This list of Moroccan people includes people who were born in Morocco and people who are of Moroccan ancestry, who are significantly notable for their life and/or work.

Academics

Baruj Benacerraf

Merieme Chadid

Serge Haroche

Kamal Benslama

• Michel Abitbol, Moroccan-born Israeli historian, professor and chair of the Department of African Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
• Robert Assaraf (1936–2018), Moroccan-born French historian
• David Assouline, Moroccan-born French historian and politician
• Moshe Bar-Asher (Moshe Ben Harush), Moroccan-born Israeli linguist and the president of the Academy of the Hebrew Language in Jerusalem.
• Baruj Benacerraf (1920–2011), Venezuelan-born American immunologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• Paul Benacerraf, American philosopher working in the field of the philosophy of mathematics who has been teaching at Princeton University
• Shlomo Ben-Ami (born Shlomo Benabou), Moroccan-born Israeli scholar, diplomat and former politician
• Samuel Benchimol (1923–2002), Brazilian economist, scientist and one of the leading experts on the Amazon region
• Sara Bendahan (1906–1946), first Venezuelan woman to complete her medical studies in Venezuela
• Alegría Bendayán de Bendelac, Venezuelan philologist, professor, writer and poet
• Kamal Benslama, Moroccan experimental particle physicist and professor of physics in the USA. Selected in 2020 as a person of extraordinary ability in Sciences by the US Government.
• David Bensoussan, Moroccan-born Canadian historian, author, and educator
• Georges Bensoussan, Moroccan-born French historian
• Latifa El Bouhsini, Moroccan professor and scholar on the history of the Moroccan feminist movement and women's rights issues.
• Nadia Bouras, Dutch historian
• David Cazès, Moroccan Jewish writer and educator
• Merieme Chadid, astronomer and researcher
• Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli, Moroccan nuclear physicist. Winner of a L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science for her work on the Higgs Boson.
• Sami Shalom Chetrit, Moroccan Israeli University professor, Hebrew poet and Peace activist.
• Isaac Chocrón (1930–2011), Venezuelan economist, playwright and translator.
• Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Algerian-born French physicist who won the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics (with Steven Chu and William Daniel Phillips)
• Henriette Dahan Kalev, Moroccan-born Israeli scholar, founder of the Gender Studies Program at Ben Gurion University.
• Yossi Dahan, Moroccan-born Israeli scholar, law professor, and the Head of the Human Rights Division at the College of Law and Business.
• Yvette Duval (née Benchettrit) (1931–2006), Moroccan-born French historian who specialized in North Africa during Antiquity.
• Latifa Elouadrhiri, Moroccan experimental physicist and researcher
• Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan futurologist
• Serge Haroche, Moroccan-born French physicist who was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physics
• Saïda Hossini, Moroccan palaeontologist, specializing in frogs of the Pleistocene.
• Eva Illouz, Moroccan-born Israeli scholar, professor of sociology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
• Raphael Israeli, Moroccan-born Israeli scholar, Professor Emeritus of Middle Eastern, Islamic and Chinese history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
• Asma Lamrabet, Moroccan doctor, scholar, Islamic feminist and author
• Marcelle Machluf, Moroccan-born Israeli biologist, director of the Laboratory for Cancer Drug Delivery & Cell Based Technologies
• Adnane Remmal, Moroccan biologist
• Avraham Avi Simhon, Israeli economist
• Hourya Benis Sinaceur, Moroccan philosopher
• Daniel Sivan, specialist of Hebrew language from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
• Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser of Operation Warp Speed
• Mohammed Amine Smaili, theologian and author
• Abdelhadi Tazi (1921–2015), scholar, writer, historian, and former Moroccan ambassador in various countries
• Rachid Yazami, co-inventor of the lithium ion battery
• Mimoun Azizi,German-Maroccan neurologist, philosopher, political scientist and sociologist. Head of a German clinic
• Haim Zafrani, Moroccan historian, specialist of Moroccan and North African history and Mediterranean Jewish history

Activists

Abraham Serfaty

• Mustapha Adib, human rights activist
• Reuven Abergel, Saadia Marciano and Charlie Biton, Moroccan-born Israeli activists, founders of the Israeli Black Panthers
• Hélène Cazès-Benatar (1898–1979), Moroccan human rights activist and the country's first female lawyer
• Fatna El Bouih, democracy activist who was imprisoned during the Years of Lead
• Kacem El Ghazzali, secular blogger and activist
• Carmen Elmakiyes, Amos, Israeli social and political activist, medical clown, and filmmaker
• Lamya Essemlali, French environmental activist, chairperson of Sea Shepherd France
• Latifa Ibn Ziaten, French-Moroccan activist
• Miriam Peretz (née Ohayon), Moroccan-born Israeli educator and activist
• Mohamed Rabbae, Dutch-Moroccan politician and activist
• Rudy Rochman, French-born Israeli-Jewish rights activist
• Abraham Serfaty, prominent dissident, militant, and political activist
• Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli activist
• Aladdin Meier, Swiss-Moroccan activist

Actors

Loubna Abidar

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Vincent Elbaz

Ronit Elkabetz

Maryam Hassouni

Roschdy Zem

• Avital Abergel, Israeli actress
• Ahmed Salah Abdelfatah, Dutch actor
• Mina El Hammani, Spanish-Moroccan actress
• Yael Abecassis, Israeli actress
• Loubna Abidar, Moroccan actress
• Morjana Alaoui, Moroccan actress
• Sanâa Alaoui, French-Moroccan actress
• Fu'ad Aït Aattou, French actor
• Achmed Akkabi, Dutch actor
• Natacha Amal, Belgian actress
• Oulaya Amamra, French actress
• Najib Amhali, Moroccan-born Dutch stand-up comedian and actor
• Reymond Amsalem, Israeli actress
• Richard Anconina, French actor
• Shiri Appleby, American actress
• Moran Atias, Israeli actress
• Aure Atika, French actress
• Amal Ayouch (born 1966), stage and film actress
• Mohammed Azaay, Moroccan-born Dutch actor
• Lubna Azabal, Belgian actress
• Shmil Ben Ari, Israeli actor
• Samuel Benchetrit, French actor, scenarist, writer and director
• Marc Bendavid, Canadian actor
• Amador Bendayán, Venezuelan actor and comedian
• Omar Berdouni, Moroccan actor
• Raquel Bitton, singer, French actress, scenarist, writer, producer
• Miri Bohadana, Israeli actress and TV presentator.
• Mohammed Chaara, Dutch actor
• Emmanuelle Chriqui, Canadian actress
• Philippe Clair (Charles Bensoussan), Moroccan-born French actor, director, producer and screenwriter
• Paul Danan, British actor
• Gérard Darmon, Algerian-born French actor. He was granted the Moroccan citizenship in 2012.
• Nasrdin Dchar Dutch actor and presenter
• Adam Deacon, British actor and rapper
• Vincent Elbaz, French actor
• Jérémie Elkaïm, French actor
• Houda Echouafni, Moroccan actress
• Mehdi El Glaoui, French actor
• Ronit Elkabetz, Israeli actress
• Ouidad Elma, French-Moroccan actress
• Mamoun Elyounoussi, Dutch actor
• Nabil Elouahabi, British actor
• Nadia Farès, French actress
• Nora Fatehi, Canadian actress and dancer who works in Indian cinema
• Jenette Goldstein, American actress
• Tzachi Halevy, Israeli actor, singer and musician
• Evelin Hagoel, Moroccan-born Israeli actress
• Maryam Hassouni, Dutch actress
• Aharon Ipalé, Moroccan-born Israeli actor
• Dana Ivgy, Israeli actress
• Moshe Ivgy, Moroccan-born Israeli actor
• Touriya Jabrane (Saadia Kraytif), Moroccan actress, theatre director and politician
• Paul Karo, Australian actor
• Shlomi Koriat, Israeli actor and comedian
• Yasmine Lafitte (Hafida El Khabchi), Moroccan-born French pornographic actress
• Karen Lancaume (Karine Bach), French pornographic actress
• Inbar Lavi, Israeli actress
• Danny Nucci, Italian-American actor
• Mimoun Oaïssa, Moroccan-born Dutch actor
• Mimoun Ouled Radi, Dutch actor
• Zineb Oukach, Moroccan actress and model
• Ze’ev Revach, Moroccan-born Israeli actor, comedian and director
• Laila Rouass, British actress
• Daniela Ruah, Portuguese-American actress
• Agam Rudberg, Israeli actress and model
• Nasser Saleh, Spanish actor
• Rosalinda Serfaty, Argentinian actress
• Leila Shenna, Moroccan former actress
• Benjamin Siksou, French actor and singer
• Noah Schnapp, American-Canadian actor
• Saïd Taghmaoui, French and American actor
• Elisa Tovati, French actress and singer
• Zineb Triki, French-Moroccan actress
• Jake Weber, British actor
• Roschdy Zem, French actor and director

Beauty pageant

Linor Abargil

• Linor Abargil, Israeli beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Israel 1998 and Miss World 1998.
• Kim Edri, Israeli beauty pageant winner who runner-up at Miss Israel 2011
• Sara Chafak, Finnish beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Finland 2012 and represented Finland in Miss Universe 2012
• Halima Chehaima, Belgian beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Brussels 2007 and represented Belgium in Miss World 2007
• Maroua Kharbouch, Gibraltarian beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Gibraltar 2013 and was named at Miss World 2013
• Shani Hazan, Israeli beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Israel 2012, and represented Israel in Miss Universe 2012
• Mor Maman, Israeli beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Israel 2014

Business people and entrepreneurs

Aziz Akhannouch

Richard Attias

Miloud Chaabi

• Sylvain Abitbol, Canadian engineer and entrepreneur in the telecommunications industry as CEO of NHC Communications Inc
• Abdeslam Ahizoune, businessman, the chairman and chief executive officer of Maroc Telecom
• Aziz Akhannouch, businessman and current Minister of Agriculture
• Modar Alaoui, Moroccan-American serial entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley, California in the United States
• Nezha Alaoui, Moroccan entrepreneur and founder of the Mayshad brand
• David Amar (1920–2000), Moroccan businessman, leader of the Moroccan Jewish community, politician, and philanthropist
• Richard Attias, businessman, events producer, founder and former chairman of PublicisLive and presently the executive chairman of Richard Attias and Associates
• Elie Azagury (1918–2009), Moroccan architect, considered the first Moroccan modernist architect
• Bettina Banoun, Norwegian barrister and businesswoman
• Alain J. P. Belda, Canadian-Moroccan businessman, former CEO of Alcoa
• Isaac Benayon Sabba, Brazilian entrepreneur, founder of the IB Sabbá Ltda. group and Petroleo Sabbá S.A.
• Yoshua Bengio, French-Canadian computer scientist, most noted for his work on artificial neural networks and deep learning
• Othman Benjelloun, Moroccan businessman CEO of the BMCE
• Albert "Aldo" Bensadoun, Moroccan-born Canadian businessman, founder and chief executive of the ALDO Group
• Miriem Bensalah-Chaqroun, Moroccan businesswoman
• Dror Benshetrit, Israeli artist, designer and inventor based in New York City.
• Babette Bensoussan, Australian author and competitive intelligence specialist, who has written several books on competitive intelligence and analysis.
• Moses Bensusan, Canadian-American real estate developer CEO of Liberty Grande and Logictech Construction Group.
• Jacky Ben-Zaken
• Miloud Chaabi
• Joseph Chetrit, Moroccan American real estate investor and developer
• Salomón Cohen Levy, Venezuelan-Israeli engineer and a real estate businessman
• Albert Dadon, Moroccan Australian businessman
• Patrick Drahi, Moroccan businessman CEO of telecom group Altice
• Victor Drai, Moroccan American night-club owner
• Victor Elmaleh (1918–2014), Moroccan-born American businessman and real estate developer
• Mahdi ElMandjra
• Sonia Gardner (née Lasry), Moroccan American billionaire hedge fund manager and co-founder of hedge fund Avenue Capital Group.
• Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch, businesswoman, the founder and CEO of the Aksal Group
• Daniel Iffla, French financier and philanthropist
• Amina Lahbabi-Peters, branding, marketing and Communication for Development specialist
• Marc Lasry, Moroccan American billionaire hedge fund manager and co-founder and chief executive officer of hedge fund Avenue Capital Group
• Maurice Lévy, Moroccan French businessman, CEO of Publicis
• Sarah Saddouk, French-Moroccan, Head of Innovation and Strategy of BNC Publishing, entrepreneur.com
• David Serero, French award-winning architect
• Mostafa Terrab, businessman, current CEO of the Moroccan state-owned phosphate-mining company OCP
• Ralph Toledano, French-Moroccan businessman
• Sidney Toledano, French-Moroccan businessman, CEO of LMVH Fashion Group since February 2018, and former CEO of Fashion House Dior.

Comedians

Gad Elmaleh

• Ary Abittan, French stand-up comedian
• Najib Amhali, Dutch-Moroccan stand-up comedian and actor
• Rachid Badouri, Canadian-Moroccan stand-up comedian
• Jamel Debbouze, French-Moroccan stand-up comedian, actor and producer
• Hanane el-Fadili, Moroccan comedian and actress
• Gad Elmaleh, French-Moroccan stand-up comedian, actor and producer
• Anne Roumanoff, French humorist and actress
• Élie Semoun, French stand-up comedian and actor

Directors and producers

Nabil Ayouch

Houda Benyamina

• Dan Attias, American television director and producer
• Nabil Ayouch, Moroccan French film director
• Lisa Azuelos, French director
• Jom Tob Azulay, Brazilian producer, director, writer, director of photography and soundman
• Margot Benacerraf
• Hicham Bennir, Canadian director cinematographer editor and photographer
• Faouzi Bensaïdi
• Jacques Bensimon, Canadian public film and television director, producer and executive in Canada
• Houda Benyamina, French director
• Simone Bitton
• André Elbaz
• Ronit Elkabetz, Israeli filmmaker, screenwriter, and actress
• Shlomi Elkabetz, Israeli filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor
• Olivier Dahan, French filmmaker
• Ismaël Ferroukhi
• Sanaa Hamri
• Tala Hadid
• Laila Marrakchi
• Hakim Nouri
• Michèle Ohayon, Academy Award-nominated film director, screenwriter and producer
• Mohamed Reggab, film director
• Heinz Tietjen
• Abdelhadi Tazi
• Éric Toledano, French filmmaker
• Malika Zouhali-Worrall

Fashion (designers, models)

Bouchra Jarrar, French haute couture designer

• Karima Adebibe, British model
• Nora Attal, British model
• Yigal Azrouël, Israeli American New York based fashion designer
• Elena Benarroch, Moroccan-Spanish fashion designer
• Sara Chafak, Finnish model, winner of Miss Finland 2012
• Alber Elbaz, Moroccan-born Israeli fashion designer, who worked for the Lanvin house
• Joseph Ettedgui, British-Moroccan retailer, designer and founder of the Joseph brand
• Bouchra Jarrar, French haute couture fashion designer for Balenciaga and Lanvin
• Shlomit Malka, Israeli fashion model and television host.
• Paul Marciano, American-Moroccan fashion designer and co-founder of GUESS? Inc
• Joe Mimran, Canadian-Moroccan fashion designer and entrepreneur
• Pnina Tornai (Pnina Assis), Israeli fashion and wedding dress designer, reality and daytime TV personality
• Imaan Hammam, Dutch fashion model of Moroccan and Egyptian descent

Historical figures

• Al-Marrakushi
• Ahmed el Inglizi
• Averroes (Abu El Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd)
• David Levy Yulee
• Judah ben David Hayyuj
• Maimonides
• Merieme Chadid
• Mohammed El Ifrani
• Moses Elias Levy
• Mouha ou Hammou Zayani, military figure who played an important role in the fight against French colonials
• Muhammad al-Idrisi
• Muhammad al-Muqri
• Muhammad Ben 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi
• Muley Xeque (1566–1621), Moroccan noble who converted to Catholicism in the 16th century
• Mohammed Abed Al-Jabri
• Robert Purvis (4 August 1810 – 15 April 1898), American abolitionist in the United States
• Samuel Pallache, Jewish merchant, diplomat and pirate who was sent as an envoy to the Dutch Republic in 1608
• David Pallache, member of the Pallache family
• Isaac Pallache, member of the Pallache family
• Joseph Pallache, member of the Pallache family
• Moses Pallache, member of the Pallache family
• Solika, famous Jewish martyr of the 19th century
• Ibn battuta, famous explorer
• Tariq ibn Ziyad, famous Berber warrior
• Yusuf ibn Tashfin, famous Berber warrior and leader
• Estevanico, famous explorer

Islamic religious leaders

• Ahmad ibn Ajiba, 18th century Sufi saint
• Muhammad al-Jazuli, 15th century Sufi leader of the Berber tribe of the Jazulah
• Sidi Ahmed al-Tidjani, 18th century Sufi scholar, founder of the Tijaniyya Sufi order
• Ahmad al-Ghumari, traditionalist and scholar of Hadith
• Abdullah al-Ghumari, 20th century Muslim preacher, jurist and theologian
• Abd al-Aziz al-Ghumari, 20th century Muslim scholar
• Mohammed Moussaoui, Moroccan-born French Islamic theologist, president of the French Council of Muslim Faith
• Muhammad Abu Khubza, Muslim theologian, jurist, bibliographer and linguist
• Sidi Heddi, 13th century marabout

Jewish religious leaders

Media (journalist, TV presenter, radio)

Miscellaneous arts (other than music and cinema)

• Albert Almoznino, Moroccan-born Israeli hand shadow artist.
• Rachid Ben Ali
• Mahi Binebine
• Chaïbia
• Pinchas Cohen Gan, Moroccan-born Israeli award-winning painter and mixed-media artist.
• Noureddine Daifallah
• Abdellah Derkaoui, cartoonist
• Latifa Echakhch, French-Moroccan visual artist
• Bouchta El Hayani
• Mohamed Hamri
• Ikram Kabbaj, Moroccan sculptor artist.
• Bouchra Khalili
• Édouard Lock, Canadian dance choreographer and the founder of the Canadian dance group, La La La Human Steps
• Radia Bent Lhoucine, Moroccan painter
• Shuli Nachshon
• Kanza Omar, dancer
• Alberto Pinto, Moroccan-born French photographer and interior designer
• Pokimane (born Imane Anys), Moroccan-Canadian Twitch streamer and YouTube personality
• Salah (dancer), French award-winning competitive hip-hop dancer
• Daniel Siboni, Moroccan-born French photographer
• Cyril Takayama, Japanese Illusionist
• Abdelilah Ennassef, conceptual artist

Musicians

RedOne

David Guetta

• Armand Amar, French composer
• Omer Avital, Israeli musician
• Shlomo Bar, Israeli musician and singer of Mizrahi music
• Henri Belolo, Moroccan-born French music producer active during the disco era
• French Montana, Moroccan-born American musician
• Faouzia, Moroccan-born Canadian musician
• La Zarra, Canadian-Moroccan singer
• Ohad Benchetrit, Canadian musician
• Chico Bouchikhi (Jalloul Bouchikhi), French musician and a co-founder of the Gipsy Kings
• Avraham Eilam-Amzallag, Israeli musician
• David Guetta, French DJ
• Mahmoud Guinia, Gnawa music maâlem
• Hassan Hakmoun, Los Angeles-based Moroccan Gnawa musician
• Abdelkrim Rais (1912–1996), Moroccan writer and musician of traditional Andalusian music
• Alain Macklovitch, Canadian DJ
• Maurice Ohana, French composer
• RedOne (Nadir Khayat), Moroccan-Swedish record producer/songwriter
• Aziz Sahmaoui, Moroccan musician and vocalist specialized in the modern Gnawa music
• Adil Takhssait, Canadian rap and hip hop musician
• Adam Zindani

Singers

Moroccan Arabic/Berber music (traditional, folk)

Naima Samih

• Najat Aatabou, Moroccan singer
• Bouchaib Abdelhadi, American-Moroccan singer
• Meryem Aboulouafa, Moroccan singer
• Zainab Afailal, Moroccan singer of Andalusian music
• Zohra Al Fassiya (Zohra Ben Hamou, 1905–1994), Moroccan classical singer of Malhoun music
• Yosef "Jo" Amar (1930–2009), Moroccan-born Israeli singer of Mizrahi music
• Mohamed Bajeddoub, acclaimed Moroccan artist of the traditional Andalusian music
• Laarbi Batma (1948–1998), Moroccan singer, leader of Nass El Ghiwane
• Habib Belk (Habib Belkziz), Moroccan gnawa singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
• Mohamed Benomar Ziani, Moroccan singer and musician specialized in the Aita and Chaabi music
• Raquel Bitton, French Singer
• Saïda Charaf, Moroccan singer of Sahrawi music
• Abdessadeq Cheqara (1931–1998), Moroccan musician and Andalusi singer
• Abdelwahab Doukkali, singer-songwriter and composer
• Haja El Hamdaouia, Moroccan folk-singer
• Rhoum El Bakkali, Moroccan Sufi singer and musician, leader of Hadra Chefchaounia, an all-female Sufi musical group
• Mohamed El Hayani (1945–1996), Moroccan singer
• Samy Elmaghribi (Salomon Amzallag, 1922–2008), Moroccan singer-songwriter and musician
• Jedwan (El Mokhtar Jedouane), Moroccan singer of chaabi music
• Nabyla Maan, Moroccan singer
• Younes Megri, Moroccan singer, musician and actor
• Reinette L'Oranaise (Sultana Daoud), Algerian singer of Arab-Andalusian music
• Oum (Oum El Ghaït Bent el Sahraoui), Moroccan singer-songwriter
• Avi Peretz (singer), Israeli singer of Moroccan music
• Mohamed Rouicha (1950–2012), Moroccan folk singer
• Naima Samih, Moroccan singer, one of Morocco's most acclaimed singer
• Mohammed El-Arabi Serghini, Moroccan classical singer and musician
• Houcine Slaoui (Houcine Ben Bouchaïb, 1921–1951), Moroccan singer and composer

Moroccan music

Douzi

• AnoGhan (Anouar EL Ghannam), Moroccan singer-songwriter
• French Montana Moroccan-American rapper
• Elgrandetoto, Moroccan rapper
• OUBEL (Oussama Belhcen), Moroccan singer
• Hamid Bouchnak, Moroccan singer
• Karima Gouit, Moroccan singer, model and actress
• Ahmed Chawki, Moroccan pop singer
• Cheba Maria (Maria Zine), Moroccan singer of pop music
• Cheb Kader (Kouider Morabet), Algerian-born Moroccan singer
• Douzi (Abdelhafid Douzi), Moroccan singer
• Boussouar El Maghnaoui
• Mimoun El Oujdi (Mimoun Bakoush, 1950–2018), Moroccan singer of Raï music
• Saida Fikri, Moroccan-born American singer of Moroccan music
• Saad Lamjarred, Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music
• Manal (Manal Benchlikha), Moroccan singer of Rap and Hip Hop music
• H kayne, Moroccan rappers
• Ahmed Soultan, Moroccan singer of Afro-Arabian Soul
• Vigon (Mohsine Abdelghafour), Moroccan singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and bandleader
• Hindi Zahra, French-Moroccan singer

Moroccan Amazigh music

Aicha Tachinwit

• Hassan Arsmouk, Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Tashelhit) music.
• Rkia Damsiria, Moroccan singer of Tashelhit music
• Khalid Izri (Khalid Yachou), Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Riffian) music
• Ammouri M'barek (1951–2015), Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Tashelhit) music
• Fatima Tabaamrant, Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Tashelhit) music
• Aicha Tachinwit, Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Tashelhit) music
• Fatima Tihihit (Fatima Banou), Moroccan singer of Tashelhit music
• Salima Ziani, Moroccan singer of Riffian music and activist

Arabic music (Tarab, Middle-East Arabic pop)

Samira Said

Aziza Jalal

• Dounia Batma, Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music
• Rajae Belmlih (1962–2007), Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music
• Abdou Cherif, Moroccan singer
• Sofia El Marikh, Moroccan singer
• Laila Ghofran (Jamila Omar Bouamrout), Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music
• Shatha Hassoun, Iraqi-Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music
• Aziza Jalal, Moroccan singer
• Rajaa Kasabni, Arabic singer, winner of the first season of the Arabic version of The X-Factor
• Asma Lamnawar, Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music
• Jannat (Jannat Mahid), Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music
• Salma Rachid, Moroccan pop singer
• Hoda Saad, Moroccan singer-songwriter and composer of Arabic pop music
• Samira Said, Moroccan-Egyptian singer of Arabic pop music
• Yousra Saouf, Moroccan pop singer
• Ibtissam Tiskat, Moroccan pop singer

Rap (Moroccan, French or international)

French Montana

• Appa (Rachid El Ghazoui), Dutch-Moroccan rapper
• Ali B (Ali Bouali), Dutch rapper and stand-up comedian
• Isam Bachiri, Danish rapper and member of Outlandish
• Farid Bang, born Farid El Abdellaoui, Spanish-born German rapper, songwriter, producer, CEO at Banger Musik Label
• Faouzia, Moroccan-born Canadian pop singer
• Canardo (Hakim Mouhid), French rapper
• Cilvaringz (Tarik Azzougarh), Dutch rapper and hip hop producer associated with the Wu-Tang Clan
• Dizzy DROS, rapper from Casablanca
• DJ Izm (Tarik Ejjamai), Australian rapper, member of the Multi-Platinum ARIA Award-winning Australian hip hop band Bliss n Eso
• Leila K (Laila El Khalifi), Swedish Eurodance singer and former rapper
• La Fouine (Laouni Mouhid), French rapper
• French Montana (Karim Kharbouch), American rapper

Israeli music

Eyal Golan

Moshe Peretz

• Zehava Ben, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music
• Ofir Ben Shitrit, Israeli singer
• Eden Ben Zaken, Israeli singer
• Maya Bouskilla, Israeli pop singer
• Yosefa Dahari, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music
• Yuval Dayan, Israeli singer of pop music
• Alon De Loco (Alon Cohen), Israeli singer and music producer
• Gad Elbaz, Israeli singer of Sephardic Jewish music
• Esther Galil, Moroccan-born French-Israeli singer
• Eyal Golan, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music
• Ishtar (Esther Eti Bitton), Israeli singer of Mizrahi and Arabic pop music
• Mor Karbasi, Israeli singer of Sephardic music
• Kineret (Kineret Sarah Cohen), Israeli-American singer of Jewish music
• Noa Kirel, Israeli pop singer
• Daniella Lugassy, Israeli opera singer
• Shiri Maimon, Israeli pop singer
• Harel Moyal, Israeli pop singer
• Netta Barzilai, Israeli singer, winner of the 2018 Eurovision contest
• Kobi Peretz, Israeli singer of Mizrahi and pop music
• Moshe Peretz, Israeli singer of Mizrahi and pop music
• Kathleen Reiter, Canadian-Israeli pop singer, winner of the first season of The Voice Israel
• Ninet Tayeb, Israeli singer and actress
• Avi Toledano, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music
• Haim Ulliel, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music

Western music

Amel Bent

David Serero

• Zak Abel, British singer
• Amine (Amine Mounder), French-Moroccan R&B singer
• Malika Ayane, Italian singer
• Basim, Danish singer (Danish Representative In Eurovision Song Contest 2014)
• Madison Beer, American pop singer and model
• Najoua Belyzel, French pop rock/electronic singer
• Nadja Benaissa, singer, songwriter and actress, member of No Angels
• Amel Bent, French pop singer
• Amelle Berrabah, British singer and member of girl band Sugababes
• Isaac Bitton, drummer for Les Variations
• Raquel Bitton, French-Moroccan singer
• Soukaina Boukries, Moroccan pop singer
• Cut Killer (Anouar Hajoui), French DJ, actor and hip-hop recording artist
• Younes Elamine, Moroccan-born French singer-songwriter, music producer and entrepreneur
• Rajae El Mouhandiz, singer, poet and producer
• Empire I (Miriam Moufide), Jamaica-based British singer-songwriter and social activist
• Sofia Essaïdi, French-Moroccan singer
• Nadia Essadiqi, Canadian singer
• Faouzia (Faouzia Ouihya), Moroccan-born Canadian singer
• Fouradi (Mohamed and Brahim Fouradi), Dutch hip hop duo
• Senna Gammour, German singer-songwriter and a member of the pop group Monrose
• Amir Haddad, French-Israeli singer of pop music
• Raphaël Haroche, French singer-songwriter and actor
• Bilal Hassani, French singer
• Elam Jay, Moroccan Swiss singer-songwriter
• Imad Kotbi, DJ and radio presenter
• La Caution (Ahmed and Mohammed Mazouz), French hip-hop duo
• Hind Laroussi, Dutch singer
• Loreen (Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui), Swedish singer (winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and 2023)
• Malek (Malek Belarbi), French-Moroccan singer
• Sofia Mestari, French singer
• Édith Piaf (Édith Gassion), French cultural icon and France's greatest popular singer
• R3hab (Fadil El Ghoul), Dutch-Moroccan DJ/producer
• Sapho (Danielle Ebguy), Moroccan-born French singer
• David Serero, French opera singer
• Chico Slimani (Youssef Slimani), Moroccan British singer
• Sliimy (Yanis Sahraoui), French pop musician
• Wallen (Nawell Azzouz), French R&B singer
• Brigitte Zarie, Canadian singer-songwriter and composer

Poets

• Mohammed Achaari
• Mohammed ibn Mohammed Alami
• Mohammed ibn Idris al-Amrawi
• Muhammad Awzal, religious Berber poet from the 17th century
• Kaddour El Alamy
• Abdellatif Laabi
• David Hassine, religious Jewish poet and Rabbi from the 17th century
• Hemmou Talb, 18th century composer of poems in the Shilha Berber language

Kings and sultans

Ministers, politicians and public servants

Israel

Meir Cohen

Karin Elharar

Amir Peretz

Miri Regev

• Shai Abuhatsira
• Aharon Abuhatzira
• Eli Aflalo, Moroccan-born Israeli politician
• Eli Alaluf, Moroccan-born Israeli politician
• Roni Alsheikh
• Jacques Amir
• Shaul Amor
• David Dudi Amsalem, Israeli politician
• Haim Amsalem, French Algerian-born Israeli politician
• Danny Atar
• Ariel Atias
• Shmuel Avital, Moroccan-born Israeli former politician who served as a minister responsible for social co-ordination from March 2001 to February 2002
• Yosef Azran
• Aryeh Azulai
• David Azulai
• Yinon Azulai, Israeli politician
• Eli Ben-Dahan
• Shlomo Benizri
• Daniel Benlulu, Moroccan-born Israeli former politician
• Daniel Ben-Simon, Moroccan-born Israeli politician
• Ya'akov Ben-Yezri (1927–2018), Moroccan-born Israeli politician. He served as Israel's Minister of Health between 2006 and 2009.
• David Bitan
• Shlomo Bohbot
• Yoni Chetboun
• Meir Cohen
• Yitzhak Cohen
• Meirav Cohen
• Nissim Dahan
• David Danino (1924–1990), Moroccan-born Israeli politician
• Yohanan Danino
• Danny Danon
• Eli Dayan
• Shlomo Dayan
• Aryeh Deri
• Rafael Edri
• Yaakov Edri
• Gadi Eizenkot
• Rafael Eldad, Moroccan-born Israeli diplomat
• Karin Elharar
• Mordechai Elgrably, Moroccan-born Israeli politician
• Rafi Elul
• Leah Fadida, Israeli politician
• Avraham "Avi" Gabbay, Israeli businessman and politician
• Sharren Haskel
• Tzachi Hanegbi
• Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, British-born Israeli politician and public servant
• Asher Hassin
• Avraham Kalfon
• Moshe Karadi
• Yehuda Lancry, Moroccan-born Israeli politician and previous ambassador to France and the United Nations
• Yehiel Lasri, Moroccan-born Israeli physician and politician who currently serves as mayor of Ashdod
• David Levy
• Daniel-Yitzhak Levy, Spanish-Moroccan born Israeli politician
• Jackie Levy
• Maxim Levy
• Orly Levy
• Yitzhak Levy
• David Magen
• Rahamim Malul, Moroccan-born Israeli politician
• Yoram Marciano
• Ya'akov Margi, Moroccan-born Israeli politician
• Eliyahu Moyal (1920–1991), Moroccan-born Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1974 and 1981
• Shuli Mualem
• Aharon Nahmias
• Yitzhak Navon
• Amir Ohana
• Asher Ohana
• Shimon Ohayon
• Amir Peretz
• Rafael "Rafi" Peretz, Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician
• Yair Peretz
• Yitzhak Peretz (politician born 1938)
• Yitzhak Peretz (politician born 1936)
• Zion Pinyan, Moroccan-born Israeli politician
• Elad Ratson, Israeli diplomat and a Digital Diplomacy expert
• Miri Regev (née Miriam Siboni), Israeli politician
• Uri Sebag, Moroccan-born Israeli politician
• Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit
• Yifat Shasha-Biton, Israeli educator and politician. She held the post of Minister of Construction and Housing from 2019 to 2020.
• Meir Sheetrit
• Shimon Shetreet
• Keti Shitrit, Moroccan-born Israeli politician
• Yoel Strick, Israeli General (Aluf) who commands the Ground Forces Command
• Eli Suissa, Moroccan-born Israeli politician
• Rafael Suissa, Moroccan-born Israeli politician
• Avraham Toledano
• Samuel Toledano (1929–1996), Moroccan-born Spanish Jewish community leader
• Shmuel Toledano
• Sami Turgeman (Shlomo "Sami" Turgeman), major general in the IDF and is the current commander of the IDF Southern Command
• Yitzhak Vaknin
• Yosef Vanunu, Moroccan-born Israeli economist and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset from 1992 until 1996
• Yehonatan Yifrah

Elsewhere

Ahmed Aboutaleb

Rachida Dati

• Mustafa Aberchán, Spanish politician leader of the political organization Coalition for Melilla.
• Ahmed Aboutaleb, Moroccan-born Dutch politician, Mayor of Rotterdam
• Davi Alcolumbre, Brazilian politician
• Lolita Aniyar de Castro, Venezuelan teacher, lawyer, politician, and criminologist. She became the first Venezuelan woman to be elected as a senator to the National Congress of Venezuela.
• Khadija Arib, Dutch politician of the Labour Party serving as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands since 2015.
• Dalya Attar, American politician
• Farid Azarkan, Dutch politician
• Audrey Azoulay, French politician Minister of Culture since February 2016
• Rachel Bendayan, Canadian politician
• Abraham Bentes, Brazilian Army commander
• Alima Boumediene-Thiery, French politician, member of the European Parliament (1999–2004), of the Senate of France (2004–2011), and member of the French Green party.
• Rachida Dati, first woman from a non-European immigrant background to occupy a key ministerial position in the French Cabinet
• Tofik Dibi, Dutch politician
• Kamal El-Hajji, British security official and civil servant, Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons
• Saïd El Khadraoui, Belgian politician
• Myriam El Khomri, Moroccan-born French politician, current Minister of Labour
• Sari Essayah, Finnish member of the European Parliament
• John Fritchey, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 11th District (1996–present)
• Bernard Guetta, French politician and journalist.
• Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan (1915–1997), Gibraltarian politician, and the first mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar.
• Fatima Houda-Pepin, Canadian politician and a member of the National Assembly of Quebec
• Leslie Hore-Belisha
• Roger Karoutchi, French ambassador to the OECD and former secretary of state to the French prime minister
• Ahmed Lakhrif, Moroccan politician who held the position of secretary of state for foreign affairs (2007–2008)
• Waldemar Levy Cardoso
• Ahmed Marcouch, Moroccan-Dutch politician and former police officer, civil servant and educator serving as Mayor of Arnhem since 2017.
• Joël Mergui, Moroccan-born French Jewish dermatologist and community leader, serving as the president of the Israelite Central Consistory of France.
• Mohammed Moussaoui, president of the French Council of Muslim Faith
• Jorge Sampaio, Portuguese lawyer and politician who was the 18th president of Portugal (1996–2006) (Moroccan maternal grandmother)
• Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Moroccan-born French politician, became the first French woman to be appointed Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Research
• Olga Zrihen, Moroccan-born Belgian politician

Royal Family members

• Lalla Meryem, daughter of Hassan II
• Moulay Rachid, son of Hassan II
• Lalla Latifa Hammou, mother of king Mohammed VI
• Lalla Asma, daughter of Hassan II
• Lalla Hasna, daughter of Hassan II
• Moulay Abdallah, brother of Hassan II
• Moulay Hicham, son of Moulay Abdallah
• Lalla Zineb, daughter of Moulay Abdallah
• Lalla Abla bint Tahar, wife of Mohammed V and mother of Hassan II

Sportspeople

Athletism

Hicham El Guerrouj

• Abderrahman Ait Khamouch, Spanish-Moroccan Paralympic athlete
• Saïd Aouita
• Hasna Benhassi
• Abdellah Béhar
• Nezha Bidouane
• Brahim Boulami
• Hind Dehiba
• Hicham El Guerrouj
• Driss El Himer
• Nawal El Moutawakel
• Yousef El Nasri, Spanish retired long-distance runner
• Sari Essayah, Finnish retired race walker
• Ilias Fifa, Spanish-Moroccan long-distance runner
• Jaouad Gharib
• Bouchra Ghezielle
• Salah Hissou
• Adil Kaouch
• Abderrahman Ait Khamouch, Spanish paralympic athlete
• Khalid Khannouchi, Moroccan American marathoner
• Brahim Lahlafi
• Driss Maazouzi
• Adel Mechaal, Spanish middle-distance runner
• Abdelaziz Merzougui, Spanish runner
• Mohamed Ouaadi
• Muncef Ouardi, Canadian speed skater
• Zahra Ouaziz
• Rashid Ramzi
• Ismaïl Sghyr
• Khalid Skah
• Achraf Tadili, Canadian runner competing over 800 meters
• Mounir Yemmouni
• Kamal Ziani, retired Spanish long-distance runner
• Bouchra Ghezielle, French-Moroccan track and field athlete

• soufiane bakkali, Moroccan athlete

Footballers

Marouane Chamakh

Larbi Benbarek

Youssef El-Arabi

Ibrahim Affelay

Medhi Benatia

Adel Taarabt

Nordin Amrabat

• Zakariya Abarouai, French football player
• Yassine Abdellaoui, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Yacine Abdessadki, French-Moroccan football player
• Luciano Abecasis, Argentine football player
• Laurent Abergel, French football player
• Youssef Adnane, French-Moroccan football player
• Ibrahim Afellay, Dutch football player
• Achmed Ahahaoui, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Ismail Aissati, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Jamel Aït Ben Idir, French-Moroccan football player
• Karim Aït-Fana, French-Moroccan football player
• Jamal Akachar, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Zakaria Alaoui, football player
• Rachid Alioui, French-Moroccan football player
• Mustapha Allaoui, football player
• Mohammed Alí Amar, Spanish football player
• Ahmed Ammi, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Nordin Amrabat, Dutch football player
• Mohamed Amsif, German-born Moroccan football goalkeeper
• Kamal Anis, Moroccan football player
• Mimoun Azaouagh, Moroccan-born German footballer
• Karim Azizou, French-Moroccan football player
• Nabil Baha, French-Moroccan football player
• Otman Bakkal, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Said Bakkati, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Yacine Bammou, French-Moroccan football player
• Nacer Barazite, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Abdelaziz Barrada, French-Moroccan football player
• Michaël Chrétien Basser
• Chahir Belghazouani, French-Moroccan football player
• Younès Belhanda, French-Moroccan football player
• Aziz Ben Askar, French football player
• Medhi Benatia, French-Moroccan football player
• Yossi Benayoun, Israeli football player
• Larbi Benbarek, Moroccan football player
• Ismaël Bennacer, French football player
• Younes Bnou Marzouk, French-Moroccan football player
• Rachid Bouaouzan, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Elbekay Bouchiba, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Aziz Bouderbala, football player
• Sofiane Boufal, French-Moroccan football player
• Kamel Boughanem, French-Moroccan football player
• Samir Boughanem, French-Moroccan football player
• Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch-Moroccan football pla
• Nourdin Boukhari, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Mourad Bounoua, French-Moroccan football player
• Ali Boussaboun, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Dries Boussatta, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Mbark Boussoufa, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Khalid Boutaïb, French-Moroccan football player
• Said Boutahar, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Ben Butbul, Israeli football player
• Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez (Spanish father, Moroccan mother)
• Samir Carruthers, Israeli football player
• Kamel Chafni, French-Moroccan football player
• Aatif Chahechouhe, French-Moroccan football player
• Abdelhali Chaiat, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Khalid Chalqi, Moroccan-born French football player
• Marouane Chamakh, French-Moroccan football player
• Mohammed Chaouch, football player
• Issam Chebake, football player
• Mehdi Courgnaud, French football player
• Manuel da Costa (footballer) (Portuguese father, Moroccan mother)
• Karim Dahou, French football player
• Kenza Dali
• Guy Dayan, Israeli football player
• Roei Dayan, Israeli football player
• Anouar Diba, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Kieran Djilali, British football player
• Olivier Echouafni, French football player
• Issam El Adoua, football player
• Karim El Ahmadi, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Youssef El Akchaoui, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Ahmed El Aouad, French-Moroccan football player
• Youssef El-Arabi, French-born football player
• Yassin El-Azouzi, French-Moroccan football player
• Hakim El Bounadi, French-Moroccan football player
• Faouzi El Brazi, football player
• Samir El Gaaouiri, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Mustafa El Haddaoui, football player
• Mounir El Haimour, French-Moroccan football player
• Oualid El Hajjam, French football player
• Mounir El Hamdaoui, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Karim El Idrissi, French-Moroccan football player
• Faysal El Idrissi, French-Moroccan football player
• Shavit Elimelech, Israeli football player
• Alharbi El Jadeyaoui, French-Moroccan football player
• Moestafa El Kabir, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Badr El Kaddouri
• Abdelhamid El Kaoutari, French football player
• Aziz El Khanchaf, French-Moroccan football player
• Ali El Khattabi, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Abdou El-Kholti, French football player
• Bouchaib El Moubarki
• Karim El Mourabet, French-Moroccan football player
• Samir El Moussaoui, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Ali El-Omari, French-Moroccan football player
• Moha
• Tarik Elyounoussi
• Nabil El Zhar, French football player
• Saïd Ennjimi, Moroccan-born French football player
• Hen Ezra, Israeli football player
• Karim Fachtali, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Omer Fadida, Israeli football player
• Fayçal Fajr, French-Moroccan football player
• Mohammed Faouzi, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Marouane Fellaini
• Rayan Frikeche, French-Moroccan football player
• Mustapha Hadji
• Youssef Hadji
• Youssouf Hadji, Moroccan football player
• Samir Hadji, French-Moroccan football player
• Anouar Hadouir, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Achraf Hakimi, Spanish-Moroccan football player
• Adil Hermach, French-Moroccan football player
• Golan Hermon, Israeli football player
• Samy Houri, French-Moroccan football player
• Lyes Houri, French-Moroccan football player
• Youssef Idrissi, French-Moroccan football player
• Younès Kaabouni, French football player
• Younès Kaboul, French football player
• Abderrahman Kabous, French-Moroccan football player
• Ahmed Kantari, French-Moroccan football player
• Sakina Karchaoui, French female football player
• David Keltjens, Israeli football player
• Houssine Kharja, Moroccan football player
• Younes Khattabi, Moroccan rugby league player
• Avi Knafo, Israeli football player
• Zakaria Labyad
• Hoda Lattaf, French female football player
• Amine Lecomte, French football player
• Moshe Lugasi, Israeli football player
• Nassir Maachi, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Mouaad Madri, French-Moroccan football player
• Zinédine Machach, French football player
• Riyad Mahrez, French-Moroccan football player
• Mehdi Messaoudi, French-Moroccan football player
• Mourad Mghizrat, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Smail Morabit, French-Moroccan football player
• Yassin Moutaouakil, French football player
• Chafik Najih, French football player
• Noureddine Naybet
• Mounir Obbadi, French-Moroccan football player
• Leila Ouahabi, Spanish-Moroccan football player
• Amine Oudrhiri, French football player
• Yacine Qasmi, French-Moroccan football player
• Adil Rami, French football player
• Adil Ramzi
• Adrien Regattin, French football player
• Walid Regragui, French-Moroccan football player and manager
• Hamid Rhanem, French football player
• Youssef Safri
• Karim Safsaf, French football player
• Romain Saïss, French football player
• Hamza Sakhi, French-Moroccan football player
• Victor Sarusi, Israeli football player
• Salaheddine Sbai, football player
• Youssef Sekour, French-Moroccan football player
• Tarik Sektioui, football player
• Khalid Sinouh, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Hassan Souari, football player
• Mounir Soufiani, French football player
• Tomer Swisa, Israeli football player
• Adel Taarabt, Moroccan football player
• Idan Tal, Israeli football player
• Farid Talhaoui, French football player
• Mehdi Taouil, French football player
• Eitan Tibi, Israeli football player
• Karim Touzani, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Yoann Touzghar, French football player
• Smahi Triki, football player
• Badou Zaki
• Merouane Zemmama
• Roei Zikri, Israeli football player
• Hakim Ziyech, Dutch-Moroccan football player
• Abdellah Zoubir, French football player
• Niv Zrihan, Israeli football player

Kickboxers

Badr Hari

• Cyril Abidi, Savate Champion and Muay Thai World Champion
• Badr Hari, K-1 Heavyweight champion and K-1 World GP 2008 finalist
• Chalid Arrab
• Faldir Chahbari
• Chahid Oulad El Hadj
• Aziz Jahjah

Writers

Twentieth century

Leila Abouzeid

Eliette Abecassis

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Isaac Chocrón

Laila Lalami

Leïla Slimani

Fatema Mernissi

Abdellah Taïa

Nicole Elgrissy

• Eliette Abécassis, French writer, novelist and playwright
• Leila Abouzeid, Arabic-language novelist
• Mohammed Achaari, writer, poet and politician
• Said Achtouk, poet, musician and songwriter
• Mririda n’Ait Attik (c. 1900–c. 1930), Tashelhit-language poet
• Lotfi Akalay, writer and businessman
• Idriss ibn al-Hassan al-Alami (1925–2007)
• Mohammed ibn Mohammed Alami, poet
• Allal al-Fassi (1910–1974)
• Malika al-Fassi, journalist, playwright, novelist
• Mohammed al-Habib al-Fourkani (1922–2008)
• Abd al-Aziz al-Ghumari (1920–1997)
• Abdullah al-Ghumari (1910–1993)
• Ahmad al-Ghumari (1902–1961)
• Mohammed Abed al-Jabri (1936–2010)
• Ahmad al-Tayyeb Aldj (born 1928)
• Tewfik Allal (born 1947)
• Ahmed al-Madini (born 1949)
• Mohammed al-Makki al-Nasiri (1906–1994)
• Tuhami al-Wazzani (1903–1972)
• Ali ibn Qasim al-Zaqqaq (died 1506)
• Ali Azaykou (1942–2004)
• Latifa Baka, novelist, short story writer
• Muriel Barbery, Moroccan-born French novelist, educator
• Leigh Bardugo, Israeli-born American young adult and fantasy author
• Hafsa Bekri, poet, short story writer, feminist writer
• Abdelmalek Belghiti (1906–2010)
• Abdelkader Benali (born 1975)
• Mehdi Ben Barka (1920–1965)
• Siham Benchekroun, novelist, poet, short story writer
• Rajae Benchemsi, poet, essayist, novelist
• Esther Bendahan, Moroccan-born Spanish non-fiction writer, novelist
• Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919–1981)
• Abdelmajid Benjelloun (born 1944)
• Tahar Ben Jelloun (born 1944)
• Abdelwahab Benmansour (1920–13 November 2008)
• Mohammed Suerte Bennani (born 1961)
• Mohammed Bennis (born 1948)
• Khnata Bennouna, novelist, short story writer
• Khnata bent Bakkar, dowager sultana, biographer, letter writer
• Mohammed Benzakour (born 1972)
• Mohammed Berrada (born 1938)
• Hafsa Bikri
• Mahi Binebine (born 1959)
• Ali Bourequat
• Ahmed Bouzfour (born 1954)
• Al-Yazid al-Buzidi Bujrafi (1925–2011)
• Mohamed Chafik (born 1926)
• Nadia Chafik, novelist, non-fiction writer, educator
• Driss Ben Hamed Charhadi (1937–1986)
• Isaac Chocrón, Venezuelan economist, playwright and translator
• Sonia Chocrón, Venezuelan poet, novelist, screenwriter and playwright
• Mohamed Choukri (1935–2003)
• Driss Chraïbi (1926–2007)
• Mohammed Daoud (1901–1984)
• Zakya Daoud, French-born Moroccan journalist, magazine editor, non-fiction writer
• Farida Diouri, novelist
• Najat El Hachmi (born 1979)
• Youssouf Amine Elalamy (born 1961)
• Nicole Elgrissy, Moroccan writer and activist
• Mohammed Aziz El-Hababi (1922–1993)
• Najat El Hachmi, Spanish-Moroccan writer
• Allal El Hajjam (born 1948)
• Driss El Khouri
• Edmond Amran El Maleh (1917–2010)
• Mahdi Elmandjra (born 1933)
• Mohammed El-Moustaoui (born 1943)
• Youssef Fadel (born 1949)
• Halima Ferhat
• Éric Fottorino, French writer and journalist
• Abdelkrim Ghallab (1919–2006)
• Soumya Naâmane Guessous, best selling non-fiction writer, sociologist, educator
• Abdallah Guennoun (1910–1989)
• Ali Haddani (1936–2007)
• Badia Hadj Nasser
• Ahmed Harrak Srifi (died 1925)
• Ben Salem Himmich (born 1947)
• Ali Squalli Houssaini (born 1932)
• Salim Jay (born 1951)
• Liz Jensen
• Abderrafi Jouahri (born 1943)
• Abdelkarim Jouiti (born 1962)
• Ahmed Joumari (1939–1995)
• Maati Kabbal
• Maguy Kakon, non-fiction writer, women's rights activist
• Mohammed Kaghat (1942–2001)
• Mohammed Khammar Kanouni (1938–1991)
• Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine (1941–1995)
• Abdelkebir Khatibi (born 1938)
• Rita El Khayat, psychiatrist, publisher, women's rights activist, non-fiction writer
• Abdelfattah Kilito (born 1945)
• Driss Ksikes
• Abdellatif Laabi (born 1942)
• Leila Lahlou, author of the novel Do Not Forget God (1987)
• Mohammed Aziz Lahbabi (1922–1993)
• Abdelrahim Lahbibi (born 1950)
• Laila Lalami, Moroccan-American novelist, essayist
• Wafaa Lamrani, poet
• Abdallah Laroui (born 1933)
• Fouad Laroui (born 1958), Moroccan economist and writer
• Mohammed Leftah (1946–2008)
• Ahmed Lemsih (born 1950)
• Ali Lmrabet (born 1959)
• Zahra Mansouri
• Ahmed Mejjati (1936–1995)
• Saida Menebhi, poet, Marxist activist
• Fatema Mernissi, feminist writer, sociologist
• Mohamed Mrabet (born 1936)
• Mostafa Nissaboury (born 1943)
• Rachid O (born 1970)
• Malika Oufkir, memoirist, author of Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail
• Touria Oulehri, novelist, critic
• Bachir Qamari (1951–2021)
• Mubarak Rabi (born 1938)
• Mohamed Said Raihani (born 1968)
• Fouzia Rhissassi, educator, women's rights activist, non-fiction writer
• Najima Rhozali, non-fiction writer, politician
• Mohammed Sabila
• Abdelhadi Said (born 1974)
• Thouria Saqqat, children's writer
• Simon Sebag Montefiore
• Tayeb Seddiki (born 1938)
• Ahmed Sefrioui (1915–2004)
• Mohamed Serghini (born 1930)
• Abdelhak Serhane
• Mohamed Sibari (born 1945)
• Hourya Sinaceur, philosopher, non-fiction writer
• Mohammed Allal Sinaceur (born 1941)
• Ali Siqli (born 1932)
• Leïla Slimani, French-Moroccan writer
• Mohammed al-Mokhtar Soussi (1900–1963)
• Abdelkarim Tabbal (born 1931)
• Abdellah Taïa (born 1973)
• Abdelhadi Tazi (1921–2015)
• Mahjoub Tobji (born 1942)
• Ralph de Toledano (1916–2007)
• Abdelkhalek Torres (1910–1970)
• Houcine Toulali (1924–1998)
• Ahmed Toufiq (born 1943)
• Bahaa Trabelsi, novelist, journalist, magazine editor
• Said Yaktine (born 1955)
• Nadia Yassine (born 1958)
• A.B. Yehoshua, Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright
• Mohamed Zafzaf (1942–2001)
• Mohammed Zniber (1923–1993)
• Abdallah Zrika (born 1953)

Crime, offenders or victims

• Abdellatif Ouahbi

See also

• Moroccans
• List of Morocco-related topics
• List of Moroccan Dutch people
• List of German people of Moroccan descent
• People born in Casablanca
• Pallache family

References