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.
- Sports
- Writing
- Music
- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
- Other
Habib Draoua
1914 - 2008
Antoine Pascual
Born 1933
Mohamed Boudjedra
Born 1954
Joseph Castiglioni
1877 - 1959
Nine Choucroun
1896 - 1978
Ahmed Medeghri
1934 - 1974
Alain Bénichou
Born 1959
Claude Tedguy
Born 1937
Marcel Méchali
Born 1949
Bernard Karsenty
1920 - 2007
Cheb Redouane
Born 1970
Antoine Martinez (peintre)
1913 - 1970
Jean-Luc Sarré
1944 - 2018
Jean-Pierre Laruy
1941 - 1987
Jean-Charles Gross
1889 - 1965
Jean-Philippe Moinet
Born 1961
Djamel Belalem
Born 1993
Gauthier Fourcade
Born 1962
Kaddour Bekhloufi
1934 - 2019
Mohamed Sendid
-
Sirat Boumediène
1947 - 1995
Mohamed Bouhizeb
1942 - 1996
Laure Beddoukh
1887 - 1970
Mohamed Reda Ouamane
Born 1983
Alain Faragou
Born 1952
Tayeb Zitouni
Born 1956
Walid Hamidi
Born 1996
Salim Nedjel
Born 1972
Hocine Khalfi
1928 - 2011
Antoine Pons
1922 - 1996
Marielle Trolet Ndiaye
Born 1963
Zoubir Ouasti
Born 1981
Jean-Pierre Demarchi
1928 - 1979
Christiane Faure
1908 - 1998
Claude Dray
1935 - 2011
Mohammed Rahoui
Born 1988
Souilem Gnaoui
1914 - 2008
Henri Poncet
Born 1949
Nora Zaïr
-
Alexandre Benmakhlouf
Born 1939
Saïd Arif
1965 - 2015
Mourad Meziane
Born 1964
Noureddine Hammel
1950 - 2017
Mohamed Belkheïra
Born 1957
Francisco Hurtado del Pino
Born 1748
Émile Claro
1897 - 1977
Salim Boumechra
Born 1983
Cheikh Fethi
1959 - 2001
Halima Ben Haddou
Born 1954
Laurent Guerrero
1902 - 1937
Camille Malvy
1912 - 1999
Dani Lary
Born 1958
Hichem Benmeghit
Born 1988
Baghdad Rachem
Born 1977
Lahouari Bahlaz
Born 1979
Pierre Kalfon (journaliste)
1930 - 2019
Charles Benfredj
Born 1943
Gaston Sirjean
Born 1904
Maurice Gensoli
1892 - 1973
Jean-Baptiste Esclapez
Born 1944
Mehadji Tidjini
Born 1984
Jean Molla (football)
Born 1933
Vincent Navarro
Born 1942
Ahmed Saber
1937 - 1969
Myriam Darrell
Born 1944
Zeddour Mohamed Brahim Kacem
1923 - 1954
Miloud El Mehadji
1909 - 2001
Léon Claro
1899 - 1991
Abdellah Kechra
Born 1945
Fabien Haziza
Born 1906
Jean-Luc Tichadou
Born 1954
Daniel Abbou
Born 1953
Jean-Jacques Garcia
Born 1960
Léon Durand (évêque)
1878 - 1945
Henri Mazo
1898 - 1981
Mounir Fekih
Born 1993
Adil Hadi bin Hamlili
Born 1976
Joseph Brotons
Born 1936
Zoulikha Tahar
Born 1992
Jean-François Pernette
Born 1954
Jean-Marc Foussat
Born 1955
José Méndez Espino
Born 1937
Juan de Villalba Angulo Ponce de León
1691 - 1769
Kheireddine Lardjam
Born 1976
Marie-Christine Aulas
Born 1945
Claude Krief
1927 - 1969
David Charbit
1861 - 1925
Abdel Djalil Bouanani
Born 1966
Mohamed Aich
Born 1981
Toufik Chaïb
Born 1984
Tewfik Sadaoui
Born 1978
Jean-Pierre Hadida
Born 1960
Mohammed Ghermati
Born 1897
François Lopez
1923 - 2003
René Mekki
1919 - 2002
Benyagoub Sebbah
Born 1960
Jacques Nezri
1939 - 2008
Abderrahmane Yousfi
Born 1994
Joël Riquelme
Born 1957
Zoubir Rahal
Born 1948
Mouloud Bensalah
Born 1966
Maryvonne Herzog
Born 1943
Saddek Benkada
Born 1948
Yannick Gacon
Born 1956
Albert Bendrihen
1906 - 1945
Françoise Berlanger
Born 1969
Fatima Sekouane
Born 1983
Gérard Manuel
1946 - 1999
Pierre Malvy
Born 1909
Céline Garcia (actrice)
Born 1958
Maurice Audubert-Boussat
Born 1901
Pierre Bizos
1921 - 1945
Zino Tchikanos
Born 1974
Léandre Valéro
1923 - 2011
Houari Souiah
1915 - 1990
Abdelhafid Benamara
Born 1995
Jean-Marc Loubier
-
Fethi Nurin
Born 1991
Serge Pons
Born 1935
Michel Sénéchal (football, 1950)
1950 - 2019
Abdelkader Reguig (politique)
Born 1954
Sidi Mohamed Maroufel
Born 1979
Louis-Gaston Pelloux
Born 1932
Cherif Hadjam
1955 - 2014
Baltasar de Villalba Ponce de León
1642 - 1734
Abdelkader Ben-Ayed
Born 1928
Pierrette Louin
1920 - 1945
Abdelhamid Skander
Born 1928
Camille Teissonnier
Born 1914
Bachir Mecheri
Born 1964
Habib Benmimoun
Born 1957
Abdelkader Tlemçani
Born 1963
Moussa Rekkab
Born 1982
Abdelhafid Bellabès
Born 1959
Mustapha Boukar
Born 1964
Fernand Haussaire
1911 - 1966
René Rebibo
1917 - 1998