22 Notable alumni of Bordeaux Montaigne University
Updated: May 29, 2026 EliteDegrees
Bordeaux Montaigne University is ranked #3,748 in the world and #120 in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 notable alumni from Bordeaux Montaigne University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Bordeaux Montaigne University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Catherine Cessac
1952-. (aged 74)
music historian
musicologist
Catherine Cessac is a French musicologist and music publisher.
2. Mohamed Toihiri
1955-. (aged 71)
diplomat
writer
Mohamed Toihiri was the Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Comoros, (also accredited as ambassador to the United States, Canada and Cuba) between 2007 and 2012. Outside of his ambassadorship, Toihiri is known as Comoros's first published novelist.
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3. Jérémie K. Dagnini
1977-. (aged 49)
academic
musicologist
Jérémie K. Dagnini is a French academic, specializing in Jamaican popular music.
4. Éric Poulliat
1974-. (aged 52)
intermediate administrative professions of the public service
politician
Éric Poulliat is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Gironde.
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5. Nafissatou Dia Diouf
1973-. (aged 53)
poet
writer
Nafissatou Dia Diouf is a Senegalese writer in French.
6. Bernard Miège
1941-. (aged 85)
research fellow
Bernard Miège is a French media theorist and academic administrator. He is Emeritus Professor of Communication and Information Science (Professeur émérite de sciences de l'information et de la communication) at Stendhal University in Grenoble. He was educated at Paris University, both in political studies and in economics. He has a Ph.D. in economics (Paris) and another Ph.D. in humanities (Bordeaux)....
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7. Stéphane Bijoux
1970-. (aged 56)
journalist
politician
Stéphane Bijoux is a French politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2024.
8. Sandra Marsaud
1974-. (aged 52)
politician
anciens cadres
Sandra Marsaud is a French politician representing La République En Marche! She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the 2nd constituency of the department of Charente.
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9. Simplice Sarandji
1955-. (aged 71)
campaign manager
minister
university teacher
politician
Simplice Sarandji is a Central African politician who has served as the president of the National Assembly of the Central African Republic since 5 May 2021. He previously served as the prime minister of the Central African Republic from 2016 to 2019. He also previously acted as the chief of staff for Prime Minister Faustin-Archange Touadera, and the campaign manager...
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10. Şeyda Kurt
1992-. (aged 34)
orator
opinion journalist
podcaster
journalist
presenter
Şeyda Kurt is a German journalist and author.
11. Marzena Sowa
1979-. (aged 47)
writer
translator
comics writer
Marzena Sowa is a Polish cartoonist. Since 2001, she has been living in France. Sowa studied at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and then at the Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3 in Bordeaux.
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12. François Bayrou
1951-. (aged 75)
pensioner
professor
politician
François Bayrou is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from December 2024 to September 2025. He has presided over the European Democratic Party (EDP) since 2004 and the Democratic Movement (MoDem) since 2007. A centrist, he was a candidate in the 2002, 2007 and 2012 presidential elections.
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13. José Bové
1953-. (aged 73)
environmentalist
farmer
politician
trade unionist
Joseph "José" Bové is a French farmer, labor leader and alter-globalization activist, and spokesman for Via Campesina. He was one of the twelve official candidates in the 2007 French presidential election. He served in the European Parliament as a member of the European Green Party in 2009–2014 and 2014–2019.
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14. Rodolphe Alexandre
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Rodolphe Alexandre is a French politician from French Guiana. The former Mayor of Cayenne, he was president of the Guiana Assembly, the deliberative assembly of French Guiana, since its establishment on 1 January 2016 until 2021. He was president of the Regional Council of French Guiana from 26 March 2010, till the Regional Council and General Council were replaced by...
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15. Olivier Falorni
1972-. (aged 54)
professors
scientific professions
politician
Olivier Falorni is a French politician. He was elected to the French National Assembly on 17 June 2012, representing La Rochelle in the 1st constituency of the department of Charente-Maritime. He was re-elected in 2017 and again in 2022.
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16. Bernard Blancan
1958-. (aged 68)
screenwriter
television actor
film director
actor
Bernard Blancan is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 85 films and television shows since 1989. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in Days of Glory at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
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17. Ignacio Ramonet
1943-. (aged 83)
semiologist
writer
journalist
sociologist
geopolitical analyst
Ignacio Ramonet Miguez is a Spanish academic, journalist, and writer who has been based in Paris for much of his career. After becoming first known for writing on film and media, he became editor-in-chief of Le Monde diplomatique, serving from 1991 until March 2008. Under his leadership, LMD established editorial independence in 1996 from Le Monde, with which it had...
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18. Pierre Lory
1952-. (aged 74)
university teacher
diplomat
journalist
arabist
Islamicist
Pierre Lory is director of studies emeritus at the École Pratique des Hautes Études, and a former holder of the chair of Islamic mysticism.
19. Xavier Darcos
1947-. (aged 79)
university teacher
literary scholar
politician
Xavier Darcos is a French politician, scholar, civil servant and former Minister of Labour.
20. Patrick Le Roux
1943-. (aged 83)
university teacher
historian of classical antiquity
classical scholar
Patrick Le Roux is a 20th–21st-century French historian.
21. Yann Barthès
1974-. (aged 52)
television presenter
television producer
journalist
Yann Romain Barthès is a French journalist, TV presenter and producer, best known for hosting the television segment Le Petit Journal and the TV talk show Quotidien.
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22. Luc-Adolphe Tiao
1954-. (aged 72)
journalist
diplomat
minister
politician
Luc-Adolphe Tiao is a Burkinabé politician and journalist who was Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 2011 to 2014.