List of Kabyle people
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A list of Kabyle people
[edit] Artists
- Isabelle Adjani, actress, Kabyle father, German mother
- Ferhat Mhenni, Singer, Politician Spokesman of the Movement of the Kabyle Autonomy.
- Rabah Asma, singer
- Sliman Azem, singer
- Djur Djura, female singers group
- Mohya,Kabyle folk poet, and theatre
- Ait Menguellet, singer
- Idir, singer
- Lounes Matoub, Berberist and secularist singer assassinated in 1998.
- Si Mohand, Kabyle folk poet
- Édith Piaf, singer, maternal grandmother probably a Kabyle
- 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 (Born in Annaba)
- Amar Ezzahi, singer
- Abdelakader Chaou, 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
- Mohamed 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
[edit] 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, Algerian revolutionary fighter, assassinated in 1957.
- Lalla Fatma N'Soumer, woman who led western Kabylie in battle against French colonizers.
[edit] Politicians
- 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.
- Ferhat Mehenni, politician and singer who militates for the autonomy of Kabylie.
- Ahmed Ouyahia, former Prime Minister of Algeria
- Saïd Sadi, secularist politician.
- Sidi Said, Leader of the Algerian syndicat of workers: UGTA.
- Khalida Toumi, Algerian feminist and secularist, currently Minister in the Algerian government.
[edit] Religious Leaders
- Pope Gelasius I, Pope
[edit] Sportsmen
- Tarek Benhabiles, professional tennis player.
- Omar Kouidri, boxer.
- Mohammed Zaaf, cyclist in Tour de France.
- Rabah Madjer, soccer player
- Zinedine Zidane, French footballer.
- Samir Nasri, French footballer.
- Karim Ziani, Algerian footballer
- Moussa Saib, soccer player
- Nassim Sidi Said, formula 1 driver
- Karim Benzema, French footballer.
[edit] Writers
- Tahar Djaout, writer and journalist assassinated by the GIA in 1993.
- Mouloud Feraoun, writer assassinated by the OAS.
Authors writing in kabyle language:
- Salem Zenia, kabyle language novelist and poet. Novels: Tafrara, Ighil d wefru.
- Belqasem Ihidjaten very prolific kabyle poet. Main 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, yugar ucerrig tafawett.
- Yazid ULANSI novelist, Ddida.
- Djamel BENAOUF, poet and novelist, timlilit n tghermiwin, tuzzma tujjma.
- Mouloud Mammeri, 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)
