List of Moroccan people

This list of Moroccan people includes people who were born in Morocco and people who are of Moroccan ancestry, who are significantly notable for their life and/or work.

Academics

Activists

Mustapha Adib, human rights activist

Reuven Abergel, Saadia Marciano and Charlie Biton, Moroccan-born Israeli activists, founders of the Israeli Black Panthers

Hélène Cazès-Benatar (1898–1979), Moroccan human rights activist and the country's first female lawyer

Fatna El Bouih, democracy activist who was imprisoned during the Years of Lead

Kacem El Ghazzali, secular blogger and activist

Carmen Elmakiyes, Amos, Israeli social and political activist, medical clown, and filmmaker

Lamya Essemlali, French environmental activist, chairperson of Sea Shepherd France

Latifa Ibn Ziaten, French-Moroccan activist

Miriam Peretz (née Ohayon), Moroccan-born Israeli educator and activist

Mohamed Rabbae, Dutch-Moroccan politician and activist

Rudy Rochman, French-born Israeli-Jewish rights activist

Abraham Serfaty, prominent dissident, militant, and political activist

Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli activist

Actors

Zineb Triki

Mustapha Aarab, Moroccan actor

Avital Abergel, Israeli actress

Ahmed Salah Abdelfatah, Dutch actor

Yael Abecassis, Israeli actress

Loubna Abidar, Moroccan actress

Morjana Alaoui, Moroccan actress

Sanâa Alaoui, French-Moroccan actress

Fu'ad Aït Aattou, French actor

Achmed Akkabi, Dutch actor

Natacha Amal, Belgian actress

Oulaya Amamra, French actress

Najib Amhali, Moroccan-born Dutch stand-up comedian and actor

Reymond Amsalem, Israeli actress

Richard Anconina, French actor

Shiri Appleby, American actress

Moran Atias, Israeli actress

Aure Atika, French actress

Amal Ayouch, stage and film actress

Mohammed Azaay, Moroccan-born Dutch actor

Lubna Azabal, Belgian actress

Shmil Ben Ari, Israeli actor

Samuel Benchetrit, French actor, scenarist, writer and director

Marc Bendavid, Canadian actor

Amador Bendayán, Venezuelan actor and comedian

Omar Berdouni, Moroccan actor

Raquel Bitton, singer, French actress, scenarist, writer, producer

Miri Bohadana, Israeli actress and TV presentator.

Mohammed Chaara, Dutch actor

Touria Chaoui (1936–1956), actress, first female Moroccan to gain a pilots license

Emmanuelle Chriqui, Canadian actress

Philippe Clair (Charles Bensoussan), Moroccan-born French actor, director, producer and screenwriter

Paul Danan, British actor

Gérard Darmon, Algerian-born French actor. He was granted the Moroccan citizenship in 2012.

Nasrdin Dchar Dutch actor and presenter

Adam Deacon, British actor and rapper

Vincent Elbaz, French actor

Jérémie Elkaïm, French actor

Houda Echouafni, Moroccan actress

Mehdi El Glaoui, French actor

Mina El Hammani, Spanish actress

Ronit Elkabetz, Israeli actress

Ouidad Elma, French-Moroccan actress

Mamoun Elyounoussi, Dutch actor

Nabil Elouahabi, British actor

Nadia Farès, French actress

Nora Fatehi, Canadian actress and dancer who works in Indian cinema

Jenette Goldstein, American actress

Tzachi Halevy, Israeli actor, singer and musician

Evelin Hagoel, Moroccan-born Israeli actress

Maryam Hassouni, Dutch actress

Aharon Ipalé, Moroccan-born Israeli actor

Dana Ivgy, Israeli actress

Moshe Ivgy, Moroccan-born Israeli actor

Touriya Jabrane (Saadia Kraytif), Moroccan actress, theatre director and politician

Paul Karo, Australian actor

Shlomi Koriat, Israeli actor and comedian

Yasmine Lafitte (Hafida El Khabchi), Moroccan-born French pornographic actress

Karen Lancaume (Karine Bach), French pornographic actress

Inbar Lavi, Israeli actress

Danny Nucci, Italian-American actor

Mimoun Oaïssa, Moroccan-born Dutch actor

Mimoun Ouled Radi, Dutch actor

Zineb Oukach, Moroccan actress and model

Ze'ev Revach, Moroccan-born Israeli actor, comedian and director

Laila Rouass, British actress

Daniela Ruah, Portuguese-American actress

Agam Rudberg, Israeli actress and model

Nasser Saleh, Spanish actor

Rosalinda Serfaty, Argentinian actress

Leila Shenna, Moroccan former actress

Benjamin Siksou, French actor and singer

Noah Schnapp, American-Canadian actor

Saïd Taghmaoui, French and American actor

Elisa Tovati, French actress and singer

Zineb Triki, French-Moroccan actress

Jake Weber, British actor

Roschdy Zem, French actor and director

Beauty pageant

Linor Abargil, Israeli beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Israel 1998 and Miss World 1998.

Kim Edri, Israeli beauty pageant winner who runner-up at Miss Israel 2011

Sara Chafak, Finnish beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Finland 2012 and represented Finland in Miss Universe 2012

Halima Chehaima, Belgian beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Brussels 2007 and represented Belgium in Miss World 2007

Maroua Kharbouch, Gibraltarian beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Gibraltar 2013 and was named at Miss World 2013

Shani Hazan, Israeli beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Israel 2012, and represented Israel in Miss Universe 2012

Mor Maman, Israeli beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Israel 2014

Business people and entrepreneurs

Habib Levy Sibony, Spanish-Moroccan, businessman

Comedians

Ary Abittan, French stand-up comedian

Najib Amhali, Dutch-Moroccan stand-up comedian and actor

Rachid Badouri, Canadian-Moroccan stand-up comedian

Jamel Debbouze, French-Moroccan stand-up comedian, actor and producer

Hanane el-Fadili, Moroccan comedian and actress

Gad Elmaleh, French-Moroccan stand-up comedian, actor and producer

Anne Roumanoff, French humorist and actress

Élie Semoun, French stand-up comedian and actor

Soufiane El Khalidy, Moroccan actor, filmmaker and writer

Directors and producers

Abdou Achouba, Moroccan filmmaker, film-critic, and producer

Dan Attias, American television director and producer

Nabil Ayouch, Moroccan French film director

Lisa Azuelos, French director

Jom Tob Azulay, Brazilian producer, director, writer, director of photography and soundman

Margot Benacerraf

Hicham Bennir, Canadian director cinematographer editor and photographer

Faouzi Bensaïdi

Jacques Bensimon, Canadian public film and television director, producer and executive in Canada

Houda Benyamina, French director

Simone Bitton

André Elbaz

Ronit Elkabetz, Israeli filmmaker, screenwriter, and actress

Shlomi Elkabetz, Israeli filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor

Olivier Dahan, French filmmaker

Ismaël Ferroukhi

Sanaa Hamri

Tala Hadid

Laila Marrakchi

Hakim Nouri

Michèle Ohayon, Academy Award-nominated film director, screenwriter and producer

Mohamed Reggab, film director

Heinz Tietjen

Abdelhadi Tazi

Éric Toledano, French filmmaker

Malika Zouhali-Worrall

Fashion (designers, models)

Karima Adebibe, British model

Nora Attal, British model

Yigal Azrouël, Israeli American New York based fashion designer

Elena Benarroch, Moroccan-Spanish fashion designer

Sara Chafak, Finnish model, winner of Miss Finland 2012

Alber Elbaz, Moroccan-born Israeli fashion designer, who worked for the Lanvin house

Joseph Ettedgui, British-Moroccan retailer, designer and founder of the Joseph brand

Bouchra Jarrar, French haute couture fashion designer for Balenciaga and Lanvin

Shlomit Malka, Israeli fashion model and television host.

Paul Marciano, American-Moroccan fashion designer and co-founder of GUESS? Inc

Joe Mimran, Canadian-Moroccan fashion designer and entrepreneur

Pnina Tornai (Pnina Assis), Israeli fashion and wedding dress designer, reality and daytime TV personality

Imaan Hammam, Dutch fashion model of Moroccan and Egyptian descent

Historical figures

Al-Marrakushi

Ahmed el Inglizi

Averroes (Abu El Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd)

Judah ben David Hayyuj

Maimonides

Merieme Chadid

Mohammed El Ifrani

Moses Elias Levy

Mouha ou Hammou Zayani, military figure who played an important role in the fight against French colonials

Muhammad al-Idrisi

Muhammad al-Muqri

Muhammad Ben 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi

Muley Xeque (1566–1621), Moroccan noble who converted to Catholicism in the 16th century

Mohammed Abed Al-Jabri

Robert Purvis (4 August 1810 – 15 April 1898), American abolitionist in the United States

David Pallache, member of the Pallache family

Isaac Pallache, member of the Pallache family

Joseph Pallache, member of the Pallache family

Moses Pallache, member of the Pallache family

Solika, famous Jewish martyr of the 19th century

Ibn battuta, famous explorer

Tariq ibn Ziyad, famous Berber warrior

Yusuf ibn Tashfin, famous Berber warrior and leader

Estevanico, famous explorer

Islamic religious leaders

Ahmad ibn Ajiba, 18th century Sufi saint

Muhammad al-Jazuli, 15th century Sufi leader of the Berber tribe of the Jazulah

Sidi Ahmed al-Tidjani, 18th century Sufi scholar, founder of the Tijaniyya Sufi order

Ahmad al-Ghumari, traditionalist and scholar of Hadith

Abdullah al-Ghumari, 20th century Muslim preacher, jurist and theologian

Abd al-Aziz al-Ghumari, 20th century Muslim scholar

Mohammed Moussaoui, Moroccan-born French Islamic theologist, president of the French Council of Muslim Faith

Muhammad Abu Khubza, Muslim theologian, jurist, bibliographer and linguist

Sidi Heddi, 13th century marabout

Jewish religious leaders

Media (journalist, TV presenter, radio)

Miscellaneous arts (other than music and cinema)

Albert Almoznino, Moroccan-born Israeli hand shadow artist.

Rachid Ben Ali

Ilyas El Maliki, Moroccan online streamer

Mahi Binebine

Chaïbia

Pinchas Cohen Gan, Moroccan-born Israeli award-winning painter and mixed-media artist.

Noureddine Daifallah

Abdellah Derkaoui, cartoonist

Latifa Echakhch, French-Moroccan visual artist

Bouchta El Hayani

Mohamed Hamri

Ikram Kabbaj, Moroccan sculptor

Bouchra Khalili

Édouard Lock, Canadian dance choreographer and the founder of the Canadian dance group, La La La Human Steps

Radia Bent Lhoucine, Moroccan painter

Shuli Nachshon

Kanza Omar, dancer

Alberto Pinto, Moroccan-born French photographer and interior designer

Pokimane (born Imane Anys), Moroccan-Canadian Twitch streamer and YouTube personality

Salah (dancer), French award-winning competitive hip-hop dancer

Daniel Siboni, Moroccan-born French photographer

Cyril Takayama, Japanese Illusionist

Abdelilah Ennassef, conceptual artist

Musicians

Armand Amar, French composer

Omer Avital, Israeli musician

Shlomo Bar, Israeli musician and singer of Mizrahi music

Henri Belolo, Moroccan-born French music producer active during the disco era

French Montana, Moroccan-born American musician

Faouzia, Moroccan-born Canadian musician

La Zarra, Canadian-Moroccan singer

Ohad Benchetrit, Canadian musician

Chico Bouchikhi (Jalloul Bouchikhi), French musician and a co-founder of the Gipsy Kings

Avraham Eilam-Amzallag, Israeli musician

David Guetta, French DJ

Mahmoud Guinia, Gnawa music maâlem

Hassan Hakmoun, Los Angeles-based Moroccan Gnawa musician

Abdelkrim Rais (1912–1996), Moroccan writer and musician of traditional Andalusian music

Alain Macklovitch, Canadian DJ

Maurice Ohana, French composer

RedOne (Nadir Khayat), Moroccan-Swedish record producer/songwriter

Aziz Sahmaoui, Moroccan musician and vocalist specialized in the modern Gnawa music

Adil Takhssait, Canadian rap and hip hop musician

Adam Zindani

Singers

Moroccan Arabic/Berber music (traditional, folk)

Moroccan music

AnoGhan (Anouar EL Ghannam), Moroccan singer-songwriter

OUBEL (Oussama Belhcen), Moroccan singer

Hamid Bouchnak, Moroccan singer

Karima Gouit, Moroccan singer, model and actress

Ahmed Chawki, Moroccan pop singer

Cheba Maria (Maria Zine), Moroccan singer of pop music

Cheb Kader (Kouider Morabet), Algerian-born Moroccan singer

Douzi (Abdelhafid Douzi), Moroccan singer

Boussouar El Maghnaoui

Mimoun El Oujdi (Mimoun Bakoush, 1950–2018), Moroccan singer of Raï music

Saida Fikri, Moroccan-born American singer of Moroccan music

Saad Lamjarred, Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music

Manal (Manal Benchlikha), Moroccan singer of Rap and Hip Hop music

Ahmed Soultan, Moroccan singer of Afro-Arabian Soul

Vigon (Mohsine Abdelghafour), Moroccan singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and bandleader

Hindi Zahra, French-Moroccan singer

Moroccan Amazigh music

Hassan Arsmouk, Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Tashelhit) music

Rkia Damsiria, Moroccan singer of Tashelhit music

Khalid Izri (Khalid Yachou), Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Riffian) music

Ammouri M'barek (1951–2015), Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Tashelhit) music

Fatima Tabaamrant, Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Tashelhit) music

Aicha Tachinwit, Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Tashelhit) music

Fatima Tihihit (Fatima Banou), Moroccan singer of Tashelhit music

Salima Ziani, Moroccan singer of Riffian music and activist

Arabic music (Tarab, Middle-East Arabic pop)

Dounia Batma, Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music

Rajae Belmlih (1962–2007), Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music

Abdou Cherif, Moroccan singer

Dystinct, Belgian-Moroccan singer

Sofia El Marikh, Moroccan singer

Laila Ghofran (Jamila Omar Bouamrout), Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music

Shatha Hassoun, Iraqi-Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music

Aziza Jalal, Moroccan singer

Rajaa Kasabni, Arabic singer, winner of the first season of the Arabic version of The X-Factor

Asma Lamnawar, Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music

Jannat (Jannat Mahid), Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music

Salma Rachid, Moroccan pop singer

Hoda Saad, Moroccan singer-songwriter and composer of Arabic pop music

Samira Said, Moroccan-Egyptian singer of Arabic pop music

Yousra Saouf, Moroccan pop singer

Ibtissam Tiskat, Moroccan pop singer

Rap (Moroccan, French or international)

French Montana (Karim Kharbouch), Moroccan-American rapper

Appa (Rachid El Ghazoui), Dutch-Moroccan rapper

Ali B (Ali Bouali), Dutch rapper and stand-up comedian

Isam Bachiri, Danish rapper and member of Outlandish

Farid Bang, born Farid El Abdellaoui, Spanish-born German rapper, songwriter, producer, CEO at Banger Musik Label

Canardo (Hakim Mouhid), French rapper

Cilvaringz (Tarik Azzougarh), Dutch rapper and hip hop producer associated with the Wu-Tang Clan

Dizzy DROS, rapper from Casablanca

Elgrandetoto, Moroccan rapper

DJ Izm (Tarik Ejjamai), Australian rapper, member of the Multi-Platinum ARIA Award-winning Australian hip hop band Bliss n Eso

Leila K (Laila El Khalifi), Swedish Eurodance singer and former rapper

La Fouine (Laouni Mouhid), Moroccan-French rapper

H-Kayne, Moroccan rap group

Jewish music

Zehava Ben, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music

Ofir Ben Shitrit, Israeli singer

Eden Ben Zaken, Israeli singer

Maya Bouskilla, Israeli pop singer

Yosefa Dahari, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music

Yuval Dayan, Israeli singer of pop music

Alon De Loco (Alon Cohen), Israeli singer and music producer

Gad Elbaz, Israeli singer of Sephardic Jewish music

Esther Galil, Moroccan-born French-Israeli singer

Eyal Golan, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music

Ishtar (Esther Eti Bitton), Israeli singer of Mizrahi and Arabic pop music

Mor Karbasi, Israeli singer of Sephardic music

Kineret (Kineret Sarah Cohen), Israeli-American singer of Jewish music

Noa Kirel, Israeli pop singer

Daniella Lugassy, Israeli opera singer

Shiri Maimon, Israeli pop singer

Harel Moyal, Israeli pop singer

Netta Barzilai, Israeli singer, winner of the 2018 Eurovision contest

Kobi Peretz, Israeli singer of Mizrahi and pop music

Moshe Peretz, Israeli singer of Mizrahi and pop music

Kathleen Reiter, Canadian-Israeli pop singer, winner of the first season of The Voice Israel

Ninet Tayeb, Israeli singer and actress

Avi Toledano, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music

Haim Ulliel, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music

Western music

Poets

Mohammed Achaari

Mohammed ibn Mohammed Alami

Mohammed ibn Idris al-Amrawi

Muhammad Awzal, religious Berber poet from the 17th century

Kaddour El Alamy

Abdellatif Laabi

David Hassine, religious Jewish poet and Rabbi from the 17th century

Hemmou Talb, 18th century composer of poems in the Shilha Berber language

Kings and sultans

Ministers, politicians and public servants

Morocco

Israel

Elsewhere

Royal Family members

Lalla Meryem, daughter of Hassan II

Moulay Rachid, son of Hassan II

Lalla Latifa Hammou, mother of king Mohammed VI

Lalla Asma, daughter of Hassan II

Lalla Hasna, daughter of Hassan II

Moulay Abdallah, brother of Hassan II

Moulay Hicham, son of Moulay Abdallah

Lalla Zineb, daughter of Moulay Abdallah

Lalla Abla bint Tahar, wife of Mohammed V and mother of Hassan II

Sportspeople

Archery

Jonathan Ohayon, Canadian archer

Athletics

• soufiane bakkali, Moroccan athlete

Basketball

Omri Casspi, Israeli basketball player

Yogev Ohayon, Israeli basketball player

Sophian Rafai, French-Moroccan basketball player

Amit Simhon, Israeli basketball player

Boxers

Abdelhak Achik

Mohammed Achik

Najib Daho

Yassine El maachi

Ismael El Massoudi, French boxer

Karim El Ouazghari, Spanish boxer

Ali Hallab

Driss Moussaid

Mahdi Ouatine

Nordine Oubaali, French-Moroccan boxer

Mohammed Rabii, Moroccan boxer

Khalid Rahilou, French former professional boxer

Tahar Tamsamani

Khadija Mardi, female Moroccan boxer

Hassan Saada, Moroccan boxer

Chess

Thal Abergel, French chess Grandmaster

Cycling

Henry Ohayon, Israeli cyclist

Fencing

Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann, Moroccan-born Israeli Olympic fencer

Ayelet Ohayon, Israeli Olympic fencer

Footballers

Ice hockey

Josh Tordjman, Canadian ice hockey goaltender

David Ettedgui, Hockey Agent, Radio and TV Hockey analyst

Kickboxers

Cyril Abidi, Savate Champion and Muay Thai World Champion

Badr Hari, K-1 Heavyweight champion and K-1 World GP 2008 finalist

Chalid Arrab

Faldir Chahbari

Chahid Oulad El Hadj

Aziz Jahjah

Martial artists

Karim Ghajji, French kickboxer and B-boy

Lee Lamrani Ibrahim "Lightning" Murray, cage fighter turned gangster (Moroccan father, English mother)

Khalid Ismail, MMA-fighter

Zakaria Moumni, Moroccan kickboxer

Farid Villaume, French Muay Thai kickboxer

Rugby footballers

Abdelatif Benazzi

Abdellatif Boutaty, rugby union player

Abderazak El Khalouki, French rugby league player

Jamal Fakir, Moroccan-born French rugby league player

Adel Fellous, French rugby league player

Younes Khattabi

Djalil Narjissi

Fouad Yaha, French rugby league player

Racers

Victor Soussan, Moroccan-born Australian Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Michaël Benyahia, Moroccan-American Open Wheel Race Car Driver, 2017 Formula Renault NEC Champion 2017 Formula Renault Northern European Cup

Rowing

Moe Sbihi

Ski

Kenza Tazi, Moroccan-American alpine skier; Olympian

Adam Lamhamedi, Moroccan-Canadian alpine skier; Olympian

Samir Azzimani, Moroccan-French alpine skier; Olympian

Runners

Abdelhakim Bagy, Moroccan-born French long-distance runner

Abdellah Béhar, Moroccan-born runner specialized in the 5000 metres and cross-country running

Fouad Chouki, French middle-distance runner, specialized in the 1500 metres

Driss El Himer, Moroccan-born long-distance runner

Abderrahim El Haouzy, Moroccan-born French sprinter

Mustapha Essaïd, Moroccan-born French runner who specialized in the 5000 meters

Mohamed Ezzher, Moroccan-born French long-distance runner

Adam Gemili, British sprinter

Brahim Lahlafi, Moroccan former long-distance runner

Driss Maazouzi, Moroccan-born 1500 meters athlete runner

Mohamed Ouaadi, Moroccan-born French long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon

Yamna Oubouhou, Moroccan-born French long-distance runner

Ismaïl Sghyr, French-Moroccan long-distance runner

Mounir Yemmouni, Moroccan-born French middle-distance runner specialized in the 1500 meters

Tennis players

Karim Alami

Hicham Arazi

Younes El Aynaoui

Yshai Oliel, Israeli junior tennis player

Lina Qostal

Wrestlers

Layla El

Writers

Twentieth century

Nineteenth century

Mohammed ibn Abu al-Qasim al-Sijilmasi (died 1800)

Mohammed ibn Abd as-Salam ibn Nasir (died 1824)

Mohammed Ibn Amr (died 1827)

Thami Mdaghri (died 1856)

Idriss al-Amraoui (died 1879)

Ahmad ibn Hamdun ibn al-Hajj (died 1898)

Abd as-Salam al-Alami (1834–1895)

Ahmad ibn Khalid al-Nasiri (1835–1897)

Salomon Berdugo (1854–1906)

Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi (died 1922)

Mohammed ibn Jaafar al-Kattani (1858–1927)

Ibn Zaydan (1873–1946)

Muhammad Ibn al-Habib (1876–1972)

Ahmed Skirej (1878–1944)

Abdelkrim al-Khattabi (1882–1963)

Mohammed Boujendar (1889–1926)

Mohammed Ben Brahim (1897–1955)

Eighteenth century

Mohammed ibn abd al-Wahab al-Ghassani (died 1707)

Mohammed ibn Qasim ibn Zakur (died 1708)

Mohammed ibn al-Tayyib al-Alami (died 1722)

Abd al-Qadir ibn Shaqrun (died after 1727/8)

Mohammed ibn Zakri al-Fasi (died 1731)

Ahmed ibn al-Mubarak al-Lamti al-Sijilmasi (died 1741)

Khnata bent Bakkar (died 1754)

Ibn al-Wannan (died 1773)

Ahmed al-Ghazzal (died 1777)

Abd Allah ibn Azzuz (died 1789)

Mohammed al-Qadiri (1712–1773)

David Hassine (1722–1792)

Abu al-Qasim al-Zayyani (1734–1833)

Kaddour El Alamy (1742–1850)

Raphael Berdugo (1747–1821)

Sulayman al-Hawwat (1747–1816)

Ahmad ibn Ajiba (1747–1809)

Mohammed al-Duayf (born 1752)

Mohammed al-Tayyib ibn Kiran (1758–1812)

Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi (1760–1823)

Hamdun ibn al-Hajj al-Fasi (1760–1817)

Ahmad ibn Idris al-Fasi (1760–1837)

Suleiman al-Alawi (1760–1822)

Mohammed al-Harraq (1772–1845)

Mohammed al-Haik (fl.