Algiers
Algiers ranks 491st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kingston upon Hull, La Paz, and Swansea. Memorable people born in Algiers include Édouard-Henri Avril, Daniel Auteuil, and Jacques Rancière. Memorable people who died in Algiers include Camille Saint-Saëns, Ahmed Ben Bella, and Houari Boumédiène. Algiers has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and composers. Algiers is located in Algeria.
Algiers is the administrative, political and economic capital and largest city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province. The city's population at the 2008 census was 2,988,145 and in 2020 was estimated to be around 4,500,000. Located in the north-central part of the country, it extends along the shores of the Bay of Algiers in the heart of the Maghreb region making it classified among the biggest cities in North Africa, the Arab world and the Mediterranean Sea, making it a major center of culture, arts, gastronomy and trade. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1849 and 1999, Algiers was the birth place of 31 globally memorable people, including Édouard-Henri Avril, Daniel Auteuil, and Jacques Rancière. Additionaly, 22 globally memorable people have passed away in Algiers including Camille Saint-Saëns, Ahmed Ben Bella, and Houari Boumédiène.
People Born in Algiers
Go to all RankingsÉdouard-Henri Avril
PAINTER
1849 - 1928
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 1
Daniel Auteuil
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 2
Jacques Rancière
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 3
Marlène Jobert
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 4
Jacques Attali
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 5
Tony Gatlif
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 6
Djamila Bouhired
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 7
Roger Hanin
ACTOR
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 8
Françoise Fabian
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 9
Évariste Lévi-Provençal
HISTORIAN
1894 - 1956
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 10
Thelma Schoonmaker
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 11
Alexandre Villaplane
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1944
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Algiers
Go to all RankingsAzzedine Lagab
CYCLIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 29
Salim Heroui
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 30
Abdelkarim Fergat
WRESTLER
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 31
People Deceased in Algiers
Go to all RankingsCamille Saint-Saëns
COMPOSER
1835 - 1921
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 1
Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 2
Houari Boumédiène
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1978
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 3
François Darlan
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1942
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 4
Ferhat Abbas
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1985
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 5
Ranavalona III
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1917
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 6
Henri Vieuxtemps
COMPOSER
1820 - 1881
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 7
Chadli Bendjedid
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2012
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 8
Abdelkader Bensalah
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2021
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 9
Aimable Pélissier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1794 - 1864
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 10
Mouloud Feraoun
WRITER
1913 - 1962
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 11
Charles Lavigerie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1825 - 1892
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Algiers were soccer players (10), actors (4), athletes (4), film directors (2), and singers (2), while most who died were politicians (14), composers (2), writers (2), religious figures (2), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Algiers, including Djamel Zidane, Islam Slimani, and Mustapha Zitouni. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Algiers, including Alexandre Villaplane, Djamel Zidane, and Islam Slimani.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Algiers since 1700.