List of Famous people born in Tangier, Morocco

Jean-Luc Antoine Pierre Mélenchon is a French politician serving as the member of the National Assembly for the 4th constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône since 2017.

Bibiana Manuela Fernández Chica, better known as Bibiana Fernández and also known as Bibi Andersen, is a Spanish actress, singer, TV presenter and model.

Alexander Spotswood was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army and a noted Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. He is noted in Virginia and American history for a number of his projects as governor, including his exploring beyond the Blue Ridge Mountains, his establishing what was perhaps the first colonial iron works, and his negotiating the Treaty of Albany with the Iroquois Nations of New York.

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.

ʻAbd al-Salām ibn Mashīsh al-ʻAlamī, was a Moroccan Sufi saint who lived during the reign of the Almohad Caliphate.

Giselda Volodi is an Italian actress. She was born Giselda Mazzantini, in Tangier, Morocco, to the family of writer Carlo Mazzantini and artist Anne Donnelly. She is the sister of writer/actress Margaret Mazzantini and producer Moira Mazzantini. She made her film debut in Hudson Hawk. Other roles since then include Ocean's Twelve and The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Sanaa Hamri is a Moroccan-American film, television, and music video director. Hamri has directed music videos for musicians including Prince, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, and Sting. She is known for her 2010 film Just Wright and the 2008 movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, as well as for her music video for the Nicki Minaj song Super Bass. She made her directorial debut in 2006 with the Focus Features romantic comedy Something New. She has since directed the sequel to Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.