List of Famous people born in Chlef Province, Algeria

Hassiba Ben Bouali was a militant in the Algerian independence war (1954–62).

El Arabi Hilal Soudani is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Fateh and the Algeria national team.

Hugues Pagan is an award-winning French detective writer and television writer.

Gérard Weber was a French politician. Born in French Algeria, he became a kinesiotherapist. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007, representing Ardèche's 2nd constituency. He also served as the mayor of Annonay from 2001 to 2008.

Mohamed Sahnoun was an Algerian diplomat who served as ambassador of Algeria to Germany, France, the United States and Morocco as well as permanent representative of Algeria to the United Nations. He also served as the Organisation of African Unity's Assistant Secretary General, the Arab League's Assistant Secretary-general, the Secretary-General of the United Nations's Special Representative for Somalia in 1992 and the Secretary-General of the United Nations's Special Representative for the Great Lakes region of Africa in 1997 before continuing to work for peace and reconciliation through various UN-related or independent charities. He particularly focused on developing intercultural and inter-religious dialogues and on healing wounded memories from past conflicts.