List of Famous people born in Algeria

Mohamed Réda Halaïmia is an Algerian football player. He currently plays for K Beerschot VA in the Belgian First Division A and the Algeria national team.

Sofiane Bendebka is an Algerian footballer who plays for Al-Fateh in the Saudi Professional League and the Algeria national team.

Mohamed Khelifati , better known by his stage name Cheb Mami, is an Algerian musician and singer-songwriter. He sings and speaks in Algerian Arabic and sometimes in French or Eastern Arabic dialects.

Jacques Tillier is a French journalist and the managing editor of L'Union, L'Est-Éclair, Libération Champagne and L'Aisne Nouvelle. He was seriously injured in 1979 by Jacques Mesrine while working for the Minute. He was also director of the Journal de l'île de La Réunion before becoming the CEO of L'Union.

Soria Zeroual is an Algerian cleaning lady and non-professional actress. Zeroual has been living in France since 2002. She plays the title role in the film Fatima, directed by Philippe Faucon. She was nominated for the César Award for Best Actress for her role in the film.

Mohand Chérif Hannachi was an Algerian football player and chairman of Algerian club JS Kabylie. He was the team chairman since his election in 1993.

Mohamed Naoufel Khacef is an Algerian footballer who plays for CD Tondela in the Portuguese Primeira Liga. He plays primarily as a left-back.

Zohra Drif Bitat is a retired Algerian lawyer, moudjahid, and the vice-president of the Council of the Nation, the upper house of the Algerian Parliament. Drif was born in Tissemselt, Algeria, part of the province of Tiaret, where her grandfather was an imam and her father served as a lawyer and judge in Tiaret. She is best known for her activities on behalf of the National Liberation Front (FLN) during the Algerian War of Independence.

Souad Massi, born August 23, 1972, is an Algerian Berber singer, songwriter and guitarist. She began her career performing in the Kabyle political rock band Atakor, before leaving the country following a series of death threats. In 1999, Massi performed at the Femmes d'Algérie concert in Paris, which led to a recording contract with Island Records.

Guy Mardel is a French singer, best known for his participation in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest.