36 Notable alumni of
Lumiere University Lyon 2
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Lumiere University Lyon 2 is 1065th in the world, 375th in Europe, and 34th in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 36 notable alumni from Lumiere University Lyon 2 sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Mimie Mathy
- Occupations
- singercomedianstage actor
- Biography
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Michèle "Mimie" Mathy is a French actress, comedian and singer. A former member of the female comedy trio "Les Filles" with Michèle Bernier and Isabelle de Botton, Mathy is best known for her starring role in the long-running Josephine, Guardian Angel television series. Mathy has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and is 1.32 m (4 ft 4 in) tall.
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Bérengère Krief
- Occupations
- actorstand-up comedianhumorist
- Biography
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Bérengère Krief is a French actress and comedian.
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Coco
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- editorial cartoonistcomics artistcartoonist
- Biography
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Corinne Rey is a French cartoonist who publishes under the pen name Coco.
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Azouz Begag
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- In 1984 graduated with doctorate in France
- Occupations
- economistuniversity teacherwriterchildren's writernovelist
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Azouz Begag is a French writer, politician and researcher in economics and sociology at the CNRS. He was the delegate minister for equal opportunities of France in the government of French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin (Union for a Popular Movement, UMP) till 5 April 2007. He resigned to support the moderate centrist candidate François Bayrou, one of the two UMP ministers to do so.
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Michel Noir
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- teacherpolitical scientistpsychologistpolitician
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Michel Noir is a French politician.
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Yamina Benguigui
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- screenwriterfilm directorfilm producerpolitician
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Yamina Benguigui is a French film director and politician of Algerian descent. She is known for her films on gender issues in the North African (both Berbers and Arabs) immigrant community in France. Through her films, Benguigui gave a voice to many from the Maghrebi population in France.
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Raphaël Arnault
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- Studied in 2014
- Occupations
- activistcivil employees and civil servantspoliticiananti-fascist
- Biography
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Raphaël Archenault, known as Raphaël Arnault ([aʁno]), is a French far-left activist and politician who has represented the 1st constituency of Vaucluse in the National Assembly since 2024. A member of La France Insoumise (LFI), he co-founded the Jeune Garde Antifasciste collective in 2018 and was one of its spokespersons. The collective grew close to LFI before it was outlawed for its violence by the government in 2025. In 2022 Arnault had already been found guilty of violent behaviour following an assault in 2021.
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Bruno Julliard
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- politician
- Biography
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Bruno Julliard is a former student leader and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as chairman of the UNEF, the main student union in France. More recently, he was the First Deputy Mayor of Paris between 2014 and 2018.
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Thierry Frémaux
- Occupations
- film criticfilm director
- Biography
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Thierry Frémaux is the director of the Institut Lumière, of the Lumière Film Festival and of the Cannes Film Festival.
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Mahamoud Ali Youssouf
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Mahamoud Ali Youssouf is a Djiboutian diplomat and the chairperson of the African Union Commission. He is the longest-serving Djiboutian foreign minister, having served from 2005 to 2025.
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Pierre Jouvet
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- politicianmiscellaneous persons without work under 60 excluding retireescadres de la fonction publique
- Biography
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Pierre Jouvet is a French politician of the Socialist Party who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024. He has been serving as secretary-general of the Socialist Party since 2023, and as a member of the departmental council of Drôme since 2015. Until his election to the European Parliament, he served as mayor of Saint-Vallier and president of the Porte de DrômArdèche communauté de communes.
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Jean-Jack Queyranne
- Occupations
- politicianpensioner
- Biography
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Jean-Jack Queyranne is a French politician. He was the Regional President of the Rhône-Alpes from June 2002 until January 2016. He was a deputy in the National Assembly from the seventh district of Rhône. He is a member of the Socialist Party.
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Roch Wamytan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Roch or Rock Wamytan is a Kanak politician from New Caledonia. He served as President of the Congress of New Caledonia from May 2019 to August 2024, having previously been in the position from 2011 to 2012, and from 2013 to 2014. He was also president of the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front.
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Hélène Conway-Mouret
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Hélène Conway-Mouret is a French academic and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as a member of the Senate between 2011 and 2012, and since 2014, representing the constituency of French citizens living abroad. She is Minister delegate for Foreign Affairs in charge of French citizens living abroad from 2012 to 2014 and Vice-President of the French Senate from 2018 to 2020. She is currently Vice-Chairwoman of the Senate's Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces Committee.
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Anissa Khedher
- Occupations
- miscellaneous persons without work under 60 excluding retireespolitician
- Biography
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Anissa Khedher is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the department of Rhône.
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Thomas Gassilloud
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- 2005-2006 graduated with French masters degree
- Occupations
- business executivemember of the French National Assemblypolitician
- Biography
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Thomas Gassilloud is a French politician who has represented the 10th constituency of the Rhône department in the National Assembly since 2017. First elected to Parliament as a member of La République En Marche! (LREM), he joined Agir in 2020 and sat with the Agir ensemble group in the National Assembly until 2022, when the group was disbanded. Following the 2022 legislative election, he joined the Renaissance group, after Agir was merged into Renaissance (formerly LREM).
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Hugues Dufourt
- Occupations
- composerconductormusicologistphilosopher
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Hugues Dufourt is a French composer and philosopher associated with the spectral school of composition. Born in Lyon on 28 September 1943, Dufourt studied piano and composition at the Geneva Conservatory.
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Lina Gálvez Muñoz
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- 1990-1991 graduated with postgraduate degree
- Occupations
- economistuniversity teacherhistorianeconomic historiancolumnist
- Biography
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Lina Gálvez Muñoz is a Spanish economic historian and politician, and member of the European Parliament since 2019. She was Minister of Knowledge, Research and University of the Regional Government of Andalusia from 2018 to 2019. She is an expert in feminist economics and member of Economists Without Borders.
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Muhammad Loutfi Goumah
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- journal editornovelistjournalistbarristertranslator
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Muhammad Loutfi Goumah, was an Egyptian essayist, author, and barrister. He studied law and became one of Egypt's most famous lawyers and public speakers. He was a member of the prestigious Arab Academy of Damascus, he spoke Arabic, English, French and Italian, he also had a profound knowledge of Hieroglyphic and Latin.
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Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- politicianminister
- Biography
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Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr is a Senegalese politician.
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Dhimitër Shuteriqi
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- historianpoetpoliticianhumanities scholar
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Dhimitër Shuteriqi was an Albanian scholar, literary historian, and writer. He participated in the anti-fascist National Liberation Movement. After the war, he was a member of the People's Assembly and one of the founders and later president of the Albanian League of Writers and Artists. In addition to a series of books and novels, he has published numerous volumes of textbooks, especially those on the history of Albanian literature for high schools.
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Jérôme Nury
- Occupations
- politiciancorporate administrative and commercial executive
- Biography
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Jérôme Nury is a member of the National Assembly of France representing the third constituency of Orne.
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Pernelle Carron
- Occupations
- ice dancer
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Pernelle Carron is a French former competitive ice dancer. With partner Lloyd Jones, she is the 2013 Winter Universiade champion, 2010 Cup of Nice champion, three-time NRW Trophy champion, and 2010 French national champion. She won bronze at two Grand Prix events, 2011 Cup of China and 2007 Skate Canada International, and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Jacques Grosperrin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jacques Grosperrin is a French politician of The Republicans who has been a member of the Senate since the 2014 elections, representing the Doubs department. Previously he served as a member of the National Assembly of France from 2007 until 2012.
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Serge Dufoulon
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- In 1995 graduated with doctorate in France in ethnography
- Occupations
- anthropologistsociologistuniversity teacherradio columnist
- Biography
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Serge Dufoulon was a French post-modern sociologist. He was also a blogger and former columnist on the RMC program Les Grandes Gueules. He primarily carried out research on the sociology of work, as well as immigration and the environment.
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Joseph Yacoub
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- In 1974 graduated with doctorate in France
- In 1984 graduated with doctorate in France
- Occupations
- university teacher
- Biography
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Joseph Yacoub is a historian and political scientist of Assyrian origin. His family moved from Salmas-Urmia, district in Iranian Azerbaijan and took refuge in Georgia (country of Caucasus area) during the First World War. From Tiflis/Tbilissi his family migrated to Syria which was during this time under French Mandate. His mother tongue is Aramaic (or Syriac) and his first environment language is Arabic. His working language is mostly French.
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Kyrie Kristmanson
- Occupations
- singersongwriter
- Biography
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Kyrie Kristmanson is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist and trumpeter. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, she has lived in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and in France. Since appearing at the 2006 Winnipeg Folk Festival at the age of fifteen, Kristmanson has performed widely in Canada and Europe. Her performances have been broadcast nationally in Canada by CBC Radio 2, and in France by Radio France and by France Inter ("White Sessions").
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Charles Bonnet
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- Graduated with doctorate in France
- Occupations
- egyptologistorientalistarchaeologistuniversity teacher
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Charles Bonnet is a Swiss archeologist, specialist of Ancient Nubia.
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Henri Philippe Pharaoun
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- tennis playerpoliticianentrepreneurpatron of the artsjurist
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Henri Philippe Pharaon was a Lebanese art collector, sportsman, politician, and businessman. As a za'im, or political boss, he played a crucial role in securing Lebanon's independence from France and served as foreign minister and other cabinet positions. He was assassinated in 1993.
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Gilles Biron
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Gilles Biron is a French sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Jean-Marc Olivier
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- In 1998 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- historianresearch fellowuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Jean-Marc Olivier is a French historian specialising in European aviation history, and Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Toulouse Jean-Jaurès.
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Ezza Agha Malak
- Occupations
- writerpoetnovelistessayist
- Biography
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Ezza Agha Malak is a Lebanese-born French novelist, poet, critic and essayist.
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Jérôme Segal
- Years
- 1970-.. (age 56)
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- 1993-1998 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- academicessayistwriterjournalistepistemologist
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Jérôme Segal is a French-Austrian essayist and historian, lecturer at Sorbonne University and a researcher and journalist in Vienna. He is also known for his contributions in the field of animal law. He is the author of several articles and books, in particular on Jewishness and animal advocacy.
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Gégé Katana
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- politicianhuman rights defender
- Biography
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Katana Gégé Bukuru is a Congolese activist fighting for women rights. She is also the founder of the SOFAD (Solidarity of women activists for the defense of human rights).
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Marie Claire Villeval
- Occupations
- researchereconomisteditor
- Biography
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Marie Claire Odile Villeval is a French economist and research professor in economics at the National Center for Scientific Research.
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Najma Kousri
- Years
- 1991-.. (age 35)
- Occupations
- women's rights activistLGBTQ rights activistjournalist
- Biography
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Najma Kousri is a Tunisian feminist and LGBT-rights activist. Kousri is a co-founder of the #EnaZeda (Tunisian #MeToo) movement and a co-ordinator of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women. She is a campaigner for LGBT rights and her photographic project documenting the lives of same-sex couples went viral in 2017.
