List of Algerians

Notable Algerians include:

Artists

Actors

Directors and filmmakers

Fashion (designers, models)

Illustrators

New media

Writers (including poets)

Criminals

  • Djamel Beghal, French Algerian convicted of terrorism
  • Mokhtar Belmokhtar, sentenced to death for murder and terrorism
  • Abdul Nacer Benbrika, found guilty of being the leader of a terrorist organisation
  • Hamza Bendelladj, cyber-criminal also known as the "Smiling Hacker"
  • Rédoine Faïd, French-Algerian bank robber and jailbreaker
  • Slimane Khalfaoui, French-Algerian terrorist convicted of the Strasbourg cathedral bombing plot
  • Ahmed Ressam, Algerian al-Qaeda member convicted of attempting to bomb the Los Angeles International Airport on New Year's Eve 1999
  • Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud, leader of the Algerian Islamic militant group Al-Qaeda organization in the Islamic Maghreb

Journalists

Leaders and politicians

Ancient Algeria

Early Islamic Algeria

Ottoman Algeria

  • Hassan Agha, 16th-century Prince of Algiers; defeated Emperor Charles V in Algiers
  • Baba Aruj, 16th-century corsair; leader of the Regency of Algiers
  • Hayreddin Barbarossa, brother and successor of Aruj
  • Zymen Danseker, Dutch privateer during the Eighty Years' War, became admiral of the Algerian fleet from 1600 to 1610; said to have introduced the round ship to the Algerians
  • Rais Hamidou, nicknamed 'Amir el Bihar' (leader of the seas), admiral and last great leader of the Algerian Navy, of Berber descent
  • Sulayman Reis, Dutch privateer during the Eighty Years' War; later turned to the corsair activity swearing allegiance to the Sultan of Algiers and became an officer under Zymen Danseker

Algeria under French colonization

  • Emir Abdelkader, 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation
  • Hadj Ahmed Bey, last Bey of Constantine; fought the French Army during two sieges in 1836 and 1837
  • Cheikh Boumerdassi, 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation
  • Mohamed Seghir Boushaki, 20th-century leader of the Kabyle political resistance against the French
  • Mohamed Deriche, 20th-century leader of the Kabyle political resistance against the French
  • Messali Hadj, co-founder of "l'Etoile Nord-Africaine", the first Algerian nationalist party
  • Belkacem Radjef, co-founder of ENA with Messali Hadj and Amar Imache
  • Lalla Fatma N'Soumer, 19th-century female leader of the Kabyle resistance against the French
  • Mohamed ben Zamoum, 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation
  • Omar ben Zamoum, 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation

Revolutionary War of Independence

Independent Algeria

Martyrs

Military and intelligence services

Musicians and singers

Berber

Classical

Contemporary

  • DJ Snake, DJ, producer, songwriter; French-Algerian artist, worked with several famous artists
  • Indila, French-Algerian singer
  • Marina Kaye, singer, French father and Algerian mother
  • Lolo Zouaï, American singer, born to a French mother and an Algerian father
  • Slimane, French singer

Jazz

Musiques du monde

Pop

Rai

Rap

  • Boef, Algerian rapper; one of the Netherlands' most successful rappers
  • Didine Canon 16
  • Double Kanon, rapper, MC, producer, songwriter; songs engaging tracks against political system
  • Kenza Farah, Algerian singer-songwriter, rap, R&B and hip-hop; sings in French
  • Fianso, Franco-Algerian rapper
  • Lacrim, French-Algerian rapper, songwriter, has many hits in French game and American game
  • L'Algerino, singer and rapper
  • PNL, acronym of Peace N' Lovés, rap duo composed of two brothers: Ademo & N.O.S.
  • Soolking, Algerian singer and rapper; incorporates reggae, soul, hip hop and Algerian raï in his music
  • Soso Maness, rapper

Rock

Religious figures

Scholars and academics

Historians

Linguistics

Science

Philosophy

Sports

Association football

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Fencing

Ice hockey

Judo

Other sports

See also

References

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