Cultural Production in
Present Day
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 Macrinus. 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. The top cities in Algeria by number of biographies are Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Algeria, Sidi Bel Abbès, and Mostaganem.
People
Between 250 BC and 2001, present day Algeria was the birth place of 267 globally memorable people, including Augustine of Hippo, Albert Camus, and Macrinus. Additionaly, 63 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: 90.39
Rank: 1
Albert Camus
WRITER
1913 - 1960
HPI: 86.77
Rank: 2
Macrinus
POLITICIAN
164 - 218
HPI: 81.02
Rank: 3
Apuleius
WRITER
125 - 170
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 4
Tariq ibn Ziyad
MILITARY PERSONNEL
670 - 720
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 5
Jacques Derrida
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2004
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 6
Yves Saint Laurent
FASHION DESIGNER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 7
Jugurtha
POLITICIAN
160 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 8
Saint Monica
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
332 - 387
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 9
Louis Althusser
PHILOSOPHER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 10
Édouard-Henri Avril
PAINTER
1849 - 1928
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 11
Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Algeria
Go to all RankingsLarbi Ben M'hidi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 89
Zohra Drif
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 98
Robert Ménard
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 146
Catherine Destivelle
MOUNTAINEER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 152
Alexandre Arcady
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 158
Brigitte Giraud
WRITER
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 165
Mohamed Zaoui
BOXER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 188
Shahnez Boushaki
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 190
Moussa Saïb
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 192
Larbi El Hadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 193
Mimi Hafida
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 196
Ahmed Mekky
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 215
People Deceased in Present Day Algeria
Go to all RankingsAugustine of Hippo
PHILOSOPHER
354 - 430
HPI: 90.39
Rank: 1
Camille Saint-Saëns
COMPOSER
1835 - 1921
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 2
Cleopatra Selene II
POLITICIAN
40 BC - 5
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 3
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2021
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 4
Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 5
Johan Neeskens
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2024
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 6
Moïse Tshombe
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1969
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 7
Charles de Foucauld
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1858 - 1916
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 8
Oruç Reis
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1518
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 9
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 46 BC
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 10
Dihya
POLITICIAN
700 - 601
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 11
Henri Vieuxtemps
COMPOSER
1820 - 1881
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Algeria
Go to all RankingsJohan Neeskens
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2024
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 6
Larbi Ben M'hidi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 44
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Algeriawere soccer players (65), politicians (51), athletes (36), writers (22), and actors (17), while most who died were politicians (31), religious figures (6), soccer players (4), singers (4), and military personnels (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 Rachid Mekhloufi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Algeria, including Rabah Madjer, Alexandre Villaplane, and Lakhdar Belloumi.
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.


































