Famous People from Tunisia
49 notable historical figures from Tunisia, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
Sami Khedira
1987 – Present
German association football player
Beji Caid Essebsi
1926 – 2019
Tunisian politician Tunisian of Italian origin
Moncef Marzouki
1945 – Present
Tunisian politician
Kais Saied
1958 – Present
Tunisian politician, academic and jurist
Hatem Ben Arfa
1987 – Present
French footballer (born 1987)
Lassad Nouioui
1986 – Present
French-Tunisian association football player
Ziad Tlemçani
1963 – Present
Tunisian association football player
Wahbi Khazri
1991 – Present
Tunisian-French association football player (born 1991)
Najla Bouden
1958 – Present
Tunisian engineer, academic and politician
Moungi Bawendi
1961 – Present
American chemist of French and Tunisian descent
Abdellatif Kechiche
1960 – Present
Tunisian-French film director
Ferjani Sassi
1992 – Present
Tunisian association football player
Rached Ghannouchi
1941 – Present
Tunisian politician
Natacha Atlas
1964 – Present
Tunisian-Belgian actor, musician and singer who combines Arabic and African elements in modern electronic music (born 1964)
Albert Memmi
1920 – 2020
French writer of Tunisian-Jewish origin
Aymen Abdennour
1989 – Present
Tunisian association football player
Youssef Msakni
1990 – Present
Tunisian association football player
Hatem Trabelsi
1977 – Present
Tunisian association football player
Yassine Meriah
1993 – Present
Tunisian association football player
Hamadi Jebali
1949 – Present
Tunisian politician and journalist
Habiba Ghribi
1984 – Present
Tunisian middle- and long-distance runner
Ellyes Skhiri
1995 – Present
Tunisian and French association football player
Sabri Lamouchi
1971 – Present
French football manager (born 1971)
Radhi Jaïdi
1975 – Present
Tunisian association football player
Mohammed Gammoudi
1938 – Present
Tunisian athlete
Hannibal Mejbri
2003 – Present
Tunisian-French footballer (born 2003)
Rani Khedira
1994 – Present
Tunisian association football player (born 1994)
Dylan Bronn
1995 – Present
Tunisian and French association football player
Aymen Mathlouthi
1984 – Present
Tunisian association football player
Frédéric Mitterrand
1947 – 2024
French politician (1947–2024)
Gisèle Halimi
1927 – 2020
French-Tunisian lawyer, feminist and politician (1927–2020)
Yohan Benalouane
1987 – Present
Tunisian and French association football player
Azzedine Alaïa
1935 – 2017
French-Tunisian fashion designer (1935-2017)
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
1991 – Present
Tunisian association football player
Marwan Kenzari
1983 – Present
Tunisian-Dutch actor
Änis Ben-Hatira
1988 – Present
Tunisian association football player
Karim Haggui
1984 – Present
Tunisian association football player
Hamida Djandoubi
1949 – 1977
sentenced to death in France
Ali Maâloul
1990 – Present
Egypt association football player
Abdelmajid Lakhal
1939 – 2014
Tunisian theatre director and actor (1939-2014)