List of Famous people born in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco

Youssef Akdim, better known as Lartiste, is a French-Moroccan singer and rapper. Born in Marrakesh, Morocco, he emigrated to France at 7 years old, having lived in Bondy and later in Le Blanc-Mesnil, outside of Paris. At age 13, he became part of the rap band Malédiction and at 16 he adopted the stage name Lartiste.

Loubna Abidar is a Moroccan actress. Abidar was born in Marrakesh.

Mounir el-Motassadeq was convicted by a German court of being a member of al-Qaeda and of assisting some of the hijackers in the September 11 attacks. He was initially convicted of involvement in the attack, but his sentence was set aside on appeal, then reinstated on further appeal. On 8 January 2007, he was sentenced to serve 15 years by the court of Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht, Hamburg, because of 246 counts of accessory to murder in coincidence with membership in a terrorist organisation. On 15 October 2018, el-Motassadeq was deported to Morocco after serving his sentence.

Chaima Doublal, known professionally as Chaimae Abdelaziz is a Moroccan Singer who rose to popularity as a contestant in the fourth season of The Voice Ahla Sawt, broadcast on MBC. She sang various songs of both Moroccan and Middle-Eastern repertoires and reached the quart-finals.

Mohamed El Ouafa was a Moroccan diplomat and politician of the Istiqlal Party. He was Minister of Education in Abdelilah Benkirane's cabinet.

Esther Galil is a Morocco-born, Los Angeles-based French and Israeli singer and painter. Her song "Le jour se lève" was Number 1 in France for four weeks in September 1971.

Abdelkebir Ouaddar is a Moroccan equestrian. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the individual jumping event, in which he tied for 50th place. He was the flag bearer for Morocco at the Parade of Nations.

Fouad Ali El Himma is an influential Moroccan politician and senior advisor for Mohammed VI of whom he is said to be a very close friend. Since he became Secretary of State in the Ministry of the Interior in November 1999, he has played a prominent role in the Moroccan State. In 2008, he founded the Authenticity and Modernity Party. El Himma was a classmate of Mohammed VI at the Collège Royale and was the director of his cabinet when he was crown prince.

Manal Benchlikha or simply known as Manal, is a Moroccan pop singer and songwriter. Originally from Marrakesh, Manal grew up in the red city where she is still studying business and finance. Having always wanted to be a musical artist, she posted covers on YouTube and was discovered by Hamza Aitkhali, the partner of Moroccan producer DJ Van.

Saad Agouzoul is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Royal Excel Mouscron, on loan from Lille.