39 Notable alumni of
University of Rennes 2
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The University of Rennes 2 is 1072nd in the world, 375th in Europe, and 33rd in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 39 notable alumni from the University of Rennes 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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Philippe Katerine
- Occupations
- screenwriterdraftspersonfilm actorplastic artistfilm director
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Philippe Blanchard, known professionally as Philippe Katerine, is a French singer-songwriter, actor, artist, director and writer who began his career in 1991. Some of his popular singles include "Mon cœur balance", "Je vous emmerde", and "Louxor j'adore".
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Étienne Daho
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- singer-songwritersingeractor
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Étienne Daho is a French singer-songwriter. He has released a number of synth-driven and rock-surf influenced pop hit singles since 1981.
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Jean-Yves Le Drian
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- politicianhistorianpensioner
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Jean-Yves Le Drian is a French politician who served as Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs in the governments of Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex (2017–2022) and as Minister of Defence under President François Hollande (2012–2017). A former member of the Socialist Party, he had been an Independent from 2018 before founding Territories of Progress in 2020.
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Alan Stivell
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- musicianconductoractivistsongwritermusic arranger
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Alan Stivell is a Breton and Celtic musician and singer, songwriter, recording artist, and master of the Celtic harp. From the early 1970s, he revived global interest in the Celtic (specifically Breton) harp and Celtic music as part of world music. As a bagpiper and bombard player, he modernized traditional Breton music and singing in the Breton language. A precursor of Celtic rock, he is inspired by the union of the Celtic cultures and is a keeper of the Breton culture.
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Christophe Honoré
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- film actorscreenwriterplaywrightfilm directorwriter
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Christophe Honoré is a French writer and film and theatre director.
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Jocelyn Gourvennec
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- association football playerassociation football manager
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Jocelyn François Gourvennec is a French professional football manager and former player who most recently worked as the head coach of Ligue 1 club Nantes. He played as a midfielder for clubs such as Lorient, Rennes, Nantes, Marseille, Montpellier, Bastia, Angers, and Clermont.
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Denez Prigent
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- poetsinger-songwriterrecording artistsinger
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Denez Prigent is a Breton folk singer-songwriter of the gwerz and kan ha diskan styles of Breton music. From his debut at the age of 16, he was known for singing traditional songs a cappella, and has moved on to singing his own songs with techno music accompaniments. He has performed in France as well as internationally and has recorded seven studio and two live albums.
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Marylise Lebranchu
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- politician
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Marylise Lebranchu is a French politician of the Socialist Party who served as Minister of the Reform of the State and of Decentralisation under Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.
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Odile Decq
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- architect
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Odile Decq is a French architect, urban planner and academic. She is the founder of the Paris firm, Studio Odile Decq and the architecture school, Confluence Institute. Decq is known for her self-described goth appearance and style.
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Paul Molac
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- politicianhigh-school teacherprofessors, scientific professions
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Paul Molac is a French politician who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2012 elections, representing Morbihan's 4th constituency.
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Gaspard Glanz
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- photojournalistjournalistvideo journalist
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Gaspard Glanz is a French videojournalist.
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Étienne Davodeau
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- screenwriterwritercomics artistillustrator
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Étienne Davodeau, is a French comic book artist and writer.
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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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Nicolas Gestin
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 2
- Studied spatial planning
- Occupations
- canoeist
- Biography
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Nicolas Gestin pronounced [nikɔla ʒɛstɛ̃] is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016. He is from Tréméven, Finistère in Brittany. He became Olympic Champion on home soil in 2024 at the slalom C-1 event.
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Mikaël Cherel
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- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Mikaël Cherel is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2007 to 2023.
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Didier Squiban
- Occupations
- composerpianist
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Didier Squiban is a French pianist and composer.
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Landry Chauvin
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 2
- In 1990 graduated with French university master in sport management
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football manager
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Landry Roger Eugène Chauvin is a French former footballer who most recently was the manager of Tunisian team Club Africain.
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Nolwenn Korbell
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- recording artistactorsingerwriterlyricist
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Nolwenn Korbell, is a French Breton singer-songwriter. Best known for her songs in Breton, with her musicians or in a duet with guitarist Soïg Sibéril, she released four albums, regularly performs in concerts, and also keeps acting in plays and films.
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Erwan Balanant
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- politician
- Biography
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Erwan Balanant is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Finistère.
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Bernadette Malgorn
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 2
- Studied in 1972
- Occupations
- politicianofficial
- 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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Titinga Frédéric Pacéré
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- 1943-2024 (aged 81)
- Occupations
- historianjuristpoetlawyer
- Biography
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Titinga Frédéric Pacéré was a Burkinabé solicitor, writer, poet and griot and founder and curator of the Musée de Manega museum in Burkina Faso.
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Philippe Le Guillou
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 2
- In 1981 graduated with master's degree
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- writerliterary critic
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Philippe Le Guillou is a French writer. He was born in Finistère on 12 August 1959. A prolific writer, he has published around 40 books, including fiction and non-fiction. He won the Prix Médicis for Les Sept Noms du peintre and the Prix Mediterranee for La Rumeur du soleil.
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Arnaud Le Lan
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Arnaud Le Lan is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played his entire career in Brittany.
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Flavia Bujor
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 2
- In 2018 graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- writerliterary critic
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Flavia Bujor is a French novelist of Romanian origin. She lived in Romania until the age of two when she moved to Paris, France. Her first book was the children's story The Prophecy of the Stones or "The Prophecy of The Gems", which she wrote at age 13. It has been translated into twenty-three different languages.
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Agnès Le Brun
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- politicianhigh-school teacherprofessors, scientific professions
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Agnès Le Brun is a French politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2011 to 2014. Born in Chaumont-en-Vexin, she grew up in rural Brittany and graduated from the University of Rennes 2 – Upper Brittany, obtaining a Master's Degree in Classics. She then moved to Morlaix, where she became a teacher.
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Nando Bodha
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- 1954-.. (age 71)
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 2
- In 1981 graduated with diplôme d'études approfondies
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Nandcoomar Bodha, commonly known as Nando Bodha, is a Mauritian barrister, TV news presenter, politician and former government minister.
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Camille Prigent
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 2
- Studied science and technology of physical and sporting activities
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- kayaker
- Biography
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Camille Prigent is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2013.
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Arnaud Le Gall
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- civil employees and civil servantscadres de la fonction publiquepolitician
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Arnaud Le Gall is a French politician of La France Insoumise who has been representing Val-d'Oise's 9th constituency in the National Assembly since 2022. In the 2022 French legislative election he unseated En Marche MP Zivka Park.
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Laëtitia Le Corguillé
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- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Laëtitia Le Corguillé is a French BMX racer and Olympic athlete who won the silver medal in BMX at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
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André Lespagnol
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- politicianuniversity teacherhistorian
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André Lespagnol was a French politician and professor. He held an Agrégation in history and first taught in Quebec before heading to the University of Rennes 2, focusing on the history of Saint-Malo. He was president of the University of Rennes 2 from 1991 to 1996 before becoming Rector of the Academy of Reims, then Créteil. In 2004, he was elected vice-president of the Regional Council of Brittany, serving until 2010.
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Patrick Le Roux
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- university teacherhistorian of classical antiquityclassical scholar
- Biography
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Patrick Le Roux is a 20th–21st-century French historian.
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Christine Cloarec
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 2
- 1983-1987 graduated with licentiate
- Occupations
- politicianemployé de commercePersonnel of direct services to individuals
- Biography
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Christine Cloarec is a French politician representing Renaissance (RE) She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Ille-et-Vilaine.
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Patrick Malrieu
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 2
- In 1998 graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- music historianprinter
- Biography
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Patrick Malrieu was a French industrial executive and a Breton music historian.
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Erwan Evenou
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 2
- Graduated with doctorate in France
- Occupations
- teacherwriter
- Biography
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Erwan Evenou was a French writer, linguist, political activist, and teacher. He was a strong advocate for the Breton language. He was a recipient of the Ordre des Palmes académiques for his work.
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Jean-René Marsac
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- politician
- Biography
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Jean-René Marsac was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Ille-et-Vilaine's 4th constituency from 2007 to 2017, as a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.
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Tristan Le Govic
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- composersingerharpist
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Tristan Le Govic is a Breton harp player, singer and composer born in 1976.
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Jean Brihault
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- 1947-.. (age 78)
- Occupations
- academicpresident of the European Handball Federation
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Jean Brihault is a professor at the University of Rennes 2 which he holds as position of president from 1996 to 2001. Alongside his teaching activities, he held executive positions in the world of handball. He was the president of European Handball Federation and the vice-president of International Handball Federation from 2012 to 2016.
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Bernard Bonnejean
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- literary critic
- Biography
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Bernard Bonnejean, is a French author, specialist of catholic French poetry of 19th and 20th centuries.
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Ronan Leprohon
- Enrolled in the University of Rennes 2
- In 1972 graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ronan Leprohon was a 20th-century French Breton academic historian, politician, and lifelong Breton nationalist.
