39 Notable alumni of
Lumiere University Lyon 2
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Lumiere University Lyon 2 is 1063rd in the world, 371st in Europe, and 32nd in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 39 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
- stage actorsingercomedian
- 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 4 ft 4 in (1.32 m) tall.
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Bérengère Krief
- Occupations
- stand-up comedianhumoristactor
- Biography
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Bérengère Krief is a French actress and comedian.
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Coco
- Occupations
- cartoonisteditorial cartoonistcomics artist
- 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
- politicianscreenwritereconomistuniversity teacherwriter
- Biography
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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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Yamina Benguigui
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- politicianscreenwriterfilm directorfilm producer
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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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Bruno Julliard
- Occupations
- 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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Michel Noir
- Occupations
- psychologistpoliticianteacherpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Michel Noir is a French politician.
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Salomé Saqué
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- Studied in 2015-2016
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Salomé Saqué,, is a French journalist and writer. She has covered climate change, young people and gender inequality.
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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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Raphaël Arnault
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- Studied in 2014
- Occupations
- politiciananti-fascistactivistcivil employees and civil servants
- Biography
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Raphaël Arnault is a French politician, currently member of the National Assembly for Vaucluse's 1st constituency. A member of La France Insoumise, he founded the Jeune Garde Antifasciste in 2018, and serves as its spokesperson. He has been flagged with three fiches S by law enforcement.
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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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Pierre Jouvet
- Occupations
- miscellaneous persons without work under 60 excluding retireescadres de la fonction publiquepolitician
- 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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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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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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Hélène Conway-Mouret
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- 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 since 2014, representing the constituency of French citizens living abroad.
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Thomas Gassilloud
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- 2005-2006 graduated with French masters degree
- Occupations
- politicianbusiness executivemember of the French National Assembly
- 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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Henri Philippe Pharaoun
- Occupations
- tennis playerpoliticianentrepreneurpatron of the artsjurist
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Henri Philippe Pharaon, was a Lebanese art collector, sportsman, politician, and businessman. 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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Hugues Dufourt
- Occupations
- philosophercomposerconductormusicologist
- Biography
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Hugues Dufourt is a French composer and philosopher associated with the spectral school of composition. Born in Lyon on September 28, 1943, Dufourt studied piano and composition at the Geneva Conservatory.
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Mahamoud Ali Youssouf
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Mahamoud Ali Youssouf is a Djiboutian diplomat. He has served in the government of Djibouti as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2005.
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Muhammad Loutfi Goumah
- Occupations
- translatorpoliticianwriterjournal editornovelist
- Biography
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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
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- 20th Century
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr is a Senegalese politician.
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Dhimitër Shuteriqi
- Occupations
- poetpoliticianhistorianacademicianhumanities scholar
- Biography
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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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Richard Lioger
- Occupations
- professors, scientific professionspolitician
- Biography
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Richard Lioger is a French politician representing La République En Marche! He was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing Moselle's 3rd constituency. He lost his seat in the first round of the 2022 French legislative election.
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Lina Gálvez Muñoz
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- 1990-1991 graduated with postgraduate degree
- Occupations
- politicianwritereconomistuniversity teacherhistorian
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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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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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Serge Dufoulon
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- In 1995 graduated with doctorate in France in ethnography
- Occupations
- university teacherradio columnistanthropologistsociologist
- 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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Pernelle Carron
- Occupations
- ice dancer
- Biography
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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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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
- university teacheregyptologistorientalistarchaeologist
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Charles Bonnet is a Swiss archeologist, specialist of Ancient Nubia.
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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
- senior lecturerhistorianresearch fellow
- Biography
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Jean-Marc Olivier is a French historian born in 1961 in the town of Champagnole.
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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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Eric Falt
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Eric Falt is a French senior official at the United Nations, currently serving as the director of the UNESCO Office for the Maghreb and UNESCO representative in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Tunisia. Prior to his current appointment, he served at senior level appointments at the UN and the UNESCO. He was the director of the UNESCO New Delhi Office between 2018 and 2022. He also served as the assistant director-general for external relations and public information at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris between 2010 and 2018.
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Jérôme Segal
- Years
- 1970-.. (age 55)
- Enrolled in Lumiere University Lyon 2
- 1993-1998 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- epistemologistacademicessayistwriterjournalist
- Biography
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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 activist
- 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
- editorresearchereconomist
- 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
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- 1991-.. (age 34)
- Occupations
- journalistwomen's rights activistLGBTQ rights activist
- 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.
