List of Famous people born in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma, Morocco

Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo, 9th Baron of Claret is a Spanish aristocrat and politician. He served as Minister of Education, Culture and Sport between 26 June 2015 and 1 June 2018, when a vote of no-confidence against Mariano Rajoy ousted the government. He was also the Spokesperson of the Government from 4 November 2016 until his departure on 1 June 2018.

Abderrahmane Youssoufi was a Moroccan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Morocco from 1998 to 2002. He was a human rights lawyer.

Adel Mechaal is a Morocco-born Spanish middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500 metres event at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships and in the Men's 1500m at the 2015 and 2017 IAAF World Championships.

Nasser Zefzafi or Zefzafi is a Moroccan political activist, who has been described as the leader of the protest movement in the Rif and the city of Al Hoceima, commonly known as Hirak Rif. On May 29, 2017 he was arrested by the Moroccan police and charged with a list of crimes such as undermining state security, disrespecting the king and receiving funds from abroad used for plots to destabilize the country. These crimes might amount to life imprisonment. He is currently being defended by a team of lawyers, which include Moroccan politician and former Minister, Mohammed Ziane.

Miguel Ángel Rellán García is a Spanish actor. He was the first actor to win a Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor for Tata mía at the 1987 edition.

Mohamed ibn Abdelkrim El-Khattabi, better known as Abd el-Krim was an Amazigh political and military leader. He and his brother Mhemmed led a large-scale revolt by a coalition of Amazigh Riffian tribes against French and Spanish colonization of the Rif, in Morocco. His guerrilla tactics, which included the first-ever use of tunneling as a technique of modern warfare, directly influenced Ho Chi Minh, Mao Zedong and Che Guevara.

Rachid Talbi Alami is a Moroccan politician of the National Rally of Independents party. He was Minister of Trade, Industry and Telecommunication and Delegate-Minister for General and Economic Affairs in the cabinet of Driss Jettou. He was also Mayor of Tetouan. He was the President of the House of Representatives from 2014 to 2017.

Oussama Tannane is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Vitesse. A youth international for the Netherlands, he represents the Morocco national team.

Sandra Mozarowsky was a Spanish actress. Her acting career started in 1969 and lasted until her death in 1977; she starred in films including La noche de las gaviotas, and Beatriz.

Claude Nahon,, better known as Claude-Jean Philippe, was a French film critic, essayist, diarist, director, and producer who realized numerous documentaries. He was also active on the radio. Occasionally, he was also a screenwriter or an actor.