List of Famous people born in Tunisia
Abdelaziz Thâalbi
Abdelaziz Thâalbi was a Tunisian politician. He was one of the founding members of the Destour party.
Habiba Msika
Habiba Msika, also spelled Messika, , was a Tunisian singer, dancer and actress. Born Marguerite Msika, she was the niece of singer Leila Sfez.
Chafia Rochdi
Zakia Bent Haj Boubaker Marrakchi, better known by her stage names Chafia Rochdi and Nana was a Tunisian singer and actress.
Habib Galhia
Habib Galhia was a Tunisian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light Welterweight (67 kg) category at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He was the first Tunisian to win an Olympic medal.
Hammuda ibn Ali
Hammuda ibn Ali was the fifth leader of the Husainid dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia from 26 May 1782 until his death on 15 September 1814.
Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn
Mohammed Bey or M'hamed Bey, was the eleventh Husainid Bey of Tunis, ruling from 1855 until his death. He was the son of Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud and his second wife Lalla Fatima al-Munastiri.
Sonia M'barek
Sonia M'barek, is a Tunisian singer of classical Arabic music and related genres.She is Minister of Culture from January to August 2016.
Mouna Noureddine
Mouna Noureddine, is a Tunisian actress.
Muhammad al-Fadl ibn Ashur
Mohamed Fadhel Ben Achour was a Tunisian theologian, writer, trade unionist, intellectual and patriot born in La Marsa.
Mongi Hamdi
Mongi Hamdi is a United Nations official who was appointed interim foreign minister of Tunisia by Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa. He served from 29 January 2014 until his appointment as Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon on 12 December 2014; he resigned from this position after just a year amid difficulties implementing a peace deal and improving security in the north of the country.