List of Famous people born in Sousse Governorate, Tunisia

Mohamed Amine Ben Amor is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Étoile du Sahel and the Tunisia national team.

Ridha Charfeddine is a Tunisian politician and sportsmanager. He is an MP since October 2014.

Dov Alfon is an Israeli journalist and author. He was the chief editor of Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir, Israel's largest publishing house. From 2008 to 2011, he was editor in chief of Haaretz, a respected Israeli newspaper. He is currently the CEO of Storyvid.io, a non-profit cultural venture aiming to bridge between literature and new media. He was also the editor in chief of Alaxon, an Hebrew digital journal for Science and the Arts.

Mohamed Ghannouchi is a Tunisian politician who was Prime Minister of Tunisia from 1999 to 2011. Regarded as a technocrat, Ghannouchi was a long-standing figure in the Tunisian government under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. He also served as the Acting President of Tunisia from 14 January 2011 to 15 January 2011, holding the powers and duties of the office nominally for the absent President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who had fled the country due to the 2011 revolution. On 15 January 2011 the presidency was declared vacant by the Constitutional Court and Ben Ali's term was officially terminated, leading to Speaker of Parliament Fouad Mebazaa taking office as Acting President. Ghannouchi stayed on as Prime Minister for six more weeks after Ben Ali's overthrow before himself resigning.

Abdelmajid Al-Chetali is a Tunisian football coach and former player who played a total of 70 games with the national team and scored four goals. He participated also in 1960 Summer Olympics. He now enjoys a high profile in Tunisia but refuses to take over the selection. He is considered one of the characters who shaped and prolonged the legend of the Étoile Sportive du Sahel. He received only one yellow card during his career.

Luca Ronconi was an Italian actor, theater director, and opera director.