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Algeria
Algeria
Algeria ranks 61st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Morocco, Azerbaijan, and Pakistan. Memorable people born in present day Algeria include Augustine of Hippo, Albert Camus, and Apuleius. Memorable people who died in Algeria include Augustine of Hippo, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Cleopatra Selene II. Algeria has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures.
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. The capital and largest city is Algiers, located in the far north on the Mediterranean coast. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 250 BC and 2001, present day Algeria was the birth place of 243 globally memorable people, including Augustine of Hippo, Albert Camus, and Apuleius. Additionaly, 58 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Algeria including Augustine of Hippo, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Cleopatra Selene II.
People Born in Present Day Algeria
Go to all RankingsAugustine of Hippo
PHILOSOPHER
354 - 430
HPI: 86.88
Rank: 1
Albert Camus
WRITER
1913 - 1960
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 2
Apuleius
WRITER
125 - 170
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 3
Tariq ibn Ziyad
MILITARY PERSONNEL
670 - 720
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 4
Jacques Derrida
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2004
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 5
Yves Saint Laurent
FASHION DESIGNER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 6
Macrinus
POLITICIAN
164 - 218
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 7
Saint Monica
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
332 - 387
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 8
Louis Althusser
PHILOSOPHER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 9
Jugurtha
POLITICIAN
160 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 10
Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 11
Emir Abdelkader
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1883
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Algeria
Go to all RankingsAhmad al-Tijani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1735 - 1815
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 56
Al-Busiri
WRITER
1213 - 1294
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 61
Sidi Boushaki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1394 - 1453
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 70
Messali Hadj
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1974
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 74
Maximilian of Tebessa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
274 - 295
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 81
Optatus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 397
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 88
Rachid Mekhloufi
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2024
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 109
Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1970
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 111
Belaid Abdessalam
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 119
Ali Bencheikh
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 128
Georges Lamia
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2014
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 135
Abdelkader Ben Bouali
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 141
People Deceased in Present Day Algeria
Go to all RankingsAugustine of Hippo
PHILOSOPHER
354 - 430
HPI: 86.88
Rank: 1
Camille Saint-Saëns
COMPOSER
1835 - 1921
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 2
Cleopatra Selene II
POLITICIAN
40 BC - 5
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 3
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2021
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 4
Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 5
Charles de Foucauld
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1858 - 1916
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 6
Oruç Reis
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1518
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 7
Houari Boumédiène
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1978
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 8
Dihya
POLITICIAN
700 - 601
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 9
François Darlan
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1942
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 10
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1947
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 11
Şehzade Abdullah
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1849
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Algeria
Go to all RankingsMuhammad XIII of Granada
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1494
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 28
Sidi Boushaki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1394 - 1453
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 31
Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1307
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 32
Maximilian of Tebessa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
274 - 295
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 38
Rachid Mekhloufi
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2024
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 43
Mahieddine Khalef
COACH
1944 - 2024
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 53
Mustapha Moussa
BOXER
1962 - 2024
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 57
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Algeria were soccer players (58), politicians (49), athletes (34), writers (20), and actors (16), while most who died were politicians (31), religious figures (6), military personnels (3), writers (3), and singers (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Algeria, including Rabah Madjer, Lakhdar Belloumi, and Rabah Saâdane. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Algeria, including Rabah Madjer, Lakhdar Belloumi, and Rabah Saâdane.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Algeria since 1700.