List of sons and daughters of the city of Tunis
The list of sons and daughters of the city of Tunis contains an alphabetical overview of personalities who were born in the Tunisian capital Tunis .
A.
- Serge Adda (1948–2004), President of the French television channel TV5
- At-Tāhir al-Haddād (1899–1935), writer, reformer and suffragette
- Corinne Allal (* 1955), Israeli rock musician and music producer
- Jules Mardochée Amar (1879–1935), French occupational physiologist and ergonomist
- Marwa Amri (* 1989), Tunisian wrestler
- Taos Amrouche (1913–1976), Kabyle writer and singer
- Muhammad at-Tāhir ibn ʿĀschūr (1879–1973), religious scholar and university professor
- Loris Azzaro (1933–2003), French fashion and perfume creator
B.
- Salma Baccar (* 1945), film director, producer and politician
- Hajer Bahouri (* 1958), Tunisian-French mathematician
- Slaheddine Baly (1926–2002), politician
- Salah Baouendi (1937–2011), Tunisian-American mathematician
- Claude Bartolone (* 1951), French politician
- Othman Batikh (* 1941), Islamic clergyman and Mufti of Tunisia
- Slim Belkhodja (* 1962), chess grandmaster
- Moncef Ben Abdallah (* 1946), politician and diplomat
- Tarak Ben Ammar (* 1949), film producer
- Raouf Ben Amor (* 1946), film and theater actor and film producer
- Mehdi Ben Attia (* 1968), film director and screenwriter
- Mohamed Ben Attia (* 1976), film director and screenwriter
- Ali Ben Ayed (1930–1972), film and theater actor and director
- Jacob Ben Chajim Ibn Adonijah (around 1470 – before 1538), Bible researcher
- Mustafa Ben Jaafar (* 1940), politician
- Naoufel Ben Rabah (born 1977), boxer
- Alain Bensoussan (* 1940), French mathematician
- Farhat Ben Tanfous (* 1971), Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Habib Ben Yahia (* 1938), diplomat and politician
- Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (* 1991), football player
- Pierre Besnainou (* 1955), French entrepreneur, President of the European Jewish Congress (2005–2007)
- Nikola Bilyk (* 1996), Austrian handball player
- Roberto Blanco (* 1937), German pop singer and actor
- Paul Boccara (1932–2017), French historian and economist
- Camel Bou-Ali (born 1958), boxer
- Slim Bouaziz (* 1950), chess grandmaster and trainer
- Inès Boubakri (* 1988), foil fencer
- Alain Boublil (* 1941), French musical writer
- Michel Boujenah (* 1952), French film actor and director
- Habib Boularès (1933–2014), journalist, writer and politician
- Leyla Bouzid (* 1984), film director and screenwriter
- Anouar Brahem (* 1957), composer and virtuoso
- Serge Bramly (* 1949), French writer, director, photographer and art critic
- Georges Breny (1930–2005), Swiss politician
- Dany Brillant (* 1965), French singer
- Joseph Burgel (1791–1857), rabbi, Jewish judge and scholar
C.
- Claudia Cardinale (* 1938), Italian actress
- Youssef Chahed (* 1975), Prime Minister of Tunisia
- Tahar Chaïbi (1946-2014), football player
- Sorj Chalandon (* 1952), French writer and journalist
- Ibn Chaldūn (1332–1406), Arab sociologist and scholar
- Hassen Chalghoumi (* 1972), French imam
- Nidhal Chatta (* 1958), film director, film producer and screenwriter
- Daniel S. Chemla (1940–2008), French-American physicist
- Karine Chemla (* 1957), French mathematician and sinologist
- Antoni Nadir Cherif (* 1975), German architect and specialist book author
- André Charles Collini (1921–2003), Archbishop of Toulouse
- Paul G. Comba (1926-2017), astronomer
- Antonio Corpora (1909-2004), Italian painter
- Aldo Cosentino (* 1947), French boxer and European champion
- Jean-Paul Costa (* 1941), French lawyer and President of the European Court of Human Rights (2007-2011)
- Piero Costa (1913–1975), Italian film director and screenwriter
- Tommaso Costantino (1885–1950), Italian fencer and two-time Olympic champion
D.
- Bertrand Delanoë (* 1950), French politician, Mayor of Paris (2001-2014)
- Hischam Djait (* 1935), intellectual and essayist
- René-Jean Dupuy (1918–1997), French lawyer
- Roland Dyens (1955–2016), French guitarist and composer
E.
- Selma Elloumi Rekik (* 1956), entrepreneur and politician
- Salah El Mahdi (1925–2014), musicologist and composer
- Chokri El Ouaer (* 1966), football goalkeeper
- Brigitte Engerer (1952–2012), French pianist
- Abdelhamid Escheikh (1935–1999), general, diplomat and politician
F.
- Michèle Fitoussi (* 1954), French journalist and columnist
- Agata Flori (born 1938), Italian actress
G
- Moncef Genoud (* 1961), Swiss jazz musician
- Ali Gharbi (1955-2009), swimmer
- Mahbouba Gharbi (* 1973), engineer and computer scientist
- Marc Gicquel (* 1977), French tennis player
- Patrick Gonfalone (* 1955), French football player and coach
- Jules Guéron (1907–1990), French chemist
- Marouene Guezmir (* 1974), football player
H
- Hubert Haddad (* 1947), French writer, playwright, essayist and painter
- Tahar Haddad (1899–1935), writer, reformer and women's rights activist
- Fethi Haddaoui (* 1961), actor, film producer and screenwriter
- Ghofrane Haddaoui (1980 or 1981-2004), French boutique saleswoman, victim of a stoning
- Aldo Haïk (* 1952), French chess player
- Pierre Haski (* 1953), French journalist
- Sylvie Hubac (* 1956), French political functionary
J
- Poorna Jagannathan (* 1972), American actress and film producer
- Radhi Jaïdi (* 1975), football player
K
- Hédi Kaddour (* 1945), French poet and novelist
- Amel Karboul (* 1973), entrepreneur, business consultant and politician
- Max Karoubi (* 1938), French mathematician
- Henri Kassagi (1932–1997), Tunisian-French illusionist, author, actor and painter
- Abdellatif Kechiche (* 1960), French director, screenwriter and actor
- Saïda Keller-Messahli (* 1957), Tunisian-Swiss Romance philologist and Islamic human rights activist
- Hédi Khayachi (1882–1948), painter
- Mustafa Khaznadar (1817–1878), President (Grand Vizier, 1837–1873)
- Phillip King (* 1934), British sculptor
L.
- Bahi Ladgham (1913–1998), Prime Minister of Tunisia (1969–1970)
- Marcel Lanfranchi (1921–2013), French football player and coach
- Jean Lanfranchi (1923-2017), French football player and coach
- Félix Lecoy (1903–1997), French Romanist and Medievalist
- Ofer Lellouche (* 1947), Israeli painter, graphic artist, sculptor and video artist
- Christian Lété (* 1944), French jazz drummer
- Guido Levi (1896–1986), Italian anti-fascist
- François Le Vot (* 1970), French aerobatic pilot
- Pierre Lévy (* 1956), French philosopher
- Jameleddine Limam (* 1967), football player
M.
- Ahmed Taoufik El Madani (1898–1983), Algerian historian and politician
- Charlie Magri (born 1956), British boxer
- Skander Mansouri (* 1995), tennis player
- Carlos Marcello (1910–1993), Italian-American mobster of the American Cosa Nostra
- Aymen Mathlouthi (* 1984), soccer goalkeeper
- Emel Mathlouthi (* 1982), singer-songwriter
- Christian de la Mazière (1922–2006), French journalist and war volunteer with the German Waffen SS
- Guy Mazzoni (1929-2002), French chess player
- Fouad Mebazaa (* 1933), President of Tunisia (2011)
- Abdelwahab Meddeb (1946–2014), Tunisian-French writer and radio operator
- Baya Medhaffar (* 1995), film actress and singer
- Ahmed Mejri (* 1990), boxer and Olympian
- Khaled Melliti (* 1984), football player
- Oussama Mellouli (* 1984), swimmer
- Albert Memmi (1920–2020), French writer and sociologist
- Mahmoud Mestiri (1929–2006), diplomat and politician
- Lotfi Mhaissi (* 1964), football player
- Claude Milazzo (1929–1993), French boxer
- Sandra Milo (born 1933), Italian actress
- Nine Moati (* 1938), French writer
- Serge Moati (* 1946), French director, producer and actor
- Sadok Mokaddem (1914–1993), diplomat and politician
- Adnane Mokrani (* 1966), Algerian Muslim theologian and expert on Christian theology
- Khaled Mouelhi (* 1981), football player
N
- Radhia Nasraoui (* 1953), human rights attorney
- Ali Neffati (1895–1974), racing cyclist
P
- Franco Pace (* 1942), Italian sailing and yacht photographer
- Alberto Pellegrino (1930–1996), Italian fencer
- Victor Perez (1911-1945), boxer
- Nicola Pietrangeli (* 1933), Italian tennis player
- Edgard Pisani (1918–2016), French politician and EC Commissioner (1981–1984)
- Philippe Pozzo di Borgo (* 1951), French entrepreneur
R.
- Faouzi Rouissi (* 1971), football striker
- Francesco Marcello Ruggirello (1929-2010), Italian diplomat
S.
- Saïd Ben Saïd (* 1966), Tunisian-French film producer
- Karim Saidi (* 1983), soccer player
- Ahmed Sassi (* 1993), football player
- Sadok Sassi (* 1945), football player
- Paul Sebag (1919–2004), Tunisian-French sociologist, historian and journalist
- Philippe Séguin (1943-2010), French politician
- Oussama Sellami (* 1979), football player
- Selima Sfar (* 1977), tennis player
- Gérard Siracusa (* 1957), French percussionist, drummer and composer
- Walid Soliman (* 1975), interpreter and writer
- Amina Srarfi (* 1958), violinist and conductor
T
- Mohamed Talbi (1921–2017), historian, professor and Islamic thinker
- Issam Tej (* 1979), handball player
- Ziad Tlemçani (born 1963), football player
V
- Maria Rosa Valenza (1923–2007), Italian costume designer, painter, screenwriter and production designer
W.
- Ulrik Wilbek (* 1958), Danish handball coach
- Georges Wolinski (1934–2015), French draftsman and caricaturist
Y
- Mohamed Ali Yacoubi (* 1990), football player
Z
- Ariel Zeitoun (* 1945), French film producer, director and screenwriter
- Moataz Zemzemi (* 1999), football player
- Yazid Zerhouni (* 1937), Algerian politician
- Alessandro Zuppardo (* 1959), Italian pianist and choir director