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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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Casablanca during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 133 notable births.

What Casablanca Is Known For

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Football is Casablanca's biggest profession — 24% of all notables (171).

Casablanca over-indexes on fencer5.1× the global rate.

Casablanca under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Football171
  2. Politician52
  3. Actor43
  4. Writer39
  5. Singer35
  6. Journalist27
  7. Player20
  8. Film20
  1. Fencer75.1×
  2. Boxer145.0×
  3. Business182.5×
  4. Journalist272.4×
  5. Singer352.4×
  6. Swimmer82.3×
  7. Film202.3×
  8. Football1712.2×
  1. Politician520.6×
  2. Painter130.7×

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.

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0010 WRITER

Katherine Pancol

Born 1954

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0011 WRITER

Pierre Assouline

Born 1953

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0014 SINGER

Anne-Marie David

Born 1952

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0021 FILM

Samuel Hadida

1953 - 2018

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0023 POLITICIAN

Roger Karoutchi

Born 1951

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0030 ACTOR

Moshe Ivgy

Born 1953

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0034 PHILOSOPHER

Philippe-Joseph Salazar

Born 1955

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0052 FOOTBALL

Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes

Born 1952

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0055 FOOTBALL

Abdelmajid Dolmy

1953 - 2017

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0059 FOOTBALL

Serge Chiesa

Born 1950

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0068 ACTOR

Céline Monsarrat

Born 1954

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0070 PAINTER

Titouan Lamazou

Born 1955

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0071 DESIGNER

Frank Stephenson

Born 1959

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0074 FOOTBALL

Abdelkrim Merry

Born 1955

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0079 FOOTBALL

Mohamed Fakhir

Born 1953

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0081 CHOREOGRAPHER

Édouard Lock

Born 1954

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0092 JOURNALIST

Anouar Benmalek

Born 1956

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0100 ISLAMIST

Nadia Yassine

Born 1958

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0104 FOOTBALL

Jacques Pereira

1955 - 2020

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0117 FOOTBALL

Mustafa Merry

Born 1958

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0122 IMMUNOLOGIST

Yves Lévy

Born 1957

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0142 ARCHITECT

Mohammed Tamim

Born 1958

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0147 POLITICIAN

Eli Ben-Dahan

Born 1954

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0151 BASKET

Mike Flynn (basketball)

Born 1953

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0155 POET

Emmanuel Moses

Born 1959

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0159 POLITICIAN

Olga Zrihen

Born 1953

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0165 WRITER

Christine Orban

Born 1954

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0166 DIPLOMAT

Bruno Delaye

Born 1952

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0179 WRITER

Béatrice Fontanel

Born 1957

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0188 BOXER

Abdelhak Achik

Born 1959

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0191 PLAYER

Dominique Bedel

Born 1957

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0193 FOOTBALL

Fathi Jamal

Born 1959

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0194 CLARINET

François Cotinaud

Born 1956

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0196 EXPLORER

Laurence de la Ferrière

Born 1957

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0198 SINGER

Marc Robine

1950 - 2003

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0202 PHYSICIST

Pierre Binétruy

1955 - 2017

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0203 DRIVER

Alain Ambrosino

Born 1951

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0211 ACTOR

Bernard Montiel

Born 1957

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0216 FILM

Hakim Noury

Born 1952

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0220 HISTORIAN

Jens Olesen (Historiker)

Born 1950

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0223 WRITER

Philippe Béha

Born 1950

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0225 POLITICIAN

Taieb Fassi Fihri

Born 1958

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0226 BUSINESS

Francisco Correa Sánchez

Born 1955

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0233 BUSINESS

Olivier Brandicourt

Born 1956

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0237 FOOTBALL

Mustapha Madih

1956 - 2018

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0238 POLITICIAN

Aline Pailler

Born 1955

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0239 JOURNALIST

Laurence de Cambronne

Born 1951

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0244 PRINCE

Francine, Princess of Montenegro

1950 - 2008

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0258 PIANIST

Daniel Varsano

1953 - 1988

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0263 ARCHITECT

Jean de Gastines

Born 1957

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0265 ACTOR

Joëlle Guigui

Born 1956

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0269 POLITICIAN

Eli Suissa

Born 1956

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0275 COMPOSER

Éric Pénicaud

Born 1952

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0276 BUSINESS

Ralph Toledano

Born 1951

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0279 PHOTOGRAPHER

Florence Chevallier

Born 1955

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0284 MATHEMATICIAN

Jean-Lin Journé

1957 - 2016

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0289 POLITICIAN

Eli Aflalo

Born 1952

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0290 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Mohamed Tozy

Born 1956

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0306 FEMINIST

Rabéa Naciri

Born 1954

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0308 ACTOR

Simon Michaël

Born 1950

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0309 WRITER

Said Yaktine

Born 1955

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0330 BUSINESS

Sidney Toledano

Born 1951

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0342 COMPOSER

Jean-Louis Valero

Born 1952

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0343 WRITER

François Muratet

Born 1958

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0348 DIPLOMAT

Bertrand Besancenot

Born 1952

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0354 POLITICIAN

Georges Mamelonet

1954 - 2015

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0360 MATHEMATICIAN

Michel Lapidus

Born 1956

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0361 JOURNALIST

Martine Mauléon

1955 - 2003

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0363 ACTOR

Robert Benitah

Born 1954

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0365 CONDUCTOR

Jean-Jacques Justafré

Born 1953

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0367 RIDER

Catherine Durand-Henriquet

Born 1955

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0373 POLITICIAN

Michel Scarbonchi

Born 1950

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0381 POLITICIAN

Touriya Jabrane

1952 - 2020

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0387 ENGINEER

Nelly Wenger

Born 1955

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0394 SPORT

Mustapha Najjari

Born 1951

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0400 SCULPTOR

Anilore Banon

Born 1957

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0404 PAINTER

Pascal Vinardel

Born 1951

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0407 DIPLOMAT

Paul Jean-Ortiz

1957 - 2014

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0427 BANK

Gerardo Braggiotti

Born 1952

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0428 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Bernard Sabrier

Born 1953

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0437 COMEDIAN

Drew Hastings

Born 1954

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0439 WRITER

André Benchetrit

1955 - 2009

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0445 ORGANIST

Jean-Louis Gil

1951 - 1991

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0448 LIEDERMACHER

Jasmine Bonnin

Born 1952

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0458 POLITICIAN

Mohammed Daïf

Born 1956

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0459 BUSINESS

Georges Cohen

Born 1953

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0467 WRITER

Khireddine Mourad

Born 1950

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0469 PSYCHIATRIST

Xavier Pommereau

Born 1953

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0475 PAINTER

Driss Ouadahi

Born 1959

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0482 PHOTOGRAPHER

Richard Cerf

Born 1950

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0483 THEATRE

Eliezer Mellul

Born 1951

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0486 TEACHER

Divina Frau-Meigs

Born 1959

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0490 PHOTOGRAPHER

Touhami Ennadre

Born 1953

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0494 SWIMMER

Sylvie Canet

Born 1953

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0495 WRITER

Soumya Ammar Khodja

Born 1955

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0497 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Mohamed Horani

Born 1953

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0515 FOOTBALL

Jawad Milani

Born 1950

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0519 MAN OF LETTERS

Souâd Bahéchar

Born 1953

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0521 COACH

Jean-Louis Rodrigue

Born 1951

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0524 WRITER

Mustapha Jmahri

Born 1952

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0526 JOURNALIST

Christian Ménanteau

Born 1950

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0528 SINGER

Naima Samih

Born 1953

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0531 GUITAR

Ray Gomez

Born 1953

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0533 JOURNALIST

Patricia Balme

Born 1957

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0534 DESIGNER

Joe Mimran

Born 1952

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0538 BOXER

Freddy Skouma

Born 1958

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0543 NATURALIST

Michel Aymerich

Born 1958

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0553 TRADE UNION

Miloudi Moukharik

Born 1950

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0555 BOXER

Lucien Rodriguez

Born 1951

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0561 SPORT

Olivier Quesnel

Born 1950

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0566 POLITICIAN

Motti Malka

Born 1953

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0570 POLITICIAN

Maguy Kakon

Born 1953

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0572 WRITER

Françoise Evenou

Born 1959

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0576 PHOTOGRAPHER

Sylvie Lancrenon

Born 1959

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0581 POLITICIAN

Shmuel Avital

Born 1951

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0586 ARCHITECT

Jean-Philippe Vassal

Born 1954

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0593 WRITER

Nicole Elgrissy

Born 1958

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0605 THEATRE

Bousarhane Zitouni

Born 1958

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0606 JOURNALIST

Jacques Renucci

Born 1950

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0607 MILITANT

Leila Rhiwi

Born 1958

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0611 PHYSICIAN

Georges Yoram Federmann

Born 1955

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0613 ARCHITECT

Marilda Azulay Tapiero

Born 1958

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0617 BUSINESS

Yann Caillère

Born 1953

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0619 POLITICIAN

Fouad Lahssaini

Born 1957

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0632 GUANTANAMO

Abdullah Tabarak Ahmad

Born 1955

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0633 SURGEON

Amal ibn Idris al-Alami

Born 1950

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0635 FOOTBALL

Larbi Aherdane

Born 1954

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0659 SWIMMER

Magda Camps

Born 1956

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0662 FOOTBALL

Abdelmajid Shaita

Born 1954

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0667 JUMPER

Jean-Marc Nicolas

Born 1951

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0681 MUSIC

Henry Azra

Born 1952

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0683 NOVELIST

François-Xavier Luciani

Born 1958

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0692 POLITICIAN

Abderrahim Mouhtad

Born 1959

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