List of Famous people born in Beja Governorate, Tunisia

Maurice Audin was a French mathematics assistant at the University of Algiers, a member of the Algerian Communist Party and an activist in the anticolonialist cause, who died under torture by the French state during the Battle of Algiers.

Zouheïra Salem was a Tunisian singer. She was part of the same generation of singers as Naâma, Oulaya, and Safia Chamia. Her most famous song, Baja bled el mandara wa sabba, was a tribute to her hometown of Béja. She died on 27 December 2020 in Tunis.

Moïn Chaâbani is a former Tunisian footballer and the current manager of Espérance de Tunis.

Nabil Bechaouch was a Tunisian footballer.

Wassila Ben Ammar Bourguiba, was the second wife of the former Tunisian president Habib Bourguiba and the First Lady of Tunisia from 1962 until 1986. She was called Majda (venerable).

Abu Said ibn Khalef ibn Yahia Al-Tamimi Al-Baji, commonly known as Sidi Bou Said was a Tunisian Sufi scholar (wali). A disciple of Abu Madyan, he is mostly remembered for being Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili's teacher during his stay in Tunisia. He likely met with the Andalusian philosopher Ibn Arabi during his pilgrimage and few-years stay in Damascus and Mecca.

Habiba Msika, also spelled Messika, , was a Tunisian singer, dancer and actress. Born Marguerite Msika, she was the niece of singer Leila Sfez.