List of Moroccan people
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
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
Film and music directors
- Nabil Ayouch
- Faouzi Bensaïdi
- Simone Bitton
- André Elbaz
- Ismaël Ferroukhi
- Sanaa Hamri
- Laila Marrakchi
- Hakim Nouri
- Heinz Tietjen
Hackers
Historians
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
Politics - General
Kings and Sultans
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
- 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
Tennis players
Writers
See also
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