researcher Noureddine Melikechi, atomic, molecular, and optical physicist researcher Rachid Deriche, computational imaging researcher Philosophy Mohamed Arkoun, author, philosopher, historian Malek Bennabi, social and religious philosopher Jacques Derrida, deconstructionist philosopher Frantz Fanon, psychologist Bernard-Henri Lévy, philosopher and intellectual Sports Association football Adlene Guedioura, footballer & African champion Sarah Bouhaddi, football goalkeeper William Ayache, footballer Christian Baudry (born 1955), footballer Lakhdar Belloumi, footballer; world cup participation in 1982, 1986 Djamel Belmadi, coach, former footballer; Zahir Belounis, footballer Saïd Benrahma, footballer Abdelaziz Ben Tifour, footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team Karim Benzema, French national footballer; parents are Algerian Said Brahimi, footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team Ali Fergani, footballer and trainer Rabah Gamouh, international footballer; Abdelhamid Kermali, footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team Mahieddine Khalef, footballer and trainer Mustapha Khedali), footballer Rabah Madjer, footballer; played in two World Cup games with Algeria, European champion with Porto, etc. Riyad Mahrez, footballer; played in one world cup ; Rachid Mekhloufi, footballer; one of the founders of the Algerian football team Said Belmokhtar, Kazakhstani-born Ukrainian footballer of Algerian descent Samir Nasri, French national footballer; parents are Algerian Yahia Ouahabi, retired player for JS Kabylie Islam Slimani, Algerian national footballer; (World Cup 2014) Mohamed Yahi, footballer for JS Kabylie and NA Hussein Dey Karim Ziani, Algerian national footballer; world cup participation in 2010 Zinedine Zidane, French national footballer; parents are Algerian Kylian Mbappe, French national footballer, parents are Algerian and Cameroonese Athletics Hassiba Boulmerka, athlete; 1500 m world and Olympic champion Taoufik Makhloufi, athlete; 1500 m Olympic champion Nouria Mérah-Benida, athlete; 1500 m Olympic champion Noureddine Morceli, athlete; 1500 m world and Olympic champion Artur Partyka, Polish high jumper; father is Algerian Basketball Shahnez Boushaki, basketball player in Algeria women's national basketball team Boxing Abdelhafid Benchabla, boxer Amine Boushaki, judoka Robert Cohen, world-champion bantamweight boxer Alphonse Halimi ("la Petite Terreur"), world-champion bantamweight boxer Myriam Lamare, boxer, French father and Algerian mother Mohamed Missouri, boxer Fencing Tahar Hamou, foil fencer Anissa Khelfaoui, foil fencer Armand Mouyal (1925–1988), French world champion épée fencer Ferial Salhi, foil fencer Ice hockey Josef Boumedienne, professional ice hockey player; Algerian and Finnish descent Judo Hassane Azzoun, Algerian judoka Sami Belgroun, Algerian judoka Abderahmane Benamadi, Algerian judoka Mounir Benamadi, Algerian judoka Amar Benikhlef, Algerian judoka Mohamed Bouaichaoui, Algerian judoka Faycal Bousbiat, Algerian judoka Amine Boushaki, Algerian judoka Lyès Bouyacoub, Algerian judoka