Abu Qurra, proclaimed Caliph by the banu ifran Berber tribe, founder of the indigenous Berber Muslim movement of Kharijite tendencies in North Africa and also founder of the Emirate of Tlemcen.
Rais Hamidou, Nicknamed 'Amir el Bihar' (leader of the seas), admiral and last great leader of the Algerian Navy, of Berber descent
Zymen Danseker, Dutch privateer during the Eighty Years' War, became admiral of the Algerian fleet from 1600 to 1610. He is said to have introduced the round ship to the Algerians.
Sulayman Reis, Dutch privateer during the Eighty Years' War; later turned to the corsair activity swearing allegiance to the Sultan of Algiers and became an officer under Zymen Danseker
Algeria under French colonization
Emir Abdelkader, 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation
Mohamed ben Zamoum, 19th-century leader of the resistance against French colonisation
