WSamir Ayadi (1947-2008) was a Tunisian playwright.
WMhamed Hachemi Baccouche, known as Hachemi Baccouche was a Tunisian writer, humanist, and psychosociologist. The nephew of former grand vizier Slaheddine Baccouche, he was exiled in France from 1957 to 2000, but returned to Tunis in 2006. He was a communist in his youth.
WMohamed Fadhel Ben Achour was a Tunisian theologian, writer, trade unionist, intellectual and patriot born in La Marsa.
WMohamed Salah Ben Mrad (1881–1979) was a Tunisian theologian, journalist and intellectual. In 1931 he published Mourning on Haddad's Woman objecting to the expanded rights for women which were advocated by Tahar Haddad in his book Our Women in the Sharia and Society published one year earlier.
WJacob Chemla (1858-1938) was a Tunisian Jewish ceramic artist, as well as an author, journalist and translator in Judeo-Tunisian Arabic.
WAhmad ibn Abi Diyaf, known colloquially as Bin Diyaf, was the author of a chronicle of Tunisian history; he was also a long-time and trusted official in the Beylical government of Tunisia. His multi-volume history, while it begins with the 7th-century arrival of the Arabs, devotes the most attention to details of the Husainid dynasty (1705–1957), during the 18th and 19th centuries. His writing is informed by his experience as chancellery secretary during the reigns of five Beys in succession. Bin Diyaf himself eventually favored the reform view, which was current then in Tunisian politics. His letter in reply to questions about Tunisian women has also attracted interest.
WAli Douagi, or Ali el-Du'aji, was a Tunisian literary and cultural icon who is considered to be one of the pioneers of modern Tunisian literature. He is best remembered as "the father of the modern Tunisian short story". Douagi was also known for his versatility as a sketch artist, songwriter, playwright, and journalist.
WM'hamed Hassine Fantar is a professor of Ancient History of Archeology and History of Religion at Tunis University.
WMezri Haddad is a Tunisian journalist, writer, philosopher and diplomat. Haddad was a doctor of moral and political philosophy at the Paris-Sorbonne University, and the first Muslim candidate to be qualified by the National Council of French universities as a lecturer in Catholic theology. He is the author of several essays that focus on politics and religion.
WTahar Haddad was a Tunisian author, scholar and reformer.
WAbdelatif Hannachi is a Tunisian author, historian, and professor. He earned his doctorate at Tunis University, and is currently teaching at Manouba University.
WHayreddin Pasha was an Ottoman-Tunisian politician who was born to a Circassian family. First serving as Beylerbeyi of Ottoman Tunisia, he later achieved the high post of Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. He was a political reformer during a period of growing European ascendancy. was a pragmatic activist who reacted against poor conditions in Muslim states, and looked to Europe for solutions. He applied the Islamic concept of "maṣlaḥah", to economic issues. He emphasized the central role of justice and security in economic development. He was a major advocate of "tanẓīmāt" for Tunisia's political and economic systems.
WMohamed Hechmi Hamdi, also spelled Mohamed el Hachmi El-Hamdi, Hechmi Haamdi, or Hachmi Hamdi is a Tunisian journalist, media entrepreneur and politician, who lives in London. He is founder and owner of the oppositional Al Mustakillah TV channel. After the Tunisian Revolution in 2011 he founded the "Popular Petition" party later renamed to Current of Love.
WIbn Rachik or Ibn Rachiq, from his full name Abū ʿAlī Ḥasan Ibn Rašīq alias al-Kairwānī, born around 1000 at Mohammediyya and died October 15, 1064, is a writer and a poet of Ifriqiya.
WAhmed Jdey is a Tunisian author, historian, and professor.
WNacer Khemir, born in 1948 in Korba, Tunisia, is a Tunisian writer, artist, storyteller, and filmmaker.
WAdnen Mansser is a Tunisian author, historian, professor and politician. He is a lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Sousse, and he was the chief of the cabinet of the President of the Tunisian Republic Moncef Marzouki between 30 April 2013 and 17 September 2014 and his official spokesperson.
WMahmoud Messadi was a Tunisian author and intellectual.
WMohammed Mzali was a Tunisian politician who served as Prime Minister between 1980 and 1986.
WSafi Saïd is a Tunisian journalist and writer. He was a candidate in the 2014 Tunisian presidential election and in the 2019 presidential election.
WRiadh Sidaoui is a Tunisian writer and political scientist who has a Swiss nationality.
WMohamed Talbi, was a Tunisian historian and professor. He was the author of many books about Islam.