19 Notable alumni of
University of Rennes 1
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The University of Rennes 1 is 1660th in the world, 562nd in Europe, and 55th in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from the University of Rennes 1 sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Jean-Jacques Urvoas
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- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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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.
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Yves Cochet
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 1
- In 1971 graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Yves Cochet is a French politician, member of Europe Écologie–The Greens. He was minister in the government of Lionel Jospin. On 6 December 2011, he was elected member of the European Parliament (MEP).
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Bérangère Couillard
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- politician
- Biography
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Bérangère Couillard is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as Minister for Gender Equality and Fight against discriminations in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from 2023 to 2024.
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Florian Bachelier
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- politicianlawyer
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Florian Bachelier is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was a deputy in the French National Assembly, representing the department of Ille-et-Vilaine from 2017 to 2022.
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Loïg Chesnais-Girard
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 1
- Graduated with Diplôme d’études supérieures spécialisées
- Occupations
- cadrepolitician
- Biography
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Loïg Chesnais-Girard is a French politician. A former member of the Socialist Party, he was mayor of Liffré from 2008 to 2017 and is the current President of the Regional Council of Brittany since 2017.
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Raymond Keruzoré
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- association football managerassociation football player
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Raymond Keruzoré is a French former football player and manager, regarded as one of the greatest players to have played for Rennes, as well as one of the greatest ever Breton players.
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Louis Le Pensec
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- politician
- Biography
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Louis Le Pensec was a French politician. He was a member of the Socialist Party. Between 1973 and 1997, he was a member of the Parliament.
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Bernadette Malgorn
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 1
- Studied in 1971
- Occupations
- officialpolitician
- Biography
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Bernadette Malgorn is a French civil servant and politician. She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
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Mustapha Laabid
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 1
- Graduated with French masters degree
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mostapha Laabid is a French politician, formerly of La République En Marche!. He was the French National Assembly deputy for Ille-et-Vilaine's 1st constituency from 21 June 2017 to 7 September 2021.
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Alain Cadec
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- General Agent of Insurancepolitician
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Alain Cadec is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the Senate since the 2020 elections, representing the Côtes-d'Armor district. He previously was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the West France constituency from 2009 until 2019.
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Titinga Frédéric Pacéré
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- 1943-.. (age 81)
- Occupations
- historianlawyerpoet
- Biography
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Titinga Frédéric Pacéré is a Burkinabé solicitor, writer, poet and griot and founder and curator of the Musée de Manega museum in Burkina Faso. He studied in Abidjan. He has written over twenty books and published 60 volumes and has been awarded the medal of honour of the Association of French speaking writers (A.D.E.L.F.).
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Marie-Pierre Vedrenne
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- politicianjurist
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Marie-Pierre Vedrenne is a French lawyer and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.
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Philippe Latombe
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 1
- Graduated with French masters degree
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Philippe Alcibiade Marie-Joseph Latombe is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who has represented the 1st constituency of the Vendée department in the National Assembly since 2017.
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Pascal Lamour
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- pharmacistsinger-songwriterwritermusician
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Pascal Lamour is a French Breton musician. After a long career as an herbalist, he devoted himself entirely to music since 2000. He has produced thirteen albums under his own label, BNC, since 1994, but has actually made known in the music business since 2005–2006. He has played throughout Europe, and in Quebec, the United States, Brazil, Vietnam and other countries.
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Victor Coroller
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- athletics competitor
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Victor Coroller is a French athlete specialising in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships reaching the semifinals. Earlier, he won a bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
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Frédérique Tuffnell
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- politician
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Frédérique Tuffnell is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the department of Charente-Maritime. From 2017 until 2020, she was a member of La République En Marche! (LREM). In May 2020, she was one of the 17 initial members of the short-lived Ecology Democracy Solidarity group in the National Assembly.
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Bertrand Bouyx
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- politicianpharmacist
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Bertrand Bouyx is a French politician of Renaissance who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the 5th constituency of Calvados.
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Didier Astruc
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 1
- In 1970 graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- chemistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Didier Astruc carried out his studies in chemistry in Rennes. After a Ph. D. with professor R. Dabard in organometallic chemistry, he did post-doctoral studies with professor R. R. Schrock (2005 Nobel Laureate) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the U.S. and later a sabbatical year with professor K. P. C. Vollhardt at the University of California at Berkeley. He became a CNRS Director of research in Rennes, then in 1983 full Professor of Chemistry at the University Bordeaux 1. He is known for his work on electron-reservoir complexes and dendritic molecular batteries, catalytic processes (olefin metathesis, C-C coupling, catalysis in water) using nanoreactors and molecular recognition using gold nanoparticles and metallodendrimers. He is the author of three books, scientific publications and the editor of five books or special issues. He has been a member of the National CNRS committee from 2000 to 2008 and the President of the Coordination Chemistry Division of the Société Française de Chimie from 2000 to 2004. Didier Astruc is on the Thompson-Reuters list of the top 100 chemists who have achieved the highest citation impact scores for their chemistry papers published between 2000 and 2010. and on the list of the Highest Cited Researchers 2015 and 2016 (Thomson-Reuters). and 2017 to 2023 (Clarivate Analytics)
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Jean-Pierre Bourhis
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- canoeist
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Jean-Pierre Renan Bourhis is a French-Senegalese slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012. He finished 18th in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. At the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he again competed in the C1 event, improving to 17th. Jean Pierre is currently studying at the renowned National Institute of Applied Sciences in Rennes. (INSA)
