List of Famous people born in Tunisia

Fethi Haddaoui is a Tunisian actor, director, writer and producer. He is the main actor in several plays, including Arab and El Aouada, he is also a television personality thanks to his participation in several soap operas and series, as well in Tunisia as in Syria, in Jordan, in Morocco, in Turkey. in the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Italy and France. In the cinema, he plays in several European films under the direction of directors like Franco Rossi, Serge Moati, Jean Sagols Peter Kassovitz and others.

Zeineb Benzina, whose full name is Zeïneb Benzina Ben Abdallah, born in Tunis, Tunisia, is an archeologist, and Director of Research at the Institut national du patrimoine based in Tunis.

Max Azria was a Tunisia-born fashion designer who founded the contemporary women's clothing brand BCBGMAXAZRIA. Azria was also the designer, chairman and CEO of the BCBG Max Azria Group, a global fashion house that encompassed over 20 brands. Azria left BCBG in 2016. BCBG Max Azria filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and was sold to Marquee Brands and Global Brands Group.

Roland Dyens was a French classical guitarist, composer, and arranger.

Kalthoum Bornaz was a Tunisian screenwriter, film editor, and director who belonged to the first generation of women filmmakers in Tunisia. She was born in Tunisia on 24 August 1945 and moved to France in order to continue her education abroad. She worked both in Tunisia and overseas on the development of many feature-length films as an editor and director.

Nejib Ayed, born December 13 in Ksar Hellal, 1953 in Ksar Hellal and died on August 16, 2019, was a Tunisian producer. He was the executive director of the Carthage Film Festival in 2017 and 2018.

Hatem Trabelsi is a Tunisian former professional footballer. A right-sided defender or midfielder, he played for CS Sfaxien, Ajax Amsterdam, Manchester City and Al-Hilal Riyadh. At international level, he represented the Tunisian national team in three World Cups, gaining a total of 66 caps before retiring from international football in 2006.

Nicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli is a former Italian tennis player. He won two singles titles at the French Championships and is considered by many to be Italy's greatest tennis champion.

Mohamed Akkari was a Tunisian actor and Radio personality. Mohamed Akkari died of a heart attack following surgery.He is buried in the Mahdia Marine Cemetery in the presence of a good number of actors and fans. Rabaa Essefi said that the last sequence of the Dawama soap opera filmed with Mohamed was carried out in Sfax a week before his death.

Faouzi Benzarti, is a Tunisian former footballer and current football coach of CS Sfaxien. He spent his entire career as a player at his home club US Monastir without any achievements. His training career began and was only 29 years old, making it the youngest Tunisian coach at the time. He is considered one of the most successful coaches in Tunisia: he is most coach holding the Tunisian League with 9 Titles. He usually uses offensive play and a high-pressure plan as he is known for his toughness in training and his excessive anger towards his players and referees. During his managerial career, he was in charge of two national teams: the Tunisian and Libyan national football teams, he was also close to signing with the Moroccan team in 2016 before appointing Hervé Renard.