List of Famous people born in Tunisia

Mohamed Ridha Chalghoum is a Tunisian politician. He was the Minister of Finance from 2010 to 2011 and from 2017 to 2020.

Mohamed Abbou, born on 10 May 1966 in Tunis, is a Tunisian lawyer and politician.

Lassaâd Ouertani aka "Zgaw" was a Tunisian football player who played for Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise, Stade Tunisien, Club Africain, ES Zarzis before returning to Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise.

Sakher El Materi is a Tunisian businessman. He is the son-in-law of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who was President of Tunisia until 2011. In 2010, Materi's company Princesse El-Materi Holdings was operating in six industry sectors: News and Media, Banking and Financial Services, Automotive, Shipping and Cruises, Real Estate and Agriculture. A member of the ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally, he was elected as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia for the constituency of Tunis on 25 October 2009. He was struck off by the party after the 2011 Tunisian Revolution. After the revolution El Materi fled the country and went to the Seychelles.

Mohamed Ghannouchi is a Tunisian politician who was Prime Minister of Tunisia from 1999 to 2011. Regarded as a technocrat, Ghannouchi was a long-standing figure in the Tunisian government under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. He also served as the Acting President of Tunisia from 14 January 2011 to 15 January 2011, holding the powers and duties of the office nominally for the absent President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who had fled the country due to the 2011 revolution. On 15 January 2011 the presidency was declared vacant by the Constitutional Court and Ben Ali's term was officially terminated, leading to Speaker of Parliament Fouad Mebazaa taking office as Acting President. Ghannouchi stayed on as Prime Minister for six more weeks after Ben Ali's overthrow before himself resigning.

Mongi Kooli was a Tunisian politician and diplomat. He joined the Socialist Destourian Party. He was the governor of the Jendouba Governorate and the Bizerte Governorate. He was the Tunisian Ambassador to Spain and Czechoslovakia. He was the Tunisian Health Minister in 1976–1977. He authored a 2012 memoir, Au Service de la République.

Ghailene Chaalali is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for ES Tunis and the Tunisia national team.

Omrane Sadok was a Tunisian boxer. He competed in the boxing events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Aymen Mathlouthi is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Étoile du Sahel.

Tarak Dhiab is a former footballer from Tunisia. The African Footballer of the Year in 1977, he is listed by the Tunisian Football Federation as having 107 caps for the Tunisian national football team, although this number has not been ratified by FIFA. At the 1978 FIFA World Cup, he was a member of the Tunisian national team that was the first national team from African to win a World Cup match. Tarak Dhiab was chosen The Tunisian footballer of the 20th century.