List of Algerians
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Authors and poets
- ApuleiusApuleiusApuleius was a Latin prose writer. He was a Berber, from Madaurus . He studied Platonist philosophy in Athens; travelled to Italy, Asia Minor and Egypt; and was an initiate in several cults or mysteries. The most famous incident in his life was when he was accused of using magic to gain the...
(125 - 180), classical author - Mohammed DibMohammed DibMohammed Dib was an Algerian author. He wrote over 30 novels, as well as numerous short stories, poems, and children's literature in the French language. He is probably Algeria's most prolific and well-known writer...
(1920 - 2003), 20th century writer - Assia DjebarAssia DjebarAssia Djebar is the pen-name of Fatima-Zohra Imalayen , an Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker. Most of her works deal with obstacles faced by women, and she is noted for her feminist stance. Djebar is considered to be one of North Africa's pre-eminent and most influential writers...
(born 1936), novelist, translator and filmmaker - Kateb YacineKateb YacineKateb Yacine was an Algerian writer notable for his novels and plays, both in French and Algerian Arabic dialect, and his advocacy of the Algerian Berber cause.-Biography:...
(1929 - 1989), 20th century writer - Jean AmroucheJean AmroucheJean-Elmouhoub Amrouche was a French-language Algerian poet. Born to a Catholic family in Kabylie in Algeria, Amrouche emigrated with his family to Tunisia while still young...
(1906 - 1962), 20th century poet and writer - Taos AmroucheTaos AmroucheMarie-Louise-Taos Amrouche was an Algerian writer and singer....
(1913 - 1976), author - Rachid BoudjedraRachid BoudjedraRachid Boudjedra is an Algerian writer and educator who has published numerous poems, essays and novels. Before 1982, these were generally in French, but since then he has concentrated on writing in Arabic. He was born in Aïn Beïda, Algeria, where he was active in the independence movement...
(born 1941), poet, author - Tahar DjaoutTahar DjaoutTahar Djaout was an Algerian journalist, poet, and fiction writer. He was assassinated by the Armed Islamic Group because of his support of secularism and opposition to what he considered fanaticism. He was attacked on May 26, 1993, as he was leaving his home in Bainem, Algeria. He died on June 2,...
(1954 - 1993), poet, journalist, critic - Mouloud FeraounMouloud FeraounMouloud Feraoun was an Algerian writer and martyr of the Algerian revolution born in Tizi Hibel, Kabylia. Some of his books, written in French, have been translated into several languages including English and German...
(1913 - 1962), author and independence war hero - Moufdi ZakariaMoufdi ZakariaMoufdi Zakaria; , was an Algerian poet and writer. He wrote "Kassaman", the Algerian National anthem whilst in prison in 1955.-Biography:...
(1908 - 1977), author of the Algerian National Anthem KassamanKassamanKassaman or Qassaman is the national anthem of Algeria. It was adopted in 1963, shortly after the Independence. The lyrics were written by Mufdi Zakariah in 1956 while imprisoned by the French colonial forces. He wrote the verses using his blood on the 69th cell walls. The composer of the music... - Rachid MimouniRachid MimouniRachid Mimouni was an Algerian writer, teacher and human rights activist....
(1945 - 1995), author, poet - Yasmina KhadraYasmina KhadraYasmina Khadra is the pen name of the Algerian author Mohammed Moulessehoul .-Biography:Moulessehoul, an officer in the Algerian army, adopted a woman's pseudonym to avoid military censorship...
(born 1955), also known as Mohamed Moulessehoul, author - Ahlam Mostaghanemi, writer
Actors
- BiyounaBiyounaBiyouna is an Algerian singer, dancer, actress born in 1952 in Belcourt, Algiers, Algeria.-Early life:Having a very early passion for singing, she was a member of several groups: first in Fadela Dziria's group where she played tambourine, another that she directed with her accomplice Flifla, and...
, female actor, dancer, comedian - Hadj AbderrahmaneHadj AbderrahmaneHadj Abderrahmane was an Algerian actor from Télemly, Algiers. He was best known for his portrayal of Inspector Tahar alongside his shorter sidekick Yahia Ben Mabrouk, in the Adventures of Inspector Tahar film comedy series in the late 1960s and 1970s.- Biography :Abderrahmane was born in Algiers...
, also known as "l'inspecteur tahar", comedian - Mohand FellagFellagMohamed Saïd Fellag is an Algerian comedian, writer and humorist. He did his primary studies in Azeffoun and his secondary studies in Ali Mellah secondary school in Draa el Mizan...
, actor and comedian - Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir, actor and comedian
Directors and filmmakers
- Mohammed Lakhdar-HaminaMohammed Lakhdar-HaminaMohammed Lakhdar-Hamina is an Algerian film director. He is best known for his 1975 film Chronicle of the Years of Embers. He is one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Arabic cinema.- Biography :...
, film director, Palme d'Or at the 1975 Cannes Festival - Merzak AllouacheMerzak AllouacheMerzak Allouache is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 16 films since 1976. His 1996 film Salut cousin! was submitted to the 69th Academy Awards in the category for Best Foreign Language Film....
, film director - Abdelkader AlloulaAbdelkader AlloulaAbdelkader Alloula was an Algerian playwright. He was assassinated by Islamists.-Biography:...
, theatre producer - Ahmed Rachedi, film director–producer, pioneer of Algerian cinema
Classical
- El Hachemi GuerouabiEl Hachemi GuerouabiEl-Hadj El Hachmi Guerouabi was an Algerian singer and composer of Chaâbi and one of the Grand Masters of the Algiers-based Chaâbi music.He was born in El Mouradia and grew up in Bélouizdad . Two passions occupied Guerouabi's childhood: Football and music...
, musician and reformer of the Chaabi classical style - Dahmane El HarrachiDahmane El HarrachiDahmane El Harrachi , , was an Algerian Chaâbi singer of Chaoui Berber origin. He is mostly remembered for his song "Ya Rayah" which has since been made famous again by Rachid Taha....
, a singer, composer and songwriter of ChaabiChaabi (music)Chaabi , also known as Chaâbi, Sha-bii, or Sha'bii, refers to two different Music genres in North Africa :*Moroccan chaabi*Algerian chaabi...
music
Berber
- Lounis Ait MenguelletLounis Ait MenguelletLounis Aït Menguellet was born in Ighil Bouammas in Tizi Ouzou Province, is a Berber singer from Algeria, who sings in the Berber language...
, singer, poet, musician - IdirIdirHamid Cheriet better known by his stage name Idir is an Algerian musician of Berber origin.- Biography :...
, singer, musician, composer - Matoub Lounes, rebel singer of Kabyle music
- TakfarinasTakfarinasTakfarinas is the stage name of an Algerian Kabyle Yal musician who was born in 1958. Takfarinas took his surname from the ancient warrior of North Africa Tacfarinas who fought against the presence of the Romans in Algeria. Since 1979 Takfarinas has lived in France...
, singer
Rai
- KhaledKhaled (musician)Khaled Hadj Ibrahim , better known as Khaled, is a raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Sidi El Houari in Oran Province of Algeria...
, raïRaïRaï is a form of folk music that originated in Oran, Algeria from Bedouin shepherds, mixed with Spanish, French, African and Arabic musical forms, which dates back to the 1930s....
musician, also known as Khaled El Hadj Brahim - Safy BoutellaSafy BoutellaSafy Boutella is an Algerian jazz musician, who plays both bass guitar and synthesizer.He is the father of famous dancer Sofia Boutella.- Discography :Studio albums*Kutché - with Khaled...
, musician, composer - Cheb HasniCheb HasniCheb Hasni born Hasni Chakroun was a performer of Algerian Raï music. He was popular across North Africa, having reached the height of his career in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was the son of a welder and grew up in a working class family where he was one of seven children...
, raï musician - Cheb MamiCheb MamiAhmed Khelifati Mohamed better known by his stage name Cheb Mami , is an Algerian-born raï singer...
, raï musician, also known as Mohamed Khelifati - FaudelFaudelFaudel , born Faudel Belloua on June 6, 1978 in Mantes-la-Jolie, is a French singer of Algerian descent.-Early years:...
, raï musician - Cheikha RimittiCheikha RimittiCheikha Rimitti Cheikha Rimitti Cheikha Rimitti (born سعدية الغيزانية Saadia El Ghizania, (8 May 1923, Tessala, Algeria – d. 15 May 2006, Paris, France) was a popular Algerian raï female singer.-Early life:...
, rai musician - Rachid TahaRachid TahaRachid Taha is an Algerian singer and activist based in France who has been described as "sonically adventurous." His music is influenced by many different styles such as rock, electronic, punk and raï.-Early life:Taha was born in 1958 in Sig , Algeria, although a second source suggests he was...
, raï–rock musician - Cheb TarikCheb TarikCheb Tarik is an Algerian musician, now based in Paris, France, and signed to Universal Music Group. His first hit, 'Reggae Raï' was a cover, and a tribute to the song 'Reggae Night' by Cheb Hasni, a musician assassinated in Oran, Algeria by Islamic fundamentalists.Reggae Raï held a place in the...
, raï musician
Ancient Algeria
- Massinissa, 3rd century BC, King of NumidiaNumidiaNumidia was an ancient Berber kingdom in part of present-day Eastern Algeria and Western Tunisia in North Africa. It is known today as the Chawi-land, the land of the Chawi people , the direct descendants of the historical Numidians or the Massyles The kingdom began as a sovereign state and later...
- JugurthaJugurthaJugurtha or Jugurthen was a King of Numidia, , born in Cirta .-Background:Until the reign of Jugurtha's grandfather Masinissa, the people of Numidia were semi-nomadic and indistinguishable from the other Libyans in North Africa...
, 2nd century BC, King of Numidia - Juba I, 1st century BC, King of Numidia under RomanAncient RomeAncient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
rule - Juba IIJuba IIJuba II or Juba II of Numidia was a king of Numidia and then later moved to Mauretania. His first wife was Cleopatra Selene II, daughter to Greek Ptolemaic Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Roman triumvir Mark Antony.-Early life:Juba II was a prince of Berber descent from North Africa...
, 1st century BC, King of Numidia under Roman rule - TacfarinasTacfarinasTacfarinas was a Numidian deserter from the Roman army who led his own Musulamii tribe and a loose and changing coalition of other Ancient Libyan tribes in a war against the Romans in North Africa during the rule of emperor Tiberius .Although Tacfarinas' personal motivation is unknown, it is...
, leader of a rebellion against the Romans - KahinaKahinaal-Kāhina was a 7th century female Berber religious and military leader, who led indigenous resistance to Arab expansion in Northwest Africa, the region then known as Numidia, known as the Maghreb today...
, 7th century Queen, fought the Arab invasions
Early Islamic Algeria
- Tariq ibn Ziyad, One of the first Berber princes converted to Islam, he conquered Iberia in the 8th century
- Buluggin ibn ZiriBuluggin ibn ZiriBologhine ibn Ziri was the first ruler of the Zirids in Ifriqiya .Bologhine was already given responsibility under the governorship of his father Ziri ibn Manad, during which time he founded the cities of Algiers, Miliana and Médéa. After Ziri's death in battle against renegade Berbers, Bologhine...
, 10th century prince, founder of the city of AlgiersAlgiers' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
(Ed'Zayer in Algerian ArabicAlgerian ArabicAlgerian Arabic is the variety or varieties of Arabic spoken in Algeria. In Algeria, as elsewhere, spoken Arabic differs from written Arabic; Algerian Arabic has a vocabulary mostly Arabic, with significant Berber substrates, and many new words and loanwords borrowed from French, Turkish and...
refers to his father Ziri ibn Menad founder of the Zirid dynasty)
Ottoman Algeria
- Baba ArujArujAruj or Arouj was the elder brother of Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha and Ottoman Bey of Algiers and Beylerbey of the West Mediterranean...
, 16th century corsair, leader of the Regency of Algiers - Hayreddin Barbarossa, Brother and successor of Aruj
- Hassan Agha, 16th century Prince of Algiers. Defeated Emperor Charles VCharles V, Holy Roman EmperorCharles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
in Algiers - Rais HamidouRaïs HamidouRaïs Hamidou is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria....
, the last great leader of the Algerian Corsair Navy
Algeria under french colonization
- 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'SoumerLalla Fatma N'Soumer[Lalla Fadhma n'Soumer, in Kabyle Lla Faḍma n Sumer was an important figure of the Kabyle resistance movement during the first years of the French colonial conquest of Algiers. The impact of her involvement was such that she has been seen as the embodiment of the struggle...
, 19th century female leader of the Kabyle resistance against the French. - Messali HadjMessali HadjAhmed Ben Messali Hadj was an Algerian nationalist politician dedicated to the independence of his homeland from France...
, Founder of the first North African and then Algerian Nationalist Parties.
Revolutionary War of Independence
- Abane RamdaneAbane RamdaneAbane Ramdane was an Algerian revolutionarist born in Kabylie. He was the architect of the Congress of Soummam in 1956....
, political leader of the independence war, author of the "political over military" and "interior over exterior" principles. - Krim BelkacemKrim BelkacemKrim Belkacem was an Algerian revolutionary fighter and politician....
, independence war hero, Vice president of the provisional government of Algeria. - Larbi Ben M'hidiLarbi Ben M'hidiMohammed Larbi Ben M'hidi ), commonly known as Larbi Ben M'hidi or simply as Ben M'hidi, was a prominent Algerian leader during the war of independence. He was captured by French paratroopers in February 1957 , while supervising the guerilla actions of the FLN in the Battle of Algiers...
, Commander of Zone 5 during the independence war - Mostefa Benboulaid, Commander of Zone 1 during the independence war
- Colonel AmiroucheColonel AmiroucheAmirouche Aїt Hamouda was born on 31 October 1926 in Tassaft Ouguemoun in the Djurdjura mountains in Kabylia, Algeria...
, independence war hero. - Ferhat AbbasFerhat AbbasFerhat Abbas Kabyle: Ferḥat Σabbas, was an Algerian political leader and briefly acted in a provisional capacity as the yet-to-become independent country's President from 1958 to 1961.- Background :...
, President of the provisional government of Algeria before independence, 1958–1961 - Yacef Saadi, fighter in the independence war in the Battle of AlgiersBattle of AlgiersBattle of Algiers or Algiers expedition may refer to:* The Siege of Algiers by Spain leading to the establishment of the Peñón of Algiers* The Capture of Algiers by Aruj Barbarossa* The Capture of Algiers by Hayreddin Barbarossa...
. Also actor in film by the same name after independence. - Ali AmmarAli AmmarAli Ammar ,, also known as Ali La Pointe, was a guerrilla leader who fought for Algerian independence against the French. In the film, The Battle of Algiers, he was portrayed by Brahim Haggiag....
, also known as Ali la Pointe, independence war hero. - Hassiba BenboualiHassiba BenboualiHassiba Ben Bouali was a female hero of the Algerian independence war .She was born in Chlef, Algeria. Her parents installed themselves in Algiers in 1947, where she followed her studies in the Lycée Delacroix . She adhered to the Scout Movement and discovered the Algerian people's misery by...
, female hero of the independence war - Djamila BouhiredDjamila BouhiredDjamila Bouhired is an Algerian revolutionary.Bouhired is a nationalist who opposed French colonial rule of Algeria. Djamila Bouhired was raised in a middle-class family, she went to a French school and joined the Algerian National Liberation Front while a student activist. Later, she worked as a...
, female hero of the revolution
Independent Algeria
- Ahmed Ben BellaAhmed Ben BellaMohamed Ahmed Ben Bella was a soldier and Algerian revolutionary, who became the first President of Algeria.-Youth:...
, Algeria's first President, 1962–1965 - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, 1965–1978
- Chadli BendjedidChadli BendjedidChadli Bendjedid was the sixth President of Algeria from February 9, 1979 to January 11, 1992.-Early career:...
, President of Algeria, 1979–1992 - Mohamed Boudiaf, President of Algeria, 1992 (also a prominent Independence war leader)
- Liamine ZeroualLiamine ZéroualLiamine Zéroual was the ninth President of Algeria from 31 January 1994 to 27 April 1999.He was born in Batna and joined the National Liberation Army in 1957, at the age of 16, to fight French rule of Algeria. After independence, he received training in Cairo, Moscow, and Paris...
, President of Algeria, 1994–1999 - Abdelaziz BouteflikaAbdelaziz BouteflikaAbdelaziz Bouteflika is the ninth President of Algeria. He has been in office since 1999. He continued emergency rule until 24 February 2011, and presided over the end of the bloody Algerian Civil War in 2002...
, President since 1999 - Ahmed OuyahiaAhmed OuyahiaAhmed Ouyahia is an Algerian politician who has been Prime Minister of Algeria since June 2008. He was previously Prime Minister from 1995 to 1998 and from 2003 to 2006. A career diplomat, he also served as Minister of Justice, and was one of the founders and a president of the RND party...
, Former Prime Minister - Hocine Ait AhmedHocine Aït AhmedHocine Aït Ahmed is an Algerian politician....
, political leader and head of the Socialist Forces FrontSocialist Forces FrontThe Socialist Forces Front , , is a social democratic and secularist, political party in Algeria. It was formed in 1963 by Hocine Ait Ahmed...
opposition party (also a prominent independence war leader) - Rabah BitatRabah BitatRabah Bitat . He served as President of the People's National Assembly from April 1977 to October 1990 and was the fifth President of Algeria from 27 December 1978 to 9 February 1979. He became president after the death of Houari Boumédiènne and was replaced by Chadli Bendjedid...
, Vice president of Algeria's first government, president of parliament - Lakhdar BrahimiLakhdar BrahimiLakhdar Brahimi is a veteran United Nations envoy and advisor. He retired from his duties at the end of 2005. Brahimi is a member of the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor, the first global initiative to focus specifically on the link between exclusion, poverty and law...
, Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Peace Envoy in Lebanon, Afghanistan and Irak - Mahfoud NahnahMahfoud NahnahMahfoud Nahnah was the leader of the Islamist political party Movement of Society for Peace in Algeria....
, founder and former leader of the HMS party - Abdallah DjaballahAbdallah DjaballahSaad Abdallah Djaballah is an Algerian politician and leader of the Movement for National Reform , an Islamist political party that he led in a breakout from the Islamic Renaissance Party , which he had created but lost control over. Djaballah stood for the presidency twice, in 1999 and 2004...
, founder and leader of Al-Islah party - Said SadiSaïd SadiSaïd Sadi is an Algerian politician and President of the Rally for Culture and Democracy ....
, founder and leader of the RCD party - Louisa HanouneLouisa HanouneLouisa Hanoune is the head of Algeria's Workers' Party . In 2004, she became the first woman to run for President of Algeria. Hanoune was imprisoned by the government several times prior to the legalization of political parties in 1988...
, founder and female leader of the PT (Workers Party) - Redha MalekRedha MalekRedha Malek was Prime Minister of Algeria from August 21, 1993 to April 1994. In his short term of office, which came in the early years of the Algerian Civil War, he pursued a hardline anti-Islamist policy and successfully negotiated debt relief with the International Monetary Fund , following...
, founder and leader of the ANR party - Abassi Madani, founder and leader of the Front Islamic of Salvation (FIS) party
Martyrs
- Ahmed ZabanaAhmed ZabanaAhmed Zabana , was born in 1926 in Zahana about 32 km far from Oran....
- Larbi Ben M'hidiLarbi Ben M'hidiMohammed Larbi Ben M'hidi ), commonly known as Larbi Ben M'hidi or simply as Ben M'hidi, was a prominent Algerian leader during the war of independence. He was captured by French paratroopers in February 1957 , while supervising the guerilla actions of the FLN in the Battle of Algiers...
- Didouche MouradDidouche MouradDidouche Mourad is a town and commune in Constantine Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 33,266.-References:...
- Zighoud YoucefZighoud YoucefZighoud Youcef is a town and commune in Constantine Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 31,101.-Notable people:* Djamel Mesbah - Algerian international footballer who played at the 2010 FIFA World Cup-References:...
- Colonel AmiroucheColonel AmiroucheAmirouche Aїt Hamouda was born on 31 October 1926 in Tassaft Ouguemoun in the Djurdjura mountains in Kabylia, Algeria...
- Malika Kaid
Military and intelligence services
- Larbi BelkheirLarbi BelkheirMaj.-Gen. Larbi Belkheir was a noted Algerian retired general and political figure.He was born in Frenda in 1938, and joined the French army, reaching the rank of second lieutenant. In 1960, six years into the Algerian War of Independence, he changed sides and joined the National Liberation Army...
, Juif (Aboulker) former general, Ambassador to Morocco - Mohamed LamariMohamed LamariLt. Gen. Mohamed Lamari was Chief of Staff of the Algerian army during most of the Algerian Civil War.He was born on 7 June 1939 in Algiers, to a family originally from Bordj Benazzouz . He joined the French army, completing his training in the cavalry at the Ecole de guerre in Saumur...
, former Chief of Staff of the People's National ArmyChief of Staff of the People's National ArmyThe Chief of Staff of the People's National Army is the highest position in the Algerian People's National Army. It was left empty for many years after Chief of Staff Tahar Zbiri attempted a coup against President Houari Boumedienne.-Chiefs of Staff:... - Smain Lamari, head of the Department of Counter-Espionage and Internal Security
- Mohamed MedièneMohamed MedieneGeneral Mohamed Mediene , also known as Toufik , is head of the Algerian secret services, the Intelligence and Security Department . He was born in 1939 to a Kabyle family from Guenzet , but grew up near Algiers at Saint-Eugene...
("Toufik"), head of the Department of Information and SecurityDépartement du Renseignement et de la SécuritéThe Department of Intelligence and Security is the Algerian state intelligence service. Its existence dates back to the struggle for independence.-Formation:... - Khaled NezzarKhaled NezzarMajor-General Khaled Nezzar is an Algerian general and former member of the High Council of State of Algeria. He was born in the douar of Thlet, in Seriana in the Batna region. His father, Rahal Nezzar, was a former non-commissioned officer in the French army who had turned to farming after...
, retired general
Scientists and philosophers
- Frantz FanonFrantz FanonFrantz Fanon was a Martiniquo-Algerian psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary and writer whose work is influential in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory and Marxism...
, psychologist - Mohamed Arkoun, author, philosopher, historian
- Malek BennabiMalek BennabiMalek Bennabi is a great Algerian thinker . He wrote about human society, particularly Muslim society with a focus on the reasons behind the fall of muslim society....
, social and religious philosopher - Mouloud MammeriMouloud MammeriMouloud Mammeri is an Algerian Kabyle writer, anthropologist and linguist. Born on December 28, 1917 in Taourirt Mimoune Ait Yenni in Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria; died in February 1989 near Aïn Defla in a car accident while returning from a conference in Oujda, Morocco.- Biography :Mouloud...
, anthropologue, poet, writer
Sports
- Robert CohenRobert Cohen (boxer)Robert Cohen was a French boxer. Cohen was world bantamweight champion from 1954 to 1956.-Boxing career:...
, world champion bantamweight boxer - Alphonse HalimiAlphonse HalimiAlphonse Halimi was a French boxer. He was nicknamed "la Petite Terreur."Time wrote of him: "Alphonse went to work with a street fighter's will. A grown-up guttersnipe from the back alleys of Algeria...
("la Petite Terreur"), world champion bantamweight boxer - Karim KerboucheKarim KerboucheKarim Kerbouche is an ice hockey player, widely recognised as the creator of Algerian ice hockey. In 2008 Kerbouche saw his dream come true as Algeria national ice hockey team took to the ice for the first time in the Arab Cup of Ice Hockey, Kerbouche scoring Algeria's first goal against the...
, Algerian ice hockey player, and founder of the Algerian national ice hockey team. - Abdelhamid KermaliAbdelhamid KermaliAbdelhamid Kermali is a former Algerian footballer and football manager of the Algerian national team.He played in several Algerian clubs as a striker, including USM Alger, before leaving for France to play for FC Mulhouse, AS Cannes and the Olympique Lyonnais.As a manager, Kermali was the head of...
, one of the founding fathers of the Algerian football team - Mahieddine KhalefMahieddine KhalefMahieddine Khalef is an Algerian football manager. Most notably he was the co-manager of the Algeria national football team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, together with Rachid Mekloufi.-References:...
, football player and trainer - Harond LitimHarond LitimHarond Litim is a professional ice hockey player.-Career:Litim has played over 15 seasons in French league.In June 2008, Litim played for the Algeria national ice hockey team in the Arab Cup of Ice Hockey and won Most Valuable player of the tournament.-External links:**...
, ice hockey player, and one of the original members of the Algerian national ice hockey team - Rabah MadjerRabah MadjerMustapha Rabah Madjer is a retired Algerian footballer.A skilled striker, he reached stardom as an F.C. Porto player during the 1980s, and is widely regarded as one of the best Algerian football players of all time. He is widely remembered for scoring on 77 minutes, an audacious back-heeled...
, 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
- Noureddine MorceliNoureddine MorceliNoureddine Morceli is a retired Algerian athlete, winner of the 1500 m run at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Born in Ténès, Noureddine Morceli rose to athletic prominence after winning the silver medal in the 1500 m at the World Junior Championships in 1988...
, athlete, 1500 m world and Olympic champion - Samir NasriSamir NasriSamir Nasri is a French international footballer who plays for English club Manchester City in the Premier League and the France national team. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger, although he has also been deployed in central midfield. Nasri is known for his technical...
, French national football player, his parents are Algerian - Artur PartykaArtur PartykaArtur Jerzy Partyka is a former Polish high jumper and two-time Olympic medalist. He won twelve national titles in a row, starting in 1989. He represented ŁKS Łódź....
, Polish high jumper, his father is Algerian - Karim BenzemaKarim BenzemaKarim Benzema is a French international footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga. He primarily plays as a striker whose influence can extend out to the wings and is known for his technical ability, powerful style of play, and vast goal-scoring ability...
, French national football player, his parents are Algerian - Lakhdar BelloumiLakhdar BelloumiLakhdar Belloumi is a former Algerian football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa and the world. He is said to have invented the Blind Pass...
, football player, world cup participation in 1982, 1986 - Rabah GamouhRabah GamouhRabah Gamouh is a retired Algerian footballer. He played as a midfielder and forward.-International career:...
, International football player, Finished twice as the top scorer of the Algerian Championnat National with 25 goals in 1970/71 and 24 goals in 1971/72 - Hassiba BoulmerkaHassiba BoulmerkaHassiba Boulmerka is a former Algerian middle distance athlete. In 1992, she became the first Algerian to win an Olympic title....
, female athlete, 1500 m world and Olympic champion - Ali FerganiAli FerganiAli Fergani is an Algerian association football manager and former footballer. He is currently managing the Algeria A' national football team. He played at the midfield position as a playmaker.-Career:...
, football player and trainer - Said BrahimiSaid BrahimiSaid Brahimi was an Algerian-born French international football player.-International goals:-External links:*...
, one of the founding fathers of the Algerian football team - Abdelaziz Bentifour, one of the founding fathers of the Algerian football team
- Sofia BoutellaSofia BoutellaSofia Boutella, is an Algerian born French dancer, mainly hip-hop and street dance, known as the Nile Girl from Nike Women advertising.-Biography:...
, 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 BoulalaAli BoulalaAli Boulala is a professional skateboarder who rides for Flip Skateboards, Flip Clothing, Independent trucks and Flip wheels...
, professional skateboarder of Algerian and Swedish descent. - Yassine FahasYassine FahasYassine Fahas is a professional ice hockey player.-Career:Fahas currently plays for Ducs de Dijon in the French Ligue Magnus...
, ice hockey player, and one of the original members of the Algerian national ice hockey team. - Josef BoumedienneJosef BoumedienneJosef Boumedienne is a Swedish professional hockey defenceman born to an Algerian father and a Finnish mother. He currently plays for Djurgårdens IF in the Elitserien.-Career:...
, professional ice hockey player of Algerian and Finnish descent. - Zinedine ZidaneZinedine ZidaneZinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship...
, French national football player, his parents are Algerian