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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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  • Art & Design
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Showing 29 of 437 notable people

0028 POLITICIAN

Eugène Étienne

1844 - 1921

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0032 POLITICIAN

Julien Dray

Born 1955

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0053 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani

1927 - 1996

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0057 POLITICIAN

Haim Amsalem

Born 1959

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0076 POLITICIAN

Jean-Pierre Bansard

Born 1940

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0077 POLITICIAN

Chantal Guittet

Born 1955

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0088 POLITICIAN

Gaston Thomson

1848 - 1932

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0105 POLITICIAN

Kheira Bouziane

Born 1953

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0132 POLITICIAN

André Maman

1927 - 2018

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0201 POLITICIAN

Emilio Ortuño Berte

1862 - 1936

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0206 POLITICIAN

Daphna Poznanski-Benhamou

Born 1950

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0227 POLITICIAN

Gérard Israël

1928 - 2018

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0228 POLITICIAN

César Trouin

1866 - 1919

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0233 POLITICIAN

Georges Dayan

1915 - 1979

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0252 POLITICIAN

Henri Fouques-Duparc

1903 - 1976

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0271 POLITICIAN

Lucette Lousteau

Born 1948

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0280 POLITICIAN

Fatiha Saïdi

Born 1961

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0283 POLITICIAN

Serge Martinez

Born 1944

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0284 POLITICIAN

Jean-Louis Guilhaumon

Born 1948

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0289 POLITICIAN

Paul Pernin

1914 - 2006

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0306 POLITICIAN

Ahmed Medeghri

1934 - 1974

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0334 POLITICIAN

Christiane Faure

1908 - 1998

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0366 POLITICIAN

Zeddour Mohamed Brahim Kacem

1923 - 1954

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0375 POLITICIAN

Henri Mazo

1898 - 1981

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0382 POLITICIAN

José Méndez Espino

Born 1937

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0385 POLITICIAN

Marie-Christine Aulas

Born 1945

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0395 POLITICIAN

René Mekki

1919 - 2002

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0409 POLITICIAN

Pierre Malvy

Born 1909

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0415 POLITICIAN

Houari Souiah

1915 - 1990

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