Arts and cinema •
Hafid Bouazza – Writer •
Hamid Bouchnak – Moroccan
raï singer and songwriter •
Nathalie Delon – Actress and director •
Douzi – Singer and songwriter •
Les Freres Megri – Rock band very popular in the Arab world, composers and producers. •
Philippe Faucon – Filmmaker •
Fouad Laroui – Writer and economist •
Michel Qissi – Actor •
Mimoun El Oujdi – Raï singer •
Younes Megri – Actor, singer author of 'Leli Touil' sung by Maria de Rossi & Boney M. •
Abdelkrim Derkaoui – Cinematographer, film director and screenwriter •
Bassouar Al Maghnaoui – Singer •
Simon Basinger – Musicologist, essayist, producer and author. •
Charlotte Slovack – Filmmaker •
Serge Guirao – Singer
Sports •
Adil Belgaid – Olympic judo fighter (3 times World Champion, 6 times African Champion, 3 times Arab Champion, 3 times Olympian) •
Abdelatif Benazzi – Rugby player •
Philippe Casado – Cyclist •
Abdelkarim Kissi – Footballer •
Soufiane Kourdou – Professional basketball player •
Moha Rharsalla – Footballer •
Mohammed Qissi – Actor (Kickboxer, Bloodsport with Jean Claude Vandamme) •
Mohcin Cheaouri – Track and Field athlete, 2 times African champion •
Yahya Berrabah – Olympic athlete, African champion in long jump •
Daniel Sanchez – Footballer •
Gilles Simon – Formula 1 •
Ahmed Belkedroussi – Football manager •
Khadfi Rharsallah – Footballer •
Marianne Agulhon – Slalom canoeist •
Mohammed Berrabeh – International footballer •
Hassan Alla – Footballer •
Mohammed Ben Brahim – Footballer •
Khalid Chalqi – Footballer •
Gerard Soler – Football midfielder •
Khalid Lebji – Football midfielder •
Abou El Kacem Hadji – Footballer •
Ryad El Alami – Footballer •
Abdelah Kafifi – Footballer •
Mohamed Atmani – Boxer (Summer Olympics) •
Soufiane Kourdou – Basketball player •
Houssam Amaanan – Footballer •
Habib Allah Dahmani – Footballer
Politicians •
Ahmed Osman – Former Prime Minister, married King Hassan II's sister, Lalla Nuzha of Morocco •
Zoulikha Nasri – Advisor to King Mohammed IV, MD of foundation 'Mohammed V for Solidarity' •
Muhammad Ben Abdessalam Al Muqri – Late 19th senior official, advisor and grand vizier to several sultans. •
Abdelkader Lecheheb – Football player and Ambassador to Russia •
Mohamed Allal Sinaceur – Former Minister of Cultural Affairs •
Mohamed Habib Sinaceur – Politician •
Ahmed Toufiq Hejira – Former Minister of Housing and Urbanism •
Kaddour El Ouartassi – Historian •
Najima Rhozali – Politician, professor •
Yvette Katan Bensamoun – Historian •
Omar Benjelloun – Journalist •
Abdelaziz Bouteflika – (1937–2021), 7th
President of Algeria •
Abdelnour Abbrous – Politician •
Chakib Khelil – Politician •
Hassnae Bouazza – Journalist, writer, columnist •
Louisette Ighilariz – Politician
Business •
Fatéma Hal – chef and writer •
Maurice Levy – French businessman, Chairman of
Publicis Group. == Town twinning ==