algerian Championnat National.

14. Salim Iles (1975)

Swimmer

Salim Iles is an Algerian swimmer who competes in the freestyle events. He was named Algerian Sportsman of the Year in 1998. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic...

15. Sofiane Daoud (1975)

Algerian Footballer

Sofiane Daoud is an Algerian footballer. He played his last season for MC Oran in the Algerian Championnat National of 2008-2009.

16. Renée Gailhoustet (1929)

Architect

Renée Gailhoustet is a French architect known for her contribution to social housing in the Paris area.

17. Lise Sarfati (1958)

French Photographer

Lise Sarfati is a French photographer. Her images of cities in Russia and young people in the United States paint a sometimes despondent picture inspired by her own imagination.

18. Kheira Bouziane (1953)

French Politician

Kheira Bouziane born on 23 August 1953 in Oran is a French politician elected in 2012 as a deputy for the Socialist Party. In 2008 she became alderman for solidarity...

19. Mohamed Zine El-Abidine Sebbah (1987)

Footballer

Mohamed Zine El-Abidine Sebbah is an Algerian footballer who plays for MC Oran in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

20. Mohamed Boualem (1987)

Footballer

Mohamed «Hamia» Boualem is an Algerian football player. He is currently playing for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

21. Mourad Satli (1990)

Footballer

Mouard Satli is a French-Algerian football player who plays for R. Charleroi S. C. in the Belgian Pro League.

22. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani (1927)

Prime Minister Of Algeria

Mohammed ben Ahmed Abdelghani was the prime minister of Algeria under President Chadli Bendjedid from 8 March 1979 until 22 January 1984. He served as the first prime minister...

23. Mohammed Rahoui (1988)

Algerian Footballer

Mohammed Amine Rahoui is an Algerian footballer who last played for Lechia Gdańsk in the Ekstraklasa. He plays primarily as a left midfielder.

24. Hichem Benmeghit (1980)

Footballer

Hichem Benmeghit is an Algerian footballer. He currently plays for WA Tlemcen in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 on loan from USM Alger.

25. Chemseddine Nessakh (1988)

Algerian Footballer

Chemseddine Nessakh is an Algerian footballer who plays for MC Oran in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

26. Lakhdar Bentaleb (1988)

Algerian Footballer

Mohamed Lakhdar Bentaleb is an Algerian football player.

27. Fatiha Boudiaf (1944)

unknow

Boudiaf was married to former Algerian president Mohamed Boudiaf. After his assassination in 1992 she set up the Boudiaf Foundation to spread her husband's message of peace and to help...

28. Robert Ménard (1953)

French Activist

Robert Ménard one of the founders and the former secretary-general of the Paris-based international NGO Reporters Sans Frontières is mayor of the town of Béziers in the south of France....

29. Guy Mardel (1944)

French Singer

Guy Mardel is a French-Algerian singer best known for his participation in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest. Mardel lived his first 15 years in Algeria before moving to France in...

30. Abdellah Kechra (1945)

Footballer

Abdellah Kechra is a former Algerian football player. He participate in the 1968 Africa Cup of Nations in Ethiopia the first participation of Algeria team..

31. François Valéry (1954)

French Singer

çois Valéry is a French singer-songwriter and composer.

32. Louis Bertignac (1954)

French Guitarist Singer And Song

Louis Bertignac is a French guitarist vocalist and songwriter. An ex Shakin' Street member and a founding member in 1976 of the rock band Téléphone he formed Bertignac et les...

33. Abdelkrim Bendjemil (1959)

Handball Player

Abdelkrim Bendjemil is a former Algerian handball player. He played for MC Oran and win many national and international titles. And for the Algerian national team and participated at the...

34. Haim Amsalem (1959)

Israeli Politician

Rabbi Chaim Amsellem is an Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset. Following a rift between him and former party Shas he established the Am Shalem party to...

35. Cheba Zahouania (1959)

Algerian Singer

Cheba Zahouania is an Algerian-born singer known for raï music. She has lived in France since her singing partner Cheb Hasni was murdered in 1994.

36. Anne Alvaro (1951)

Actress

Anne Alvaro is a French actress whose work spans from the early 1970s through 2012. She is probably best known for her role as Eleonore in the 1983 biopic Danton....

37. Mohamed Bouchiche (1962)

Boxer

Mohamed Bouchiche is an Algerian former boxer who fought in the heavyweight division. He participated for two times at the olympic games 1980 and 1984. He won many national and...

38. Ali Benhalima (1962)

Algerian Footballer

Ali Benhalima is a retired Algerian football player.

39. Mustapha Boukar (1962)

Footballer

Mustapha Boukar is an Algerian football former player and the legendary number 10 of ASM Oran nicknamed Paulo César referring to the Brazilian player of the 70th. He played in...

40. Mokhtar Kechamli (1962)

Footballer

Mokhtar Kechamli is an Algerian football manager and former player.

41. Laurent Pariente (1962)

French Artist

Laurent Pariente is a French sculptor

42. Mourad Meziane (1964)

Algerian Footballer

Mourad Meziane is a former Algerian international football player. He played in MC Oran and was a president of the club between 2003 and 2006.

43. Abdesslam Benabdellah (1964)

Football Player

Abdesslam Benabdellah is a former Algerian football player who played as a goalkeeper.

44. Julien Dray (Unknow)

French Politician

Julien Dray was born on 5 March 1955 in Oran French Algeria in a native Jewish family. He is currently a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents...

45. Étienne Daho (1956)

French Singer

Étienne Daho is a French singer songwriter and record producer. He has released a number of synth-driven and rock-surf influenced pop hit singles since 1981.

46. Catherine Destivelle (1960)

Algerian-born French Rock Climbe

Catherine Monique Suzanne Destivelle is an Algerian-born French rock climber and mountaineer. In 1992 she became the first woman to complete a solo ascent of the Eiger's north face. She...

47. Thierry Pastor (1960)

French Singer

Thierry Pastor is a French singer and composer known for his 1980s hits Le Coup de folie and Sur des Musiques Noires. He was also a former musician of Gilbert...

48. Gaston Thomson (Unknow)

French Politician

Gaston Thomson was a French politician born January 29 1848 in Oran and died May 14 1932 at Bône. He was a member of the French Chamber of Deputies for...

49. Frédéric Perez (1961)

Handball Player

édéric Perez is a French handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1992 he was a member of the French handball team which won the bronze medal....

50. Pierre Bensusan (1957)

French Musician

Pierre Bensusan is a French-Algerian guitarist. As sephardic Jews his family came from Spain Spanish Morocco and French Algeria. The genre of his acoustic guitar music is often characterized as...