People from Cherchell

Marcus Opellius Macrinus (; – June 218) was a Roman emperor who reigned from April 217 to June 218, jointly with his young son Diadumenianus. Born in Caesarea (now called Cherchell, in modern Algeria), in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to an equestrian family of Berber origins, he became the first emperor who did not hail from the senatorial class and also the first emperor who never visited Rome during his reign. Before becoming emperor, Macrinus served under Emperor Caracalla as a praetorian prefect and dealt with Rome's civil affairs. He later conspired against Caracalla and

French Algerian writer and film director (1936-2015)

1st century king of Mauretania

Amazigh (Berber) king of Mauretania

1st century AD Mauretanian princess

Raï musician

daughter of Cleopatra Selene and Juba II the king of Mauretania

French computer scientist and artificial intelligence specialist

Algerian Chenouas intelligence operative

Abdelaziz Bekhti (; born 1963), known professionally as Baaziz (), is an Algerian singer and songwriter.