A list of Kabyle people

Artists

• Abderrahmane Abdelli, singer
• Isabelle Adjani, actress, Kabyle father, German mother
• Edith Piaf, singer/actress Kabyle/Italian mother, French mother
• Ferhat Mhenni, Singer, Politician Spokesman of the Movement of the Kabyle Autonomy.
• Kenza Farah, singer
• 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
• 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

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.

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.

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.

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)

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