33.5991° N, 7.6200° W
CASABLANCA
Most Famous People Born in Casablanca, Morocco
- Notable people
- 710
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1960
- Most distinctive
- Fencer 5.1×
The twentieth-century arrival on this list, almost entirely post-war and very much a port city's portfolio: a Football bench north of two times global, a Singer and Film cluster that tracks Morocco's Francophone entertainment pipeline, and a Journalist bench that reads as the quiet signature of a newspaper town. The Boxer roster, running at nearly five times baseline, gives the whole thing its particular Casablanca swagger.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Casablanca during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Casablanca Is Known For
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Football is Casablanca's biggest profession — 24% of all notables (171).
Casablanca over-indexes on fencer — 5.1× the global rate.
Casablanca under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Casablanca's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Music
- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Jean Reno
Born 1948
Daniel Pennac
Born 1944
Serge Haroche
Born 1944
Alain Souchon
Born 1944
Christian de Portzamparc
Born 1944
Frida Boccara
1940 - 1996
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Born 1949
Franck Goddio
Born 1947
Alberto Negrin
Born 1940
Yitzhak Levy
Born 1947
Michel Abitbol
Born 1943
Anne Bragance
Born 1945
Jean-Paul Tribout
Born 1941
Houmane Jarir
1944 - 2018
Ahmed El Maanouni
Born 1944
Claude Liauzu
1940 - 2007
Alain Gottvallès
1942 - 2008
Youssef Fadel
Born 1949
Mustapha Choukri
1947 - 1980
Izza Génini
Born 1942
Morice Benin
Born 1947
Sharif Dean
1947 - 2019
Robert Alazraki
Born 1944
Graciane Finzi
Born 1945
Alain Mion
Born 1947
Abderrahim Harouchi
1944 - 2011
Said Ghandi
Born 1948
Abdelouahed Souhail
Born 1946
Hourya Benis Sinaceur
Born 1940
Shlomo Amar
Born 1948
Mostafa Nissaboury
Born 1943
David Haziot
Born 1947
Gilbert Dahan
Born 1943
Michèle Barzach
Born 1943
François Salvaing
Born 1943
Isaac Bitton
Born 1947
Mohamed Miftah
Born 1947
Paul Martinez
Born 1947
Khalid Naciri
Born 1946
Victor Drai
Born 1947
Aïcha Chenna
Born 1941
Yves Deniaud (politician)
Born 1946
Jean Schultheis
Born 1943
Mohammed Sabila
Born 1942
Yves Lion
Born 1945
Charlie Biton
Born 1947
Philippe Piat
Born 1942
René Guitton
Born 1944
Charles Tordjman
Born 1947
Alberto Pinto (interior designer)
1944 - 2012
Rémy Knafou
Born 1948
Monique Eleb
Born 1945
Catherine Grosjean
Born 1947
Abderrahim Bargache
1949 - 2007
Max Cohen-Olivar
1945 - 2018
Daniel Sivan
Born 1949
Mohamed Bouassa
1944 - 1971
Jean-Claude Méry
1942 - 1999
Avraham Eilam-Amzallag
Born 1941
Mohamed Berrada
Born 1944
Chafik Shimi
Born 1948
Joseph Josy Lévy
Born 1944
Alain Lévy
Born 1949
Raphaël Rebibo
Born 1942
Alain Levèvre
Born 1942
Hammouda El Caïd
Born 1942
David Agmon
Born 1947
Thierry Destrez
1942 - 2009
Eli Avikzar
1947 - 2004
Mohamed al Hayani
1947 - 1996
Farouk Dioury
Born 1943
Marcel Cerdan Jr
Born 1943
Joëlle de La Casinière
Born 1944
Abdelaziz Mouride
1949 - 2013
Patricia Asbæk
Born 1945
Patrice de Nussac
1942 - 2019
Yitzhak Eldan
Born 1943
Carmen Giménez Martín
Born 1943
Jean-Claude Correia
1945 - 2016
Armand Cosson
Born 1943
Jacques Peyrac
Born 1948
Luis Hernández Cotter
Born 1948
Bernard Chabbert
Born 1944
Joël Haroche
Born 1947
Abdelkader Retnani
Born 1945
Mohammed Sahraoui
1942 - 2016
Yves Lambelin
1942 - 2011
Mohamed Abied
Born 1941
Juan Garcia
Born 1945
Jean-Louis Méchali
Born 1947
Jean-Louis Vinciguerra
Born 1944
Robert Obadia
Born 1942
Serge Dumas
Born 1942
Victor Soussan
Born 1946
Lino Bacco
Born 1946
Armand Lemal
Born 1944
Jean Stern (art historian)
Born 1946
Mustapha Farès
Born 1947
Christina Mirjol
Born 1949
Jo Leb
Born 1948
Mohamed Hamidi (peintre)
Born 1941
Idriss Hani
Born 1944
Farida Bourquia
Born 1948
Denis Dayan
1942 - 1970
Bernard Gruener
Born 1949