List of pieds-noirs

This is a list of notable pieds-noirs (lit. 'black feet'), a term referring to French citizens who lived in French Algeria before independence, from 1830 to 1962. Specifically, pieds-noirs include those of European settlers descent from France or other European countries (such as Spain, Italy and Malta), who were born in Algeria.

French Algeria (1830–1962)

 * Louis Althusser, philosopher
 * Jacques Attali, economist
 * Michele Audin, mathematician and writer
 * Daniel Auteuil, actor and director
 * Édouard-Henri Avril, painter and illustrator
 * Jean-Pierre Bacri, actor
 * Guy Bedos, comedian
 * Paul Belmondo, sculptor
 * Pierre Bensusan, guitarist
 * Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, resistant
 * Patrick Bruel, singer
 * Albert Camus, philosopher
 * Marie Cardinal, writer
 * Léon Cauvy, painter
 * Marcel Cerdan, boxer
 * Alain Chabat, comedian
 * Hélène Cixous, philosopher
 * Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, physicist (Nobel Prize winner 1997)
 * Étienne Daho, singer
 * Jacques Derrida, philosopher
 * Marcel Deviq, engineer, businessman and politician
 * Julien Dray, politician
 * Edwige Fenech, actress
 * Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, soldier
 * Dinh Gilly, operatic baritone
 * José Gonzalez (French politician), politician
 * Roger Hanin, actor
 * Marlène Jobert, actress
 * Edmond Jouhaud, soldier
 * Alphonse Juin, soldier
 * Gaston Julia, mathematician
 * Enrico Macias, singer
 * Jean Pélégri, writer
 * Michèle Perret, linguistics professor and writer of fiction
 * Polaire (Émilie Marie Bouchaud), actress and singer
 * Paul Quilès, politician
 * Stéphane Rambaud, politician
 * Emmanuel Roblès, writer
 * Beatrice Romand, actress
 * Yves Saint Laurent, designer
 * Jean Sénac, poet
 * Benjamin Stora, historian
 * François Valéry, singer
 * Zouzou, model and singer

French protectorate of Morocco (1912–1956)

 * Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes, footballer
 * Frida Boccara, singer
 * Laurence de Cambronne, journalist
 * Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, designer
 * Just Fontaine, footballer
 * Roland Giraud, actor
 * Élisabeth Guigou, politician
 * Michel Jobert, politician
 * Jean-Luc Mélenchon, politician
 * Macha Méril, actress
 * Philippe Morillon, military
 * Daniel Pennac, writer
 * Nessim Sibony, mathematician
 * Dominique de Villepin, politician
 * Jean Reno, actor

French protectorate of Tunisia (1881–1956)

 * Serge Adda, businessman
 * Serge Bramly, writer
 * Claudia Cardinale, actress
 * Paul Chemla, bridge player
 * Pierre Darmon, tennis player
 * Bertrand Delanoë, politician
 * Élie Lellouche, horse trainer
 * Pierre Lellouche, politician
 * Albert Memmi, writer
 * Nine Moati, writer
 * Serge Moati, journalist
 * Edgard Pisani, politician
 * Jean Sassi, military
 * Philippe Séguin, politician
 * Joseph Sitruk, rabbi
 * Georges Wolinski, cartoonist