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

Abu Uways Muhammad Abu Khubza al-Hassani was a Muslim Arab theologian, jurist, bibliographer and linguist from Morocco. His name has variantly been spelled "Bukhabza," "Boukhabza," Bu Khabza," and "Bu Khubza."

Tarik Elyounoussi is a professional footballer who plays for Japanese club Shonan Bellmare. His preferred position is forward, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Dina Bousselham is a Moroccan political advisor, candidate, and political scientist affiliated with the Spanish political party Podemos, and the director of the online newspaper La Última Hora! As a political science student at the Complutense University of Madrid she took classes with Pablo Iglesias Turrión, who was a lecturer there. When Iglesias founded Podemos in 2014 and won election as a Member of the European Parliament, he chose Bousselham as the head of his cabinet of advisors. Bousselham was later named as a manager of the Podemos party apparatus in Madrid, and she was chosen in a primary election as a Podemos candidate for the regional citizens council in 2019. However, after her application for Spanish citizenship was denied, she was not able to contest the general election. In 2020, she left Podemos to head the digital news service La Última Hora!

Samia Akario is a Moroccan actress and director born in Chefchaouen, Morocco.

Mohammed Larbi Messari was a Moroccan politician, diplomat, historian and member of the Istiqlal Party. He was appointed Minister of Communications from 1998 until 2000. A historian and diplomat by profession, Larbi was considered an expert on Moroccan–Spanish relations. He also served as Morocco's Ambassador to Brazil from 1985 until 1991.

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.

Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Raïssouni is a Moroccan Islamic scholar and jurist. He served as president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) until his retirement in 2022. He was the former head of the Movement of Unity and Reform (MUR), an organization closely linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and the Moroccan Justice and Development Party.

Luis Martín-Santos Ribera was a Spanish psychiatrist and author of Tiempo de Silencio, often cited as one of the most important Spanish novels of the twentieth century.

Malika El Aroud is a Moroccan terror activist with ties to al-Qaeda known for her writings on the Internet.

Amador Bendayán [ben-dah-IAN] was a Venezuelan actor and entertainer.