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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 capital and largest city of Algeria, located in the north-central part of the country. The city's population at the 2008 census was 2,988,145 and in 2020 was estimated to be around 4,500,000. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1849 and 1989, Algiers was the birth place of 28 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

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Algiers were soccer players (10), actors (4), athletes (3), film directors (2), and singers (2),  while most who died were politicians (14), composers (2), writers (2), religious figures (2), and military personnels (1).

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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Algiers since 1700.