Cultural Production in
Present Day
Algeria
Algeria
Algeria ranks 61st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Morocco, Azerbaijan, and Pakistan. Memorable people born in present day Algeria include Augustine of Hippo, Albert Camus, and Macrinus. Memorable people who died in Algeria include Augustine of Hippo, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Cleopatra Selene II. Algeria has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures.
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. The capital and largest city is Algiers, located in the far north on the Mediterranean coast. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 250 BC and 2001, present day Algeria was the birth place of 243 globally memorable people, including Augustine of Hippo, Albert Camus, and Macrinus. Additionaly, 60 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Algeria including Augustine of Hippo, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Cleopatra Selene II.
People Born in Present Day Algeria
Go to all RankingsAugustine of Hippo
PHILOSOPHER
354 - 430
HPI: 90.39
Rank: 144
Albert Camus
WRITER
1913 - 1960
HPI: 86.77
Rank: 122
Macrinus
POLITICIAN
164 - 218
HPI: 81.02
Rank: 92
Apuleius
WRITER
125 - 170
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 90
Tariq ibn Ziyad
MILITARY PERSONNEL
670 - 720
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 100
Jacques Derrida
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2004
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 85
Yves Saint Laurent
FASHION DESIGNER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 91
Jugurtha
POLITICIAN
160 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 88
Saint Monica
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
332 - 387
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 163
Louis Althusser
PHILOSOPHER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 94
Édouard-Henri Avril
PAINTER
1849 - 1928
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 84
Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 43
People Deceased in Present Day Algeria
Go to all RankingsAugustine of Hippo
PHILOSOPHER
354 - 430
HPI: 90.39
Rank: 46
Camille Saint-Saëns
COMPOSER
1835 - 1921
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 11
Cleopatra Selene II
POLITICIAN
40 BC - 5
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 36
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2021
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 44
Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 6
Moïse Tshombe
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1969
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 32
Charles de Foucauld
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1858 - 1916
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 40
Oruç Reis
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1518
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 38
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 46 BC
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 29
Dihya
POLITICIAN
700 - 601
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 21
Henri Vieuxtemps
COMPOSER
1820 - 1881
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 25
François Darlan
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1942
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Algeria were soccer players (58), politicians (49), athletes (34), writers (20), and actors (16), while most who died were politicians (31), religious figures (6), military personnels (3), writers (3), and soccer players (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Algeria, including Rabah Madjer, Lakhdar Belloumi, and Rachid Mekhloufi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Algeria, including Rabah Madjer, Alexandre Villaplane, and Lakhdar Belloumi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Algeria since 1700.