List of Famous people born in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia

Ali Maâloul is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Al Ahly and the Tunisia national team.

David Galula was a French military officer and scholar who was influential in developing the theory and practice of counterinsurgency warfare.

Patrick Coutin is a French writer, journalist, rock singer, and record producer.

David Khayat is a French oncologist. Head of the Department of Medical Oncology at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital since 1990, he is also Professor of oncology at the University Pierre and Marie Curie and adjunct Professor at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He was elected at the American Society of Clinical Oncology board in 2013. Organiser of the World Summit against Cancer at the UNESCO, he initiated the Charter of Paris against Cancer and headed the French Cancer National Institute between April 2004 and September 2006. He is its Honorary President now. Professor Khayat is the founder and the President of the Foundation AVEC, a non-profit organisation declared of public utility since 2013.

Saber Rebaï is a Tunisian pan-Arab singer and composer. He is known for his song "Sidi Mansour". Some albums carry the variant transliteration Saber el Rebaii. He has been signed since 2004 to the pan-Arab record label Rotana.

Souad Abderrahim is a Tunisian politician. She was elected as the mayor of Tunis, Tunisia's capital, on July 3, 2018. She is a member of the Islamist Ennahda Movement, and the first woman to serve as Tunis's mayor.

Amir Hadj Massaoued is a Tunisian football player.

Mohamed Amine Chermiti is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a Striker.

Nihel Cheikh Rouhou is a Tunisian judoka. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the +78 kg event.

Nouri Bouzid is a Tunisian film director and screenwriter. He has directed seven films between 1986 and 2006. His film Man of Ashes was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. Three years later, his film Golden Horseshoes was screened in the same section at the 1989 festival.