List of Algerians

Notable Algerians include:

Artists

Writers (including poets)

New media

Actors

Directors and filmmakers

Illustrators

Fashion (designers, models)

Leaders and politicians

Ancient Algeria

Early Islamic Algeria

Ottoman Algeria

  • Hassan Agha, 16th-century Prince of Algiers; defeated Emperor Charles V in Algiers
  • Baba Aruj, 16th-century corsair; leader of the Regency of Algiers
  • Hayreddin Barbarossa, brother and successor of Aruj
  • Rais Hamidou, Nicknamed 'Amir el Bihar' (leader of the seas), admiral and last great leader of the Algerian Navy, of Berber descent
  • Zymen Danseker, Dutch privateer during the Eighty Years' War, became admiral of the Algerian fleet from 1600 to 1610. He is said to have introduced the round ship to the Algerians.
  • Sulayman Reis, Dutch privateer during the Eighty Years' War; later turned to the corsair activity swearing allegiance to the Sultan of Algiers and became an officer under Zymen Danseker

Algeria under French colonization

Revolutionary War of Independence

Independent Algeria

Martyrs

Military and intelligence services

Musicians and singers

Berber

Classical

Contemporary

  • DJ Snake, DJ, producer, songwriter; French-Algerian artist, worked with several famous artists
  • Marina Kaye, singer, French father and Algerian mother
  • Lolo Zouaï, American singer, born to a French mother and an Algerian father.

Jazz

Musiques du monde

Pop

Rai

Rap

  • Fianso, Franco-Algerian rapper.
  • Kenza Farah, Algerian singer-songwriter, Rap, R&B and Hip-Hop; sings in French language.
  • Lacrim, French-Algerian rapper, songwriter, has many hits in French game and American game.
  • L'Algerino, singer and rapper.
  • Double Kanon, rapper, MC, producer, songwriter; songs engaging tracks against political system.
  • PNL (Rap Duo), acronym of Peace N' Lovés, rap duo composed of two brothers: Ademo & N.O.S.
  • Soolking, Algerian singer and rapper; he incorporates reggae, soul, hip hop and Algerian raï in his music.
  • Soso Maness, rapper
  • Didin Canon 16

Rock

Religious figures

Scholars and academics

Historians

Linguistics

Science

Philosophy

Sports

Association football

Athletics

Basketball

  • Shahnez Boushaki, basketball player in Algeria women's national basketball team

Boxing

Fencing

Ice hockey

Judo

Other sports

Criminals

  • Djamel Beghal, French Algerian convicted of terrorism
  • Abdul Nacer Benbrika, found guilty of being the leader of a terrorist organisation
  • Hamza Bendelladj, cyber-criminal also known as the "Smiling Hacker"
  • Mokhtar Belmokhtar, sentenced to death for murder and terrorism
  • Rédoine Faïd, French-Algerian bank robber and jailbreaker
  • Slimane Khalfaoui, French-Algerian terrorist convicted of the Strasbourg cathedral bombing plot
  • Ahmed Ressam, Algerian al-Qaeda member convicted of attempting to bomb the Los Angeles International Airport on New Year's Eve 1999
  • Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud, leader of the Algerian Islamic militant group Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb

See also

References

  1. fr:Hadj Abderrahmane
  2. "Biographie De Djamel Laroussi". arabestar.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
  3. Raïna Raï songs – maghrebspace.com
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