List of Kabyle people
A list of Kabyle people
Artists
- Abderrahmane Abdelli, singer
- Myriam Abel, winner of Nouvelle Star season 3.
- Isabelle Adjani, actress, Kabyle father, German mother
- Edith Piaf, singer/actress Kabyle/Italian mother, French singer
- Ferhat Imazighen Imula, Singer
- Kenza Farah, singer
- Rabah Asma, singer
- Sliman Azem, singer
- Hakim Rachek, music producer
- DjurDjura, female singers group
- Mohya, Kabyle folk poet, and theatre
- Lounis Ait Menguellet, singer
- Idir, singer
- Lounes Matoub, Berberist and secularist singer assassinated in 1998.
- Si Mohand, Kabyle folk poet
- Daniel Prévost, actor, Kabyle father
- Salah Sadaoui, singer
- Takfarinas, singer
- Rim'K, rapper
- Tyssem, singer, one Kabyle parent
- Malika Domrane, singer
- Djamel Allam, singer
- Chennoud, singer
- Akli Yahyaten, singer
- Akli D, singer
- Mohamed el Anka, singer
- Kamel Messaoudi, singer
- Rabah MBS, Rap artist
- Zahra N'soumer, singer
- Cherif kheddam, singer
- Cheikh el Hasnaoui, singer
- Hamdi Bennani, singer
- Brahim Izri, singer
- Tagrawla, kabyle band
- Yasmina, actress
- Azzedine Meddour, director
- Kaci Tizi Ouzou, Actor
- Belkacem Hadjadj, director
- Taous Amrouche, singer
- Rouiched, actor
- Sid Ahmed Agoumi, actor
- Souad Massi, singer
- Yasmina, actress
- Said Hilmi, actor
- Mohamed Hilmi, actor
- Mohamed Ifticene, director
- Azzedine Meddour, director
- Abranis, Rock band
- Djamila, actress
- Chrifa, singer
- Hnifa, singer
- Boudjemaa Agraw, singer
- Mohand Fellag, comedian,actor
- Boualem Chaker, singer
- Ines Mezel, singer
- Rachid Kouceila, singer
- Izoran, singer
- Sofiane, singer
- Oulahlou, singer
- Si Moh,singer poet
- Oultache Arezki, singer poet & musician
Figures of the Algerian resistance and revolution
- Colonel Amirouche, Algerian revolutionary fighter, killed by French troops in 1959.
- Krim Belkacem, Algerian revolutionary fighter, assassinated in 1970.
- Belkacem Radjef, Algerian nationalist and revolutionary (1909–1989).
- Abane Ramdane, The brain and the mastermind of the Algerian revolution.assassinated in 1957.
- Lalla Fatma N'Soumer, woman who led western Kabylie in battle against French colonizers.
- Cheikh Mohand Amokrane(al Mokrani) , Warrior who resisted the French invasion for decades killed by the French in 1871.
- Meddour Si madjid , Algerian revolutionary fighter
Politicians
- Ferhat Mehenni, Politician, President of the Provisional Government of Kabylia.
- Belaïd Abrika, one of the spokesmen of the Arouch.
- Hocine Aït Ahmed, Algerian revolutionary fighter and secularist politician.
- Nordine Ait Hamouda, secularist politician and son of Colonel Amirouche.
- Saïd Sadi, secularist politician.
- Idriss Aberkane, French strategist and political thinker
- Hassen Aberkane, French Councilor of State nominated by the Government of Michel Debré under Charles de Gaulle[1][2] Great Uncle of Idriss Aberkane.
- Hamou Bouakkaz, Deputy Mayor of Bertrand Delanoë, Mayor of Paris
Sportsmen
- Mustapha Dahleb, Algerian footballer.
- Hacène Lalmas, Algerian footballer.
- Nasser Bouiche, Algerian footballer.
- Salah Assad, Algerian footballer.
- Ali Fergani, Algerian footballer.
- Azzedine Aït Djoudi, Algerian footballer.
- Tarek Benhabiles, professional tennis player.
- Omar Kouidri, boxer.
- Mohammed Zaaf, cyclist in Tour de France.
- Rabah Madjer, Algerian footballer.
- Zinedine Zidane, French footballer.
- Karim Ziani, Algerian footballer.
- Moussa Saib, footballer.
- Nassim Sidi Said, Algerian Formula 3000 driver.]
- Yazid Mansouri, Algerian footballer.
- Ali Bencheikh Algerian Footballer born in ath-ouagag (les Bibans-basse-kabylie) province of bordj bou arredj
Writers
Authors writing in kabyle language:
- Salem Zenia, kabyle language novelist and poet. Novels: Tafrara, Ighil d wefru.
- Belqasem Ihidjaten very prolific kabyle poet. Works: Asegres, Tamusta n isfra, Ahiwec, seg awal gher wayed.
- Amar MEZDAD main works: 2 novels: Id d wass, Tagrest d urghu, short stories: Tughalin.
- Hmed NEKKAR, novelist. Works: Yugar ucerrig tafawett.
- Yazid ULANSI novelist. Works: Ddida.
- Djamel BENAOUF, poet and novelist. Works: timlilit n tghermiwin, tuzzma tujjma.
- Mouloud Mammeri Works: Inna-as ccix muhend, tajerrumt n tmazight.
- Rachid Aliche novels: Faffa, Asfel.
- Said Sadi novel: Askuti.
- Ben Mohamed poet.
- Malek Haddad poet, novelist (born in Constantine, Algeria)
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