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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Malek Alloula
1937 - 2015
Oscar Brenifier
Born 1954
Hamid Skif
1951 - 2011
André Benzimra
Born 1931
Patrick Tudoret
Born 1961
Abdelkader Djemaï
Born 1948
Bernard Andrès
Born 1949
Jérôme-Arnaud Wagner
Born 1962
Berthe Bénichou-Aboulker
1886 - 1942
Gilles Adrien
1951 - 2017
Sèrgi Javaloyès
Born 1951
Jacques Syreigeol
1935 - 1992
Mohamed Boudjedra
Born 1954
Marielle Trolet Ndiaye
Born 1963
Halima Ben Haddou
Born 1954
Maurice Audubert-Boussat
Born 1901