Famous Moroccans

Morocco's Information

Land Area	446,300 km²
Water Area	250 km²
Total Area	446,550km² (#57)
Population	33,655,786 (#39)
Population Density	75.41/km²
Government Type	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
GDP (PPP)	$283.00 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$8,400
Currency	Dirham (MAD)
Largest Cities	Casablanca (3,144,909) Rabat (1,655,753) Fes (964,891) Sale (903,485) Marrakesh (839,296) Agadir (698,310) Tangier (688,356) Meknes (545,705) Oujda (405,253) Al Hoceima (395,644) View all cities in Morocco

Abdelkader Aamara politician
Najat Aatabou singer, songwriter, composer
Mohammed Abbou politician
Bouchaib Abdelhadi singer, musician
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Olympic medalist, long distance runner
Ahmed Aboutaleb politician, civil servant, journalist
Leila Abouzeid author
Abdelhak Achik Olympic medalist, boxer
Mohammed Achik Olympic medalist, boxer
Eli Aflalo politician
Jamal Aghmani politician
Latifa Akherbach politician, journalist
Abdallah ibn Al-Aftas military leader
Mohamed Saad Alami journalist, politician
Amina Alaoui musician
Isaac Alfasi rabbi
Rachid Ben Ali painter
Khalid Alioua politician
Mohammed Abed Al-Jabri critic, professor
Albert Almoznino artist, painter
Jo Amar singer
Najib Amhali comedian, actor
Said Aouita Olympic medalist, boxer
Robert Assaraf historian, writer
Bachir Attar musician
Henry Azra musician

Ahmed Bahnini former prime minister
Ahmed Balafej former prime minister
Mehdi Ben Barka politician
Rachid El Basir Olympic medalist, middle distance athlete
Driss Basri politician
Laarbi Batma musician
Ibn Battuta scholar, jurist, judge, explorer, geographer
Ryan Belhsen musician
Mohamed Benaissa politician
Abdelkader Benali writer, journalist
Shlomo Ben-Ami diplomat, politician, historian
Ahmed Benchemsi journalist
Hasna Benhassi Olympic medalist, middle distance athlete
Mohamed Benhima former prime minister
Abdelilah Benkirane prime minister
Ralph Benmergui television and radio personality, political advisor
Faouzi Bensaidi director, actor, screenwriter, artist
Mohammed Berrada novelist, literary critic, translator
Ahmed El Bidaoui singer, musician
Nezha Bidouane Olympic medalist, hurdler
Mahi Binebine painter, novelist
Isaac Bitton musician
Simone Bitton director, producer, writer
Bocchus I former king
Maati Bouabid former prime minister
Brahim Boutayeb Olympic medalist, runner
Abdelaziz Bouteflika president of Algeria

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Ahmed Chami politician
Hicham Chami musician
Abdessadeq Cheqara singer
Moulay Ali Cherif former ruler
Mohammed Choukri author, novelist
Driss Debbagh ambassador
Jamel Debbouze actor

Danielle "Sapho" Ebguy singer
Alber Elbaz fashion designer
Andre Elbaz painter, filmmaker
Samy Elmaghribi musician
Gad Elmaleh entertainer, comedian
Sofia Essaidi singer, dancer, actress
Ali Ezzine Olympic medalist, athlete

Nadia Fares actress
Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi writer
Abbas El Fassi former prime minister
Halima Ferhat historian
Ismael Ferroukhi film director
Abdellatif Filali diplomat, former prime minister

Jaouad Gharib Olympic medalist, long distance runner
Kacem El Ghazzali blogger, activist
Mouad Gouzrou journalist
Hicham El Guerrouj Olympic medalist, runner
Mahmoud Guinia singer, musician

Samuel Hadida producer
Mohammed al-Haik poet, musician, author
Hakim singer
Hassan Hakmoun musician
Mohamed Hamri painter, author
Sanaa Hamri director
Hassan II former king
Abu Bakr al-Hassar mathematician, author
Shatha Hassoun singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, writer, actor
Bouchta El Hayani painter
Judah ben David Hayyuj linguist
Salah Hissou Olympic medalist, long distance runner

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This page was last updated on April 7, 2017.

Morocco Trivia

What is the Biggest City in Morocco?

The Atlantic port of Casablanca is by far the largest of all Morocco Cities, and one of the most important cities in all of North Africa. It has a population of 3.5 million people.

The Biggest Cities in Morocco

Is Western Sahara A Country?

Western Sahara is a disputed non-self-governing territory in northwest Africa. It is sandwiched between Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the south and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The territory is contested by the Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front based in Algeria.