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×
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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0002 SINGER

Khaled (musician)

Born 1960

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0006 ACTOR

Valérie Benguigui

1965 - 2013

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0010 SINGER

Cheb Hasni

1968 - 1994

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0011 CLIMB

Catherine Destivelle

Born 1960

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0018 ARTIST

Philippe Parreno

Born 1964

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0020 FOOTBALL

Ali Benarbia

Born 1968

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0025 FOOTBALL

Abdelhafid Tasfaout

Born 1969

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0034 SINGER

Chaba Fadela

Born 1962

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0035 FOOTBALL

Henri Stambouli

Born 1961

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0049 PIANIST

Franck Amsallem

Born 1961

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0066 BOXER

Mustapha Moussa

Born 1962

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0068 FOOTBALL

Abdelkader Ferhaoui

Born 1965

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0070 SINGER

Thierry Pastor

Born 1960

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0082 SINGER

Houari Benchenet

Born 1960

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0083 FOOTBALL

Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani

Born 1966

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0089 FOOTBALL

Omar Belatoui

Born 1969

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0091 FOOTBALL

Ali Benhalima

Born 1962

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0097 SINGER

Cheb Kader

Born 1966

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0104 HANDBALL

Frédéric Perez

Born 1961

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0112 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Philippe Corcuff

Born 1960

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0125 CONDUCTOR

François Boulanger

Born 1961

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0168 BOXER

Mohamed Boudchiche

Born 1962

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0173 WRITER

Patrick Tudoret

Born 1961

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0188 WRITER

Jérôme-Arnaud Wagner

Born 1962

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0196 FOOTBALL

Reda Acimi

Born 1969

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0197 ARCHITECT

Laurent Pariente

Born 1962

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0217 PSYCHIATRIST

Gerhard Dammann (Psychiater)

1963 - 2020

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0230 FOOTBALL

Mustapha Boukar

Born 1962

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0241 MILITAR

Christophe Prazuck

Born 1960

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0246 ARTIST

Alain Sirvent

Born 1961

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0256 FOOTBALL

Abdesslam Benabdellah

Born 1964

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0260 POLO

Pierre Garsau

1961 - 1997

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0263 BOXER

Mehdi Labdouni

Born 1966

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0280 POLITICIAN

Fatiha Saïdi

Born 1961

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0288 FOOTBALL

Mokhtar Kechamli

1962 - 2019

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0316 EDITOR

Jean-Philippe Moinet

Born 1961

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0318 ACTOR

Gauthier Fourcade

Born 1962

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0331 WRITER

Marielle Trolet Ndiaye

Born 1963

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0341 MISSING

Saïd Arif

1965 - 2015

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0342 FOOTBALL

Mourad Meziane

Born 1964

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0373 FOOTBALL

Jean-Jacques Garcia

Born 1960

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0388 HANDBALL

Abdel Djalil Bouanani

Born 1966

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0392 SONGWRITER

Jean-Pierre Hadida

Born 1960

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0396 FOOTBALL

Benyagoub Sebbah

Born 1960

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0401 FIGHTER

Mouloud Bensalah

Born 1966

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0406 ACTOR

Françoise Berlanger

Born 1969

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0430 FOOTBALL

Bachir Mecheri

Born 1964

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0432 FOOTBALL

Abdelkader Tlemçani

Born 1963

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0435 PLAYER

Mustapha Boukar

Born 1964

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