79 Notable alumni of Paris Dauphine University
Updated: May 29, 2026 EliteDegrees
Paris Dauphine University is ranked #1,020 in the world and #37 in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 79 notable alumni from Paris Dauphine 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 Paris Dauphine University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Saraha Georget Rabeharisoa
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
environmentalist
Saraha Georget Rabeharisoa is a Malagasy politician and president of the Madagascar Green Party. She was a presidential candidate in the Malagasy presidential election in 2013.
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2. Michèle Sebag
computer scientist
Martine-Michèle Sebag is a French computer scientist, primarily focused on machine learning. She has over 6,000 citations.
3. Charles Fassou Sagno
1945-. (aged 81)
politician
economist
Charles Niankoye Fassou Sagno is a Guinean economist and politician. He belongs to the Guerze ethnic group.
4. Abdelaziz Bougja
accountant
Bougja Abdelaziz is the former President of World Rugby' African association, Rugby Africa, the administrative body for rugby union in Africa. He is vice-president of the French Association of Travel Management (French: Association Française du Travel Management (AFTM)), the first French organization that represents corporate travel managers. Bougja is member of the World Rugby Audit & Risk and Regulations committees...
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5. Guy Pujolle
1949-. (aged 77)
scientist
Guy Pujolle is a computer scientist working in the areas of computer networks and company founder.
6. Georges Panayotis
1955-. (aged 71)
businessperson
Georges Panayotis is a French/Greek businessman and consultant for the tourism, hotel and hospitality industries. He has contributed to establishing more than 2,500 hotels (150,000 hotel rooms) in France and throughout EMEA, representing a global investment of over 10.5 billion euros.
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7. Laure Hériard-Dubreuil
1977-. (aged 49)
businessperson
Laure Heriard Dubreuil is a French entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of The Webster. The Webster is a luxury multi-brand retailer operating thirteen physical stores in the U.S. and an online store. Prior to founding The Webster, Heriard Dubreuil worked in merchandising for both Balenciaga and Yves Saint Laurent.
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8. Mario d'Angelo
1954-. (aged 72)
university teacher
sociologist
Mario d’Angelo is a French academic, management consultant and author, born in 1954 with Italian and German ancestry. His work in the field of culture and the creative industries is in line with the system analysis and interdisciplinarity approach. His empirical researches are focused on the European context.
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9. Pascal Morand
1955-. (aged 71)
economist
Pascal Morand is the executive president of the Fédération française de la couture. He is also a professor at ESCP Business School, a member of Académie des Technologies (The National Academy of Technologies of France), a member of the Commission d'évaluation des formations et diplômes de gestation (The Commission for the Evaluation of Management Training and Degrees) and, a member...
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10. Maria Giannakaki
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Maria Georgiou Giannakaki is a Greek politician, former Democratic Left MP and former secretary general at the Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights.
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11. Anne-Laure Dalibard
1982-. (aged 44)
mathematician
researcher
Anne-Laure Dalibard is a French mathematician working on asymptotic behavior of fluid equations occurring in oceanographic models. She works as a staff scientist at the Jacques-Louis Lions Laboratory, a joint research unit between Sorbonne University and the French National Centre for Scientific Research
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12. Tobias Adrian
1971-. (aged 55)
economist
Tobias Adrian is a German and American economist who has been Financial Counsellor of the International Monetary Fund and Head of their Monetary and Capital Markets Department since 2017. He was previously employed at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where he was a senior vice president and the associate director of the Research and Statistics Group. His research...
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13. Faten Kallel
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Faten Kallel, is a Tunisian politician who serves as the Secretary of State, Ministry of Youth and Sports since 27 August 2016. She is a member of the political party Afek Tounes.
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14. Adama Samassékou
1946-2024 (aged 78)
minister
linguist
politician
Adama Samassékou was a Malian politician. He was Minister of Education from 1993 to 2000. Samassékou also served as president of the first preparatory phase of the World Summit on the Information Society.
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15. Luc Magloire Atangana Mbarga
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
minister
Luc-Magloire Mbarga Atangana is a Cameroonian, born in 1954 in Nsazomo in Central Region. Holder of a DESS in Public Company Law obtained at Paris Dauphine University in 1987, he has been Minister of Commerce since 8 December 2004.
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16. Bintou Keita
1958-. (aged 68)
official
Bintou Keita is a Guinean United Nations diplomat. She is an expert in conflict resolution, and has been the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 2021.
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17. Marie-Cécile Naves
researcher
political scientist
sociologist
university teacher
Marie-Cécile Naves is a French sociologist and political scientist who is the director of research at Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques. A specialist in the United States, she also speaks on the themes of sports and gender.
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18. Anne Sulling
1976-. (aged 50)
civil servant
politician
Anne Sulling is an Estonian politician and a member of Riigikogu. She represents the Tartu constituency as a member of the Estonian Reform Party.
19. Ghislain Deslandes
1970-. (aged 56)
philosopher
professor
doctoral advisor
Ghislain Deslandes is a philosopher born in Angers on the 16th of August 1970.
20. Gaël Yanno
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Gaël Yanno is a French politician, and a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. He served as President of the Congress of New Caledonia from 2014 to 2015, and again from July 2018 to May 2019.
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21. Jean-Pierre Abelin
1950-. (aged 76)
pensioner
anciens cadres
politician
Jean-Pierre Abelin is a French politician.
22. Liliane Tanguy
1967-. (aged 59)
cadres de la fonction publique
politician
Liliane Tanguy is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Finistère.
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23. Laurent Beauvais
1952-. (aged 74)
Class A official
politician
Laurent Beauvais is a French politician of the Socialist Party who served as President of the Regional Council of Lower Normandy.
24. Bessora
1968-. (aged 58)
writer
Bessora is a novelist and short story writer. After a career in international finance in Geneva, she studied anthropology and wrote her first novel. Since 1999 Bessora has published a book a year on average, mainly through the publishing group Gallimard. Her books have been translated into several languages. Bessora has been awarded the Fénéon Prize in 2001 for her...
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25. Jacques Maire
1962-. (aged 64)
diplomat
politician
Jacques Maire is a French politician who represented the 8th constituency of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022. He is a member of La République En Marche! (LREM).
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26. Marie Ekeland
1975-. (aged 51)
venture capitalist
Marie Ekeland, is a French entrepreneur specializing in start-up financing. She is the co-founder of the Daphni investment fund and the founder and president of the 2050 fund.
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27. Claudiu Năsui
1985-. (aged 41)
politician
activist
Claudiu-Iulius-Gavril Năsui is a Romanian politician and classical liberal economist.
28. Régis Schultz
1968-. (aged 58)
businessperson
Régis Schultz is a French businessman, who is the CEO of JD Sports. During his career, Schultz has been president ofretail at Al-Futtaim Group, CEO of French retail chain Monoprix and member of the executive committee of Groupe Casino, CEO of Darty, CEO of French retailer BUT and a senior executive at Kingfisher PLC.
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29. Ernesto Ottone
1972-. (aged 54)
actor
cultural manager
Ernesto Renato Ottone Ramírez is a Chilean actor and cultural manager. He served in the second government of Michelle Bachelet, first as Minister President of the National Council of Culture and the Arts (2015–2018), and then as the Minister of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage. In 2018 he was appointed Assistant Director-General for Culture of UNESCO.
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30. Mohcine Jazouli
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Mohcine Jazouli is a Moroccan politician who served from 7 October 2021 to 23 October 2024 as the Delegate-Minister to the Head of Government of Investment, Convergence and the Evaluation of Public Policies.
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31. Norodom Sirivudh
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Norodom Sirivudh is a Cambodian royal politician who served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1994. A member of the royalist FUNCINPEC, he also served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2004 to 2006, and, concurrently, co-Minister of Interior with Sar Kheng. He is the son of King Norodom Suramarit, and a half-brother of King Father Norodom Sihanouk....
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32. Chahla Chafiq
1954-. (aged 72)
writer
sociologist
Chahla Beski-Chafiq, better known by her pen name Chahla Chafiq, is an Iranian writer living in France. She has chosen the pen name "Chafiq" in honor of her mother, Shafiqeh ("compassionate").
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33. Wu Chih-chung
1965-. (aged 61)
research fellow
diplomat
political scientist
university teacher
Wu Chih-chung, also known by his French name François, is a Taiwanese political scientist and diplomat who has been the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs since August 2024. He previously served in the position from May 2016 to July 2018 and as the Ambassador of Taiwan in France from July 2018 to August 2024.
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34. Philippe Verdier
1968-. (aged 58)
weather presenter
journalist
radio personality
writer
Philippe Verdier is a French radio and television weather presenter, and the author of Climat Investigation, a 2015 book critical of the politics of global warming.
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35. Raymond Ndong Sima
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
minister
Raymond Ndong Sima is a Gabonese politician who served as transitional Prime Minister of Gabon from September 2023 to May 2025. He was previously prime minister from February 2012 to January 2014.
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36. Hervé Novelli
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
liberal profession
Hervé Novelli is a French politician of Italian origin, and a past member of the UDF group. He was a deputé in the Assemblée Nationale for the Indre-et-Loire département from 2002 to 2007, having previously been a député from 1993–1997. He has also served as a member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2002 and as vice-president of the...
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37. Olivier Adam
1974-. (aged 52)
writer
children's writer
novelist
screenwriter
Olivier Adam is a French author and screenwriter. His debut novel Je vais bien, ne t’en fais pas ("Don't worry, I am fine") was adapted into the eponymous film. He also writes books for young adults, among them La messe anniversaire. Adam won the 2004 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Passer l'hiver.
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38. Aurore Lalucq
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
economist
Aurore Lalucq is a French economist and politician of the Place Publique party who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. She is the co-president of the political party Place publique.
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39. Hervé Mariton
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
cadres de la fonction publique
Grands corps de l'Etat
Hervé Marie David Mariton is a French politician serving as Mayor of Crest since 1995. A member of The Republicans, he was elected to the National Assembly for the third constituency of Drôme from 1993 to 1997 and again from 2002 until 2017, with a brief interruption in 2007, when he was appointed Minister of the Overseas by President Jacques...
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40. Yannick Bolloré
1980-. (aged 46)
businessperson
Yannick Bolloré is a French businessman. As of 2020 he was the chairman and CEO of Havas, the fifth largest global communications company, and chairman of the supervisory board of Vivendi, a global investment company whose majority shareholder is the family-controlled Bolloré Group chaired by his brother Cyrille Bolloré and his father, Vincent Bolloré.
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41. Mathilde Lemoine
1969-. (aged 57)
economist
Mathilde Lemoine is a French economist. She is currently the Group Chief Economist of Edmond de Rothschild. She is also a member of the French High Council of Public Finances and an independent Director of retailer Carrefour Group.
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42. Xavier de Moulins
1971-. (aged 55)
news presenter
writer
journalist
Xavier de Moulins is a French journalist, television presenter and author.
43. Claude Askolovitch
1962-. (aged 64)
journalist
Claude Askolovitch is a French journalist and author.
44. Jacques-Henri Eyraud
1968-. (aged 58)
media proprietor
sports executive
businessperson
Jacques-Henri Antoine Eyraud is a French entrepreneur and media man. He is currently a European Club Association representative on the UEFA Club Competitions Committee, and part of the supervisory board of Marseille, the club in which he formerly served as president from 2016 to 2021.
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45. Gérard Krawczyk
1953-. (aged 73)
film actor
screenwriter
film director
Gérard Krawczyk is a French film director. He is of Polish descent (his grandparents were from Częstochowa).
46. Thierry Bolloré
1963-. (aged 63)
businessperson
business executive
Thierry Yves Henri Bolloré is a French businessman, previously CEO of Jaguar Land Rover. He began his career at Michelin, then joined Faurecia in 2005 and Renault in 2012 as Chief Competitive Officer, then was named COO in 2018, before becoming CEO from November 2018 to October 2019.
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47. Nicolas Bouzou
1976-. (aged 50)
consultant
essayist
Nicolas Bouzou is a French liberal economist and essayist. A frequent participant in the media, he is also an entrepreneur.
48. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
economist
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé is a Togolese politician who has led Togo since 2005, first as the fourth president until 2025 and then as the inaugural president of the council of ministers. A member of the ruling Union for the Republic (UNIR), he is the son of the third president, Gnassingbé Eyadéma.
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49. Mohed Altrad
1948-. (aged 78)
writer
rugby union executive
businessperson
Mohed Altrad is a French-Syrian billionaire businessman, rugby chairman and writer, born c. March 1948. He was born to a very young mother and his father gave him away to his grandparents at age four following his mother's death. In 2015, Altrad was named Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year.
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50. Arnaud Lagardère
1961-. (aged 65)
businessperson
publisher
Arnaud Lagardère is a French businessman, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Lagardère SA, holding company of the Lagardère group, and chairman and CEO of Hachette Livre. He is the son of Jean-Luc Lagardère, the former chairman of Matra and Hachette.
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51. Claire Borotra
1973-. (aged 53)
film producer
actor
screenwriter
Claire Borotra, is a French actress, screenwriter and producer.
52. Henri Guaino
1957-. (aged 69)
university teacher
politician
Henri Guaino is a French speechwriter and politician who served as the member of the National Assembly for the 3rd constituency of Yvelines from 2012 to 2017. A member of The Republicans (LR), he previously was a special advisor to President Nicolas Sarkozy from 2007 until the latter's retirement from politics following the 2012 election.
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53. Marc Levy
1961-. (aged 65)
screenwriter
novelist
writer
film producer
actor
Marc Levy is a French novelist.
54. Sofia Essaïdi
1984-. (aged 42)
singer
actor
film actor
Sofia Essaïdi is a French-Moroccan singer and actress. She was born in Casablanca, to a Moroccan father, Lhabib Essaïdi, and a French mother, Martine Adeline Gardelle.
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55. Yannick Jadot
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
environmentalist
Yannick Jadot is a French environmental activist and politician who ran for President of France in 2022, placing sixth with 4.6% of the vote. A member of The Ecologists (LÉ), he was elected to represent Paris in the Senate in 2023.
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56. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
1960-. (aged 66)
economist
university teacher
mathematician
philosopher
essayist
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese-American New York Polytech professor, essayist, mathematical statistician, former option trader, risk analyst, and aphorist. His work concerns problems of randomness, probability, complexity, and uncertainty.
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57. Cédric Villani
1973-. (aged 53)
mathematician
professors
scientific professions
university teacher
politician
Cédric Patrice Thierry Villani is a French mathematician and politician working primarily on partial differential equations, Riemannian geometry and mathematical physics. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010, and he was the director of Sorbonne University's Institut Henri Poincaré from 2009 to 2017. As of September 2025, he is a professor at the École normale supérieure de Rennes.
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58. Bernard Ramanantsoa
1948-. (aged 78)
economist
Bernard Ramanantsoa was the Dean of HEC Paris between 1996 and 2015.
59. Philippe Oddo
1959-. (aged 67)
banker
Philippe Oddo is a French financier and a managing partner of the ODDO BHF group.
60. Alexandre Mars
1974-. (aged 52)
entrepreneur
Alexandre Mars is a French entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. He is an ambassador and board member of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
61. Pierre Rosanvallon
1948-. (aged 78)
economist
collection manager
historian
political theorist
professor
Pierre Rosanvallon is a French left historian and sociologist. He was named a professor at the Collège de France in 2001, holding the chair in modern and contemporary political history.
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62. Jean Tirole
1953-. (aged 73)
university teacher
researcher
economist
Jean Tirole is a French economist who is currently a professor of economics at Toulouse 1 Capitole University. He focuses on industrial organization and game theory. In particular, he focuses on the regulation of economic activity in a way that does not hinder innovation while maintaining fair rules. Tirole's work is largely theoretical and explored in mathematical models, not empirical...
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63. Édouard Courtial
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Édouard Courtial is a French politician of The Republicans who currently serves as a member of the French Senate, representing the Oise department.
64. Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux
1962-. (aged 64)
entrepreneur
Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux is a French businessman. He founded The Phone House in 1996 and Omea Telecom in 2004, and launched Virgin Mobile France in 2006. From 2008 to 2010, he served as president of UNEDIC. From 2018 to 2023, he served as president of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France.
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65. Jean-Michel Severino
1957-. (aged 69)
banker
Jean-Michel Severino is a French banker. He has held senior positions in the World Bank, and served for more than nine years as the CEO of France's government agency for international development, AFD. Since 2011 he has been CEO of an investment group, Investisseurs et Partenaires (I&P), and a board member for several private companies.
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66. Olivier Blanchard
1948-. (aged 78)
university teacher
economist
Olivier Jean Blanchard is a French economist and professor. He is Robert M. Solow Professor Emeritus of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Economics at the Paris School of Economics, and as the C. Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
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67. Dagobert Banzio
1957-2017 (aged 60)
minister
civil engineer
politician
Dagobert Banzio was an Ivorian politician, government minister, and member of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA).
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68. Olivier François
1961-. (aged 65)
manager
Olivier François is a French business executive and the CEO of Fiat and Abarth since 2011. He is global chief marketing officer for Stellantis, and a member of the company's Group Executive Council, a position he has held since September 2011. Due to his attention to creativity, he has been referred to as "Chrysler's Don Draper". In 2024, François was...
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69. Mathias Vicherat
1978-. (aged 48)
official
Mathias Vicherat is a French civil servant and who had been the director of Sciences Po from November 2021 until his resignation in March 2024.
70. Audrey Azoulay
1972-. (aged 54)
manager
official
minister
politician
Audrey Azoulay is a French civil servant and politician who has served as the 10th Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) from 2017 to 2025, becoming the second female leader of the organization. She previously served as France's Minister of Culture under prime ministers Manuel Valls and Bernard Cazeneuve from 2016 to 2017. In 2024...
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71. Florian Philippot
1981-. (aged 45)
official
politician
cadres de la fonction publique
Florian Philippot is a French politician. He served as Vice President of the National Front from 2012 to 2017 before quitting the party to found The Patriots in September 2017, which has failed to win any representation in subsequent elections.
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72. Jacques Attali
1943-. (aged 83)
writer
economist
banker
politician
Jacques José Mardoché Attali is a French economic and social theorist, writer, political adviser and senior civil servant.
73. Nicolas Dupont-Aignan
1961-. (aged 65)
cadres de la fonction publique
politician
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, sometimes referred to by his initials NDA, is a French politician serving since 2008 as president of the minor party Debout la France. He was its only member in the National Assembly, having been elected for Essonne's 8th constituency beginning in 1997; he was previously mayor of Yerres from 1995 to 2017.
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74. Élisabeth Toutut-Picard
1954-. (aged 72)
anciens cadres
politician
cadres de la fonction publique
Élisabeth Toutut-Picard is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected as a member of the French National Assembly in the 2017 elections, representing the 7th constituency of the Haute-Garonne department. She served until 2022. Picard contracted COVID-19 on 7 March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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75. Bruno Bonnell
1958-. (aged 68)
engineer
businessperson
entrepreneur
politician
Bruno Bonnell is a French businessman and politician who represented the 6th constituency of Rhône in the National Assembly from 2017 until his resignation in 2022. A member of La République En Marche! (LREM), he is a co-founder of Infogrames Entertainment SA.
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76. Fernando Lorenzo
1960-. (aged 66)
university teacher
economist
politician
Fernando Lorenzo Estefan is a Uruguayan economist and politician.
77. Alain Mabanckou
1966-. (aged 60)
poet lawyer
university teacher
writer
children's writer
poet
Alain Mabanckou is a novelist, journalist, poet, and academic, a French citizen born in the Republic of the Congo, he is currently a Professor of Literature at UCLA. He is best known for his novels and non-fiction writing depicting the experience of contemporary Africa and the African diaspora in France, including Broken Glass (2005) and the Prix Renaudot-winning Memoirs of...
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78. Thomas Boni Yayi
1952-. (aged 74)
banker
economist
politician
Thomas Boni Yayi is a Beninese banker and politician who was the president of Benin from 2006 to 2016. He took office after winning the March 2006 presidential election and was re-elected to a second term in March 2011. He also served as the chairperson of the African Union from 29 January 2012 to 27 January 2013.
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79. Sihem Amer-Yahia
1972-. (aged 54)
computer scientist
researcher
Sihem Amer-Yahia is an Algerian-French-American computer scientist. She is a CNRS Research Director at the Laboratoire d’Informatique de Grenoble. She leads the SLIDE research team. Sihem Amer-Yahia works on data management, declarative languages and query processing algorithms. Her publication topics include crowdsourcing, computational complexity, data analysis, data handling, data visualisation, information science, and addresses new data management problems in emerging...
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