List of Famous people born in Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
Saïd Naciri
Said Naciri is a Moroccan actor, comedian and producer. He attended EU Business School, and then attained his PhD in Morocco. He has appeared in a number of Moroccan TV programs and feature films.
Roger Karoutchi
Roger Karoutchi is the French Ambassador to the OECD. He is a former Secretary of State to the French Prime Minister, with responsibility for Relations with Parliament. He is the first Vice President of the French Senate since 2020.
Mohammed Rabii
Mohammed Rabii is a Moroccan boxer. He won a bronze medal in the men's welterweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Laurence de la Ferrière
Laurence de la Ferrière is a French mountaineer, explorer and writer. After breaking the woman's world record for altitude without oxygen on Mount Everest in 1992, in 1997 she became the first French woman to reach the South Pole alone, covering some 1,400 km in 57 days. More recently she has coordinated work at the French Antarctic station Dumont d'Urville.
Christian de Portzamparc
Christian de Portzamparc is a French architect and urbanist.
Ahmed Faras
Ahmed Faras is a Moroccan former footballer who played as a striker for Chabab Mohammédia at club level and Morocco internationally.
Abdallah Laroui
Abdallah Laroui is a Moroccan philosopher, historian, and novelist. Besides some works in French, his philosophical project has been written mostly in Arabic. He is among the most read and discussed Arab and Moroccan philosophers.
DJ Abdel
Abdel-illa Lamriq, better known as DJ Abdel, is a French DJ and record producer playing hip hop, funk and contemporary R&B on major radio stations in France.
Sanâa Alaoui
Sanâa Alaoui, also known as Sanaa Alaoui, is a French-Moroccan actress ; born 29 April 1987 in Casablanca.
Achraf Lazaar
Achraf Lazaar is a Moroccan international footballer, who is a Free Agent after parting ways with Newcastle United. He is a left midfielder or left back.