Writers from Morocco

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Moroccans Writers of all time. This list of famous Moroccans Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Moroccans Writers.

1. #1

   

   Fatema Mernissi

   1940 - 2015

   HPI 69.5343 langs

   Fatema Mernissi is a Moroccan feminist and sociologist who is most famous for her book "Beyond the Veil: Male-Female Dynamics in Modern...Read moreShow less

   Fatema Mernissi is a Moroccan feminist and sociologist who is most famous for her book "Beyond the Veil: Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society."

2. #2

   

   Tahar Ben Jelloun

   b. 1944

   HPI 66.8233 langs

   Tahar ben Jelloun is a Moroccan writer and psychiatrist who is most famous for his novel, "The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon."

3. #3

   

   Daniel Pennac

   b. 1944

   HPI 65.2133 langs

   French author

4. #4

   

   Mohamed Choukri

   1935 - 2003

   HPI 64.3924 langs

   Moroccan author (1935–2003)

5. #5

   

   Driss Chraïbi

   1926 - 2007

   HPI 59.6323 langs

   Moroccan author (1926–2007)

6. #6

   

   Dunash ben Labrat

   920 - 990

   HPI 59.4718 langs

   10th-century Moroccan Jewish poet and grammarian

7. #7

   

   Eva Illouz

   b. 1961

   HPI 58.7216 langs

   Israeli sociologist and university professor

8. #8

   

   Malika Oufkir

   b. 1953

   HPI 57.2716 langs

   Moroccan Amazigh (Berber) writer and former "disappeared"

9. #9

   

   Ahmed Rami

   b. 1946

   HPI 57.0018 langs

   Moroccan and Swedish writer

10. #10

    

    Muriel Barbery

    b. 1969

    HPI 56.1329 langs

    French novelist and philosophy teacher