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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 68 notable births.

What Oran Is Known For

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

Oran over-indexes on handball5.1× 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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Showing 31 of 437 notable people

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Alain Chabat

Born 1958

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Nicole Garcia

Born 1946

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Valérie Benguigui

1965 - 2013

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0009 ACTOR

Anne Alvaro

Born 1951

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0014 ACTOR

Jean Benguigui

Born 1944

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0016 ACTOR

Orane Demazis

1894 - 1991

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Ysa Ferrer

Born 1972

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0046 ACTOR

Ahmed Mekky

Born 1980

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0055 ACTOR

Louise Lagrange

1897 - 1979

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0063 ACTOR

Habib Benglia

1895 - 1960

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0095 ACTOR

Bernard Murat (metteur en scène)

Born 1941

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Saïd Amadis

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0114 ACTOR

Amel Bouchoucha

Born 1980

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Jacqueline Bir

Born 1934

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0133 ACTOR

Jean-Claude de Goros

Born 1939

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0150 ACTOR

Antoinette Moya

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0171 ACTOR

Denis Guénoun

Born 1946

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0177 ACTOR

Zakaria Ramdane

Born 1980

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Yasmina Djaballah

Born 1971

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Roméo Carles

1897 - 1971

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0239 ACTOR

Abder El Kebir

1930 - 2017

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0248 ACTOR

Yasmine Ammari

Born 1985

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0270 ACTOR

Françoise Merle

Born 1946

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0286 ACTOR

Claude Romain

Born 1928

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Jean-Pierre Laruy

1941 - 1987

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Gauthier Fourcade

Born 1962

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Sirat Boumediène

1947 - 1995

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0370 ACTOR

Fabien Haziza

Born 1906

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0372 ACTOR

Daniel Abbou

Born 1953

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Françoise Berlanger

Born 1969

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Céline Garcia (actrice)

Born 1958

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