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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- Music
- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
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- Filtered to 1950s Clear ×
Alain Chabat
Born 1958
Étienne Daho
Born 1956
Robert Ménard
Born 1953
Anne Alvaro
Born 1951
Pierre Bensusan
Born 1957
Cheba Zahouania
Born 1959
Laurence Tubiana
Born 1951
Marcel Pérès
Born 1956
Julien Dray
Born 1955
Louis Bertignac
Born 1954
Abdellah Liegeon
Born 1957
François Valéry
Born 1954
Haim Amsalem
Born 1959
Oscar Brenifier
Born 1954
Lise Sarfati
Born 1958
Jean-Michel Cohen
Born 1959
Chantal Guittet
Born 1955
Bouteldja Belkacem
1951 - 2015
Hamid Skif
1951 - 2011
Kheira Bouziane
Born 1953
Régis Obadia
Born 1958
Jean-François Coen
Born 1959
Gabriel Martinez-Gros
Born 1950
Patricia Lavila
Born 1957
Robert Pansard-Besson
1950 - 2011
Michel Abécassis (journaliste)
Born 1952
Bernard Paganotti
Born 1950
Abdelkrim Bendjemil
Born 1959
Jean-Paul Dréau
Born 1953
Yahia Belaskri
Born 1952
Pierre Micheletti
Born 1958
Daphna Poznanski-Benhamou
Born 1950
Sophie Avon
Born 1959
Gilles Adrien
1951 - 2017
Sèrgi Javaloyès
Born 1951
Brigitte Benkemoun
Born 1959
Marc Cuadrado
Born 1959
Jame's Prunier
Born 1959
Gérard Crespo
Born 1951
Francis Kalifat
Born 1952
Monique Tello
Born 1958
Gildas Sagot
1958 - 2018
Sid Ahmed Belkedrouci
Born 1950
Gladys (photographe)
Born 1950
Mohamed Redouane Guemri
Born 1956
Armand Touati
1952 - 2005
Mustapha Barat
Born 1959
Mohamed Boudjedra
Born 1954
Alain Bénichou
Born 1959
Alain Faragou
Born 1952
Tayeb Zitouni
Born 1956
Noureddine Hammel
1950 - 2017
Mohamed Belkheïra
Born 1957
Cheikh Fethi
1959 - 2001
Halima Ben Haddou
Born 1954
Dani Lary
Born 1958
Jean-Luc Tichadou
Born 1954
Daniel Abbou
Born 1953
Jean-François Pernette
Born 1954
Jean-Marc Foussat
Born 1955
Joël Riquelme
Born 1957
Yannick Gacon
Born 1956
Céline Garcia (actrice)
Born 1958
Michel Sénéchal (football, 1950)
1950 - 2019
Abdelkader Reguig (politique)
Born 1954
Cherif Hadjam
1955 - 2014
Habib Benmimoun
Born 1957
Abdelhafid Bellabès
Born 1959