100 Notable alumni of
University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

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The University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne is 93rd in the world, 32nd in Europe, and 4th in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Carla Bruni

    Carla Bruni
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    singer
    Biography

    Carla Bruni-Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa is an Italian and French singer, songwriter and fashion model who served as the first lady of France from 2008—when she married then president Nicolas Sarkozy—to 2012.

  2. Jacques Derrida

    Jacques Derrida
    Born in
    Algeria Flag Algeria
    Years
    1930-2004 (aged 74)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    In 1980 graduated with doctorate in France in humanities
    Occupations
    university teacherwriterliterary criticphilosopher
    Biography

    Jacques Derrida was a French Algerian philosopher. He developed the philosophy of deconstruction, which he utilized in a number of his texts, and which was developed through close readings of the linguistics of Ferdinand de Saussure and Husserlian and Heideggerian phenomenology. He is one of the major figures associated with post-structuralism and postmodern philosophy although he distanced himself from post-structuralism and disavowed the word "postmodernity".

  3. Audrey Fleurot

    Audrey Fleurot
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1977-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    stage actorfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Audrey Fleurot is a French actress. She is best known for playing the Lady of the Lake in Kaamelott, Joséphine Karlsson in Spiral and Hortense Larcher in Un village français. In 2011, she played Magalie in the international hit film The Intouchables.

  4. Suella Braverman

    Suella Braverman
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1980-.. (age 45)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    Studied Master of Laws
    Occupations
    politicianbarrister
    Biography

    Sue-Ellen Cassiana "Suella" Braverman KC is a British politician and barrister who served as Home Secretary from 6 September 2022 to 19 October 2022, and again from 25 October 2022 to 13 November 2023. A member of the Conservative Party, she was chair of the European Research Group from 2017 to 2018 and Attorney General for England and Wales from 2020 to March 2021, and again from September 2021 to 2022. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Fareham and Waterlooville, previously Fareham, since 2015.

  5. Manuel Valls

    Manuel Valls
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1962-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    professions libérales et assimiléspolitician
    Biography

    Manuel Carlos Valls Galfetti is a French–Spanish politician who serves as Minister of the Overseas in the Bayrou government since 2024. He served as Prime Minister of France from 2014 until 2016 under president François Hollande and was also involved in Spanish politics from 2018 to 2021.

  6. Laurent Wauquiez

    Laurent Wauquiez
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1975-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    politiciancadres de la fonction publiqueminister
    Biography

    Laurent Timothée Marie Wauquiez is a French politician who has presided over the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes from 2016 to 2024. He is a member of The Republicans (LR), which he led from 2017 to 2019 following the resignation of Nicolas Sarkozy.

  7. Boutros Boutros-Ghali

    Boutros Boutros-Ghali
    Born in
    Egypt Flag Egypt
    Years
    1922-2016 (aged 94)
    Occupations
    politicianuniversity teacherwriterdiplomatjurist
    Biography

    Boutros Boutros-Ghali was an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1992 to 1996. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Boutros-Ghali was the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt between 1977 and 1979. He oversaw the United Nations over a period coinciding with several world crises, including the breakup of Yugoslavia and the Rwandan genocide.

  8. Yōichi Masuzoe

    Yōichi Masuzoe
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1948-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    political scientistpoliticianlyricisttarento
    Biography

    Yōichi Masuzoe is a Japanese politician who was elected to the position of governor of Tokyo in 2014 and resigned in June 2016 due to the misuse of public funds. He was previously a member of the Japanese House of Councillors and served as the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare. Before entering politics, he became well known in Japan as a television commentator on political issues.

  9. Bernadette Chirac

    Bernadette Chirac
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1933-.. (age 92)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chirac is a French politician and the widow of the former president Jacques Chirac.

  10. Sérgio Vieira de Mello

    Sérgio Vieira de Mello
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1948-2003 (aged 55)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    In 1974 graduated with doctorate in France in philosophy
    In 1985 graduated with doctorate in France in philosophy
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomatofficial
    Biography

    Sérgio Vieira de Mello was a Brazilian United Nations diplomat who worked on several UN humanitarian and political programs for over 34 years. The Government of Brazil posthumously awarded the Sergio Vieira de Mello Medal to honor his legacy in promoting sustainable peace, international security and better living conditions for individuals in situations of armed conflict, challenges to which Sérgio Vieira de Mello had dedicated his life and career.

  11. Alan García

    Alan García
    Born in
    Peru Flag Peru
    Years
    1949-2019 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    sociologistpoliticianlawyerwriterjurist
    Biography

    Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party and to date the only party member ever to have served as President. Mentored by the founder of the APRA, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, he served in the Constituent Assembly of 1978–1979. Elected to the Peruvian Congress in 1980, he rose to the position of General Secretary of the APRA in 1982, and was subsequently elected to the presidency in 1985 in a landslide victory at the age of 35 years.

  12. Fred Vargas

    Fred Vargas
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1957-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    historianauthornovelistarchaeologist
    Biography

    Fred Vargas is the pseudonym of Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau, a French historian, archaeologist and novelist.

  13. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra

    Amélie Oudéa-Castéra
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1978-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    officialtennis player
    Biography

    Amélie Oudéa-Castéra is a French politician, businesswoman, and former professional tennis player who has been serving as Minister of Sports and Olympic and Paralympic Games in the government of successive Prime Ministers Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal from May 2022 to September 2024.

  14. Alexander Stubb

    Alexander Stubb
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1968-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    university teacherpoliticianwriterdiplomat
    Biography

    Cai-Göran Alexander Stubb is a Finnish politician who has been the president of Finland since 2024. He previously served as Prime Minister of Finland from 2014 to 2015.

  15. Jean-Michel Blanquer

    Jean-Michel Blanquer
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1964-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    civil servantpoliticianprofesseur des universitéscadres de la fonction publiquejurist
    Biography

    Jean-Michel Blanquer is a French jurist and government official serving as Minister of National Education under Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex from 2017 to 2022.

  16. Juan Branco

    Juan Branco
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1989-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    lawyeressayist
    Biography

    Juan Branco is a French and Spanish lawyer, political activist, and writer.

  17. Arnaud Montebourg

    Arnaud Montebourg
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1962-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    entrepreneurpoliticianlawyer
    Biography

    Arnaud Montebourg is a French politician, lawyer and entrepreneur who served as the Minister of Industrial Renewal from 2012 to 2014, then as Minister of Economy, Industrial Renewal, and Digital Affairs, 31 March 2014 until his resignation on 25 August.

  18. Valérie Trierweiler

    Valérie Trierweiler
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1965-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    writerjournalistpolitician
    Biography

    Valérie Trierweiler is a French journalist and author. She has hosted political talk shows and has contributed to Paris Match. She is best known for having been the companion of the president of France, François Hollande, until January 2014.

  19. Sonia Mabrouk

    Sonia Mabrouk
    Born in
    Tunisia Flag Tunisia
    Years
    1977-.. (age 48)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    Graduated with diplôme d'études approfondies
    Occupations
    punditjournalisttelevision presenterradio personality
    Biography

    Sonia Mabrouk is a Tunisian-born journalist who in 2010 obtained French nationality. After first embarking on an academic career in Tunisia, in 2005 she turned to journalism, writing for the magazine Jeune Afrique. In 2009, she was engaged by the French parliamentary television channel Public Sénat and later hosted political programmes on the radio station Europe 1. In 2017, Mabrouk published her first book Le monde ne tourne pas rond, ma petite-fille.

  20. Alpha Condé

    Alpha Condé
    Born in
    Guinea Flag Guinea
    Years
    1938-.. (age 87)
    Occupations
    writerpolitician
    Biography

    Alpha Condé is a Guinean politician who served as the fourth president of Guinea from 2010 to 2021. He spent decades in opposition to a succession of regimes in Guinea, unsuccessfully running against then-President Lansana Conté in the 1993 and 1998 presidential elections and leading the Rally of the Guinean People (RPG), an opposition party.

  21. Myriam El Khomri

    Myriam El Khomri
    Born in
    Morocco Flag Morocco
    Years
    1978-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    politicianministerlawyer
    Biography

    Myriam El Khomri is a former French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as Minister of Labour in the government of Prime Minister Manuel Valls from 2015 to 2017.

  22. Renaud Camus

    Renaud Camus
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1946-.. (age 79)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    Graduated with master's degree in aesthetics
    Graduated with licence ès lettres
    Occupations
    writerpolitical activist
    Biography

    Renaud Camus is a French writer. He is the inventor of the "Great Replacement", a term describing the demographic replacement of white Europeans by those of non-European ancestry.

  23. Laurence Ferrari

    Laurence Ferrari
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1966-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    writerjournalistnews presenter
    Biography

    Laurence Ferrari is a French journalist, best known as a former anchor of the TF1 weekday evening news Le 20H.

  24. Sibeth Ndiaye

    Sibeth Ndiaye
    Born in
    Senegal Flag Senegal
    Years
    1979-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    politiciancommunications adviser
    Biography

    Sibeth Ndiaye is a French-Senegalese communications advisor who served as Spokesperson of the Government under Prime Minister Édouard Philippe from 1 April 2019 to 6 July 2020.

  25. Caroline Fourest

    Caroline Fourest
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1975-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    women's rights activistwriterfilm directorjournalist
    Biography

    Caroline Fourest, is a French writer, film director, journalist, radio presenter at France Culture, and editor of the magazine ProChoix. She was also a columnist for Charlie Hebdo, for Le Monde until 14 July 2012, and she joined Marianne in 2016. She frequently appears on French media to discuss issues related to Muslims, feminism, Charlie Hebdo and Israel.

  26. Norman Thavaud

    Norman Thavaud
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1987-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    actortelevision producerstand-up comedianYouTubercomedian
    Biography

    Norman Jacky Cyril Thavaud also known by his channel name Norman fait des vidéos (Norman makes videos), is a French comedian and blogger known for his short comic YouTube videos. Several of his videos have been viewed tens of millions of times.

  27. Martine Aubry

    Martine Aubry
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1950-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    politiciananciens cadres
    Biography

    Martine Louise Marie Aubry is a French politician. She was the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste, or PS) from November 2008 to April 2012, and has been the Mayor of Lille (Nord) since March 2001; she is also the first woman to hold this position. Her father, Jacques Delors, served as Minister of Finance under President François Mitterrand and was also President of the European Commission.

  28. Ali Bongo Ondimba

    Ali Bongo Ondimba
    Born in
    Congo Flag Congo
    Years
    1959-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomatlawyer
    Biography

    Ali Bongo Ondimba, also known as Ali Bongo and Ali Ben Bongo, is a Gabonese former politician who was the third president of Gabon from 2009 to 2023. He is a member of the Gabonese Democratic Party. He is the son of Omar Bongo, who was president of Gabon from 1967 until his death in 2009. During his father's presidency, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1989 to 1991, represented Bongoville as a deputy in the National Assembly from 1991 to 1999, and was the Minister of Defense from 1999 to 2009. After his father's death, he won the 2009 Gabonese presidential election. He was reelected in 2016, in elections marred by numerous irregularities, arrests, human rights violations, and post-election protests and violence.

  29. Nicole Belloubet

    Nicole Belloubet
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1955-.. (age 70)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    In 1990 graduated with doctorate in France in public law
    Occupations
    politicianuniversity teacherlawyeracademy rectorjurist
    Biography

    Nicole Belloubet is a French jurist and politician who served as Minister of National Education in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in 2024.

  30. Jeanne Balibar

    Jeanne Balibar
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1968-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Jeanne Balibar is a French actress and singer.

  31. Régis Debray

    Régis Debray
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1940-.. (age 85)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    In 1993 graduated with doctorate in France in philosophy
    Occupations
    philosopherjournalistwriterofficialnovelist
    Biography

    Jules Régis Debray is a French philosopher, journalist, former government official and academic. He is known for his theorization of mediology, a critical theory of the long-term transmission of cultural meaning in human society, and for associating with Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara in Bolivia in 1967 and advancing Salvador Allende's presidency in Chile in the early 1970s. He returned to France in 1973 and later held various official posts in the French government.

  32. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

    Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
    Born in
    Mali Flag Mali
    Years
    1945-2022 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, often known by his initials IBK, was a Malian politician who served as the president of Mali from September 2013 to August 2020, when he was forced to resign in the 2020 Malian coup d'état. He served as Mali's prime minister from February 1994 to February 2000 and as president of the National Assembly of Mali from September 2002 to September 2007.

  33. Olivier Faure

    Olivier Faure
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1968-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    politiciancorporate administrative and commercial executive
    Biography

    Olivier Faure is a French politician who has served as the First Secretary of the Socialist Party since 2018 and Member of the National Assembly for Seine-et-Marne's 11th constituency since 2012. He was elected to the post of first secretary in the party's Aubervilliers Congress and re-elected in the 2021 Villeurbanne Congress. Faure was previously the head of the New Left group (French: Groupe Nouvelle Gauche), the parliamentary group formed around the PS in the National Assembly, from December 2016 to April 2018.

  34. Érik Orsenna

    Érik Orsenna
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1947-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    politicianwriteracademiceconomist
    Biography

    Érik Orsenna is the pen-name of Érik Arnoult a French politician and novelist. After studying philosophy and political science at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris ("Sciences Po"), Orsenna specialized in economics at the London School of Economics. He was a close collaborator of François Mitterrand and held several government positions in the 1980s and 1990s. He is a member (currently on leave) of the Conseil d'État, having been appointed in 1985. He was elected to the Académie Française on 28 May 1998. He won the 1990 International Nonino Prize in Italy. For Voyage au pays du coton he received the second prize of the Lettre Ulysses Award in 2006.

  35. François-Xavier Demaison

    François-Xavier Demaison
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1973-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actorstage actorstand-up comediancomedian
    Biography

    François-Xavier Demaison is a French actor and humorist.

  36. Jean-Louis Borloo

    Jean-Louis Borloo
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1951-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Jean-Louis Marie Borloo is a French politician who served as president of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) from 2012 to 2014. He also was Minister of the Economy, Finance and Employment in 2007 and Minister of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea from 2007 until 2010 under President Nicolas Sarkozy.

  37. Gérard Leclerc

    Gérard Leclerc
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1951-2023 (aged 72)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    Studied in 1970-1975
    Occupations
    aircraft pilotnews presenterjournalistradio personality
    Biography

    Gérard Leclerc was a French journalist.

  38. Dominique Desseigne

    Dominique Desseigne
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1944-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    businesspersonbusiness executive
    Biography

    Dominique Desseigne is a French businessperson and billionaire. He is the son-in-law of Lucien Barrière and was the chief executive of Groupe Lucien Barrière between 2001 and 2023, before being appointed Honorary Chairman.

  39. Jean Sarkozy

    Jean Sarkozy
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1986-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    local politician
    Biography

    Jean Nicolas Brice Sárközy de Nagy-Bócsa is the son of the former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy. Jean is a regional councillor in the city of Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, and registered as a first-year law student at Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University in 2007. He is a backroom activist for his father's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), a center-right party.

  40. Irakli Garibashvili

    Irakli Garibashvili
    Born in
    Georgia Flag Georgia
    Years
    1982-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    politiciancivil servantbusinesspersonentrepreneur
    Biography

    Irakli Garibashvili is a Georgian politician and a former business executive who served as the prime minister of Georgia between 22 February 2021 and 29 January 2024. He had previously served as prime minister from 20 November 2013 until his resignation on 30 December 2015. Garibashvili is a member of the Georgian Dream party and has served as the party's chairman since 1 February 2024. He entered politics with his long-time associate Bidzina Ivanishvili, in October 2012.

  41. André Comte-Sponville

    André Comte-Sponville
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1952-.. (age 73)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    In 1983 graduated with doctorate in France in history of philosophy
    Occupations
    university teacherphilosopher
    Biography

    André Comte-Sponville is a French philosopher.

  42. Caroline Vigneaux

    Caroline Vigneaux
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1975-.. (age 50)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    Graduated with French masters degree
    Occupations
    actorhumoristscreenwriterfilm directorlawyer
    Biography

    Caroline Vigneaux,, is a French comedian.

  43. Enrique Dussel

    Enrique Dussel
    Born in
    Argentina Flag Argentina
    Years
    1934-2023 (aged 89)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    Graduated with doctorate in history
    Occupations
    theologianuniversity teacherchurch historianhistorianphilosopher
    Biography

    Enrique Domingo Dussel Ambrosini was an Argentine-Mexican academic, philosopher, historian and theologian. He served as the interim rector of the Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México from 2013 to 2014.

  44. Giorgos Seferis

    Giorgos Seferis
    Born in
    Turkey Flag Turkey
    Years
    1900-1971 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    writertranslatorpoetdiplomat
    Biography

    Giorgos or George Seferis, the pen name of Georgios Seferiadis (Γεώργιος Σεφεριάδης; March 13 [O.S. February 29] 1900 – September 20, 1971), was a Greek poet and diplomat. He was one of the most important Greek poets of the 20th century, and a Nobel laureate.

  45. Rima Hassan

    Rima Hassan
    Born in
    Syria Flag Syria
    Years
    1992-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    politicianpolitical activistjurist
    Biography

    Rima Hassan Mobarak is a French jurist and politician of Palestinian origin, born in the refugee camp of Neirab, near Aleppo, Syria.

  46. Mathieu Gallet

    Mathieu Gallet
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1977-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    private secretarybusiness executive
    Biography

    Mathieu Gallet is a French senior civil servant and political advisor. He was the chief executive of the Institut national de l'audiovisuel from 2010 to 2014. He was the CEO of Radio France from 2014 to 2018. In 2019, he launched Majelan, a podcast distribution and production platform.

  47. Danièle Obono

    Danièle Obono
    Born in
    Gabon Flag Gabon
    Years
    1980-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    politiciancadres de la fonction publiquelibrarian
    Biography

    Danièle Obono is a left-wing Gabonese-French politician who has represented the Paris's 17th constituency in the National Assembly since 2017. A member of La France Insoumise (FI), she was reelected in the first round of the 2022 legislative election and again in the 2024 legislative election.

  48. Michèle Alliot-Marie

    Michèle Alliot-Marie
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1946-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomatjurist
    Biography

    Michèle Yvette Marie-Thérèse Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie, known in France as MAM, is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from France. She is a member of the Republicans, part of the European People's Party. A member of all right-wing governments formed in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, she was the first woman in France to hold the portfolios of Defense (2002–2007), the Interior (2007–2009) and Foreign Affairs (2010–2011); she has also been in charge of Youth and Sports (1993–1995) and Justice (2009–2010), and was granted the honorary rank of Minister of State in her last two offices.

  49. Constance Labbé

    Constance Labbé
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1988-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Constance Labbé is a French actress.

  50. Isaach de Bankolé

    Isaach de Bankolé
    Born in
    Ivory Coast Flag Ivory Coast
    Years
    1957-.. (age 68)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    Graduated with French university master in mathematics
    Occupations
    film actor
    Biography

    Zachari Bankolé, known professionally as Isaach de Bankolé, is an Ivoirian actor, active primarily in France and the United States. He won the 1987 César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the film Black Mic Mac, and rose to international prominence for his starring role in Claire Denis' 1988 film Chocolat. He had a significant supporting role as a loyal friend of the main character in The Brutalist (2024).

  51. Abdou Diouf

    Abdou Diouf
    Born in
    Senegal Flag Senegal
    Years
    1935-.. (age 90)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Abdou Diouf is a Senegalese politician who was the second president of Senegal from 1981 to 2000.

  52. Jean Mermoz

    Jean Mermoz
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1901-1936 (aged 35)
    Occupations
    aircraft pilotpoliticianpoet
    Biography

    Jean Mermoz was a French aviator, viewed as a hero by other pilots such as Saint-Exupéry, and in his native France, where many schools bear his name. In Brazil, he also is recognized as a pioneer aviator.

  53. Laurence Tubiana

    Laurence Tubiana
    Born in
    Algeria Flag Algeria
    Years
    1951-.. (age 74)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    Graduated with doctorate in France in economics
    Occupations
    university teachereconomist
    Biography

    Émilie Laurence Tubiana is a French economist, professor and diplomat. She served as France's Climate Change Ambassador and Special Representative for the 2015 COP21 Climate Change Conference in Paris, for which she became recognised as a key architect of the resulting Paris Agreement. Since 2017, she has been CEO of the European Climate Foundation.

  54. Achille Mbembe

    Achille Mbembe
    Born in
    Cameroon Flag Cameroon
    Years
    1957-.. (age 68)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    In 1989 graduated with doctorate in France in historical science
    Occupations
    political scientistuniversity teacherhistoriannon-fiction writerphilosopher
    Biography

    Joseph-Achille Mbembe, is a Cameroonian historian and political theorist who is a research professor in history and politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economy Research at the University of the Witwatersrand. He is well known for his writings on colonialism and its consequences and is a leading figure in new wave French critical theory.

  55. Didier Eribon

    Didier Eribon
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1953-.. (age 72)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    Graduated with habilitation to Supervise Research in sociology
    Occupations
    philosopherresearch fellowwriteropinion journalistsociologist
    Biography

    Didier Eribon is a French author and philosopher, and a historian of French intellectual life. He lives in Paris.

  56. Julia Cagé

    Julia Cagé
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1984-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    economist
    Biography

    Julia Cagé is a French economist specializing in development economics, political economy, and economic history.

  57. Guillaume Peltier

    Guillaume Peltier
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1976-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    miscellaneous persons without work under 60 excluding retireespoliticiancadre
    Biography

    Guillaume Peltier is a French politician, former teacher and business leader, who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 2024. He represented the 2nd constituency of the Loir-et-Cher department in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022. He has also served in the Departmental Council of Loir-et-Cher for the canton of Chambord since 2021. A former member of The Republicans, Peltier joined Reconquête to support Éric Zemmour's presidential candidacy in 2022.

  58. Mathias Vicherat

    Mathias Vicherat
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1978-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    official
    Biography

    Mathias Vicherat is a French civil servant and who had been the director of Sciences Po from November 2021 until his resignation in March 2024.

  59. Geoffroy de Lagasnerie

    Geoffroy de Lagasnerie
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1981-.. (age 44)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    Graduated with habilitation to Supervise Research
    Occupations
    sociologistphilosopher
    Biography

    Geoffroy de Lagasnerie is a French philosopher and sociologist.

  60. Vincent Peillon

    Vincent Peillon
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    In 1992 graduated with doctorate in France in philosophy
    Occupations
    research fellowpolitician
    Biography

    Vincent Benoît Camille Peillon is a French politician who served as Minister for Education in the French Government. He is a longstanding French politician and, from 2014 until 2019, served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West France (allied with the Socialist Party and the Party of European Socialists).

  61. Christophe Bourseiller

    Christophe Bourseiller
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1957-.. (age 68)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    In 2019 graduated with doctorate in France in contemporary history
    Occupations
    writerradio producerradio personalityteachernovelist
    Biography

    Christophe Bourseiller is a French actor, writer, freemason and journalist. He began as a child actor and starred in Yves Robert's War of the Buttons (La Guerre des boutons) in 1962 on his debut. He made several appearances on stage in the late 1970s and early 1980s and again in 2005 and 2006.

  62. Jean Ping

    Jean Ping
    Born in
    Gabon Flag Gabon
    Years
    1942-.. (age 83)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    In 1975 graduated with doctorate
    Occupations
    diplomatpolitician
    Biography

    Jean Ping is a Gabonese diplomat and politician who served as Chair of the African Union Commission from 2008 to 2012. Born to a Chinese father and Gabonese mother, he is the first individual of Chinese descent to lead the executive branch of the African Union.

  63. Ghassan Salamé

    Ghassan Salamé
    Born in
    Lebanon Flag Lebanon
    Years
    1951-.. (age 74)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    Graduated with doctorate in France in political science
    Occupations
    politicianuniversity teacherpolitical scientist
    Biography

    Ghassan Salamé is a Paris-based Lebanese academic. He served as the Lebanese Minister of Culture from 2000 to 2003. He was the Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) and professor of International Relations at Sciences Po. Salamé served as the head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya from 2017 to 2020.

  64. Vanessa Schneider

    Vanessa Schneider
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1969-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    journalistwriter
    Biography

    Vanessa Schneider is a French political journalist and writer.

  65. Thomas Porcher

    Thomas Porcher
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1977-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    teachereconomist
    Biography

    Thomas Porcher is a French economist and author. He is a member of the heterodox association of economists called Économistes atterrés.

  66. Harlem Désir

    Harlem Désir
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1959-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Harlem Jean-Philippe Désir is a French politician who served as leader of the Socialist Party (PS) from 2012 to 2014.

  67. Karim Sanjabi

    Karim Sanjabi
    Born in
    Iran Flag Iran
    Years
    1905-1995 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    university teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Karim Bakhtiar Sanjabi was an Iranian politician, a member of The National Consultative Assembly. He was also a professor at Tehran University Law School and one of the leaders of Iran National Front and Iran Party. Sanjabi was also considered the Minister of Culture in the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran in the government of Mahdi Bazargan.

  68. Chantal Jouanno

    Chantal Jouanno
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1969-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    karatekapolitician
    Biography

    Chantal Jouanno is a French politician who served as Minister of Sports in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from 14 November 2010 and 26 September 2011, succeeding to Roselyne Bachelot and being replaced by David Douillet, before taking office as senator on 1 October 2011. She was a close ally of president Sarkozy and former president of ADEME.

  69. Sébastien Demorand

    Sébastien Demorand
    Born in
    Zimbabwe Flag Zimbabwe
    Years
    1969-2020 (aged 51)
    Occupations
    journalistradio personality
    Biography

    Sébastien Demorand was a French journalist and food critic.

  70. Dominique Raimbourg

    Dominique Raimbourg
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1950-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Dominique Raimbourg was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Loire-Atlantique's 4th constituency from 2001 to 2002 and again from 2007 to 2017, as a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche. He is the son of famous French actor Bourvil.

  71. Elizabeth Duval

    Elizabeth Duval
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    2000-.. (age 25)
    Occupations
    poetnovelistwritercriticphilosopher
    Biography

    Elizabeth Duval is a Spanish novelist, poet, philosopher, philologist, critic, and trans rights activist. She is the current secretary of communication for the electoral alliance Sumar.

  72. Zoe Konstantopoulou

    Zoe Konstantopoulou
    Born in
    Greece Flag Greece
    Years
    1976-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    politicianjuristlawyer
    Biography

    Zoe Konstantopoulou is a Greek politician of the political left, who served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament from February to October 2015. Since 2016 she has been the president of the Course of Freedom.

  73. Jamie Zebi

    Jamie Zebi
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Jamie D. McCourt is the former United States Ambassador to France and Monaco who served from 2017 to 2021. She was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in on November 2, 2017. Ambassador McCourt is also the United States Permanent Observer to the Council of Europe. McCourt is the founder and CEO of Jamie Enterprises and a former executive of the Los Angeles Dodgers. She became the highest-ranking woman in Major League Baseball, appointed first as vice chairman of the Dodgers in 2004, then president in 2005, and finally CEO in 2009.

  74. Guillaume Faye

    Guillaume Faye
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1949-2019 (aged 70)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    Graduated with Master of Arts in political science
    Occupations
    non-fiction writerjournalistuniversity teacherpolitical activistlecturer
    Biography

    Guillaume Faye was a French political theorist, journalist, writer, and leading member of the French New Right.

  75. André Santini

    André Santini
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1940-.. (age 85)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    In 1985 graduated with doctorate in France in private law
    Occupations
    university teacherpoliticianjurist
    Biography

    André Santini is a French politician and current mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine.

  76. Abdullah Ensour

    Abdullah Ensour
    Born in
    Jordan Flag Jordan
    Years
    1939-.. (age 86)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Abdullah Ensour is a Jordanian economist who served as the 40th prime minister of Jordan between October 2012 and May 2016. A veteran politician, he has held various cabinet positions in Jordanian government in addition to being prime minister.

  77. Javad Tabatabai

    Javad Tabatabai
    Born in
    Iran Flag Iran
    Years
    1945-2023 (aged 78)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    In 1984 graduated with doctorate in France in political science
    Occupations
    university teachertranslatorphilosophernon-fiction writer
    Biography

    Seyyed Javad Tabatabai was an Iranian philosopher and political scientist. He was Professor and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Tehran.

  78. Sébastien Bazin

    Sébastien Bazin
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    businesspersonbusiness executive
    Biography

    Sébastien Bazin is a French businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of AccorHotels (Euronext: AC; LSE: 0H59). As CEO of Accor, he has committed to the UN's HeForShe campaign that seeks to promote women's and men's rights by pledging to reach parity in pay and equality between genders by 2020.

  79. Jean-Jacques Urvoas

    Jean-Jacques Urvoas
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1959-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Jean-Jacques Urvoas is a French politician. He was minister of Justice from 2016 to 2017. He represented Finistère's 1st constituency in the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2016, as a member of the Socialist, radical, citizen and miscellaneous left.

  80. Nicole Bacharan

    Nicole Bacharan
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1955-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    political scientistwriterlecturerhistorianresearcher
    Biography

    Nicole Bacharan is a French historian and political scientist specializing in American society and French-American relations. She is a researcher with the National Foundation for Political Science (Sciences Po) and was a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in California from 2013 to 2014.

  81. Mohamed Ennaceur

    Mohamed Ennaceur
    Born in
    Tunisia Flag Tunisia
    Years
    1934-.. (age 91)
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Mohamed Ennaceur is a Tunisian politician who served as the acting president of Tunisia for 91 days, from President Beji Caid Essebsi's death on 25 July 2019 until he handed over the presidency to Kais Saied as the winner of the 2019 Tunisian presidential election on 23 October 2019. Since 2014, he has also been the President of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People and leader of the governing Nidaa Tounes party. Previously, he served as Minister of Social Affairs in the 1970s and 1980s under President Habib Bourguiba and again in 2011 in the transitional Ghannouchi and Essebsi governments.

  82. Uwe Timm

    Uwe Timm
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1940-.. (age 85)
    Occupations
    autobiographerpoetscreenwriterwriterchildren's writer
    Biography

    Uwe Timm is a German writer.

  83. Richard Orlinski

    Richard Orlinski
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1966-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    musiciansculptordisc jockey
    Biography

    Richard Orlinski is a French sculptor and visual neo-pop artist.

  84. Cristovam Buarque

    Cristovam Buarque
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1944-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    mechanical engineerpoliticianeconomistwriteruniversity teacher
    Biography

    Cristovam Ricardo Cavalcanti Buarque is a Brazilian university professor and member of Cidadania. He was a senator for the Federal District from 2003 to 2019.

  85. Denise Bombardier

    Denise Bombardier
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1941-2023 (aged 82)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    In 1974 graduated with doctorate in France in sociology
    Occupations
    political scientistsociologisttelevision presenterwriterjournalist
    Biography

    Denise Bombardier CM CQ was a Canadian journalist, essayist, novelist and media personality who worked for the French-language television network Radio-Canada for over 30 years.

  86. Jörg Kukies

    Jörg Kukies
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1968-.. (age 57)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    1990-1994 graduated with master's degree
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Jörg Kukies is a German economist and politician who has been serving as Minister of Finance in the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 7 November 2024.

  87. Joseph Oughourlian

    Joseph Oughourlian
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1972-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    entrepreneurfinancierbusinessperson
    Biography

    Joseph Oughourlian, is a French financial entrepreneur and businessman of Lebanese – Armenian origin. Founder of the activist fund Amber Capital, he invests in companies whose management he then seeks to influence.

  88. Cecilia Malmström

    Cecilia Malmström
    Born in
    Sweden Flag Sweden
    Years
    1968-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    university teacherpoliticiandiplomatpolitical scientist
    Biography

    Anna Cecilia Malmström is a Swedish politician who served as European Commissioner for Trade from 2014 to 2019. She previously served as European Commissioner for Home Affairs from 2010 to 2014 and Minister for European Union Affairs from 2006 to 2010. She was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Sweden from 1999 to 2006.

  89. Salhia Brakhlia

    Salhia Brakhlia
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1986-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    film directorjournalistnews presenter
    Biography

    Salhia Brakhlia is a French political journalist. She has contributed to television programs on Canal +, BFM TV, TMC (for the Quotidien program) and France Info since 2020.

  90. Patrick Boucheron

    Patrick Boucheron
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1965-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    university teacherhistorianradio personality
    Biography

    Patrick Boucheron is a French historian. He previously taught medieval history at the École normale supérieure and the University of Paris. He is a professor of history at the Collège de France. He is the author of 12 books and or the editor of 5 books. His 2017 book, Histoire mondiale de la France (Global History of France), compiled work by 122 historians and became an unexpected bestseller, with more than 110 000 copies sold. From 2017 to 2020, he hosted Quand l'histoire fait dates, a TV program of 22 episodes which explored different important dates in world history.

  91. Laurence Rossignol

    Laurence Rossignol
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1957-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    journalistpolitician
    Biography

    Laurence Rossignol is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has served as a member of the French Senate from 2011 to 2014 and again since 2017, representing Oise. From 2014 to 2017, she served as Secretary of State for the Family, Senior Citizens and Autonomy in the governments of Prime Ministers Manuel Valls and Bernard Cazeneuve.

  92. Robert Bourgi

    Robert Bourgi
    Born in
    Senegal Flag Senegal
    Years
    1945-.. (age 80)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    In 1978 graduated with doctorate
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitical adviser
    Biography

    Robert Bourgi is a French-Lebanese businessman, politician and the recipient of the Legion of Honour. He is best known as a close confidante and adviser to several African leaders in former French colonial states, especially Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon. Bourgi was considered a major facilitator in what was known as Françafrique, France's sphere of influence over its former colonies in sub-Saharan Africa. He was instrumental in maintaining the dense web of personal networks (or réseaux), a central feature of Françafrique, that held together the informal businesses and political relationships between French and African leaders. He was mentored by and succeeded one of the founding pillars of Francafrique, Jacques Foccart.

  93. Niède Guidon

    Niède Guidon
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1933-.. (age 92)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    1961-1962 graduated with specialization in prehistoric archaeology
    In 1975 graduated with doctorate in prehistory
    Occupations
    anthropologistarchaeologistprehistorian
    Biography

    Niède Guidon is a Brazilian archaeologist known for her work in pre-historic archeology of South American civilizations and her efforts to secure the conservation of the World Heritage Site Serra da Capivara National Park.

  94. Pierre Lévy

    Pierre Lévy
    Born in
    Tunisia Flag Tunisia
    Years
    1956-.. (age 69)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    In 1980 graduated with Master of Arts
    Occupations
    philosopheradjunct professorscreenwriterwritersociologist
    Biography

    Pierre Lévy is a Tunisian-born French philosopher, cultural theorist and media scholar who specializes in the understanding of the cultural and cognitive implications of digital technologies and the phenomenon of human collective intelligence.

  95. Luc Chatel

    Luc Chatel
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Luc-Marie Chatel is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who served as Minister of National Education in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from June 2009 to May 2012. In 2014, he served as the acting chair of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).

  96. Jorge Castañeda Gutman

    Jorge Castañeda Gutman
    Born in
    Mexico Flag Mexico
    Years
    1953-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    economistpoliticianuniversity teacherhistoriandiplomat
    Biography

    Jorge Castañeda Gutman is a Mexican politician and academic who served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs (2000–2003).

  97. Anaïs Bouton

    Anaïs Bouton
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1970-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Anaïs Martine Marie Bouton is a French journalist and television presenter (with the RTL Group television broadcaster).

  98. Johann Chapoutot

    Johann Chapoutot
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1978-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    university teacherhistoriandocent
    Biography

    Johann Chapoutot is a French historian in contemporary history, Germany and nazism.

  99. Hervé Gaymard

    Hervé Gaymard
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    Grands corps de l'Etatpolitician
    Biography

    Hervé Gaymard is a French politician and a member of The Republicans conservative party. He served as the country's Minister of Finances from 30 November 2004 until his resignation on 25 February 2005.

  100. Karim Wade

    Karim Wade
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1968-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Karim Meïssa Wade is a Senegalese politician who served in the government of Senegal as Minister of State for International Cooperation, Regional Development, Air Transport, and Infrastructure from May 2009 to April 2012. He is the son of Abdoulaye Wade, who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. Before joining the government, Karim Wade was President of the National Agency for the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (Agence Nationale de l'Organisation de la Conférence Islamique, ANOCI) and served as an advisor to his father. He was widely seen as a possible successor to his father as president, and his father was widely believed to be grooming him for the position.