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ORAN

Most Famous People Born in Oran, Algeria

Notable people
437
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1949
Most distinctive
Handball 5.1×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Oran Is Known For

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Football is Oran's biggest profession — 28% of all notables (123).

Oran over-indexes on handball — 5.1× the global rate.

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

  1. Football123
  2. Singer32
  3. Actor31
  4. Politician29
  5. Writer16
  6. Journalist13
  7. Painter10
  8. Militar8
  1. Handball75.1×
  2. Singer323.5×
  3. Philosopher53.2×
  4. Boxer52.9×
  5. Football1232.6×
  6. Journalist131.9×
  7. Physician51.7×
  8. Architect61.6×
  1. Politician290.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Oran's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0001 FASHION DESIGNER

Yves Saint Laurent (designer)

1936 - 2008

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0004 POET

Hélène Cixous

Born 1937

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0012 JOURNALIST

Jean-Pierre Elkabbach

Born 1937

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0038 STATISTICIAN

Jean-Paul Benzécri

1932 - 2019

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0043 WRITER

Malek Alloula

1937 - 2015

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0058 JOURNALIST

Pierre Bénichou

1938 - 2020

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0081 MUSIC

Daniel Charles

1935 - 2008

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0084 PIANIST

Errol Parker

1930 - 1998

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0106 FILM

Claude Vital

Born 1933

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0110 SINGER

Antonia La Negra

1936 - 2018

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0117 ACTOR

Jacqueline Bir

Born 1934

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0122 MUSIC

Jean-Paul Sevilla

Born 1934

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0130 NOVELIST

Michèle Perret

Born 1937

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0133 ACTOR

Jean-Claude de Goros

Born 1939

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0134 SINGER

André Mallabrera

1934 - 2017

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0140 JOURNALIST

François Missen

Born 1933

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0151 WRITER

André Benzimra

Born 1931

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0164 PRIEST

Jean-Baptiste Gourion

1934 - 2005

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0180 BOXER

Antoine Porcel

1937 - 2014

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0181 PHOTOGRAPHER

Martine Barrat

Born 1933

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0189 COMPOSER

Joe Gracy

1931 - 2019

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0193 SINGER

Frankie Jordan

Born 1938

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0210 LAWYER

Pierre Zémor

Born 1938

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0213 ACADEMIC

Maurice Abiteboul

Born 1936

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0219 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Claude-Jean Darmon

Born 1934

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0221 FOOTBALL

André Ascencio

1938 - 2017

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0225 HISTORIAN

Pierre Darmon (historien)

Born 1939

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0232 HISTORIAN

Marie-Françoise Collière

1930 - 2005

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0236 LITHOGRAPHER

André Renoux

1939 - 2002

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0239 ACTOR

Abder El Kebir

1930 - 2017

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0249 COLLECTOR

Pierre Nahon

1935 - 2020

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0257 FOOTBALL

Abdelkader Reguig (football)

1938 - 1999

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0275 ARTIST

Jean Lancri

Born 1936

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0276 FOOTBALL

Jean-Claude Hernandez

Born 1936

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0299 WRITER

Jacques Syreigeol

1935 - 1992

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0302 FOOTBALL

Antoine Pascual

Born 1933

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0306 POLITICIAN

Ahmed Medeghri

1934 - 1974

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0308 PHILOSOPHER

Claude Tedguy

Born 1937

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0319 FOOTBALL

Kaddour Bekhloufi

1934 - 2019

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0335 COLLECTOR

Claude Dray

1935 - 2011

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0340 LAWYER

Alexandre Benmakhlouf

Born 1939

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0356 BIOGRAPHER

Pierre Kalfon (journaliste)

1930 - 2019

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0362 FOOTBALL

Jean Molla (football)

Born 1933

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0364 SINGER

Ahmed Saber

1937 - 1969

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0378 FOOTBALL

Joseph Brotons

Born 1936

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0382 POLITICIAN

José Méndez Espino

Born 1937

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0397 RABBI

Jacques Nezri

1939 - 2008

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0419 HANDBALL

Serge Pons

Born 1935

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0423 BUSINESS

Louis-Gaston Pelloux

Born 1932

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