List of Famous people born in Algeria

Catherine Monique Suzanne Destivelle is a French rock climber and mountaineer. In 1992 she became the first woman to complete a solo ascent of the Eiger's north face. She completed the climb in winter in 17 hours. Her other notable climbs include the Bonatti Route on the north face of the Matterhorn and the southwest pillar of the Aiguille du Dru. Destivelle has been the subject of several documentaries, including French director Rémy Tezier's, Beyond the Summits, which won the award for best feature-length mountain film at the 2009 Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Baya Bouzar, known by the stage name Biyouna (بيونة) is an Algerian singer, dancer, actress born in Belcourt, now known as Belouizdad, Algiers, Algeria.

Alain Dorval is a French voice actor born in Algiers. He is best known as the official dub-over artist of Sylvester Stallone, Nick Nolte, and the Disney character Pete. His voice can also be heard on the radio stations Skyrock and ADO.

Henri Atlan is a French biophysicist and philosopher.

Albertine Sarrazin was a French author. She was best known for her semi-autobiographical novel L'Astragale.

Hugues Portelli is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Val-d'Oise department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Mustapha Dahleb is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Having begun his career at CS Sedan and CR Belouizdad, he spent most of his career at Paris Saint-Germain before playing a final season at OGC Nice. At international level, Dahleb represented the Algeria national football team.

Rafik Halliche is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Moreirense F.C. as a central defender.

Abane Ramdane was an Algerian political activist and revolutionary born in Kabylie. He played a key role in the organization of the independence struggle during the Algerian war. His influence was so great that he was known as "the architect of the revolution". He was also the architect of the Soummam conference Bejaia in 1956 and was very close to Frantz Fanon.

Anne Canovas is a French actress. She appeared in more than sixty films since 1978.