22 Notable alumni of Bordeaux Montaigne University

Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees

Bordeaux Montaigne University is 3748st in the world, 1st in North America, and 120st in the United States 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.

Jérémie K. Dagnini

1. Jérémie K. Dagnini

1977-. (aged 49)
academic musicologist
Jérémie K. Dagnini is a French academic, specializing in Jamaican popular music.
Catherine Cessac

2. Catherine Cessac

1952-. (aged 74)
music historian musicologist
Catherine Cessac is a French musicologist and music publisher.
Mohamed Toihiri

3. 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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Simplice Sarandji

4. 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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Şeyda Kurt

5. Şeyda Kurt

1992-. (aged 34)
orator opinion journalist podcaster journalist presenter
Şeyda Kurt is a German journalist and author.
Marzena Sowa

6. 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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Éric Poulliat

7. 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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Nafissatou Dia Diouf

8. Nafissatou Dia Diouf

1973-. (aged 53)
poet writer
Nafissatou Dia Diouf is a Senegalese writer in French.
Bernard Miège

9. 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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Stéphane Bijoux

10. 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.
Sandra Marsaud

11. 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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François Bayrou

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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José Bové

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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Rodolphe Alexandre

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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Olivier Falorni

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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Bernard Blancan

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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Ignacio Ramonet

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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Pierre Lory

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.
Xavier Darcos

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.
Patrick Le Roux

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.
Yann Barthès

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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Luc-Adolphe Tiao

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.