List of Moroccan people: Difference between revisions

This is a list of notable Moroccans.

Activists

• Mohamed Rabbae, Dutch politician and activist
• Abraham Serfaty, prominent Moroccan dissident, militant, and political activist
• Christine Daure-Serfaty, writer and a French human rights activist
• Mordechai Vanunu, revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986

Actors & Entertainers

• Yigal Azrouël, fashion designer
• Aure Atika, French actress, writer and director
• Karima Adebibe, Current Lara Croft (Moroccan father, born and lived in Morocco until age of 7)
• Fu'ad Aït Aattou, French actor and model
• Najib Amhali, stand-up comedian and actor
• Shiri Appleby, actress (Moroccan mother)
• Moran Atias, Israeli model, TV presenter, and actress
• Lubna Azabal, actress
• Rachid Badouri, Quebec comedian
• Ralph Benmergui, Canadian television and radio personality
• Juliette Binoche, French actress with Moroccan ancestry
• Miri Bohadana, actress, model and presenter
• Malika Borghese
• Emmanuelle Chriqui, actress (Moroccan parents)
• Jamel Debbouze, actor, comedian and producer
• Layla El, dancer, model and professional wrestler
• Alber Elbaz, fashion designer
• Gad Elmaleh, Entertainer
• Nadia Farès, French actress
• Frédéric Fekkai, French hairdresser
• Mehdi El Glaoui, French actor
• Touriya Haoud, actress, model and singer
• Maryam Hassouni, television and film actress. Won an International Emmy Award for her role in Offers
• Édouard Lock, Canadian dance choreographer and the founder of the Canadian dance group, La La La Human Steps
• Shiri Maimon, Israeli pop singer, TV show host and actress
• Olivier Martinez, French film actor
• Harel Moyal, Israeli stage actor
• Danny Nucci, American film and television actor
• Mimoun Oaïssa, Moroccan-Dutch actor and screenwriter
• Jean Reno, French actor
• Laila Rouass, actress
• Saïd Taghmaoui, actor and screenwriter
• Cyril Takayama, Illusionist best known for his magic performances around Japan
• Ninet Tayeb, Moroccan Jewish actress
• Khleo Thomas, American actor, singer, and rapper
• Elisa Tovati, French singer and television celebrity

Artists

• Bouchaib Abdelhadi, singer
• Amine, French R&B singer
• Appa (rapper), Dutch rapper
• Natacha Atlas, Singer (Moroccan Father)
• Ali B, Dutch rapper and stand-up comedian
• Malika Ayane, Italian singer
• Isam Bachiri, Danish rapper and member of Outlandish
• Laarbi Batma (1948–1998), leader of Nass El Ghiwane
• Rajae Belmlih (1962–2007), Arabic singer
• Najoua Belyzel, French pop rock/electronic singer
• Nadja Benaissa, German singer, songwriter and occasional actress. Member of No Angels.
• Amel Bent, French singer
• Amelle Berrabah, English singer and member of English girl band Sugababes
• Isaac Bitton, was the drummer for Les Variations
• Chico Bouchikhi, musician and a co-founder of the Gipsy Kings
• Maya Bouskilla, Israeli pop singer
• Hicham Chami
• Abdessadeq Cheqara
• Cilvaringz, rapper and hip hop producer associated with the Wu-Tang Clan
• Cut Killer, French DJ, actor and hip-hop recording artist
• Sofia Essaïdi, French singer
• Fouradi, Dutch hip hop duo
• Senna Guemmour, German singer-songwriter and a member of the pop group Monrose
• Mahmoud Guinia, Gnawa music maâlem
• Hakim (singer), Moroccan-Spaniard singer
• Hasna, Arabic singer
• Hind Laroussi, Dutch singer
• David Guetta, French house producer and DJ
• Hassan Hakmoun, Los Angeles-based Moroccan Gnawa musician
• Shatha Hassoun, Arabic singer (Moroccan mother)
• Ishtar (singer), Israeli-born pop singer
• Jannat, Arabic singer
• Leila K, Swedish Eurodance singer and former rapper
• Khleo Thomas, American actor, singer, and rapper
• Sofia Mestari, French singer
• French Montana, American rapper
• Imad Kotbi, a DJ and radio presenter
• La Fouine, French rapper
• La Caution, French hip-hop duo
• Shiri Maimon, Israeli pop singer, TV show host and actress
• Sofia Marikh, singer
• Harel Moyal, Israeli pop singer-songwriter
• Kobi Oz, lead singer of Israeli group Teapacks
• Édith Piaf, cultural icon and France's greatest popular singer
• RedOne, Moroccan–Swedish producer for people such as Lady Gaga and Enrique Iglesias/songwriter
• Salah Edin, Dutch rapper, one of the most successful artist in Arabic Hip-hop
• Samira Said, Arabic singer
• Sapho, French singer
• Shy'm, French R&B singer
• Sliimy, French pop musician
• Chico Slimani, Welsh singer
• Malika Souiri
• Ninet Tayeb, Moroccan Jewish–pop rock singer
• Wallen, French R&B singer

Business people

• Abdeslam Ahizoune
• Alain J. P. Belda, Chairman of the Board of Alcoa
• Mourad Boudjellal
• Albert Dadon
• Victor Drai
• Marc Lasry, founder of Avenue Capital Group
• Anthony Janszoon van Salee

Civil servants, diplomats

• André Azoulay

Crime, offenders or victims

• Samir Azzouz
• Said Bahaji
• Racid Belkacem
• Nordin Benallal, self-styled "escape king"
• Ibrahim Bin Shakaran
• Ahmed Bouchiki
• Mohammed Bouyeri
• Adil Charkaoui
• Malika El Aroud
• Nouredine el Fahtni
• Farid Essebar
• Zakariya Essabar
• Younis Mohammad Ibrahim al-Hayyari
• Mounir El Motassadeq
• Khalil el-Moumni
• Ilan Halimi
• Zacarias Moussaoui
• Abdelghani Mzoudi
• Younes Tsouli

Economists

• Richard Attias
• Mahdi ElMandjra

Film and music directors

• Nabil Ayouch
• Faouzi Bensaïdi
• Simone Bitton
• André Elbaz
• Ismaël Ferroukhi
• Sanaa Hamri
• Laila Marrakchi
• Hakim Nouri
• Heinz Tietjen

Hackers

• Farid Essabar

Historians

• Robert Assaraf
• Nadia Bouras
• Mohammed El Ifrani
• Al-Marrakushi
• Abdelhadi Tazi

Historical Figures

• Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi
• Averroes
• Ibn Battuta
• Muhammad al-Idrisi
• Muhammad al-Muqri
• Tariq ibn Ziyad

Journalists

• Abdelkader Benali
• Ahmed Benchemsi
• Karim Boukhari
• Alona Elkayam
• Kheredine Idessane, Scottish football commentator
• Salim Jay
• Driss Ksikes
• Ali Lmrabet
• Richard Wolffe, journalist, MSNBC political analyst, and author of the Barack Obama book Renegade: The Making of a President (Crown, June 2009)

Painters

• Yto Barrada, visual artist
• Rachid Ben Ali
• Mahi Binebine
• Chaïbia
• Bouchta El Hayani
• Mohamed Hamri
• Albert Almoznino, hand shadow artist

Poets

• Muhammad Awzal
• Abdellatif Laabi

Politics - General

Kings and Sultans

Main article: List of rulers of Morocco

Ministers, militants, politicians and others

• Ahmed Aboutaleb, mayor of Rotterdam
• Eli Aflalo, member of Knesset and Minister of Immigrant Absorption in Israel
• André Azoulay, Counsellor to late king Hassan II and king Mohammed VI (Jewish ethnicity)
• Driss Basri, former Interior minister
• Mohamed Benaissa, foreign minister
• Mehdi Ben Barka, an assassinated politician
• Abraham Bentes, Brazilian Army commander
• Eric Besson, French politician, presently Minister of Immigration, Integration, National identity and Solidary development
• Ahmed Boukhari, A former agent of the Moroccan Secret Service
• Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
• Rachida Dati, first woman from a non-European immigrant background to occupy a key ministerial position in the French Cabinet
• Driss Debbagh, former ambassador and minister.
• Sari Essayah, Finnish member of the European Parliament
• Abdellatif Filali, foreign minister 1985-1989; prime minister 1994-1998
• John Fritchey, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 11th District since 1996
• Omar Kabbaj, a diplomat
• Orly Levy
• Driss Jettou, prime minister 2002–present
• Mohammed Moussaoui, president of the French Council of Muslim Faith
• Omar Nasiri, spy who infiltrated al-Qaeda
• Ahmed Osman, a former party leader
• Fathallah Oualalou, a government minister
• Abraham Serfaty, a political activist (Jewish ethnicity)
• Dominique de Villepin, served as Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007.
• Eli Yishai, Israeli politician
• Abderrahmane Youssoufi, prime minister 1998-2002

Royal Family members

• Lalla Meryem, daughter of Hassan II
• Moulay Rachid, son of Hassan II
• Lalla Latifa Hammou, mother of king Mohammed VI
• Lalla Asma, daughter of Hassan II
• Lalla Hasna, daughter of Hassan II
• Moulay Abdallah, brother of Hassan II
• Moulay Hicham, son of Moulay Abdallah
• Lalla zineb, daughter of Moulay Abdallah
• Lalla Abla bint Tahar, wife of Mohammed V and mother of Hassan II

Religious leaders

• Ahmad ibn 'Ajiba
• Ha-Mim
• Ilyâs ibn Sâlih
• Isaac Alfasi
• Muhammad al-Jazuli
• Raphael Berdugo
• Salih ibn Tarif
• Sidi Ahmed al-Tidjani

Scientist, Philosophers

• Muhammad al-Idrisi
• Mohammed Abed Al-Jabri
• Averroes
• Paul Benacerraf, philosopher (Moroccan father)
• Baruj Benacerraf, immunologist nobel prize (Moroccan father)
• Georges Burou, gynecologist who is widely credited with innovating modern sex reassignment surgery for transwomen
• Merieme Chadid, astronomer and researcher
• Marcelle Machluf

Sportspeople

Athletes

• Saïd Aouita
• Hasna Benhassi
• Abdellah Béhar
• Nezha Bidouane
• Brahim Boulami
• Hind Dehiba
• Hicham El Guerrouj
• Driss El Himer
• Nawal El Moutawakel
• Sari Essayah, Finnish retired race walker
• Jaouad Gharib
• Bouchra Ghezielle
• Salah Hissou
• Adil Kaouch
• Khalid Khannouchi, Moroccan American marathoner
• Brahim Lahlafi
• Driss Maazouzi
• Mohamed Ouaadi
• Zahra Ouaziz
• Rashid Ramzi
• Ismaïl Sghyr
• Khalid Skah
• Achraf Tadili
• Mounir Yemmouni

Boxers

• Abdelhak Achik
• Mohammed Achik
• Ali Hallab
• Driss Moussaid
• Mahdi Ouatine
• Nordine Oubaali
• Khalid Rahilou
• Tahar Tamsamani
• Najib Daho
• Marouane Tayab

Footballers

• Adil Rami
• Mbark Boussoufa
• Ibrahim Afellay
• Mimoun Azaouagh
• Nabil Baha
• Yossi Benayoun, parents emigrated from Morocco
• Larbi Benbarek, one of the finest players ever to represent France
• Aziz Bouderbala
• Nourdin Boukhari
• Khalid Boulahrouz
• Marouane Chamakh
• Manuel da Costa (footballer)
• Saïd Ennjimi, French-Moroccan football referee
• Tarik Elyounoussi
• Mounir El Hamdaoui
• Bouchaib El Moubarki
• Nabil El Zhar
• Marouane Fellaini
• Just Fontaine, holds the record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup finals tournament, with thirteen in 1958
• Mustapha Hadji
• Youssef Hadji
• Helenio Herrera, French-Argentine football player and manager
• Younes Kaboul
• Houssine Kharja
• Hoda Lattaf
• Noureddine Naybet
• Nayim
• Adil Ramzi
• Hoalid Regragui
• Youssef Safri
• Adel Taarabt
• Jawad Zairi
• Badou Zaki
• Merouane Zemmama

Kickboxers

• Cyril Abidi, Savate Champion and Muay Thai World Champion
• Badr Hari, K-1 Heavyweight champion and K-1 World GP 2008 finalist
• Chalid Arrab
• Naoufal Benazzouz
• Faldir Chahbari
• Chahid Oulad El Hadj
• Aziz Jahjah

Martial artists

• Lee Murray, MMA-fighter

Rugby footballers

• Abdelatif Benazzi
• Jamal Fakir
• Adel Fellous
• Djalil Narjissi
• Younes Khattabi

Tennis players

• Karim Alami
• Hicham Arazi
• Younes El Aynaoui

Writers

Main article: List of Moroccan writers

See also

• Moroccans
• List of Morocco-related topics
• List of Moroccan Dutch people
• People born in Casablanca