27 Notable alumni of Toulouse 1 University Capitole
Updated: May 29, 2026 EliteDegrees
Toulouse 1 University Capitole is ranked #3,779 in the world and #121 in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 27 notable alumni from Toulouse 1 University Capitole sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Toulouse 1 University Capitole won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Paul Fagot
1842-1908 (aged 66)
malacologist
notary
Jacques Sébastien François Léonce Marie Paul Fagot was a French malacologist who often published under the name Paul Fagot.
2. Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid
1984-. (aged 42)
sports executive
businessperson
politician
Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid is Moroccan Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication. He was appointed as Minister on 7 October 2021.
3. Justine Benin
1975-. (aged 51)
Class B official
civil employees and civil servants
politician
Justine Benin, is a French employment counsellor and politician who briefly served as Secretary of State for the Sea in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne in 2022. She previously was a deputy in the 15th legislature of the French Fifth Republic for the 2nd constituency of Guadeloupe as part of the Miscellaneous left, affiliated with the Democratic Movement...
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4. Philippe Folliot
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
permanent politician
Philippe Folliot is a French politician who serves as a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the Tarn department. He is the founder of the Centrist Alliance.
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5. Jaume Bartumeu Cassany
1954-. (aged 72)
lawyer
politician
Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, GCIH is an Andorran lawyer and politician, who served as the prime minister of Andorra from 2009 to 2011. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic Party (PS) in June 2000, in which he held the position of first secretary between 2000 and 2004. He was the leader of the opposition at the General Council...
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6. Édouard Lartet
1801-1871 (aged 70)
paleontologist
prehistorian
lawyer
Édouard Lartet was a French geologist and paleontologist, and a pioneer of Paleolithic archaeology. He is also known for coining the prehistoric taxon Amphicyon, making it one of the earliest-described fossil carnivorans in the palaeontological record.
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7. Slim Khalbous
1971-. (aged 55)
academic
politician
Slim Khalbous is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Tunisian Minister of Higher Education and, since 1 May 2017, National Education.
8. Étienne Baluze
1630-1718 (aged 88)
historian
jurist
professor
librarian
Étienne Baluze, known also as Stephanus Baluzius, was a French scholar and historiographer.
9. Gilbert Saboya Sunyé
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
economist
Gilbert Saboya Sunyé is an Andorran economist and politician. He was the minister of Foreign Affairs to the Principality of Andorra from 2011 to 2017. Previously, he was the president of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe from 9 November 2012 until 16 May 2013. From 23 March 2015 until 1 April 2015 he was acting prime...
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10. Christine de Veyrac
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Christine de Veyrac is a French politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 until 2014. She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which is part of the European People's Party.
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11. Christophe Euzet
1967-. (aged 59)
professors
scientific professions
jurist
politician
Christophe Euzet is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the 7th constituency of Hérault.
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12. Gilbert Aké
1955-. (aged 71)
economist
minister
university teacher
politician
Gilbert Marie N'gbo Aké is an Ivorian academic and politician. He was named Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire by President Laurent Gbagbo after the latter claimed victory in the disputed 2010 presidential election.
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13. Georges de Caunes
1919-2004 (aged 85)
news presenter
journalist
film actor
radio personality
Louis Georges Gustave de Caunes, professionally known as Georges de Caunes, was a French television and radio presenter, journalist, writer and producer whose career spanned over six decades in French language television and radio.
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14. Bernard Maris
1946-2015 (aged 69)
university teacher
writer
journalist
docent
economist
Bernard Henri Maris, also known as "Oncle Bernard", was a French economist, writer and journalist who was also a shareholder in Charlie Hebdo magazine. He was murdered on 7 January 2015, during the shooting at the headquarters of the magazine in Paris.
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15. Jean-Luc Moudenc
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
cadres de la fonction publique
Grands corps de l'Etat
Jean-Luc Moudenc is a French politician serving as Mayor of Toulouse since 2014, previously holding the office from 2004 to 2008. A member of The Republicans, he was defeated for reelection in 2008 by Pierre Cohen, candidate of the Socialist Party. He defeated Cohen in a rematch in 2014.
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16. André Cayatte
1909-1989 (aged 80)
screenwriter
director
lawyer
writer
film director
André Cayatte was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility.
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17. Jean-Pierre Bel
1951-. (aged 75)
jurist
politician
Jean-Pierre Marcel Louis Bel is a French retired politician who served as President of the Senate from 2011 to 2014 (the sole left-winger under the Fifth Republic). From the Ariège department, Bel is a member of the Socialist Party; he was elected to the Senate in September 1998 and re-elected in September 2008. Bel presided over the Socialist group in...
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18. Laurence Arribagé
1970-. (aged 56)
miscellaneous persons without work under 60 excluding retirees
politician
Laurence Arribagé is a French politician and communications advisor. She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement party. She served as member of Parliament from 2014 to 2017. She is deputy mayor of Toulouse since 2014. She was also elected regional councilor of Midi-Pyrénées from 2010 to 2014. She was departmental secretary of the UMP federation then...
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19. Louis Aliot
1969-. (aged 57)
professions libérales et assimilés
lawyer
politician
Louis Aliot is a French politician and the vice president of the National Rally (previously named National Front) since 2011. A member of the FN Executive Office, Executive Committee and Central Committee, Aliot has been a regional councillor since 1998 (Midi-Pyrénées: 1998–2010, Languedoc-Roussillon: 2010–) and a municipal councillor of Perpignan (2008–2009). Louis Aliot has been the mayor of Perpignan since...
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20. René Bousquet
1909-1993 (aged 84)
banker
official
politician
René Bousquet was a high-ranking French political appointee who served as secretary general to the Vichy French police from May 1942 to 31 December 1943. For personal heroism, he had become a protégé of prominent officials before the war and had risen rapidly in the government.
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21. Carole Delga
1971-. (aged 55)
Class A official
politician
Carole Delga is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as the President of the Regional Council of Occitania since 2016.
22. Bertrand Delanoë
1950-. (aged 76)
lawyer
politician
Bertrand Delanoë is a French retired politician who served as Mayor of Paris from 2001 to 2014. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he previously served in the National Assembly from 1981 to 1986 and in the Senate from 1995 until 2001.
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23. Sylvia Pinel
1977-. (aged 49)
cadres de la fonction publique
politician
Sylvia Pinel is a French politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of France from 2016 to 2022, representing the 2nd constituency in the Tarn-et-Garonne department. Since 3 September 2016, she has been the leader of the moderate and social-liberal centre-left Radical Party of the Left.
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24. Richard Ferrand
1962-. (aged 64)
anciens cadres
top official
politician
Richard Ferrand is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has served as President of the Constitutional Council since 8 March 2025. He previously served as President of the National Assembly from 2018 to 2022. He had served as a member of the National Assembly for Finistère's 6th constituency from 2012 to 2022. A longtime member of...
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25. Ramazan Bashardost
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Ramazan Bashardost is an Afghan politician who is a former planning minister of Afghanistan and a former member of the National Assembly of Afghanistan. He was an independent candidate in the 2009 Afghan presidential election.
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26. Fanta Berete
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Fanta Berete is a French politician of Renaissance who has been serving as a Member of Parliament for Paris's 12th constituency since 2022. She was the substitute of Olivia Grégoire who became a government minister.
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27. Abdellatif Maazouz
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Abdellatif Maazouz is a Moroccan politician of the Istiqlal Party. Between 2007 and 2012 he was Minister of Foreign Trade in the Cabinet of Abbas El Fassi. On 3 January 2012, he was appointed Delegate-Minister for Moroccans Living Abroad in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane, he held this post until 9 July 2013, when his party members quit the government....
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