List of Famous people born in Fès-Meknès, Morocco

Adil Jelloul is a Moroccan road bicycle racer. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's road race.

Ibtissam Tiskat is a Moroccan songwriter and actress who rose to popularity as a contestant in both the second season of Arab Idol and the tenth season of Star Academy Arab World. She made her commercial singing debut with "N'dir Mabghit" in September 2014.

Abdelhadi Belkhayat is a Moroccan singer of Arabo-Andalusian and popular Moroccan music. He is mostly remembered for his song "Ya bent Nass" which has since been made famous again by many young Moroccan and Arab artists, also his music has been featured in several films from Morocco.

Kasdi Merbah was an Algerian politician who served as Head of Government between 5 November 1988 and 9 September 1989 when he was a member of the National Liberation Front. He was assassinated on August 21, 1993.

Abdelwahab Doukkali is a Moroccan composer and performer. He was born in Fes, one of the 13 children of a conservative family. At the age of 18, in 1959, he went to Rabat, where he worked briefly at RTM, but upon seeing his boredom, colleagues encouraged him to move to Casablanca where he first entered the music culture. From 1959 to 1962 he pursued careers in both theatre and radio. He toured Algeria in 1962, then left Morocco and settled in Cairo. During his three years in Egypt, he gained popularity outside North Africa, then returned to Morocco in 1965. Doukkali continued to write and perform music through the 1990s, including popularly acclaimed songs such as Kān yā mākān and Montparnasse. His works include songs in both Moroccan dialect as well as literary Arabic. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Mérite et Dévouement français in 2004, the Grand Prix Humanitaire de France in 2006, and medals from both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. His music has been featured in several films from Morocco.

Azzeddine Laraki was a politician who served as prime minister in Morocco.

Fadel Benyaich or Benaich is a senior member of the royal cabinet of King Mohammed VI, reportedly in charge of relations with Spain. He studied at the Collège Royal with Mohammed VI.

Nabyla Maan is a Moroccan singer-songwriter.