List of Famous people born in Tunisia
Malek Jaziri
Malek Jaziri is a professional Tunisian tennis player. He reached the final of Istanbul in 2018, the semifinals of Moscow in 2012, Winston-Salem in 2015, Dubai in 2018 and the quarterfinals of Dubai in 2014.
Muhammad III as-Sadiq
Muhammad III as-Sadiq GCB was the Husainid Bey of Tunis from 1859 until his death. Invested as Bey al-Mahalla on 10 June 1855, he succeeded his brother Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn on 23 September 1859. Named as divisional General in the Imperial Ottoman Army on 10 June 1855, he was promoted to the rank of Marshal on 10 December 1859.
Muhammad VII al-Munsif
Muhammad VII al-Munsif, ) commonly known as Moncef Bey was the Bey of Tunis between 19 June 1942 and 14 May 1943. He was the penultimate ruler of the Husainid dynasty.
Hamdi Harbaoui
Hamdi Harbaoui is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a striker for Excel Mouscron.
Rim El Benna
Rim El Benna, is a Tunisian actress.
Rami Bedoui
Rami Bedoui is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for FK Liepāja and the Tunisia national team.
Slim Mahfoudh
Slim Mahfoudh was a Tunisian actor. He acted on the stage, in feature films like L'Étoile du Nord and on television series like Al Khottab Al Bab and Choufli Hal.
Fethia Mzali
Fethia Mokhtar Mzali was a Tunisian teacher and politician who became one of the country's first two female ministers in 1983. Her husband, Mohammed Mzali served as the country's Prime Minister from 1980 to 1986.
Souad Abderrahim
Souad Abderrahim is a Tunisian politician. She was elected as the mayor of Tunis, Tunisia's capital, on July 3, 2018. She is a member of the Islamist Ennahda Movement, and the first woman to serve as Tunis's mayor.
Joseph Bismuth
Joseph Roger Bismuth was a Tunisian businessman and senator. He was elected into the newly formed upper chamber, the Chamber of Advisors in July 2005 and was the only Jewish elected legislator in the Arab world. Senator Bismuth was also a member of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians.