1
Terence
(Playwright)
16
3
Birthdate: 0185 BC
Birthplace: Carthage, Tunisia
Died: 0159 BC
2
Lina Lazaar
(Art critic, Writer)
16
3
Birthdate: 1983 AD
Birthplace: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3
Suha Arafat
(Author)
16
5
Birthdate: July 17, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel
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Gisèle Halimi
(Lawyer)
10
2
Birthdate: July 27, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: La Goulette, Tunisia
Died: July 28, 2020
5
Albert Memmi
(Writer)
11
2
Birthdate: December 15, 1920
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia
Died: May 22, 2020
6
Tertullian
(The First Christian Author to Produce an Extensive Corpus of Latin Christian Literature)
18
4
Birthdate: 0160 AD
Birthplace: Carthage, Tunisia
Died: 0225 AD
Born to pagan parents in North Africa, Tertullian was initially gearing up to be a lawyer. Following his conversion to Christianity in Rome at about 40, he became a leader of the African church and wrote several Christian treatises, to eventually become the father of Latin Christianity.
7
Lina Ben Mhenni
(Activist, Blogger)
8
2
Birthdate: May 22, 1983
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tunisia
Died: January 27, 2020
8
Fethi Haddaoui
(Actor, Director)
5
1
Birthdate: December 9, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia
9
Arnobius
(Apologists)
8
2
Birthdate: 0255 AD
Birthplace: El Kef, Tunisia
Died: 0330 AD
10
Faten Fazaâ
(Tunisian Novelist)
3
1
Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia
11
Mohamed Salah Ben Mrad
(Theologian, Journalist)
5
1
Birthdate: 1881 AD
Birthplace: Medina of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
Died: February 6, 1979
12
Mohamed Fadhel Ben Achour
(Theologian, Writer)
3
1
Birthdate: October 16, 1909
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: La Marsa, Tunisia
Died: April 20, 1970
13
Eric Assous
(Director)
4
1
Birthdate: March 30, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia
Died: October 12, 2020
14
Ali Douagi
(Songwriter)
3
1
Birthdate: January 4, 1909
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia
Died: May 27, 1949
15
Emna Mizouni
(Activist, Businesspeople)
4
2
Birthdate: 1987 AD
Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia
16
Meherzia Labidi Maïza
(Politician, Writer)
5
1
Birthdate: December 17, 1963
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nabeul, Tunisia
Died: January 22, 2021
17
Amina Said
(Yaser Abdel Said's Daughter, Poet)
3
1
Birthdate: 1953 AD
Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia
18
Dracontius
(Poet)
3
1
Birthdate: 0455 AD
Birthplace: Carthage, Tunisia
Died: 0505 AD
19
Hélé Béji
(Writer)
4
2
Birthdate: April 1, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia
20
Nemesianus
(Poet)
3
1
Birthdate: 0283 AD
Birthplace: Carthage, Tunisia
21
Sihem Bensedrine
(Journalist, Activist)
3
1
Birthdate: October 28, 1950
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: La Marsa, Tunisia
22
Néjia Ben Mabrouk
(Screenwriter, Director)
2
0
Birthdate: July 1, 1949
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: El Oudiane, Tunisia
23
Fawzia Zouari
(Journalist, Writer)
1
0
Birthdate: September 10, 1955
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: El Kef, Tunisia
24
Mohammed Al-Arousi Al-Mutawi
(Writer, Politician)
4
1
Birthdate: January 20, 1920
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Al-Matwiyah, Tunisia
Died: July 25, 2005
25
Saïda Keller-Messahli
(Writer)
3
1
Birthdate: July 25, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Northern Tunisia
26
Cassius Dionysius
(North African writer)
1
0
Birthdate: 0099 AD
Birthplace: Utica
Died: November 30, 0049
27
Mohamed Jamoussi
(Singer, Composer)
1
0
Birthdate: July 12, 1910
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sfax, Tunisia
Died: January 3, 1982
28
Rachida Triki
(Philosopher, Historian)
1
0
Birthdate: March 24, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tunisia
