List of Berber people
This is a list of famous Berber people. The Berbers are a transnational North African ethnic group who speak the Berber languages.
Royalty and nobility
Ancient period
- Osorkon the Elder, fifth king of the twenty-first dynasty of Ancient Egypt and was the first Pharaoh of Libyan origin
- Shoshenq I, Egyptian Pharaoh of Libyan origin, founder of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt
- Masinissa, King of Numidia, North Africa, present day Algeria and Tunisia
- Jugurtha, King of Numidia
- Syphax, King of Numidia
- Baga (also Bagas), king of Mauretania about 225 BC.
- Bocchus, king of Mauretania about 110 BC.
- Bocchus II, king of Mauretania. Son of Bocchus.
- Juba II, king of Numidia and then later moved to Mauretania.
- Macrinus, Roman emperor for 14 months in 217 and 218
- Aemilianus, Roman emperor
- Lusius Quietus, governor of Judaea and one of Trajan's chief generals
- Quintus Lollius Urbicus, governor of Britannia from 138 to 144
- Gildo, Roman general who turned against the Romans and fought them in 398
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Medieval period
- Dihya
- Kusaila
- Muhammad ibn Wasul, Midrarid emir of Sijilmasa.
- Safiyy al-Dawla, Fatimid governor of Aleppo between October 1022 and April 1023
- Thu'ban ibn Muhammad, Fatimid governor of Aleppo between 27 July 1024 and 30 June 1025
- Ziri ibn Manad, founder of the Zirid dynasty
- Yusuf ibn Tashfin, founder of the Almoravid dynasty
- Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyah, Berber woman of influence in the early days of the Almoravid Berber empire
- Fannu (died April 1147), Almoravid princess, in the guise of a man, she participated in the defense of Almoravid Marrakech.
- 'Abdallah ibn Ghaniya, Amir of Majorca from c. 1187 to 1203
- Abd al-Mu'min (c. 1094–1163), first Caliph of the Almohad Empire
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf, had the Giralda in Seville built
- Yusuf II, Almohad caliph, had the Torre del Oro in Seville built
- Abu Said Uthman III, Marinid ruler of Morocco from 19 March 1398 to 1420
Military
Medieval period
- Tacfarinas, fought the Romans in the Aures Mountains
- Firmus, fought the Romans Between 372 and 375
- Cutzinas (died January 563), Berber tribal leader who played a major role in the wars of the Byzantine Empire against the Berber tribes in Africa
- Antalas (born c. 500), tribal leader who played a major role in the wars of the Byzantine Empire against the Berber tribes in Africa.
- Ierna, tribal leader of the Laguatan and also high priest of the god Gurzil
- Tariq ibn Ziyad (670–720), led the Islamic Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania (711–718)
- Ja'far ibn Fallah (died August 971), Berber general of the Kutama tribe in the service of the Fatimid Caliphate.
- Mazdali ibn Tilankan, Almoravid military commander and diplomat
- Syr ibn Abi Bakr, Almoravid military commander
- Ibn Masal, military commander and official of the Fatimid Caliphate
- Hammu ibn Abd al-Haqq, Marinid prince Commander (shaykh al-ghuzat) of the Volunteers of the Faith of Granada
- Uthman ibn Abi al-Ula, Marinid prince Commander (shaykh al-ghuzat) of the Volunteers of the Faith of Granada
Modern period
- Abd el-Krim, leader of the Rif guerrillas against the Spanish and French colonizers
- Larbi Ben M'Hidi
- Abdelhafid Boussouf, founder of the Algerian Military intelligence
- Mustapha Benboulaïd
- Abane Ramdane, Algerian revolutionary fighter, assassinated in 1957 in an internal purge.
- Krim Belkacem, Algerian revolutionary fighter, assassinated in 1970, allegedly by Algerian secret services.
- Colonel Amirouche, Algerian revolutionary fighter, killed by French troops in 1959.
- Lalla Fatma n Soumer, woman who led western Kabylie in battle against French troops.
- Belkacem Radjef, early leading figure of the movement for independence.
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Art
Writers and poets
Ancient period
Medieval period
- Ibn Darraj al-Qastalli (958–1030), andalusi poet of Berber origin.
- Hafsa bint al-Hajj al-Rukuniyya (born c. 1135, died AH 1190–91), one of the most celebrated Andalusian female poets of medieval Arabic literature.
- Ibn Muti al-Zawawi (1168-69—1231 AD), grammarian, philologian, and poet
- Al-Busiri (1211–1294), sufi poet
- Mohammed Awzal (ca. 1680–1749), prolific Sous Berber poet
Modern period
- Fadhma Aït Mansour, Algerian poet and folksinger. Mother of Jean Amrouche and Taos Amrouche
- Taos Amrouche (4 March 1913 – 2 April 1976), Algerian writer and singer.
- Jean Amrouche (7 February 1906 – 16 April 1962), Algerian writer and Taos Amrouche's brother.
- Nadia Chafik (born 1962), Moroccan novelist.
- Mohamed Chafik (born 17 September 1926), Moroccan writer and the dean of the IRCAM.
- Mohamed Choukri, Moroccan writer
- Mouloud Kacem Naît Belkacem writer and defender of the Arab language in Algeria
- Mouloud Feraoun, writer assassinated by the OAS.
- Assia Djebar, Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker.
- Tahar Djaout, writer and journalisbet assassinated by the GIA in 1993.
- Hawad (born 1950), Tuareg poet and author
- Kateb Yacine, Algerian writer
- Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine, Moroccan poet and novelist
- Ali Lmrabet, Moroccan journalist
- Ahmed Sefrioui, Moroccan novelist and pioneer of Moroccan literature in the French language.
- Tahar Ouettar
- Si Mohand, Kabyle folk poet
Music
Singers
- Loreen, singer
- Ammouri Mbarek, Moroccan singer and songwriter
- Fatima Tabaamrant, Moroccan singer
- Najat Aatabou, Moroccan singer
- Hindi Zahra, Moroccan singer
- Chérifa, Algerian singer
- Mohamed Rouicha, Moroccan singer
- Lounès Matoub, Algerian Berberist and secularist singer assassinated in 1998
- Takfarinas, Algerian singer
- Idir, Algerian singer
- Katchou, Algerian singer
- Lounis Aït Menguellet, Algerian singer
- Slimane Azem, Algerian singer
- Souad Massi, Algerian singer
- El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka Algerian chaabi singer
- Rim'K, rapper
- Taos Amrouche, Algerian writer and singer
- Aïssa Djermouni, Chaoui folk poet
- Cheikh El Hasnaoui, Algerian singer
Composers
- Cheb i Sabbah, DJ and composer in Algeria
Performing Arts
Actors
- Erika Sawajiri, Japanese actress, Japanese, Algerian mix
- Isabelle Adjani, french actress of kabyle descent
- Saïd Taghmaoui, French-American actor and screenwriter of Moroccan descent.
Film directors
- Bachir Bensaddek, Canadian director
Dancers
- Kamel Ouali, choreographer, dance teacher, teacher on the French reality TV show Star Academy France
Academic sciences
Linguistics and philology
Medieval times
- Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati, commentator on the Quran and foremost Arabic grammarian of his era
- Abu Musa al-Jazuli, philologian and grammarian
- Ibn Adjurrum, famous grammarian of Arabic
Modern times
- Saïd Cid Kaoui, Algerian berberologist and lexicographer
- Boulifa, Algerian Berberologist and teacher
- Salem Chaker, Algerian Berberologist and director of Berber at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales in Paris. He is recognized as the "dean" of modern Berber studies
- Mouloud Mammeri, writer, anthropologist and linguist.
- Abdellah Bounfour, Moroccan linguist and philologist
History
Medieval period
- Mohammed al-Baydhaq, chronicler of the Almohads
- Ibn Amira, historian, poet, and scholar of law from al-Andalus
- Ibn Ghazi al-Miknasi, Moroccan historian, poet, and scholar of law from al-Andalus
- Ibn Hammad, medieval Berber qadi and historian
- Abd al-Aziz ibn Shaddad, Zirid chronicler
- Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Jaznai
Modern period
- Mohammed Akensus (1797–1877)
- Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi (December 18, 1552 – December 6, 1616)
- Mohammed al-Ifrani (1670–1747)
- Abu al-Qasim al-Zayyani (1734/35–1833), Moroccan historian, geographer, poet and statesman
- Ali Azayku (1942–2004)
- Abdelaziz al-Malzuzi
- Mohammed al-Mokhtar Soussi
- Mohamed Salah Mzali
- Mohammed Arkoun, Algerian historian of Islamic thought
Religion
Christians
St. Augustine
- Tertullian, early Christian author
- Pope Victor I, pope of the Roman Catholic Church (reigned 189–199)
- Pope Miltiades, pope of the Roman Catholic Church (reigned 311–314)
- Pope Gelasius I, pope of the Roman Catholic Church (reigned 492–496)
- Saint Monica of Hippo (Thagaste/Souk Ahras), (322–387), Saint Augustine's mother
- Saint Alypius, (360–430) from Thagaste, bishop of Thagaste (394)
- Faustus of Mileve, from Milevis, bishop of Milevis (Mila) late 4th century
- Saint Augustine of Hippo, (354–430), from Thagaste (Souk Ahras), bishop of Hippo Regius (Annaba) (395)
- Arius, proposed the doctrine of Arianism
- Donatus Magnus, leader of the Donatist schism
- Adrian of Canterbury, Abbot of St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury
Muslims
- Ibn Tumart, founder of the Almohad dynasty
- Muhammad al-Jazuli, author of the Dala'il al-Khairat, Sufi
- Muhammad al-Maghili, Berber 'alim from Tlemcen
Other
- Salih ibn Tarif of the Berghouata
Law
- Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah, Maliki scholar of Islamic law
- Mundhir ibn Sa'īd al-Ballūṭī, judge for the Caliph of Cordoba
- Ahmad al-Wansharisi, Muslim theologian and jurist of the Maliki school
- Ibn Arafa
- Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Mohammed al-Zarwili, qadi of Taza and later qadi of Fez.
Travel
- Ibn Battuta (1304–1377), Moroccan traveller and explorer
- Leo Africanus (c. 1494 – c. 1554), Berber Andalusi diplomat and Travel writer
Politics
Politicians
- Thami El Glaoui, Pasha of Marrakesh from 1912 to 1956
- Mohand Arav Bessaoud, Algerian writer and activist. He was described as the spiritual father of Berberism.
- Saïd Sadi, secularist politician
- Hocine Aït Ahmed, Algerian revolutionary fighter and secularist politician
- Sidi Said, leader of the Algerian syndicat of workers : UGTA
- Khalida Toumi, Algerian feminist and secularist, currently spokesperson for the Algerian government
- Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria
- Belaïd Abrika, one of the spokesmen of the Arouch
- Saadeddine Othmani, deputy of Inezgane, an outer suburb of Agadir, is the leader of the Justice and Development Party (Islamist) and head of the Moroccan government.
- Liamine Zeroual and Houari Boumedienne former Presidents of Algeria
- Nouri Abusahmain, President of the Libyan General National Congress
- Mohamed Seghir Boushaki
- Liamine Zéroual, President of Algeria between 1994–1999
Sport
- Rabah Madjer, Algerian footballer, winner of the 1986–87 European Cup with FC Porto
- Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager of Real Madrid
- Karim Benzema, French-Algerian footballer
- Mustapha Hadji, Moroccan footballer nominated as the best African player of the year 1998
- Youssouf Hadji, Moroccan footballer
- Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent
- Ibrahim Afellay, Dutch footballer of Moroccan origin
- Riyad Mahrez, Algerian footballer won the English Premier League with Leicester City
- Islam Slimani, Algerian footballer
- Adel Taarabt, Moroccan footballer
- Hakim Ziyech, Moroccan footballer
- Oussama Assaidi, Moroccan footballer
- Zakaria Labyad, Moroccan footballer
- Abdeslam Ouaddou, Moroccan footballer
- Youssef Mokhtari, Moroccan footballer
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