35.6970° N, 0.6331° W
ORAN
Most Famous People Born in Oran, Algeria
- Notable people
- 437
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1949
- Most distinctive
- Handball 5.1×
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.
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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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Nicole Garcia
Born 1946
Jean Benguigui
Born 1944
Daniel Arasse
1944 - 2003
Guy Mardel
Born 1944
Marie France
Born 1946
Jean-François Mattéi
1941 - 2014
Jacques Fieschi
Born 1948
Sophie Garel
Born 1942
Richard Ayoun
1948 - 2008
Antoine Grumbach
Born 1942
Jean-Pierre Bansard
Born 1940
Bernard Murat (metteur en scène)
Born 1941
Abdelkader Fréha
1942 - 2012
Erez Biton
Born 1942
Pierre-Alain Dahan
1943 - 2013
Miloud Hadefi
1949 - 1994
Mohamed Salem (footballer, born 1940)
1940 - 2008
Fatiha Boudiaf
Born 1944
Daniel Leconte
Born 1949
Jacques Davila
1941 - 1991
Marc Soula
1945 - 2012
Denis Guénoun
Born 1946
Abdelkader Djemaï
Born 1948
Angèle Koster
Born 1946
Bernard Andrès
Born 1949
Jean-Claude Darmon
Born 1941
Jean-Charles Asselain
1942 - 2013
Abdou Elimam
Born 1949
Hamid Remas
1949 - 2016
Mohamed Hansal
Born 1947
Francis Affergan
Born 1945
Gine
Born 1947
Alain Cadix
Born 1948
Françoise Borie
Born 1947
Françoise Merle
Born 1946
Lucette Lousteau
Born 1948
Kouider Berkane
Born 1941
Serge Martinez
Born 1944
Jean-Louis Guilhaumon
Born 1948
Guy Mazars
1947 - 2016
Pierre Donnersberg
Born 1947
Marcel Méchali
Born 1949
Jean-Luc Sarré
1944 - 2018
Jean-Pierre Laruy
1941 - 1987
Sirat Boumediène
1947 - 1995
Mohamed Bouhizeb
1942 - 1996
Henri Poncet
Born 1949
Charles Benfredj
Born 1943
Jean-Baptiste Esclapez
Born 1944
Vincent Navarro
Born 1942
Myriam Darrell
Born 1944
Abdellah Kechra
Born 1945
Marie-Christine Aulas
Born 1945
Zoubir Rahal
Born 1948
Maryvonne Herzog
Born 1943
Saddek Benkada
Born 1948
Gérard Manuel
1946 - 1999