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TUNIS

Most Famous People Born in Tunis, Tunisia

Notable people
1,110
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1949
Most distinctive
Handball 6.3×

A Mediterranean port whose notables bend from medieval Arab scholarship to postcolonial francophone cinema, with a bench of combat athletes sitting oddly alongside the literary afterlife of French Tunisia. The outsized Handball and Boxer counts reflect the state sports academies that turned the city into a North African training ground for body disciplines, while the Film and Poet presence traces the Carthage Film Festival crowd and the Sidi Bou Saïd literary set.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Tunis during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 158 notable births.

What Tunis Is Known For

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Politician is Tunis's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (175).

Tunis over-indexes on handball6.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician175
  2. Football164
  3. Actor76
  4. Writer37
  5. Film34
  6. Singer31
  7. Painter31
  8. Poet27
  1. Handball226.3×
  2. Fencer115.2×
  3. Boxer194.3×
  4. Film342.5×
  5. Poet272.3×
  6. Historian242.0×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Tunis's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

170017501800185019001950
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Science
  • Other
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Showing 38 of 1,110 notable people

0080 LITERARY

Ali Douagi

1909 - 1949

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0082 PAINTER

Antonio Corpora

1909 - 2004

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0104 POLITICIAN

Maurizio Valenzi

1909 - 2009

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0112 DIPLOMAT

Mongi Slim

1908 - 1969

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0114 GEOGRAPHER

Pierre Gourou

1900 - 1999

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0126 PHYSICIAN

Tewhida Ben Sheikh

1909 - 2010

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0182 ACTOR

Georges Flamant

1903 - 1990

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0189 ACTOR

Haydée Tamzali

1906 - 1998

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0192 CHEMIST

Jules Guéron

1907 - 1990

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0218 SINGER

Hédi Jouini

1909 - 1990

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0235 PHILOLOGIST

Félix Lecoy

1903 - 1997

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0256 POLITICIAN

Ahmed Ben Miled

1902 - 1994

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0312 POLITICIAN

Ali Belhouane

1909 - 1958

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0328 WRITER

Ahmed Kheireddine

1905 - 1967

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0352 POLITICIAN

Habib Thameur

1909 - 1949

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0426 FONCTIONNAIRE

Pierre Racine

1909 - 2011

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0450 FOOTBALL

Raoul Chaisaz

1908 - 1978

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0533 ACTOR

Fadhila Khetmi

1905 - 1992

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0534 LITERARY

Mahmoud Aslan

1902 - 1971

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0580 SINGER

Louisa Tounsia

1905 - 1966

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0590 ETHNOLOGIST

Georgette Soustelle

1909 - 1999

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0666 POLITICIAN

Antoine Colonna

1901 - 1976

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0724 JOURNALIST

Mahmoud Bourguiba

1909 - 1956

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0730 MEDAGLISTA

Filippo Sgarlata

1901 - 1979

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0807 POLITICIAN

Ahmed Zaouche

1907 - 1973

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0831 POLITICIAN

Tahar Zaouche

1904 - 1975

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0838 PLAYER

Robert Scohy

1909 - 2001

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0854 POLITICIAN

Mohieddine Klibi

1901 - 1954

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0859 THEOLOGIAN

Mohamed El Hédi Belkadhi

Born 1905

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0880 CARICATURIST

Mustapha Osman

Born 1906

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0893 ACTOR

Hamda Ben Tijani

1901 - 1983

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0901 PLANEUR

Marcel Beau

1908 - 1940

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0931 RÉSISTANT

Antoine Bissagnet

1905 - 1944

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0982 ACADEMIC

Mohamed Chedly Belkadhi

1901 - 1978

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1006 COMPOSER

Youssef Slama

1903 - 1970

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1051 FOOTBALL

Mohamed El Asmi

Born 1907

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1066 FOOTBALL

Vincenzo Lumia

Born 1908

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1106 ARCHITECT

Louis Aublet

1901 - 1981

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