List of Famous people born in Kef Governorate, Tunisia

Hamza Rafia is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Italian club Juventus U23 and the Tunisia national team.

Macrobius, fully Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius, also known as Theodosius, was a Roman provincial who lived during the early fifth century, during Late Antiquity, the period of time corresponding to the late Roman Empire to the early Middle Ages, and when Latin was as widespread as Greek among the elite. He is primarily known for his writings, which include the widely copied and read Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis about Somnium Scipionis, which was one of the most important sources for Neoplatonism in the Latin West during the Middle Ages; the Saturnalia, a compendium of ancient Roman religious and antiquarian lore; and De differentiis et societatibus graeci latinique verbi, which is now lost.

Al-Husayn I ibn Ali was the founder of the Husainid Dynasty, which ruled Tunisia until 1957.

Abu l-Hasan Ali I, also known as Ali Pasha and Ali Bey I,) was the second leader of the Husainid Dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia from 1735 to 1756.