Rachid Ayoub (1872 - 1974) is among the list of famous people who wrote with their own pen memories about the town and held its name arround the world, his first studies were taken at the under tree school that one of the best schools in his days That Days the school was formed of some stones put in a way to satisfy students needs. Thereafter, in 1887 he moved to the Chwair school,  until he left Baskinta in the 1890 for the USA and precisely to New Orleans. Where he started as a trader, where he spent the rest of his life.

Ayoub  famous poems is  "Ya Taljou", in which he conversed to the US fallen Snow that has reminded him about his family, his friends, his hometown and the way they used to live.