List of Kabyle people

A list of Kabyle people

Artists

*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.
*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.

portsmen

*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)