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 1 
Ibn Khaldun
(Sociologist, Philosopher, and Historian)
Ibn Khaldun
13
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 27, 1332
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: March 16, 1406

Ibn Khaldun was an Arab scholar, philosopher, social scientist, and historian. He is often credited with founding the modern disciplines of sociology, historiography, economics, and demography. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of the medieval period.

 2 
Poorna Jagannathan
(Actress and Producer Best Known for Her Role as ‘Safar Khan’ in the TV Series ‘The Night Of’)
Poorna Jagannathan
14
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 22, 1972
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Poorna Jagannathan, the star of the Hindi film Delhi Belly, later gained fame as Safar Khan from HBO’s The Night Of. Her stellar performance in the play Nirbhaya won her an Amnesty International Award. A PETA ambassador, she was also named one of India’s 50 Most Beautiful Women by Femina.
 3 
Hamilcar Barca
(Carthaginian General and Statesman)
Hamilcar Barca
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 0275 BC
Died: 0228 BC
 4 
Youssef Msakni
(Tunisian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger / Forward)
Youssef Msakni
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 28, 1990
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 5 
Dhaffer L'Abidine
(Tunisian Actor and Former Professional Football Player)
Dhaffer L'Abidine
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 26, 1972
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 6 
Balti
(Singer)
Balti
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 10, 1980
Sun Sign: Aries
 7 
Azzedine Alaia
(Couturier)
Azzedine Alaia
6
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: February 26, 1935
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: November 18, 2017
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 8 
Terence
(Playwright)
Terence
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 0185 BC
Died: 0159 BC
 9 
Georges Wolinski
(Cartoonist)
Georges Wolinski
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 28, 1934
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: January 7, 2015
 10 
Sandra Milo
(Actress)
Sandra Milo
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 11, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 11 
Dorra Zarrouk
(Actress)
Dorra Zarrouk
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 13, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 12 
Victor Perez
(Boxer)
Victor Perez
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 18, 1911
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: January 21, 1945
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 13 
Albert Memmi
(Writer)
Albert Memmi
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 15, 1920
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: May 22, 2020
 14 
Rym Breidy
(Model, Actress)
Rym Breidy
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 21, 1986
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 15 
Nicola Pietrangeli
(Former Italian Tennis player)
Nicola Pietrangeli
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 11, 1933
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 16 
Roberto Blanco
(Singer)
Roberto Blanco
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 7, 1937
Sun Sign: Gemini
 17 
Fouad Mebazaa
(President)
Fouad Mebazaa
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 15, 1933
Sun Sign: Gemini
 18 
Roland Dyens
(Composer)
Roland Dyens
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 19, 1955
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: October 29, 2016
 19 
Abdellatif Kechiche
(Actor, Screenwriter, Film director)
Abdellatif Kechiche
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 7, 1960
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 20 
Emel Mathlouthi
(Singer, Musician)
Emel Mathlouthi
9
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 11, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 21 
Tewhida Ben Sheikh
(Physician)
Tewhida Ben Sheikh
2
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: January 2, 1909
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: December 6, 2010
 22 
Leïla Ben Ali
(First Lady)
Leïla Ben Ali
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 24, 1956
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 23 
Brigitte Engerer
(Pianist)
Brigitte Engerer
8
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 27, 1952
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: June 23, 2012
 24 
Aïcha Ben Ahmed
(Actress)
Aïcha Ben Ahmed
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 7, 1989
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 25 
Aziz Maraka
(Composer)
Aziz Maraka
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 22, 1983
Sun Sign: Cancer
 26 
Fethi Haddaoui
(Actor, Director)
Fethi Haddaoui
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 9, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 27 
Bertrand Delanoë
(Politician)
Bertrand Delanoë
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 30, 1950
Sun Sign: Gemini
 28 
Lotfi Bouchnak
(Singer, Composer)
Lotfi Bouchnak
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 18, 1952
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 29 
Christian de la Mazière
(Journalist)
Christian de la Mazière
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 22, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: February 15, 2006
 30 
Nabil Maâloul
(Tunisian Professional Football Manager and Former Player)
Nabil Maâloul
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 25, 1962
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 31 
Ines Boubakri
(Fencer)
Ines Boubakri
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 28, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 32 
Hichem Yacoubi
(Actor)
Hichem Yacoubi
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 4, 1964
Sun Sign: Aries
 33 
Ahmad I ibn Mustafa
(Bey of Tunisia)
Ahmad I ibn Mustafa
2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 2, 1805
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: May 30, 1855
 34 
Habiba Msika
(Singer, Dancer)
Habiba Msika
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 1903 AD
Died: February 21, 1930
 35 
Ali Belhadj
(Preacher)
Ali Belhadj
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1956 AD
 36 
Dany Brillant
(Singer)
Dany Brillant
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 28, 1965
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 37 
Lotfi Abdelli
(Actor, Comedian)
Lotfi Abdelli
1
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: March 14, 1970
Sun Sign: Pisces
 38 
Taos Amrouche
(The First Woman from Algeria to Publish a Novel)
Taos Amrouche
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 4, 1913
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: April 2, 1976

Taos Amrouche was an Algerian singer and writer. In 1947, she became the first woman from Algeria to publish a novel, when she released her autobiographical novel titled Jacinthe noire. Although she wrote in French, Taos Amrouche sang in Kabyle and her debut album Chants berbères de Kabylie was translated from Kabyle to French by her brother Jean.

 39 
Cyprian
(Bishop)
Cyprian
2
Listed In: Spiritual & Religious Leaders
Birthdate: 0200 AD
Died: September 14, 0258
 40 
Marwa Amri
(Tunisian Freestyle Wrestler)
Marwa Amri
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 8, 1989
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 41 
Leïla Menchari
(Designer, Decorator)
Leïla Menchari
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: September 27, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: April 4, 2020
 42 
Saskia Cohen-Tanugi
(Director)
Saskia Cohen-Tanugi
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: 1959 AD
Died: July 20, 2020
 43 
Mohamed Salah Ben Mrad
(Theologian, Journalist)
Mohamed Salah Ben Mrad
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1881 AD
Died: February 6, 1979
 44 
Omar Abada
(Basketball player)
Omar Abada
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 20, 1993
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 45 
Philippe Séguin
(Politician)
Philippe Séguin
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 21, 1943
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: January 7, 2010
 46 
Danièle Aron-Rosa
(Painter, Ophthalmologist)
Danièle Aron-Rosa
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 15, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
 47 
Faten Fazaâ
(Tunisian Novelist)
Faten Fazaâ
3
Listed In: Writers
 48 
Fethia Mzali
(Politician, Teacher)
Fethia Mzali
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 6, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: February 12, 2018
 49 
Edgard Pisani
(Former French Ministers of Agriculture)
Edgard Pisani
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 9, 1918
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: June 20, 2016
 50 
Skander Mansouri
(Tunisian Tennis Player)
Skander Mansouri
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 23, 1995
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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