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Notable '''[[Algeria]]ns''' include:
Notable '''[[Algeria]]ns''' include:


== Artists ==
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==Artists==
{{see also|List of Algerian artists|List of Algerian women artists}}
{{see also|List of Algerian artists|List of Algerian women artists}}


===Writers (including poets)===
=== Actors ===
{{See also|List of Algerian women writers}}
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*[[Ferhat Abbas]] (1899–1985), political leader and essayist
*[[Mohamed Aïchaoui]] (1921–1959), political leader and journalist
*[[Abdelkader Alloula]] (1939–1994), playwright
*[[Al-Akhdari]] (1512–1575), Arab-Algerian poet, Alim, astronomer, jurist and logician of Sherifian descent
*[[Malek Alloula]] (1937–2015), 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
*[[Albert Camus]] (1913–1960), journalist, author, philosopher
*[[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]] (1905–1973), 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]] (1936–2015), 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
* [[Sarah Rivens]], writer
*[[Othmane Senadjki]] (1959–2010), journalist
*[[Kateb Yacine]] (1929–1989), 20th-century writer
*[[Moufdi Zakaria]] (1908–1977), lyricist of the Algerian [[national anthem]] "[[Kassaman]]"
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[[File:Sofia Boutella (34705024651).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Sofia Boutella]]]]
=== New media ===

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

===Actors===
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* [[Hadj Abderrahmane]], actor and comedian<ref>[[:fr:Hadj Abderrahmane]]</ref>
* [[Hadj Abderrahmane]], actor and comedian<ref>[[:fr:Hadj Abderrahmane]]</ref>
* [[Isabelle Adjani]], French actress
* [[Isabelle Adjani]], French actress
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* [[Ramzy Bedia]], French-Algerian actor
* [[Ramzy Bedia]], French-Algerian actor
* [[Leïla Bekhti]], French-Algerian actress
* [[Leïla Bekhti]], French-Algerian actress
* [[Alice Belaïdi]], French-Algerian actress
* [[Alice Belaïdi]], French-Algerian actress
* [[Catherine Belkhodja]], French-Algerian actress
* [[Catherine Belkhodja]], French-Algerian actress
* [[Adila Bendimerad]], actress and screenwriter
* [[M'hamed Benguettaf]], actor and playwright
* [[M'hamed Benguettaf]], actor and playwright
* [[Jean Benguigui]], stage, screen, and television actor
* [[Jean Benguigui]], stage, screen, and television actor
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* [[Rachid Ksentini]], actor and comedian
* [[Rachid Ksentini]], actor and comedian
* [[Karim Leklou]], actor
* [[Karim Leklou]], actor
* [[Nassim Lyes]], actor
* [[Maïwenn]], actress, film director and producer
* [[Maïwenn]], actress, film director and producer
* [[Hanaa Mansour]], actress
* [[Imen Noel]], actress
* [[Tahar Rahim]], actor
* [[Tahar Rahim]], actor
* [[Rouiched]], comedy actor
* [[Rouiched]], comedy actor
* [[Lyes Salem]], actor and film director
* [[Lyes Salem]], actor and film director
* [[Samy Seghir]], French-Algerian actor
* [[Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir]], actor, director, and man of stage
* [[Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir]], actor, director, and man of stage
* [[Samy Seghir]], French-Algerian actor
* [[Smaïn]], actor and humorist
* [[Smaïn]], actor and humorist
* [[Marie Soussan]], actress and singer
* [[Patrick Timsit]], comedian, writer, and film director
* [[Patrick Timsit]], comedian, writer, and film director
* [[Larbi Zekkal]], actor and comedian
* [[Larbi Zekkal]], actor and comedian
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===Directors and filmmakers===
=== Directors and filmmakers ===
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* [[Merzak Allouache]], film director
* [[Merzak Allouache]], film director
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* [[Malek Bensmaïl]], film director
* [[Malek Bensmaïl]], film director
* [[Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina]], film director, Palme d'Or at the 1975 Cannes Festival
* [[Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina]], film director, Palme d'Or at the 1975 Cannes Festival
* [[Damien Ounouri]], French-Algerian film director and screenwriter
* [[Ahmed Rachedi (film director)|Ahmed Rachedi]], film director–producer, pioneer of Algerian cinema
* [[Ahmed Rachedi (film director)|Ahmed Rachedi]], film director–producer, pioneer of Algerian cinema
* [[Fatma Zohra Zamoum]], film director
* [[Fatma Zohra Zamoum]], film director
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=== Fashion (designers, models) ===
===Illustrators===
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* [[Loli Bahia]], model
* [[Farida Khelfa]], former model and actress
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=== Illustrators ===
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* [[Ali Dilem]], editorial cartoonist
* [[Baya (artist)|Baya]], painter
* [[Baya (artist)|Baya]], painter
* [[Feriel Boushaki]], contemporary artist
* [[Ali Dilem]], editorial cartoonist
* [[Hocine Ziani]], painter
* [[:fr:Le Hic|Le Hic]], editorial cartoonist
* [[:fr:Le Hic|Le Hic]], editorial cartoonist
* [[Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer]], artist
* [[Rezki Zerarti]], painter
* [[Rezki Zerarti]], painter
* [[Hocine Ziani]], painter
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===Fashion (designers, models)===
=== New media ===
* [[Maurice Benayoun]], artist and theorist
* [[Yves Saint Laurent (designer)|Yves Saint Laurent]], clothing and fashion designer

=== Writers (including poets) ===
{{See also|List of Algerian women writers}}
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* [[Loli Bahia]], model
[[File:Moufdi_Zakaria_1964.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Moufdi Zakaria]]]]
* [[Younes Bendjima]], model
* [[Farida Khelfa]], former model and actress
* [[Ferhat Abbas]] (1899–1985), political leader and essayist
* [[Mohamed Aïchaoui]] (1921–1959), political leader and journalist
* [[Al-Akhdari]] (1512–1575), Arab-Algerian poet, Alim, astronomer, jurist and logician of Sherifian descent
* [[Abdelkader Alloula]] (1939–1994), playwright
* [[Malek Alloula]] (1937–2015), 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
* [[Zighen Aym]] (born 1957), writer and engineer
* [[Farida Belghoul]] (born 1958), author
* [[Omar Belhouchet]] (born 1954), journalist
* [[Myriam Ben]] (1928–2001), novelist, poet, painter, and activist
* [[Berthe Bénichou-Aboulker]] (1888–1942), poet
* [[Mohammed Benchicou]] (born 1952), director and publisher of the Algerian newspaper ''Le Matin''
* [[Salah Benlabed]] (born 1950), architect, academic, novelist and poet
* [[Malek Bennabi]] (1905–1973), writer and philosopher
* [[Rachid Boudjedra]] (born 1941), poet, novelist, playwright and critic
* [[Albert Camus]] (1913–1960), journalist, author, philosopher
* [[Mohamed Cherak]], journalist
* [[Hélène Cixous]], feminist writer
* [[Mohammed Dib]] (1920–2003), 20th-century writer
* [[Leila Djabali]] (born 1933)
* [[Tahar Djaout]] (1954–1993), poet, journalist, critic
* [[Assia Djebar]] (1936–2015), 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
* [[Latifa Ben Mansour]] (born 1950), writer, psychoanalyst, and linguist
* [[Fodil Mezali]] (born 1959), journalist and writer
* [[Hocine Mezali]] (born 1938), journalist and writer
* [[Rachid Mimouni]] (1945–1995), writer, poet
* [[Ahlam Mostaghanemi]], writer
* [[Sarah Rivens]], writer
* [[Othmane Senadjki]] (1959–2010), journalist
* [[Ahmed Ben Triki]] (1650–1750), Algerian poet from Tlemcen
* [[Kateb Yacine]] (1929–1989), 20th-century writer
* [[Moufdi Zakaria]] (1908–1977), lyricist of the Algerian [[national anthem]] "[[Kassaman]]"
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== Criminals ==
==Leaders and politicians==
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===Ancient Algeria===
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* [[Djamel Beghal]], French Algerian convicted of terrorism
* [[Mokhtar Belmokhtar]], sentenced to death for murder and terrorism
* [[Abdul Nacer Benbrika]], found guilty of being the leader of a terrorist organisation
* [[Hamza Bendelladj]], cyber-criminal also known as the "Smiling Hacker"
* [[Rédoine Faïd]], French-Algerian bank robber and jailbreaker
* [[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
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== Journalists ==
* [[Abdessami' Abdelhaï]], journalist

== Leaders and politicians ==
=== Ancient Algeria ===
[[File:Portrait Juba II Louvre Ma1886.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Juba II]]]]
[[File:Portrait Juba II Louvre Ma1886.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Juba II]]]]
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* [[Juba I]], 1st-century BC, king of Numidia under [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] rule
* [[Juba I]], 1st century BC, king of Numidia under [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] rule
* [[Saburra]], Numidian general
* [[Saburra]], Numidian general
* [[Juba II]], 1st-century BC, king of Numidia under Roman rule
* [[Juba II]], 1st century BC, king of Numidia under Roman rule
* [[Naravas]] Numidian chief
* [[Naravas]], Numidian chief
* [[Jugurtha]], 2nd-century BC, king of Numidia
* [[Jugurtha]], 2nd century BC, king of Numidia
* [[Zelalsen]], king of the Massylii
* [[Zelalsen]], king of the Massylii
* [[Ozalces]], king of the Massylii
* [[Ozalces]], king of the Massylii
* [[Capussa]], king of the Massylii tribe and brother to King Gaia
* [[Capussa]], king of the Massylii tribe and brother to King Gaia
* [[Gala (king)]], king of the Massylii tribe
* [[Gala (king)|Gala]], king of the Massylii tribe
* [[Lacumazes]], king of the Massylii tribe
* [[Lacumazes]], king of the Massylii tribe
* [[Syphax]], king of the Massylii tribe
* [[Syphax]], king of the Massylii tribe
* [[Vermina]], son of Sypbax and king of the Masaesyli tribe
* [[Vermina]], son of Sypbax and king of the Masaesyli tribe
* [[Archobarzane]], last king of the Masaesylians
* [[Archobarzane]], last king of the Masaesylians
* [[Massinissa]], 3rd-century BC, king of [[Numidia]]
* [[Massinissa]], 3rd century BC, king of [[Numidia]]
* [[Micipsa]], king of Numidia
* [[Micipsa]], king of Numidia
* [[Gulussa]], king of Numidia along with his two brothers
* [[Gulussa]], king of Numidia along with his two brothers
* [[Mastanabal]], king of Numidia
* [[Mastanabal]], king of Numidia
* [[Adherbal (king of Numidia)|Adherbal]], king of Numidia
* [[Adherbal (king of Numidia)|Adherbal]], king of Numidia
* [[Hiempsal I]], king of Numidia
* [[Hiempsal I]], king of Numidia
* [[Gauda (king)|Gauda]], Jugurtha's brother; a king of Numidia
* [[Gauda (king)|Gauda]], Jugurtha's brother; a king of Numidia
* [[Iarbas]], Gaetulian king
* [[Iarbas]], Gaetulian king
* Hiarbas, king, usurped the throne of Numidia
* Hiarbas, king, usurped the throne of Numidia
* [[Hiempsal II]], son of Gauda and king of Numidia
* [[Hiempsal II]], son of Gauda and king of Numidia
* [[Masteabar]], king of western Numidia
* [[Masteabar]], king of western Numidia
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* [[Quintus Lollius Urbicus]], governor of Roman Britain
* [[Quintus Lollius Urbicus]], governor of Roman Britain
* [[Masuna]], first recorded king of the [[Mauro-Roman Kingdom]]
* [[Masuna]], first recorded king of the [[Mauro-Roman Kingdom]]
* [[Mastigas]], Masuna's successor
* [[Mastigas]], Masuna's successor
* [[John (Mauro-Roman king)]], Berber military leader
* [[John (Mauro-Roman king)|John]], Berber military leader
* [[Garmul]], last recorded king of the Mauro Roman kingdom
* [[Garmul]], last recorded king of the Mauro Roman kingdom
* [[Masties]], founder and first king of the [[Kingdom of the Aurès]]
* [[Masties]], founder and first king of the [[Kingdom of the Aurès]]
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===Early Islamic Algeria===
=== Early Islamic Algeria ===
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* [[Abu Qurra]], proclaimed caliph by the [[banu ifran]] Berber tribe; founder of the indigenous Berber Muslim movement of Kharijite tendencies in North Africa; founder of the [[Emirate of Tlemcen]]
* [[Abu Qurra]], proclaimed caliph by the [[banu ifran]] Berber tribe; founder of the indigenous Berber Muslim movement of Kharijite tendencies in North Africa; founder of the [[Emirate of Tlemcen]]
* [[Sulyaman I of Tlemcen|Sulayman ibn Abd-Allah]], known as "Sulayman I of Tlemcen" – Emir of Tlemcen (786 / 7–813)
* [[Sulyaman I of Tlemcen|Sulayman ibn Abd-Allah]], known as "Sulayman I of Tlemcen"; emir of Tlemcen (786 / 7–813)
* [[Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam]], of Persian descent, founder of the [[Rustamid dynasty]] centered around Tiaret in modern-day Algeria
* [[Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam]], 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]] (''Dzayer'' in [[Algerian Arabic]] refers to his father [[Ziri ibn Manad]], founder of the [[Zirid dynasty]])
* [[Buluggin ibn Ziri]], 10th-century emir; founder of the city of [[Algiers]] (''Dzayer'' in [[Algerian Arabic]] refers to his father [[Ziri ibn Manad]], founder of the [[Zirid dynasty]])
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* [[Aruj|Baba Aruj]], 16th-century corsair; leader of the Regency of Algiers
* [[Aruj|Baba Aruj]], 16th-century corsair; leader of the Regency of Algiers
* [[Hayreddin Barbarossa]], brother and successor of ''Aruj''
* [[Hayreddin Barbarossa]], brother and successor of ''Aruj''
* [[Zymen Danseker]], Dutch privateer during the [[Eighty Years' War]], became admiral of the Algerian fleet from 1600 to 1610; said to have introduced the [[round ship]] to the Algerians
* [[Rais Hamidou]], Nicknamed 'Amir el Bihar' (leader of the seas), admiral and last great leader of the Algerian Navy, of Berber descent
* [[Rais Hamidou]], nicknamed 'Amir el Bihar' (leader of the seas), admiral and last great leader of the Algerian Navy, of Berber descent
* [[Zymen Danseker]], Dutch privateer during the [[Eighty Years' War]], became admiral of the Algerian fleet from 1600 to 1610. He is said to have introduced the [[round ship]] to the Algerians
* [[Sulayman Reis]], 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]]
* [[Sulayman Reis]], 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]]
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* [[Emir Abdelkader]], 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation
* [[Emir Abdelkader]], 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation
* [[Mohamed ben Zamoum]], 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation
* [[Ahmed Bey|Hadj Ahmed Bey]], last Bey of Constantine; fought the [[French Army]] during two sieges in 1836 and 1837
* [[Ahmed Bey|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
* [[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 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
* [[Mohamed Deriche]], 20th-century leader of the Kabyle political resistance against the French
* [[Messali Hadj]], nationalist politician
* [[Messali Hadj]], co-founder of "l'Etoile Nord-Africaine", the first Algerian nationalist party
* [[Belkacem Radjef]], co-founder of ENA with Messali Hadj and Amar Imache
* [[Lalla Fatma N'Soumer]], 19th-century female leader of the Kabyle resistance against the French
* [[Mohamed ben Zamoum]], 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation
* [[Omar ben Zamoum]], 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation
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===Revolutionary War of Independence===
=== Revolutionary War of Independence ===
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* [[Ferhat Abbas]], president of the provisional government of Algeria before independence, 1958–1961
* [[Ferhat Abbas]], president of the provisional government of Algeria before independence, 1958–1961
* [[Mohamed Aïchaoui]], journalist and independence war hero
* [[Mohamed Aïchaoui]], journalist and independence war hero
* [[Colonel Amirouche]], independence war hero
* [[Colonel Amirouche]], independence war hero
* [[Ali La Pointe]], also known as Ali Ammar; independence war hero
* [[Krim Belkacem]], independence war hero; vice president of the provisional government of Algeria
* [[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
* [[Hassiba Benbouali]], female hero of the independence war
* [[Mostefa Benboulaid]], Commander of Zone 1 during the independence war
* [[Djamila Bouhired]], female hero of the revolution
* [[Djamila Bouhired]], female hero of the revolution
* [[Yahia Boushaki (Shahid)|Yahia Boushaki]], 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]]
* [[Ali La Pointe]], also known as Ali Ammar; independence war hero
* [[Ahmed Mahsas]], sociologist and independence war hero
* [[Ahmed Mahsas]], sociologist and independence war hero
* [[Larbi Ben M'hidi]], Commander of Zone 5 during the independence war
* [[Larbi Ben M'hidi]], commander of Zone 5 during the independence war
* [[Mohamed Rahmoune]], political and military leader of the independence war
* [[Abane Ramdane]], political leader of the independence war; author of the "political over military" and "interior over exterior" principles
* [[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 [[Battle of Algiers (1957)|1957 Battle of Algiers]]; actor in the [[The Battle of Algiers|1966 war film by the same name]] after independence
* [[Yacef Saadi]], fighter in the independence war in the [[Battle of Algiers (1957)|1957 Battle of Algiers]]; actor in the [[The Battle of Algiers|1966 war film by the same name]] after independence
* [[Mohamed Rahmoune]], political and military leader of the independence war
* [[Abderrahmane Boushaki]], 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]]
* [[Yahia Boushaki (Shahid)|Yahia Boushaki]], political and military leader of the independence war
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===Independent Algeria===
=== Independent Algeria ===
[[File:Président Ahmed Ben Bella (mono).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Ahmed Ben Bella]]]]
[[File:Président Ahmed Ben Bella (mono).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Ahmed Ben Bella]]]]
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* [[Chaâbane Aït Abderrahim]], Wali of M'Sila, Constantine, and Algiers provinces
* [[Hocine Ait Ahmed]], political leader and head of the [[Socialist Forces Front]] opposition party (also a prominent independence war leader)
* [[Hocine Ait Ahmed]], political leader and head of the [[Socialist Forces Front]] opposition party (also a prominent independence war leader)
* [[Mohamed Bahi]] (born {{birth based on age as of date|40|2024|10|8|noage=1|slash=y}}), American-Algerian former Chief Liaison of [[New York City Mayor]] [[Eric Adams]] to the Muslim community
* [[Ahmed Ben Bella]], Algeria's first President, 1962–1965
* [[Ahmed Ben Bella]], Algeria's first president, 1962–1965
* [[Mourad Benachenou]], Minister for the restructure of industry, 1995<ref>Hunter, Brian. (Ed.) (1995) ''[[The Statesman's Year-Book 1995-96]]''. 132nd edition. London: Macmillan. p. 71. {{ISBN|0333620747}}</ref>
* [[Mourad Benachenou]], minister for the restructure of industry, 1995<ref>Hunter, Brian. (Ed.) (1995) ''[[The Statesman's Year-Book 1995-96]]''. 132nd edition. London: Macmillan. p. 71. {{ISBN|0333620747}}</ref>
* [[Chadli Bendjedid]], President of Algeria, 1979–1992
* [[Chadli Bendjedid]], president of Algeria, 1979–1992
* [[Maamar Benguerba]], Minister for labour and social affairs in the 1992 government<ref name="hunter1993">Hunter, Brian. (Ed.) (1993) ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=447JDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA81 The Statesman's Year-Book 1993-94]''. 130th edition. London: Macmillan. p. 81. {{ISBN|9780230271227}}</ref>
* [[Maamar Benguerba]], minister for labour and social affairs in the 1992 government<ref name="hunter1993">Hunter, Brian. (Ed.) (1993) ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=447JDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA81 The Statesman's Year-Book 1993–94]''. 130th edition. London: Macmillan. p. 81. {{ISBN|9780230271227}}</ref>
* [[Rabah Bitat]], vice president of Algeria's first government, president of parliament
* [[Rabah Bitat]], vice president of Algeria's first government, president of parliament
* [[Mohamed Boudiaf]], President of Algeria, 1992 (also a prominent Independence war leader)
* [[Mohamed Boudiaf]], president of Algeria, 1992 (also a prominent Independence war leader)
* [[Houari Boumedienne]], President of Algeria, 1965–1978
* [[Houari Boumedienne]], president of Algeria, 1965–1978
* [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]], President of Algeria, 1999–2019
* [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]], president of Algeria, 1999–2019
* [[Saïd Bouteflika]], brother of Abdelaziz Bouteflika
* [[Saïd Bouteflika]], brother of Abdelaziz Bouteflika
* [[Lakhdar Brahimi]], former Foreign Affairs Minister, Peace Envoy in Lebanon, Afghanistan and Iraq
* [[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
* [[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
* [[Abdallah Djaballah]], founder and leader of Al-Islah party
* [[Farida Haddouche]], politician, party secretary general
* [[Louisa Hanoune]], founder and female leader of the PT (Workers Party)
* [[Louisa Hanoune]], founder and female leader of the PT (Workers Party)
* [[Abelkader Khamri]], former minister for youth and sport, 1992<ref>Hunter, Brian. (Ed.) (1993) ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=447JDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA81 The Statesman's Year-Book 1993–94]''. 130th edition. London: Macmillan. p. 81. {{ISBN|9780230271227}}</ref>
* [[Chakib Khelil]], former Minister of Energy and Mines, former OPEC president
* [[Chakib Khelil]], former Minister of Energy and Mines, former OPEC president
* [[Abassi Madani]], founder and leader of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) party
* [[Abassi Madani]], founder and leader of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) party
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* [[Rabea Mechernane]], minister of national solidarity and family in the 1990s
* [[Rabea Mechernane]], minister of national solidarity and family in the 1990s
* [[Mahfoud Nahnah]], founder and former leader of the HMS party
* [[Mahfoud Nahnah]], founder and former leader of the HMS party
* [[Ahmed Ouyahia]], former Prime Minister
* [[Ahmed Ouyahia]], former prime minister
* [[Nouara Saadia]], Minister for Family and Women
* [[Nouara Saadia]], Minister for Family and Women
*[[Mohamed A. Lahlou]], cofounder of the FFS party
* [[Said Sadi]], founder and leader of the RCD party
* [[Said Sadi]], founder and leader of the RCD party
* [[Farouk Tebbal]], minister for the environment in the 1992 government<ref name="hunter1993"/>
* [[Farouk Tebbal]], minister for the environment in the 1992 government<ref name="hunter1993"/>
* [[Liamine Zeroual]], President of Algeria, 1994–1999
* [[Liamine Zeroual]], president of Algeria, 1994–1999
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==Martyrs==
== Martyrs ==
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* [[Mohamed Aïchaoui]]
* [[Mohamed Aïchaoui]]
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* [[Larbi Ben M'hidi]]
* [[Larbi Ben M'hidi]]
* [[Cheikh Bouamama]]
* [[Cheikh Bouamama]]
* [[Houari Boumédiène]]
* [[Houari Boumédiène]]
* [[Deborah Butterworth]]
* [[Mourad Didouche]]
* [[Mourad Didouche]]
* [[Malika Gaïd]]
* [[Malika Gaïd]]
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* [[Ahmed Zabana]]
* [[Ahmed Zabana]]
* [[Moufdi Zakaria]]
* [[Moufdi Zakaria]]
* [[Ali La Pointe|Ali Ammar]]

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==Military and intelligence services==
== Military and intelligence services ==
[[File:José Aboulker.jpg|thumb|180px|[[José Aboulker]]]]
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* [[José Aboulker]], member of the anti-Nazi resistance; later a neurosurgeon and political figure in France
* [[José Aboulker]], member of the anti-Nazi resistance; later a neurosurgeon and political figure in France
* [[Larbi Belkheir]], (Aboulker) former general, Ambassador to Morocco
* [[Larbi Belkheir]] (Aboulker), former general, Ambassador to Morocco
* [[Raïs Hamidou]], Algerian corsair
* [[Mohamed Lamari]], former [[Chief of Staff of the People's National Army]]
* [[Mohamed Lamari]], former [[Chief of Staff of the People's National Army]]
* [[Smain Lamari]], head of the Department of Counter-Espionage and Internal Security
* [[Smain Lamari]], head of the Department of Counter-Espionage and Internal Security
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==Musicians and singers==
== Musicians and singers ==
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{{main|List of Algerian musicians}}

===Berber===
=== Berber ===
* [[Aïssa Djermouni]], singer, poet
* [[Boualem Boukacem]], singer, poet, musician
* [[Boualem Boukacem]], singer, poet, musician
* [[Aïssa Djermouni]], singer, poet
* [[Idir (singer)|Idir]], singer, musician, composer
* [[Idir (singer)|Idir]], singer, musician, composer
* [[Lounès Matoub|Lounes Matoub]], rebel singer of Kabyle music
* [[Lounès Matoub|Lounes Matoub]], rebel singer of Kabyle music
* [[Lounis Ait Menguellet]], singer, poet, musician
* [[Lounis Ait Menguellet]], singer, poet, musician
* [[Erika Sawajiri|Erika sawajiri]], singer, Algerian mother and Japanese father
* [[Erika Sawajiri]], singer, Algerian mother and Japanese father
* [[Takfarinas]], singer
* [[Takfarinas]], singer


===Classical===
=== Classical ===
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* [[El Hachemi Guerouabi]], musician and reformer of the Chaabi classical style
* [[Farid Ali (singer)|Farid Ali]], singer
* [[Tarik O'Regan|Tarik o'reagan]], musician, Irish father and Algerian mother
* [[Dahmane El Harrachi]], singer, composer and songwriter of [[Chaabi (music)|Chaabi]] music
* [[El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka]], the Grand Master of [[Andalusian classical music]] and [[Chaabi (Algeria)]] music
* [[El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka]], the Grand Master of [[Andalusian classical music]] and [[Chaabi (Algeria)]] music
* [[Warda Al-Jazairia]], singer
* [[Boudjemaâ El Ankis]], singer, musician, performer of chaâbi music
* [[Boudjemaâ El Ankis]], singer, musician, 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]], singer
* [[Mustapha Skandrani]], pianist, performer of chaâbi music
* [[Khelifa Belkacem]], singer
* [[Khelifa Belkacem]], singer
* [[Hadj Bouchiba]], songwriter, lyricist, composer, poet and painter
* [[Mohamed Boumerdassi]], singer
* [[Mohamed Boumerdassi]], singer
* [[Abdelkader Chaou]], chaabi music interpreter
* [[Reda Doumaz]], singer
* [[El Hachemi Guerouabi]], musician and reformer of the Chaabi classical style
* [[Dahmane El Harrachi]], singer, composer and songwriter of [[Chaabi (music)|Chaabi]] music
* [[Cheikh El Hasnaoui]], singer
* [[Hsissen]], singer
* [[Hsissen]], singer
* [[Farid Ali (singer)|Farid Ali]], singer
* [[Warda Al-Jazairia]], singer
* [[Hadj Menouar]], singer
* [[Kamel Messaoudi]], performer of chaâbi music
* [[Hadj M'rizek]], songwriter, lyricist, composer, poet and painter
* [[Hadj M'rizek]], songwriter, lyricist, composer, poet and painter
* [[Tarik O'Regan]], musician, Irish father and Algerian mother
* [[Hadj Menouar]], singer
* [[Mustapha Skandrani]], pianist, performer of chaâbi music
* [[Mustapha Toumi]], songwriter
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===Contemporary===
=== Contemporary ===
* [[DJ Snake]], DJ, producer, songwriter; French-Algerian artist, worked with several famous artists
* [[DJ Snake]], DJ, producer, songwriter; French-Algerian artist, worked with several famous artists
* [[Indila]], French-Algerian singer
* [[Marina Kaye]], singer, French father and Algerian mother
* [[Marina Kaye]], singer, French father and Algerian mother
* [[Lolo Zouaï]], American singer, born to a French mother and an Algerian father
* [[Lolo Zouaï]], American singer, born to a French mother and an Algerian father


===Jazz===
=== Jazz ===
* [[Franck Amsallem]], jazz pianist, arranger, composer and singer
* [[Franck Amsallem]], jazz pianist, arranger, composer and singer
* [[Michel Benita]], [[double bass]] player
* [[Michel Benita]], [[double bass]] player
*[[Mohamed Rouane]], Casbah-jazz, [[mondol]] player
* [[Mohamed Rouane]], Casbah-jazz, [[mondol]] player
* [[Martial Solal]], jazz pianist and composer
* [[Martial Solal]], jazz pianist and composer


===Musiques du monde===
=== Musiques du monde ===
* [[Mohamed Abdennour (Ptit Moh)]] composer, arranger, instrumentalist, variety of musical forms, [[Algerian mandole]] player
* [[Mohamed Abdennour (Ptit Moh)]] composer, arranger, instrumentalist, variety of musical forms, [[Algerian mandole]] player
* [[Djamel Laroussi]], singer, composer, songwriter, arranger and guitar player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabestar.com/biographie-Djamel-Laroussi.php|title=Biographie De Djamel Laroussi|work=arabestar.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014141046/http://www.arabestar.com/biographie-Djamel-Laroussi.php|archivedate=14 October 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Djamel Laroussi]], singer, composer, songwriter, arranger and guitar player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabestar.com/biographie-Djamel-Laroussi.php|title=Biographie De Djamel Laroussi|work=arabestar.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014141046/http://www.arabestar.com/biographie-Djamel-Laroussi.php|archivedate=14 October 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Cheb i Sabbah]], DJ and composer/producer


===Pop===
=== Pop ===
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* [[Baaziz]], singer
* [[Baaziz]], singer
* [[Daniel Lévi]], singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist
* [[Enrico Macias]] (Gaston Ghrenassia), singer
* [[Enrico Macias]] (Gaston Ghrenassia), singer
* [[Souad Massi]], singer
* [[Souad Massi]], singer
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===Rai===
=== Rai ===
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* [[Messaoud Bellemou]], raï musician, one of the most influential musicians of modern raï

*[[Messaoud Bellemou]], raï musician, one of the most influential musicians of modern raï
* [[Safy Boutella]], musician, composer
* [[Safy Boutella]], musician, composer
* [[Cheb Hasni]], raï musician
* [[Cheb Mami]], raï musician, also known as Mohamed Khelifati
* [[Faudel]], raï musician
* [[Faudel]], raï musician
* [[Cheb Hasni]], raï musician
* [[Khaled (musician)|Khaled]], [[raï]] musician, also known as Khaled El Hadj Brahim
* [[Khaled (musician)|Khaled]], [[raï]] musician, also known as Khaled El Hadj Brahim
* [[Cheb Mami]], raï musician, also known as Mohamed Khelifati
* [[Raïna Raï]], band<ref>Raïna Raï songs – maghrebspace.com</ref>
* [[Raïna Raï]], band<ref>Raïna Raï songs – maghrebspace.com</ref>
* [[Cheikha Rimitti]], rai musician
* [[Cheikha Rimitti]], rai musician
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===Rap===
=== Rap ===
* [[Fianso]], Franco-Algerian rapper.
* [[Boef]], Algerian rapper; one of the Netherlands' most successful rappers
* [[Didine Canon 16]]
* [[Kenza Farah]], Algerian singer-songwriter, rap, R&B and hip-hop; sings in French
* [[:fr:Lotfi Double Kanon Lotfi|Double Kanon]], rapper, MC, producer, songwriter; songs engaging tracks against political system
* [[Kenza Farah]], Algerian singer-songwriter, rap, R&B and hip-hop; sings in French
* [[Fianso]], Franco-Algerian rapper
* [[Lacrim]], French-Algerian rapper, songwriter, has many hits in French game and American game
* [[Lacrim]], French-Algerian rapper, songwriter, has many hits in French game and American game
* [[L'Algerino]], singer and rapper
* [[L'Algerino]], singer and rapper
* [[PNL (rap duo)|PNL]], acronym of Peace N' Lovés, rap duo composed of two brothers: Ademo & N.O.S.
* [[: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; incorporates reggae, soul, hip hop and Algerian raï in his music
* [[Soolking]], Algerian singer and rapper; incorporates reggae, soul, hip hop and Algerian raï in his music
* [[Soso Maness]], rapper
* [[Soso Maness]], rapper
* [[Didine Canon 16|Didin Canon 16]]
* [[Boef]], Algerian rapper; one of the Netherlands’ most successful rappers


===Rock===
=== Rock ===
* [[Rachid Taha]], singer, musician
* [[Rachid Taha]], singer, musician
* [[Marc Zermati]], producer and promoter of punk rock music


==Religious figures==
== Religious figures ==
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* [[Abdelkader El Djezairi]], religious and military leader, Islamic scholar and Sufi
* [[Abdelkader El Djezairi]], religious and military leader, Islamic scholar and Sufi
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* [[Ahmad al-Alawi]], founder of the Sufi Alawiyya order
* [[Ahmad al-Alawi]], founder of the Sufi Alawiyya order
* [[Abdul Baqi Miftah]], Sunni Muslim scholar and writer
* [[Abdul Baqi Miftah]], Sunni Muslim scholar and writer
* [[Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine]], founder of the [[Rahmaniyya]] Sufi order
* [[Ahmad al-Tijani]], founder of the [[Tijaniyyah]] Sufi order
* [[Hud ibn Muhakkam al-Hawwari]], Ibadi Quran exegete
* [[Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi]], Arab scholar and imam
* [[Abu Madyan]], influential mystic and Sufi master
* [[Sidi El Houari]], imam and a saint of [[Oran]]
* [[Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi]], founder of the [[Senussi Order]]
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==Scholars and academics==
== Scholars and academics ==
=== Historians ===

* [[Annie Cohen-Solal]], writer, historian, cultural diplomat and public intellectual
===Historians===
* [[Ibn Hammad (historian)|Ibn Hammad]], medieval historian
* [[Mohamed Harbi]], independence war historian
* [[Mohamed Harbi]], independence war historian
* [[Évariste Lévi-Provençal]], medievalist, orientalist, Arabist, and historian of Islam
* [[Ibn Hammad (historian)|Ibn Hammad]], medieval historian
* [[Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari]], Algerian historian born in the 16th century
* [[Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari]], Algerian historian born in the 16th century


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


===Science===
=== Science ===

* [[Elias Zerhouni]], radiologist and medical researcher
* [[Maamar Bettayeb]], control theorist and systems scientist
* [[Maamar Bettayeb]], control theorist and systems scientist
* [[Mohamed Belhocine]], internal medicine and epidemiology researcher
* [[Mohamed Belhocine]], internal medicine and epidemiology researcher
* [[Mustapha Ishak Boushaki]], cosmologist and relativity researcher
* [[Mustapha Ishak Boushaki]], cosmologist and relativity researcher
* [[Rachid Deriche]], computational imaging researcher
* [[Noureddine Melikechi]], atomic, molecular, and optical physicist researcher
* [[Noureddine Melikechi]], atomic, molecular, and optical physicist researcher
* [[Rachid Deriche]], computational imaging researcher
* [[Elias Zerhouni]], radiologist and medical researcher


===Philosophy===
=== Philosophy ===
* [[Mohamed Arkoun]], author, philosopher, historian
* [[Mohamed Arkoun]], author, philosopher, historian
* [[Malek Bennabi]], social and religious philosopher
* [[Malek Bennabi]], social and religious philosopher
* [[Frantz Fanon]], psychologist
* [[Frantz Fanon]], psychologist


==Sports==
== Sports ==
===Association football===
=== Association football ===
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[[File:Madjer, rabah 1986.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Rabah Madjer]]]]
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* [[Adlene Guedioura]], footballer and African champion
* [[Lakhdar Belloumi]], footballer; World Cup participation in 1982, 1986
* [[Lakhdar Belloumi]], footballer; World Cup participation in 1982, 1986
* [[Djamel Belmadi]], coach, former footballer
* [[Djamel Belmadi]], coach, former footballer
* [[Said Belmokhtar]], Kazakhstani-born Ukrainian footballer of Algerian descent
* [[Zahir Belounis]], footballer
* [[Zahir Belounis]], footballer
* [[Saïd Benrahma]], footballer
* [[Saïd Benrahma]], footballer
* [[Abdelaziz Ben Tifour]], footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team
* [[Said Brahimi]], footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team
* [[Said Brahimi]], footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team
* [[Ali Fergani]], footballer and trainer
* [[Ali Fergani]], footballer and trainer
* [[Rabah Gamouh]], international footballer
* [[Rabah Gamouh]], international footballer
* [[Adlene Guedioura]], footballer and African champion
* [[Abdelhamid Kermali]], footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team
* [[Abdelhamid Kermali]], footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team
* [[Mahieddine Khalef]], footballer and trainer
* [[Mahieddine Khalef]], footballer and trainer
* [[Mustapha Khedali]]), footballer
* [[Mustapha Khedali]]), footballer
* [[Rabah Madjer]], footballer; played in two World Cup games with Algeria, European champion with Porto
* [[Rabah Madjer]], footballer; played in two World Cup games with Algeria, European champion with Porto
* [[Riyad Mahrez]], footballer; played in one World Cup
* [[Riyad Mahrez]], footballer; played in one World Cup
* [[Raïs M'Bolhi]], Algerian goalkeeper
* [[Raïs M'Bolhi]], Algerian goalkeeper
* [[Rachid Mekhloufi]], footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team
* [[Rachid Mekhloufi]], footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team
* [[Said Belmokhtar]], Kazakhstani-born Ukrainian footballer of Algerian descent
* [[Yahia Ouahabi]], retired player for [[JS Kabylie]]
* [[Yahia Ouahabi]], retired player for [[JS Kabylie]]
* [[Islam Slimani]], Algerian national footballer; (World Cup 2014)
* [[Islam Slimani]], Algerian national footballer; (World Cup 2014)
* [[Abdelaziz Ben Tifour]], footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team
* [[Mohamed Yahi]], footballer for [[JS Kabylie]] and [[NA Hussein Dey]]
* [[Mohamed Yahi]], footballer for [[JS Kabylie]] and [[NA Hussein Dey]]
* [[Karim Ziani]], Algerian national footballer; World Cup participation in 2010
* [[Karim Ziani]], Algerian national footballer; World Cup participation in 2010
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===Athletics===
=== Athletics ===
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* [[Hassiba Boulmerka]], athlete; 1500 m world and Olympic champion
* [[Hassiba Boulmerka]], athlete; 1500 m world and Olympic champion
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===Basketball===
=== Basketball ===
* [[Abdesslem Dekkiche]]
* [[Shahnez Boushaki]], basketball player on Algeria women's national basketball team


===Boxing===
=== Boxing ===
* [[Abdelhafid Benchabla]], boxer
* [[Abdelhafid Benchabla]], boxer
* [[Amine Boushaki]], judoka
* [[Amine Boushaki]], judoka
* [[Robert Cohen (boxer)|Robert Cohen]], world-champion bantamweight boxer
* [[Robert Cohen (boxer)|Robert Cohen]], world-champion bantamweight boxer
* [[Lahouari Godih]]
* [[Alphonse Halimi]] ("la Petite Terreur"), world-champion bantamweight boxer
* [[Alphonse Halimi]] ("la Petite Terreur"), world-champion bantamweight boxer
* [[Myriam Lamare]], boxer, French father and Algerian mother
* [[Myriam Lamare]], boxer, French father and Algerian mother
* [[Mohamed Missouri]], boxer
* [[Mohamed Missouri]], boxer
* [[Lahouari Godih|Lhouari Godih]]


===Fencing===
=== Fencing ===
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* [[Tahar Hamou]], foil fencer
* [[Tahar Hamou]], foil fencer
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* [[Armand Mouyal]] (1925–1988), French world champion épée fencer
* [[Armand Mouyal]] (1925–1988), French world champion épée fencer
* [[Ferial Salhi]], foil fencer
* [[Ferial Salhi]], foil fencer
* [[Michel Sebastiani]], modern pentathlete and Olympic fencing coach
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===Ice hockey===
=== Ice hockey ===
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* [[Josef Boumedienne]], professional ice hockey player; Algerian and Finnish descent
* [[Josef Boumedienne]], professional ice hockey player; Algerian and Finnish descent
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===Other sports===
=== Other sports ===
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* [[Ali Boulala]], professional skateboarder; Algerian and Swedish descent
* [[Ali Boulala]], professional skateboarder; Algerian and Swedish descent
* [[Kahina Bounab]], volleyball player
* [[Ines Ibbou]], tennis player
* [[Ines Ibbou]], tennis player
* [[Kahina Bounab]], volleyball player
* [[Salaheddine Mokdad Saidi]], volleyball player
* [[Salaheddine Mokdad Saidi]], volleyball player
* [[Alfred Nakache]], swimmer and water polo player
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==Criminals==
== See also ==
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* [[Djamel Beghal]], French Algerian convicted of terrorism
* [[Abdul Nacer Benbrika]], found guilty of being the leader of a terrorist organisation
* [[Hamza Bendelladj]], cyber-criminal also known as the "Smiling Hacker"
* [[Mokhtar Belmokhtar]], sentenced to death for murder and terrorism
* [[Rédoine Faïd]], French-Algerian bank robber and jailbreaker
* [[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
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==References==
== References ==
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Notable Algerians include:

Artists

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Actors

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Directors and filmmakers

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Fashion (designers, models)

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Illustrators

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New media

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Writers (including poets)

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Assia Djebar
Moufdi Zakaria

Criminals

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  • Djamel Beghal, French Algerian convicted of terrorism
  • Mokhtar Belmokhtar, sentenced to death for murder and terrorism
  • Abdul Nacer Benbrika, found guilty of being the leader of a terrorist organisation
  • Hamza Bendelladj, cyber-criminal also known as the "Smiling Hacker"
  • Rédoine Faïd, French-Algerian bank robber and jailbreaker
  • 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

Journalists

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Leaders and politicians

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Ancient Algeria

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Juba II

Early Islamic Algeria

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Ottoman Algeria

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Algeria under French colonization

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  • 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
  • Cheikh Boumerdassi, 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation
  • 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, co-founder of "l'Etoile Nord-Africaine", the first Algerian nationalist party
  • Belkacem Radjef, co-founder of ENA with Messali Hadj and Amar Imache
  • Lalla Fatma N'Soumer, 19th-century female leader of the Kabyle resistance against the French
  • Mohamed ben Zamoum, 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation
  • Omar ben Zamoum, 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation

Revolutionary War of Independence

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Independent Algeria

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Ahmed Ben Bella

Martyrs

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Military and intelligence services

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José Aboulker

Musicians and singers

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Main article: List of Algerian musicians

Berber

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Classical

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Contemporary

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  • DJ Snake, DJ, producer, songwriter; French-Algerian artist, worked with several famous artists
  • Indila, French-Algerian singer
  • Marina Kaye, singer, French father and Algerian mother
  • Lolo Zouaï, American singer, born to a French mother and an Algerian father

Jazz

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Musiques du monde

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Pop

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Rai

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Rap

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  • Boef, Algerian rapper; one of the Netherlands' most successful rappers
  • Didine Canon 16
  • Double Kanon, rapper, MC, producer, songwriter; songs engaging tracks against political system
  • Kenza Farah, Algerian singer-songwriter, rap, R&B and hip-hop; sings in French
  • Fianso, Franco-Algerian rapper
  • Lacrim, French-Algerian rapper, songwriter, has many hits in French game and American game
  • L'Algerino, singer and rapper
  • PNL, acronym of Peace N' Lovés, rap duo composed of two brothers: Ademo & N.O.S.
  • Soolking, Algerian singer and rapper; incorporates reggae, soul, hip hop and Algerian raï in his music
  • Soso Maness, rapper

Rock

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Religious figures

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Scholars and academics

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Historians

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Linguistics

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Science

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Philosophy

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Sports

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Association football

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Rabah Madjer

Athletics

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Basketball

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Boxing

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Fencing

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Ice hockey

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Judo

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Other sports

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ fr:Hadj Abderrahmane
  2. ^ Hunter, Brian. (Ed.) (1995) The Statesman's Year-Book 1995-96. 132nd edition. London: Macmillan. p. 71. ISBN 0333620747
  3. ^ a b Hunter, Brian. (Ed.) (1993) The Statesman's Year-Book 1993–94. 130th edition. London: Macmillan. p. 81. ISBN 9780230271227
  4. ^ Hunter, Brian. (Ed.) (1993) The Statesman's Year-Book 1993–94. 130th edition. London: Macmillan. p. 81. ISBN 9780230271227
  5. ^ "Biographie De Djamel Laroussi". arabestar.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
  6. ^ Raïna Raï songs – maghrebspace.com
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