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