List of Famous people born in Algeria
Sofiane Guitoune
Sofiane Guitoune is a French rugby union player. His position is fullback and he currently plays for Toulouse in the Top 14. He began his career with Agen, spent two seasons at Albi before moving to USA Perpignan in 2012.
Hervé Mariton
Hervé Marie David Mariton is French politician serving as Mayor of Crest since 1995. A member of The Republicans, he was elected to the National Assembly for the third constituency of Drôme from 1993 to 1997 and again from 2002 until 2017, with a brief interruption in 2007, when he was appointed Minister of the Overseas by President Jacques Chirac in the last weeks of his second term, replacing François Baroin, who became Minister of the Interior.
Lakhdar Brahimi
Lakhdar Brahimi is an Algerian United Nations diplomat who served as the United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria until 14 May 2014. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria from 1991 to 1993.
Amel Bouchoucha
Amel Bouchoucha also known as Amal Bouchoucha is an Algerian actress.
Abdelkader Bengrina
Abdelkader Bengrina is an Algerian politician who was a candidate in the December 2019 Algerian presidential election.
Mohamed Mediene
General Mohamed Mediène, also known as Toufik (توفيق), was head of the Algerian secret services, the Intelligence and Security Department, from 1990 to 2015. He was described as the world's longest serving "intelligence chief".
Anne Alvaro
Anne Alvaro is a French actress whose work spans from the early 1970s through 2012. She is probably best known for her role as Eleonore in the 1983 biopic Danton. She won one César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Taste of Others in 2001 and another for The Clink of Ice in 2011.
Abdelkader Bedrane
Abdelkader Bedrane is an Algerian footballer who plays for Espérance Sportive de Tunis as a defender.
Noureddine Bedoui
Noureddine Bedoui is an Algerian politician. He was Prime Minister of Algeria from 11 March 2019 to 19 December 2019.
Yasmina Khadra
Mohammed Moulessehoul, better known by the pen name Yasmina Khadra, is an Algerian author who writes in French and Arabic.