62 Notable alumni of Grenoble Alpes University
Updated: May 29, 2026 EliteDegrees
Grenoble Alpes University is ranked #357 in the world and #4 in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 62 notable alumni from Grenoble Alpes 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 Grenoble Alpes University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Marlon Dumas
1975-. (aged 51)
computer scientist
Marlon Gerardo Dumas Menjivar is a Honduran computer scientist, and Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Tartu in Estonia, known for his contributions in the field of Business Process Management.
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2. Coralie Frasse-Sombet
1991-. (aged 35)
alpine skier
Coralie Frasse Sombet is a French alpine ski racer.
3. Barbara Earl Thomas
1948-. (aged 78)
writer
painter
Barbara Earl Thomas is an American visual artist, writer, and arts administrator based in Seattle.
4. James Clugnet
1996-. (aged 30)
cross-country skier
James Clugnet is a British cross-country skier. He competed in the sprint at the 2022 Winter Olympics Clugnet also competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics, individually in the 10 kilometre freestyle and sprint, and then teaming up with Andrew Musgrave to achieve Great Britain's best result in Olympic cross-country skiing by finishing fifth in the team sprint.
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5. Tifany Roux
1997-. (aged 29)
alpine skier
Tifany Roux is a French World Cup alpine ski racer. She made her World Cup debut on 24 February 2019 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
6. Catherine Ritz
glaciologist
paleoclimatologist
geographer
Catherine Ritz is a French Antarctic researcher, best known for her work on ice sheets and their impact on sea level rise.
7. Laurent Mailhot
1931-2021 (aged 90)
literary critic
writer
university teacher
essayist
opinion journalist
Laurent Mailhot was a Canadian historian, writer, professor, essayist, and literary critic.
8. Catherine Picart
1971-. (aged 55)
researcher
professeur des universités
university teacher
biophysicist
engineer
Cathérine Cécile Picart is a French biophysicist and bioengineer. She is the Head of the Department of Health at CEA Grenoble (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) in the area of fundamental research, a professor at the Institut polytechnique de Grenoble École nationale supérieure de physique, électronique, matériaux (PHELMA) and researcher at the Laboratoire des Matériaux et du Génie...
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9. Gregor Bochmann
1941-. (aged 85)
computer scientist
university teacher
physicist
Gregor von Bochmann is a German-Canadian computer scientist and emeritus professor of the Université de Montréal and the University of Ottawa. He is known for his work in the area of protocol engineering and distributed applications.
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10. Richard E. Hoagland
1950-. (aged 76)
diplomat
Richard Eugene Hoagland is a career ambassador in the United States Department of State. He was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs from 2013-2015. In the summer of 2016, based at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan, he was the senior U.S. liaison to the Russian Reconciliation Center at the Russian military base...
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11. Ephraim Ben-Artzi
1910-2001 (aged 91)
engineer
military officer
Ephraim Ben-Artzi was an Israeli general and businessman.
12. Florencio Utreras
1951-. (aged 75)
computer scientist
mathematician
academic
Florencio Ignacio Utreras Díaz is a Chilean mathematician who is considered to be one of the fathers of the Internet in Chile.
13. Otto Kissenberth
1893-1919 (aged 26)
aircraft pilot
military officer
Otto Kissenberth was a German flying ace of World War I credited with 20 aerial victories. He was a prewar mechanical engineer who joined the German air service in 1914. After being trained and after serving as a reconnaissance pilot, he became one of the first German fighter pilots, flying with Kampfeinsitzerkommando (Combat Single-Seater Command) KEK Einsisheim. He scored six...
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14. Mohammed al-Dairi
1952-. (aged 74)
diplomat
Mohammed al-Dairi or Mohammed ad-Dairi is a Libyan politician. He was the foreign minister of Libya from the Tobruk-based House of Representatives since 28 September 2014 until 28 February 2019.
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15. René Ballet
1928-2017 (aged 89)
journalist
essayist
René Ballet was a French journalist, novelist and essayist. A communist, he was an international correspondent for L’Humanité. He was the author of 14 novels and 35 essays, many of which were about Roger Vailland.
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16. Mahir Domi
1915-2000 (aged 85)
linguist
Mahir Domi was an Albanian linguist, professor, and academic. He was one of the organizers and main participants of the Albanian Orthography Congress, and member of the follow-up commission responsible for deploying the orthographic rules of the Standard Albanian language.
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17. Max Becker
1888-1960 (aged 72)
politician
Max Becker was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and former member of the German Bundestag.
18. Charles Pomaret
1897-1984 (aged 87)
historian
lawyer
journalist
politician
Charles Pomaret was a French lawyer, journalist, historian, and statesman of the Third French Republic.
19. Romain Heinrich
1990-. (aged 36)
bobsledder
shot putter
Romain Heinrich is a French bobsledder.
20. Annaïg Le Meur
1973-. (aged 53)
kinesiotherapist
politician
professions libérales et assimilés
Annaïg Le Meur is a French politician representing Renaissance (RE) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing Finistère's 1st constituency.
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21. Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah
1940-. (aged 86)
diplomat
minister
politician
Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah is a Mauritanian diplomat who was a senior United Nations official.
22. Henri Capitant
1865-1937 (aged 72)
jurist
Henri Capitant was a French jurist.
23. Jordan Pothain
1994-. (aged 32)
swimmer
Jordan Pothain is a French swimmer.
24. Delphine Claudel
1996-. (aged 30)
cross-country skier
Delphine Claudel is a French cross-country skier. She competed in the women's 10 kilometre freestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics. She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's 30 kilometre freestyle, Women's 15 kilometre skiathlon, and Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay.
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25. Anne-Sophie Barthet
1988-. (aged 38)
alpine skier
Anne-Sophie Barthet is a French World Cup alpine ski racer and soldier. She competed for France at four Winter Olympics and five World Championships.
26. Florian Jouanny
1992-. (aged 34)
athlete
sport cyclist
Florian Jouanny is a French Para-cyclist who represented France at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
27. Abderrazak Kilani
1954-. (aged 72)
diplomat
lawyer
politician
Abderrazak Kilani is a Tunisian politician and lawyer. In 2010 and during the Tunisian Revolution, he was the chairman of the National Bar of Lawyers In 2012, he served as the Deputy Prime Minister for Relations With the Constituent Assembly under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. Since 2013, he has been Ambassador of Tunisia to the United Nations. In October 20,...
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28. Aquino de Bragança
1924-1986 (aged 62)
university teacher
physicist
diplomat
journalist
political activist
Tomaz Aquino Messias de Bragança was a Mozambican physicist, journalist, diplomat and social scientist at the Eduardo Mondlane University. He played a leading intellectual and political role in the campaign for the decolonialisation of Mozambique from its colonial power.
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29. Célia Aymonier
1991-. (aged 35)
biathlete
cross-country skier
Célia Aymonier is a former French cross-country skier and biathlete. She competed as a cross-country skier at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, competing in the skiathlon and the 10 km classical.
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30. Arnaud Gouillon
1985-. (aged 41)
humanitarian
political activist
politician
Arno Gujon is a French-born Serbian official.
31. Iosif Sifakis
1946-. (aged 80)
computer scientist
researcher
engineer
Joseph Sifakis is a Greek-French computer scientist. He received the 2007 Turing Award, along with Edmund M. Clarke and E. Allen Emerson, for his work on model checking.
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32. Pierre Vaultier
1987-. (aged 39)
snowboarder
Pierre Benjamin Florent Vaultier is a French two-time Olympic Gold Champion, and one-time World Gold Champion snowboarder, specializing in snowboard cross.
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33. Alim-Louis Benabid
1942-. (aged 84)
researcher
neuroscientist
neurosurgeon
university teacher
Alim Louis Benabid is a French-Algerian emeritus professor, neurosurgeon and member of the French Academy of Sciences, who has had a global impact in the development of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. He became emeritus professor of biophysics at the Joseph Fourier University in Grenoble in September 2007, and chairman of the board of the...
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34. Abraham Moles
1920-1992 (aged 72)
lecturer
physicist
sociologist
engineer
aesthetician
Abraham Moles was a pioneer in information science and communication studies in France, He was a professor at Ulm school of design and University of Strasbourg. He is known for his work on kitsch.
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35. José Ángel Mañas
1971-. (aged 55)
writer
José Ángel Mañas is a Spanish writer. Mañas is often included as a member of the generation of neorealist Spanish writers from the 1990s, along with Juan Gracia, Gabriela Bustelo, Ray Loriga and Lucía Etxebarria. His books have been translated into several languages.
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36. Gerhard Rohlfs
1892-1986 (aged 94)
university teacher
romanist
linguist
Gerhard Rohlfs was a German linguist. He taught Romance languages and literature at the universities in Tübingen and Munich. He was described as an "archeologist of words".
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37. Walther Schreiber
1884-1958 (aged 74)
politician
Walther Carl Rudolf Schreiber was a German politician who served as the mayor of West Berlin from 1953 to 1955, as a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Party.
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38. Marc Ferro
1924-2021 (aged 97)
screenwriter
university teacher
film director
historian
French resistance fighter
Marc Ferro was a French historian. Author of several books, including The Use and Abuse of History.
39. Roland Busch
1964-. (aged 62)
chief executive officer
manager
physicist
Roland Emil Busch is a German business executive and physicist who serves as the chief executive officer and president of Siemens AG.
40. Peter J. Ortiz
1913-1988 (aged 75)
actor
military officer
Pierre Julien Ortiz OBE (July 5, 1913 – May 16, 1988) was a United States Marine Corps colonel who received two Navy Crosses for extraordinary heroism as a major in World War II. He served in North Africa and Europe during the war, as a member of the French Foreign Legion, the Marine Corps, and the Office of Strategic Services...
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41. Henri Bosco
1888-1976 (aged 88)
writer
children's writer
poet
teacher
Henri Bosco was a French writer. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.
42. Lina Merlin
1887-1979 (aged 92)
politician
Angelina "Lina" Merlin was an Italian politician, perhaps best known for authoring and promoting the so-called "Merlin law" which abolished state-regulated prostitution in Italy. She was also an activist and educator, and took part in the Italian resistance movement.
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43. Louis Néel
1904-2000 (aged 96)
university teacher
researcher
physicist
Louis Eugène Félix Néel was a French physicist born in Lyon who received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1970 for his studies of the magnetic properties of solids.
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44. Hazem Al Beblawi
1936-. (aged 90)
economist
writer
politician
Hazem El Beblawi, is an Egyptian economist and politician who was the interim prime minister of Egypt from 2013 until 1 March 2014. Previously he served as deputy prime minister and minister of finance in 2011. After the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi and his government in July 2013, Beblawi was named interim prime minister. On 24 February 2014, Beblawi...
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45. Driss Basri
1938-2007 (aged 69)
politician
Driss Basri was a Moroccan politician who served as interior minister from 1979 to 1999. His name has been associated with the Years of Lead in Morocco. During this time, he was known as the "King's Policeman".
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46. Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet
1993-. (aged 33)
biathlete
cross-country skier
Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet is a retired French biathlete. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, 2018 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics. She retired at the end of the 2022/23 season. Her sister Chloé Chevalier is also a retired biathlete.
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47. Souvanna Phouma
1901-1984 (aged 83)
politician
Prince Souvanna Phouma was the leader of the neutralist faction and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos several times (1951–1954, 1956–1958, 1960, and 1962–1975).
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48. Park Geun-hye
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Park Geun-hye is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 until her removal from office in 2017. A member of then Saenuri Party and the eldest daughter of the third president, Park Chung Hee, she was the first woman in the country and the first in East Asia to be elected as...
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49. Empress Masako
1963-. (aged 63)
diplomat
consort
aristocrat
Masako is Empress of Japan as the wife of Emperor Naruhito.
50. Marie Dorin Habert
1986-. (aged 40)
biathlete
military athlete
cross-country skier
Marie Dorin Habert is a French retired biathlete.
51. Gilles Lipovetsky
1944-. (aged 82)
philosopher
writer
sociologist
Gilles Lipovetsky is a French philosopher, writer, and sociologist.
52. Emmanuel Mounier
1905-1950 (aged 45)
teacher
chef
writer
journalist
philosopher
Emmanuel Mounier was a French philosopher, Catholic theologian, teacher and essayist.
53. Justine Braisaz-Bouchet
1996-. (aged 30)
biathlete
cross-country skier
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet is a French biathlete, Olympic champion in the 12.5 km mass start at the 2022 Beijing Games and medalist at the Winter Olympics 2018 and World Championships.
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54. Gérard Mourou
1944-. (aged 82)
university teacher
researcher
physicist
Gérard Albert Mourou is a French scientist and pioneer in the field of electrical engineering and lasers. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018, along with Donna Strickland, for the invention of chirped pulse amplification, a technique later used to create ultrashort-pulse, very high-intensity (petawatt) laser pulses.
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55. Antoine Barnave
1761-1793 (aged 32)
lawyer
politician
Antoine Pierre Joseph Marie Barnave was a French politician, and, together with Honoré Mirabeau, one of the most influential orators of the early part of the French Revolution. He is most notable for correspondence with Marie Antoinette in an attempt to set up a constitutional monarchy and for being one of the founding members of the Feuillants.
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56. Pierre Lévy
1956-. (aged 70)
screenwriter
writer
sociologist
university teacher
philosopher
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.
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57. Jean-Jacques Favier
1949-2023 (aged 74)
engineer
astronaut
physicist
Jean-Jacques Favier was a German-born French engineer and a CNES astronaut who flew aboard the STS-78 NASA Space Shuttle mission in 1996. Favier was due to fly aboard the doomed Columbia mission in 2003 (STS-107), but later opted out of the mission. Jean-Jacques Favier was deputy director for space technology and deputy director for advanced concepts and strategy at CNES,...
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58. Léo Trespeuch
1987-. (aged 39)
university teacher
snowboarder
Léo Trespeuch, was born on 4 April 1987. He lives in Val Thorens. He has practiced snowboarding since 1997. On the 26 January 2007, he became the Boardercross University World Champion. He studied at University of Savoy and University of Grenoble. He researches into sports marketing, including Sponsoring, Crowdfunding and Participation.
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59. Xavier Roseren
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
commerçants et assimilés
Xavier Roseren is a French politician and shopkeeper who has served as a member of the French National Assembly for Haute-Savoie's 6th constituency from 2017 to 2024. He is affiliated with La République En Marche (LREM).
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60. Valentin Prades
1992-. (aged 34)
modern pentathlete
Valentin Prades is a French modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's event.
61. Marlène Schiappa
1982-. (aged 44)
writer
opinion journalist
women's rights activist
politician
Marlène Schiappa is a French writer and politician who served as State Secretary for the Social and Solidarity Economy and Associative Life, attached to the Prime Minister, in the Borne government (2022–2023), as Minister Delegate in charge of Citizenship, attached to the Minister of the Interior, in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022) and as Secretary of State...
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62. Dhimitër Shuteriqi
1915-2003 (aged 88)
historian
poet
politician
humanities scholar
Dhimitër Shuteriqi was an Albanian scholar, literary historian, and writer. He participated in the anti-fascist National Liberation Movement. After the war, he was a member of the People's Assembly and one of the founders and later president of the Albanian League of Writers and Artists. In addition to a series of books and novels, he has published numerous volumes of...
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