List of Famous people born in Morocco

Ahmed Faras is a Moroccan former footballer who played as a striker for Chabab Mohammédia at club level and Morocco internationally.

Mimoun Azaouagh is a Moroccan-born German former professional footballer.

Elena Benarroch is a Moroccan-Spanish fashion designer born in Tangier in 1955 within a Moroccan Jewish family. She opened a furrier's in Madrid in 1979 and has won many awards in Spain.

Philippe Perrin is a French test pilot, engineer and former CNES and European Space Agency astronaut.

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.

Mohand Laenser is a Moroccan politician and current president of the Popular movement party and former Minister of the Interior. He was born in Imouzzer Marmoucha.

Pilar del Castillo Vera is a Spanish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2004. She previously served as Minister for Education, Culture and Sport in the government of Prime Minister José María Aznar from 2000 to 2004.

Soufiane "Sofian" Chakla is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish club Getafe, on loan from Villarreal.

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.

Hakima El Haite is a Moroccan climate scientist, entrepreneur and politician. In 1994 she founded EauGlobe, the first environmental engineering firm in the MENA region. She served as Minister Delegate in Charge of the Environment for the Kingdom of Morocco from 2013 to 2017. In 2015, she was elected Vice President of United National International Climate Conference (COP21). She was appointed Special Envoy for Climate Change of the Kingdom of Morocco from 2015 to 2017 and the High Level Climate Champion of the United Nations International Climate Conference (COP22) in 2016 – 2017.