Most Famous Algerian Writers

50 Algerian Writers in view out of 50

Writing 50
Algeria 325
Emir Abdelkader
Emir Abdelkader Algerian Scholar 1808 – 1883
#3,597
AD
Assia Djebar Algerian Novelist 1936 – 2015
#7,009
Yasmina Khadra
Yasmina Khadra Algerian Writer Born 1955
#12,212
Boualem Sansal
Boualem Sansal Algerian Writer Born 1949
#22,188
Mouloud Feraoun
Mouloud Feraoun Algerian Writer 1913 – 1962
#25,331
Rachid Boudjedra
Rachid Boudjedra Algerian Writer Born 1941
#35,638
Jean Amrouche
Jean Amrouche Algerian Writer 1906 – 1962
#46,028
RM
Rachid Mimouni Algerian Writer 1945 – 1995
#76,416
Moufdi Zakaria
Moufdi Zakaria Algerian Poet 1908 – 1977
#97,986
FA
Fadhma Aït Mansour Algerian Writer 1882 – 1967
#107,729
Si Mohand
Si Mohand Algerian Poet 1848 – 1905
#121,939
Maïssa Bey
Maïssa Bey Algerian Writer Born 1950
#125,201
Amin Zaoui
Amin Zaoui Algerian Writer Born 1956
#142,541
AR
Ahmed Reda Houhou Algerian Writer 1911 – 1956
#170,111
Abdelhamid ben Hadouga
Abdelhamid ben Hadouga Algerian Writer 1925 – 1996
#194,961
Mohamed Kacimi
Mohamed Kacimi Algerian Novelist Born 1955
#203,502
RB
Rabah Belamri Algerian Writer 1946 – 1995
#211,343
NF
Nabile Farès Algerian Writer 1940 – 2016
#214,957
YM
Yamina Méchakra Algerian Novelist 1949 – 2013
#287,001
MB
Mohammed Benchicou Algerian Journalist Born 1952
#300,130
Mohand Ou Lhocine
Mohand Ou Lhocine Algerian Poet 1837 – 1901
#300,370
Mouloud Achour (écrivain)
Mouloud Achour (écrivain) Algerian Writer Born 1944
#305,733
Mohamed Bachir El Ibrahimi
Mohamed Bachir El Ibrahimi Algerian Writer 1889 – 1965
#327,930
NA
Nora Aceval Algerian Writer Born 1953
#330,214
Azzedine Mihoubi
Azzedine Mihoubi Algerian Poet Born 1959
#333,021
NA
Noureddine Aba Algerian Poet 1921 – 1996
#359,658
Abou El Kacem Saâdallah
Abou El Kacem Saâdallah Algerian Historian 1930 – 2013
#389,929
YS
Youcef Sebti Algerian Writer 1943 – 1993
#485,172
HN
Hamid Nacer-Khodja Algerian Writer 1953 – 2016
#499,958
AC
Achour Cheurfi Algerian Writer Born 1955
#524,650
Youcef Zirem
Youcef Zirem Algerian Writer Born 1964
#525,175
Rabia Djelti
Rabia Djelti Algerian Poet Born 1954
#564,926
Mohamed Ben Si Ahmed Bencherif
Mohamed Ben Si Ahmed Bencherif Algerian Writer 1879 – 1921
#681,451
Slimane Zeghidour
Slimane Zeghidour Algerian Journalist Born 1953
#683,629
MB
Mabrouk Belhocine Algerian Historian 1921 – 2016
#823,413
Si Amar U Said Boulifa
Si Amar U Said Boulifa Algerian Historian 1861 – 1931
#932,489
AB
Abu Bakr al-Jazaeri Algerian Scholar 1921 – 2018
#1,032,376
Mebarek el Mili
Mebarek el Mili Algerian Writer 1889 – 1945
#1,148,297
RA
Rachid Aliche Algerian Writer 1953 – 2008
#1,162,581
Moussa Lebkiri
Moussa Lebkiri Algerian Writer Born 1952
#1,166,439
BM
Boubekeur Makhoukh Algerian Playwright 1954 – 1998
#1,472,172
CO
Chabane Ouahioune Algerian Writer 1922 – 2016
#1,561,260
SA
Saïda Abouba Algerian Novelist Born 1963
#1,580,829
Hamid Benchaar
Hamid Benchaar Algerian Writer Born 1951
#1,652,634
AB
Abdallah Bensmain Algerian Journalist Born 1948
#1,656,244
SY
Smaïl Yefsah Algerian Journalist 1962 – 1993
#1,804,009
AF
Abdelaziz Ferrah Algerian Writer 1939 – 2011
#1,893,561
AE
Abdellah El-Hamel Algerian Poet Born 1971
#2,083,390
AB
Abdou Benziane Algerian Journalist 1944 – 2011
#2,220,653
Belkacem Belhamideche
Belkacem Belhamideche Algerian Journalist Born 1961
#2,496,029

By the numbers

Inside Algeria Writers

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Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous algeria writers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Algeria Writers peaked in the 1950s with 15 people.

What Algeria Writers Are Known For

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Writer are Algeria Writers's biggest group — 54% of all notables (27).

Algeria Writers over-index on writer — 13.1× the global rate.

  1. Writer27
  2. Poet7
  3. Journalist6
  4. Novelist4
  5. Historian3
  6. Scholar2
  7. Playwright1
  1. Writer2713.1×
  2. Journalist612.6×
  3. Poet77.2×