- Husain Bey, Crown Prince Of Tunisia
Husain Bey, Crown Prince of Tunisia (22 April 1893 - 1964/1969) was the titular head of the Husainid Dynasty. He was the third son of Muhammad V an-Nasir, Bey of Tunis from 1906 until 1922.
- Roger Lemerre
Roger Lemerre (born June 18 1941 in Bricquebec, Manche) is a French football manager and former football player. He has managed the French national side, and is currently manager of the Tunisian national side. His professional playing career spanned 15 seasons, from 1961 to 1975: between 1961 and 1969 he played for Sedan and lose the Cup in 1965, before moving to Nantes (1968-1971), Nancy (1971-1973) and Lens (1973-1975). He won 6 caps for France between 1968 and 1971, …
- Ibn Khaldun
Ibn Khaldūn or Ibn Khaldoun (May 27, 1332 AD/732 AH - March 19, 1406 AD/808 AH), was a famous Arab Muslim polymath, historian, historiographer, demographer, economist, philosopher, sociologist and social scientist born in present-day Tunisia. He is regarded as a father of demography, historiography, the philosophy of history, sociology, and the social sciences, and is viewed as one of the forerunners of modern economics.
- Robert D. Kaplan
Robert D. Kaplan (born 1952) is an American journalist, currently an editor for the "Atlantic Monthly". His writings have also been featured in "The Washington Post", "The New York Times", "The New Republic", "The National Interest", and "The Wall Street Journal", among other newspapers and publications, and his more controversial essays about the nature of U.S. power have spurred debate in academia, the media, …
- Mohamed Ghannouchi
Mohamed Ghannouchi is the current Prime Minister of Tunisia, a position he has held since 17 November 1999. From 1992 to 1999 he was the Minister of International Co-operation and Foreign Investment. He is a member of the Democratic Constitutional Rally party.
- Hatem Trabelsi
Hatem Trabelsi (born January 25, 1977 in Ariana, Tunisia) is a Tunisian footballer, recently released by Manchester City, he is a right-sided defender or midfielder. He has previously played for Sfaxien and Ajax Amsterdam. He has represented the Tunisian national team in three World Cups, gaining a total of 61 caps before retiring from international football in 2006.
- Ali Boumnijel
Ali Boumnijel is a Tunisian football goalkeeper. The Tunisian international began his career in FC Gueugnon in France, however without playing any games. His first game as a professional footballer came on October 20, 1991 for AS Nancy in a 1:3 loss to AJ Auxerre. Afterwards he returned to his previous team, where he played five seasons, until changing to SC Bastia. He played for Bastia for six years, and then one season at FC Rouen.
- Henri Michel
Henri Michel is a former French footballer, who played as a midfielder and later went on to coach various national teams. In 2005, he helped Côte d'Ivoire qualify for their first-ever appearance in a world cup at the 2006 World Cup, he resigned from the post after the 2006 World Cup. Previously, he managed the French national team, guiding it to a third-place finish in the 1986 World Cup. In 1994 he managed Cameroon; from 1995-2000, he managed Morocco; and from 2001-2002, …
- Mehdi Nafti
Mehdi Nafti (born November 28, 1978 in Toulouse) is a French-born Tunisian football player. He was signed on loan by Birmingham City in the January transfer window of 2005 from Racing de Santander. Often referred to as "Nasty," due to his fiery nature and tendency for cautions, he was primarily signed to replace the outgoing Robbie Savage, whose acrimonious departure infuriated Birmingham fans.
- Ziad Jaziri
Ziad Jaziri (born 12 July 1978 in Tunis) is a Tunisian football striker who currently, as of May 2006, plays for Troyes AC. He has 64 caps and 14 goals for the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. He was also in the 2002 World Cup squad. In addition he was on the winning Tunisian team at the 2004 African Cup of Nations. He scored the first goal for Tunisia in the 2006 World Cup against Saudi Arabia on June 14, 2006.
- Silvan Shalom
"'"' (born 4 October 1958) is an Israeli politician and former Foreign Minister (2003-2006) and Finance Minister (2001-2003). He remains a Likud Party member of the Knesset, in which he has served since 1992. Born in Gabès, Tunisia to the Beit Shalom dynasty, Shalom emigrated to Israel in 1959. Like most Israelis, Shalom was inducted into the Israel Defense Forces at the age of 18 and achieved the rank of Sergeant. Shalom attended Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Be'er Sheva, …
- Tertullian
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, anglicised as Tertullian was a church leader and prolific author of Early Christianity. He also was a notable early Christian apologist. Tertullian, a Romanized African, was born, lived and died in Carthage, in what is today Tunisia. Tertullian denounced Christian doctrines he considered heretical, but later in life adopted views that themselves came to be regarded as heretical.
- Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale (born April 15, 1938) is a Tunisian-Italian actress born in Tunis, Tunisia to Italian parents.
- Riadh Bouazizi
Riadh Ben Khemais Bouazizi (born 8 April 1973 in Djerba) is a Tunisian football midfielder who currently, as of May 2006, plays for Kayseri Erciyesspor. He has 83 caps for the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. He also played at the World Cups in 1998 and 2002. In additition he was on the winning Tunisian team at the 2004 African Cup of Nations.
- Karim Saidi
Karim Saidi is a Tunisian football player currently playing for Feyenoord Rotterdam. He is a regular in the Tunisian national team. When Karim was 10 years old he joined Club Africain, one of the major clubs in Tunisia. He made his debut in the Tunisian national team against Morocco in 2003. In 2004 the right-footed defender moved to Feyenoord Rotterdam after advice from his friend Hatem Trabelsi and signed a contract till 2008.
- Yassine Chikhaoui
Yassine Chikhaoui (born 22 September 1986) is a Tunisian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a striker for FC Zürich. He was recently called up to the Tunisian national team to participate in the 2006 World Cup. He was signed by FC Zürich on 5 year contract on 22 May, 2007.
- Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi (July 4, 1807 - June 2, 1882) was an Italian patriot and soldier of the Risorgimento. He personally led many of the military campaigns that brought about the formation of a unified Italy. He has been dubbed the "Hero of the Two Worlds" in tribute to his military expeditions in South America and Europe.
- Hamdi Kasraoui
Hamdi Kasraoui is a Tunisian football goalkeeper who currently, as of June 2007, plays for Espérance. Kasraoui has 8 caps for the Tunisian national team, and played at the 2005 Confederations Cup and the 2006 African Cup of Nations. However he has been the second-choice goalkeeper both on club and international level. He was called up to the 2006 World Cup as a cover for Ali Boumnijel.
- Chaouki ben Saada
Chaouki Ben Saada is a Tunisian footballer, currently playing for SC Bastia in Ligue 2. He plays as either a midfielder or a striker, and in 105 appearances (to June 2006) has scored 7 goals for the team. He played international football for France at youth level, earning an Under-17 World Championship medal in 2001. Since then, he adopted the Tunisian nationality of his parents, and first played for the national side in March 2005.
- Adel Chedli
Adel Chedli born 16 September 1976 in La Ricamarie, France) is a Tunisian football player currently playing for FC Sion. He was born and raised in France and has both Tunisian and French citizenship. He earned his first professional football experience with AS Saint-Étienne after going through the club's youth system.
- Anouar Brahem
Anouar Brahem was born on October 20, 1957. He is a Tunisian oud player and composer who is widely regarded as an innovator in his field. Performing for primarily a jazz audience, he fuses Arabic classical music, folk music and jazz and has been recording since at least 1991 after becoming prominent in his own country in the late 1980s. Brahem began studying the oud at age 10 under the tutelage of Ali Sriti at the National Conservatory of Music in Tunis.
- Tijani Belaid
Tijani Belaid (born 6 September 1987 in Paris, France) is a France born Tunisian footballer. Belaid currently plays for SK Slavia Praha, on loan from F.C. Internazionale Milano.
- Anis Ayari
Anis Ayari is a Tunisian football player who currently is without a club.
- Oussama Mellouli
Oussama Mellouli (born February 16, 1984 in Tunis) is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events.
- Karim Haggui
Karim Haggui is a Tunisian football defender. He was born in Kasserine and started his career in 1998 at local club AS Kasserine before moving to Etoile du Sahel two years later. He started his professional career at the latter club in 2003 and spent one more season with them before moving to French club Racing Strasbourg.
- Julius Aghahowa
Julius Aghahowa (born February 12, 1982 in Benin City, Nigeria) is a football striker from Nigeria who currently plays for Wigan Athletic in the English Premiership, after playing over six years for the Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk. He has played 32 matches and scored 14 goals for the Nigerian national team, including their only goal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He became Nigeria's top goalscorer at the 2002 African Nations Cup. He also played at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
- Ali Zitouni
Ali Zitouni is a Tunisian football player who, as of 2004 he played for Espérance was loaned to Troyes AC for six months, then transferred to the Turkish side Antalyaspor during the winter transfers of 2006. He was part of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up Australia.
- Celestine Babayaro
Celestine Babayaro (born August 29, 1978 in Kaduna, Nigeria) is a footballer who plays left-back and is currently contracted to Newcastle United of the English Premiership. Babayaro began his playing career at Nigerian side, Plateau United before moving to Belgium and Brussels outfit, Anderlecht in 1994 and made a name for himself through his performances for Nigeria in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where the African nation won the golden medal.
- Khaled Badra
Khaled Badra is a Tunisian footballer, who recently retired from international football. He played for Tunisian League side Espérance of Tunis. Reliable and strong in the tackle, he has even been labelled "the Tunisian Desailly". After beginnings with his hometown's squad, Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise, Badra joined Espérance in 1996 and made a name for himself in the country as a powerful and uncompromising centre-back, who could also score from set pieces.
- David Jemmali
David Jemmali (born 13 December 1974) is a French-Tunisian football defender who currently, as of May 2006, plays for FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Hoping for a selection to the French national team, he turned down several occasions to represent Tunisia. However, when the 2006 World Cup was approaching, Jemmali accepted the offer and made his debut for the Eagles of Carthage on March 1, 2006 against Serbia and Montenegro. He was subsequently called up to the 2006 World Cup.
- Adel Nefzi
Adel Nefzi is a Tunisian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for US Monastir. Nefzi originally played for Olympique de Beja before moving to Monastir. He was called up to the Tunisian national team for the 2006 World Cup and is likely to be a backup goalkeeper.
- Alaeddine Yahia
Alaeddine Yahia is a Tunisian football player who, as of 2006, is playing for french club Sedan. He has previously played for Stade Tunisien, Guingamp and Southampton. He was part of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and group runners-up Australia. On February 24, 2007 he played his first Ligue 1 match for Sedan against Rennes
- Francileudo Santos
Francileudo Santos fullname Francileudo Silva dos Santos is a Tunisia soccer player. He has been the spearhead of Tunisia's attack since naturalisation in December 2003, scoring 18 times in 28 matches (as at 4 June 2006). He was discovered by Belgian club Standard Liège while playing in Brazil for minor club Sampaio Correa. Opportunities dried up in Belgium and the young Santos packed his bags again, this time for the warmer climes of Tunisia, …
- Eric Anderson
Eric Anderson (15 September1915-6 April 1943) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was born in Fagley, near Bradford in West Yorkshire, the only son of George and Mary Anderson. He became a driver for a building and contracting firm in Idle, West Yorkshire. He was 27 years old, and a private in the 5th Battalion, …
- Mejdi Traoui
Medji Traoui (born December 13, 1983 in Sousse) is a Tunisian football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Etoile Sport. du Sahel. He was part of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up Australia.
- Dhafer Youssef
Dhafer Youssef (born 1967 in Teboulba, Tunisia) is a composer, singer, and oud player. He developped an interest in jazz at an early age and clandestinely listened to it during his education at Qur'anic school. He later left Tunisia to start a jazz career and has lived in Europe since 1990. He also works in avant garde and world music where he's been nominated for awards. He has released four albums of his own and also did notable work with Paolo Fresu.
- Bertrand Marchand
Bertrand Marchand is a Frenchman who is the manager of Club Africain in Tunisia
- Max Azria
Max Azria is a Jewish American fashion designer who founded the popular midscale women clothing line BCBG in 1989. Originally from Tunisia, Max Azria moved to the United States to enter the fashion world. Moving to California, he created BCBG, an acronym for the French saying "bon chic, bon genre", which in English means "good style good attitude." BCBG was designed to bring European sophistication to American women.
- Mehdi Meriah
Mehdi Meriah (born 5 June 1979) is a Tunisian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a left back defender for Etoile Sportive du Sahel. He can also play as a midfielder. He was recently called up to the Tunisian national team to participate in the 2006 World Cup but after he sustained an injury in the week leading up to the tournament was replaced by Haykel Guemamdia.
- Albert Memmi
Albert Memmi (born December 15, 1921) is a Tunisian-born French writer and essayist. Born in colonial Tunisia from Tunisian Jewish origins, he spoke Arabic as his mother tongue. He was educated in French primary schools, and continued on to the Carnot high school in Tunis, the University of Algiers where he studied philosophy, and finally the Sorbonne in Paris. Albert Memmi found himself at the crossroads of three cultures, …