Famous People from Morocco

37 notable historical figures from Morocco, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.

association football player (19)politician (5)military leader (2)entrepreneur (2)manufacturer (2)novelist (2)cabaret performer (2)chancellor (1)feminist (1)women's rights activist (1)

Mohammed VI of Morocco

1963 – Present

King of Morocco since 1999

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Born August 21Wikipedia →

Hassan II

1929 – 1999

King of Morocco from 1961 to 1999

military leaderchancellorstatespersondiplomatentrepreneurpoliticianmonarch
Born July 9Wikipedia →

Fatema Mernissi

1940 – 2015

1940-2015, Moroccan sociologist, writer and feminist

feministwomen's rights activistnon-fiction writeressayistsociologistuniversity teacherwriter
Born September 28Wikipedia →

Hicham El Guerrouj

1974 – Present

Moroccan middle and long distance runner

middle-distance runnerrunnerathletics competitorlong-distance runner
Born September 14Wikipedia →

Sofyan Amrabat

1996 – Present

Moroccan-Dutch association football player (born 1996)

association football player
Born August 21Wikipedia →

Youssef En-Nesyri

1997 – Present

Moroccan association football player

association football player
Born June 1Wikipedia →

Tahar Ben Jelloun

1947 – Present

Moroccan naturalized French writer

short story writernovelistpsychotherapistpainterpoetwriter
Born December 1Wikipedia →

RedOne

1972 – Present

Moroccan-Swedish songwriter, singer, record producer and record executive (born 1972)

songwriterrecord producersingeractor
Born April 9Wikipedia →

Jamel Debbouze

1975 – Present

Moroccan Amazigh -French comedian and actor

cabaret performermanufacturerfilm actortelevision actorfilm producerradio personalityfilm directorcomedianscreenwriter
Born June 18Wikipedia →

Gad Elmaleh

1971 – Present

Moroccan-Canadian comedian and actor

cabaret performerfilm actordirectorfilm directorstage actormusician
Born April 19Wikipedia →