1. Dorra Zarrouk (1980)

TV Actress

Television and film actress who is best known for her work on series such as Maktoub, Zay El Ward, and Segn El Nessa. In 2016, she was cast in the feature film Whispering...

2. Klay BBJ (1989)

Rapper

Rapper who has earned significant notoriety due to his authority-questioning rhymes, which have frequently gotten him in trouble with Tunisia's post-revolutionary government. His best-known songs include "Dima Labes," "From Scratch"...

3. Bertrand Delanoë (1950)

French Politician

French Socialist politician who was elected as the mayor of Paris in 2001. He notably introduced a program called Vélib', which gives Parisians access to cheap rental bicycles.

4. Rym Saidi (1986)

Model

Tunisian international model and actress who became known after winning the first edition of the Arabic reality show Mission Fashion on LBC TV. She became popular for her notable campaign...

5. Roland Dyens (1955)

French Composer

Award-winning classical musician, composer, and arranger who became known for his improvisational abilities.

6. Bassem Srarfi (1997)

Soccer Player

Tunisian professional football player who is known for his work as a midfielder on the French club Nice. He is also known for his work as a midfielder on the...

7. Charlie Magri (1956)

British Boxer

English former Flyweight who won WBC, European, and The Ring titles in the 1970s and '80s.

8. Nejib Belkadhi (1972)

Tunisian Actor And Director

Well-renowned actor, director and producer known for creating one of the most successful TV shows in Tunisia called Chams Alik. He wrote and directed the 2013 film Bastardo and the 2018...

9. Oussama Haddadi (1992)

Soccer Player

Defender who rose to fame for his play for hugely popular Tunisian club Club Africain. He earned more than 100 caps for the club between 2010-2017, with whom he won the...

10. Hend Sabry (1979)

Tunisian Actor

Tunisian actress known to Arab television viewers as Ola in Ayza Atgawiz. She has also had a film career where she played roles in The Yacoubian Building as Bothayna and...

11. Hamza Belloumi (1983)

TV Show Host

Tunisian radio and television host who is known for his work hosting the program La Matinale on the Shems FM radio station. He is also known for his work hosting...

12. Ahlam Mosteghanemi (1953)

Novelist

The first female Algerian author to have her Arabic-language works translated into English, she is known for novels such as Fawda el Hawas (Chaos of the Senses) and Aber Sareer...

13. Poorna Jagannathan (1972)

American Actor

Indian-American actress widely recognized for having been cast on the critically acclaimed HBO drama series The Night Of. She also starred in the Bollywood cult-comedy Delhi Belly. In 2020, she began starring...

14. Rami Jridi (1985)

Footballer

Rami Jridi is a Tunisian football player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Stade Tunisien in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

15. Imed Trabelsi (1974)

Tunisian Politician

Imed Trabelsi is a businessman politician and favorite nephew of Leïla Ben Ali the former First Lady of Tunisia Trabelsi was formerly the mayor of La Goulette Tunisia.

16. Kamel Riahi (1974)

Tunisian Writer

Kamel Riahi is a Tunisian writer. He teaches in Algeria. He has published novels one of them titled The Gorilla. Riahi has been translated into English French Italian and Hebrew.

17. Moez Ben Cherifia (1991)

Footballer

Moez Ben Cherifia is a Tunisian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Espérance de Tunis and Tunisia national football team.

18. Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (1991)

Tunisian Footballer

Ben Youssef is a Tunisian football forward player. He currently plays for Tunisian top division club CS Sfaxien and the Tunisian national team. He was a member of the Tunisian...

19. Walid Ktila (1985)

Tunisian Paralympian

Ktila is a Paralympian athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category T34 middle distance events. and the holder of two IPC world records. He is the world champion in...

20. Sana Hassainia (1974)

Canadian Politician

Sana Hassainia is a Tunisian born Canadian politician who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election. She represents the electoral district of Verchères—Les Patriotes as...

21. Hassine Ayari (1985)

Olympic Wrestler

Hassine Ayari is an amateur Tunisian Greco-Roman wrestler who played for the men's heavyweight category. Ayari represented Tunisia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he competed for the...

22. Khaoula Ben Hamza (1991)

Olympic Taekwondo Practitioner

Khaoula Ben Hamza is a Tunisian taekwondo practitioner. She competed in the +67 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Anastasia Baryshnikova in the preliminary round.

23. Mohsen Mohamed Anani (1985)

Egyptian Hammer Thrower

Mohsen Mohamed Anani is an Egyptian hammer thrower.

24. Khaled Souissi (1985)

Tunisian Footballer

Khaled Soussi is a Tunisian professional footballer who currently plays for EGS Gafsa as a defender. He has won 18 caps for the Tunisia national football team.

25. Youssef Mouihbi (1985)

Tunisian Footballer

Youssef Mouhbi is a Tunisian footballer. He currently plays for Club Africain.

26. Hichem Hamdouni (1981)

Olympic Taekwondo Practitioner

Hichem Al-Hamdouni is a retired Tunisian taekwondo practitioner. Hamdouni qualified for Tunisia in the men's welterweight category at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by claiming the bronze medal and...

27. Ali Zitouni (1981)

Tunisian Footballer

Ali Zitouni is a Tunisian footballer who currently plays for CS Hammam-Lif.

28. Albert Memmi (1920)

French Writer

Albert Memmi is a French writer and essayist of Tunisian-Jewish origin.

29. Félix Gray (1958)

French Singer

élix Boutboul most know under the pseudonym of Félix Gray is a French singer and songwriter. He has a daughter named Marie-Charlotte born on 7 January 1991.

30. Hedi Turki (1922)

Tunisian Artist

Hedi Turki is a Tunisian artist of Turkish origin. He is considered the pioneer of abstract painting in Tunisia and has been an influential member of the School of Tunis....

31. Tarak Mekki (1958)

Tunisian Politician

Tarak Mekki was a Tunisian businessman and political figure. He declared himself as an opponent to the president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and a candidate to his succession. Mekki...

32. Chedli Klibi (1925)

Tunisian Politician

Chedli Klibi is a Tunisian politician. He was secretary general of the Arab League and the only non-Egyptian to hold the post.

33. Moncef Chargui (1958)

Football Player

Moncef Chargui is a former Tunisia international football defender who played club football in Tunisia. He is a football manager and has led clubs in Tunisia and Bahrain.

34. Nicola Pietrangeli (1933)

Italian Tennis Player

Nicola Nicky Pietrangeli is a former tennis player from Italy. He is considered by many to be Italy's greatest-ever tennis champion.

35. Andrée Yanacopoulo (1927)

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36. Pierre Darmon (1934)

French Tennis Player

Pierre Darmon is a former French tennis player. In 1963 he reached his highest singles ranking of World No. 8. He was also ranked in the top 10 worldwide in...

37. Youssef Akrout (1990)

Tunisian Yacht Racer

Youssef Akrout is a Tunisian sailor. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser class.

38. Adriano Garsia (1928)

American Mathematician

Adriano Mario Garsia is an Italian American mathematician who works in combinatorics representation theory and algebraic geometry a student of Charles Loewner.

39. Selima Sfar (1977)

Tunisian Tennis Player

Selima Sfar is a Tunisian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and has been ranked as high as 75th in the world. She has experienced most of...

40. Marc Gicquel (1977)

French Tennis Player

Marc Gicquel is a professional male tennis player from France.

41. Sadri Khiari (1958)

Tunisian Activist

Sadri Khiari was born on 26 February 1958 in Tunis and is a Tunisian activist. He was an exile in France from 2003. He is active in Indigènes de la...

42. Ulrik Wilbek (1958)

Danish Handball Coach

Ulrik Wilbek is a Danish team handball coach. He has been head coach for the Danish men's national handball team from 2005.

43. Amira Ben Chaabane (1990)

Olympic Fencer

Amira Ben Chaabane is a Tunisian sabre fencer. She fenced saber for Tunisia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was defeated in the first round by Chen Xiaodong of China...

44. Hamza Nagga (1990)

Tunisian Volleyball Player

Hamza Nagga is a Tunisian volleyball player. He is 196 cm high and plays as opposite hitter.

45. Marouan Chouiref (1990)

Olympic Handball Player

Marouan Chouiref is a Tunisian handball player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed with the Tunisia national handball team in the men's tournament.

46. Samir Dilou (1966)

Tunisian Politician

Samir Dilou is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of human rights transitional justice and government spokesperson under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.

47. Sandra Milo (1933)

Actress

48. Maurizio Valenzi (Unknow)

Italian Politician

Maurizio Valenzi was an Italian politician.

49. Moncef El Materi (1934)

Tunisian Businessman

Moncef El Materi is a Tunisian businessman and former commanding officer of the artillery of Tunisia. He established Al Adwya one of Tunisia’s biggest private pharmaceutical companies with his brother...

50. Roger Romani (1934)

French Politician

Roger Romani is a member of the Senate of France representing the city of Paris. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. Currently he serves as...