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Most Famous People from Tunisia
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Tunisia 177
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By the numbers
177 notable people in this slice of the dataset.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Tunisia during each.
Notable births in Tunisia peaked in the 1980s with 42 people.
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Sports is Tunisia's biggest group — 39% of all notables (69).
Tunisia over-indexes on sports — 1.8× the global rate.
Tunisia under-produces other — only 0.6× the global rate.
Each band shows a profession family's share of Tunisia's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
The biggest birthplaces of fame — every city is a doorway.