67 Notable alumni of University of Aix-Marseilles
Updated: May 29, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Aix-Marseilles is ranked #351 in the world and #3 in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 67 notable alumni from University of Aix-Marseilles sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Aix-Marseilles won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Camille Chevalier
1993-. (aged 33)
golfer
Camille Chevalier is a French professional golfer playing on the Ladies European Tour since January 2017.
2. Toussaint-Bernard Émeric-David
1755-1839 (aged 84)
politician
historian
archaeologist
art historian
anthropologist
Toussaint-Bernard Émeric-David was a French archaeologist and writer on art.
3. Jacqueline Naze Tjøtta
1935-2017 (aged 82)
computer scientist
mathematician
professor
Jacqueline Andrée Naze Tjøtta was a Norwegian mathematician who became the first female mathematical sciences professor in Norway.
4. Daniel Colin
1933-2019 (aged 86)
politician
Daniel Colin was a French politician who was a deputy from 1986 to 1997.
5. Katharina Galor
1966-. (aged 60)
anthropologist
Judaic scholar
archaeologist
university teacher
Katharina Galor is a German-born Israeli art historian and archaeologist specializing in Israel-Palestine. She has been teaching at Brown University since 1998, where she is Hirschfeld Visiting Associate Professor of Judaic Studies and Visiting Associate Professor of Urban Studies.
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6. Théodore Roustan
1833-1906 (aged 73)
colonial administrator
Théodore Roustan, complete name Justin Théodore Dominique Roustan, was a diplomat and official of the French colonial empire.
7. Jean Véronis
1955-2013 (aged 58)
computer scientist
linguist
university teacher
blogger
Jean Véronis was a French linguist, computer scientist and blogger, and a research professor at Aix-Marseille University. His research interests included natural language processing, text mining and standardisation. He was a founder of the field that is now called digital humanities.
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8. Zakaria Ben Mustapha
1925-2019 (aged 94)
politician
Zakaria Ben Mustapha was a Tunisian politician. He served as the Minister of Culture from 1987 to 1988 and the Mayor of Tunis from 1980 until 1986.
9. Gustave Larroumet
1852-1903 (aged 51)
literary critic
university teacher
art critic
writer
art historian
Louis Barthélemy Gustave Paul Larroumet was a French art historian, literary critic, and administrator.
10. Olivier Dubuquoy
1974-. (aged 52)
academic
geographer
Olivier Dubuquoy is a researcher, author and director. Known for his commitment against the pollution of the Mediterranean by red sludge and his fighting for an end to our dependency on fossil fuels responsible for global warming.
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11. Jean-François Ferrari
1961-. (aged 65)
journalist
politician
Jean-François Gabriel Ferrari is a Seychellois politician member of the National Assembly of Seychelles. On 3 November 2020, he was sworn in as Designated Minister and Minister of Fisheries.
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12. Joëlle Mélin
1950-. (aged 76)
professions libérales et assimilés
politician
Joëlle Mélin is a French politician who has represented the 9th constituency of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the National Assembly since 2022. A member of the National Rally (RN), she previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2022.
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13. Mohamed Laqhila
1959-. (aged 67)
professions libérales et assimilés
politician
Mohamed Laqhila is a French accountant and politician. On 18 June 2017, he was elected the member of the National Assembly for the 11th district of the Bouches-du-Rhône.
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14. Lucie Milebou Aubusson
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
physician
Lucie Milebou Aubusson also known as Lucie Mboussou is a Gabonese ophthalmologist and politician who has been President of the Senate since 27 February 2015 to 30 August 2023.
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15. Paul-André Colombani
1967-. (aged 59)
professions libérales et assimilés
politician
Paul-André Colombani is a French politician representing Pè a Corsica. He was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the 2nd constituency of the department of Corse-du-Sud.
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16. François Ricard
1947-2022 (aged 75)
man of letters
novelist
university teacher
literary scholar
essayist
François Ricard was a Canadian writer and academic from Quebec. He was a professor of French literature at McGill University since 1980, including a special but not exclusive focus on the work of Milan Kundera and Gabrielle Roy, and has published numerous works of non-fiction.
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17. Simon Renucci
1945-. (aged 81)
politician
physician
Simon Renucci was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Corse-du-Sud department from 2002 to 2012 as a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche. He also served as Mayor of Ajaccio from 2001 to 2014.
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18. Françoise Atlan
1964-. (aged 62)
singer
Françoise Atlan is a French singer and ethnomusicologist, born in a Sephardic Jewish family in Narbonne, France on 27 July 1964. Her father was a lawyer and native of Béjaïa, Algeria, and her mother was a pianist and a lyrical singer.
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19. Claude-Emmanuel de Pastoret
1755-1840 (aged 85)
jurist
politician
Claude-Emmanuel Joseph Pierre, Marquess of Pastoret was a French lawyer, author and politician.
20. Cherif Guellal
1932-2009 (aged 77)
diplomat
businessperson
Cherif Guellal was an Algerian businessman and diplomat, who fought in the Algerian independence movement. He served as the Algerian Ambassador to the United States and the Algerian Ambassador to Canada.
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21. Gaston Crémieux
1836-1871 (aged 35)
lawyer
writer
journalist
jurist
poet
Gaston Crémieux was a lawyer, a journalist and a French writer. He distinguished himself by defending poor people, supporting Gambetta and Garibaldi. He led the League of the South (Ligue du midi) with Esquiros and Bastelica. He was friends with Adolphe Joseph Carcassonne. In 1871, he became head of the Marseille's Commune. This democratic uprising (in conjunction with the Paris...
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22. Marie-Arlette Carlotti
1952-. (aged 74)
lawyer
politician
Marie-Arlette Carlotti is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as a member of the French Senate since 2020, representing Bouches-du-Rhône. She previously was a Member of the European Parliament from south-east of France.
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23. Nassimah Dindar
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Nassimah Dindar, née Mangrolia, is a French politician, serving as one of four Senators for the French Overseas department and region of Réunion. Dindar was originally elected in the 2017 French legislative election.
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24. Henry-Louis de La Grange
1924-2017 (aged 93)
music critic
musicologist
music historian
biographer
Henry-Louis de La Grange was a French musicologist and biographer of Gustav Mahler.
25. José Manuel Pérez Tornero
1954-. (aged 72)
journalist
José Manuel Pérez Tornero is a Spanish researcher and journalist. He is Professor of Journalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
26. Benoît Pelletier
1960-2024 (aged 64)
university teacher
lawyer
politician
Benoît Pelletier CM OQ FRSC was a Canadian lawyer, academic, and politician in the province of Quebec.
27. Sarah Soilihi
1992-. (aged 34)
kickboxer
political activist
Sarah Soilihi is a French athlete, politician, and political spokesperson. A victory at the World Traditional Kickboxing Association in 2015 made her a competitive kick-boxing champion, and the following year she was a French national champion in semi-contact karate. Beginning in 2012 she was an active member of the French Socialist Party, and she ran on socialist party lists in...
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28. Michel Fontaine
1952-2025 (aged 73)
professions libérales et assimilés
physician
politician
Michel Fontaine was a French radiologist and politician who was a member of the Senate. He was elected in 2011 as one of three senators for the overseas department of Réunion. He was not re-elected in 2017. He was a member of Les Républicains. He was also the mayor of Saint-Pierre, Réunion from 2001 until his death on 27 March...
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29. Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde
1960-. (aged 66)
businessperson
politician
Thomas Galloway Dunlop du Roy de Blicquy Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, CH, PC, known informally as Tom Strathclyde, is a British Conservative politician. Lord Strathclyde served in the political role of Leader of the House of Lords from the 2010 general election until January 2013 and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, having been Leader of the Opposition in...
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30. Boubou Cisse
1974-. (aged 52)
minister
economist
politician
Boubou Cissé is a Malian politician who served as Prime Minister of Mali from 2019 to 2020, before being removed from office as a result of the 2020 Malian coup d'état. Prior to his tenure as prime minister he was Minister of Industry and Mines and Minister of Economy and Finance.
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31. Philippe Faucon
1958-. (aged 68)
film producer
screenwriter
film director
Philippe Faucon is a French film director, screenwriter and producer.
32. Jean Quiquampoix
1995-. (aged 31)
sport shooter
Jean Quiquampoix is a French sports shooter. He competed in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2020 Summer Olympics where he won the gold medal. He also competed in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he won the silver medal.
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33. Nikola Mushanov
1872-1951 (aged 79)
jurist
lawyer
politician
Nikola Stoykov Mushanov was a Bulgarian liberal politician who served as prime minister and leader of the Democratic Party. He later became noted for vigorous opposition to the growth of antisemitism in the country during the Second World War.
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34. Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis
1746-1807 (aged 61)
jurist
politician
Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis was a French jurist and politician in the time of the French Revolution and the First Empire. Portalis was one of the chief draftsmen of the Napoleonic Code, which serves as the foundational framework of the French legal system. He is the father of Joseph Marie Portalis, a diplomat and statesman.
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35. Marc Fumaroli
1932-2020 (aged 88)
historian
literary critic
essayist
university teacher
Marc Fumaroli was a French historian and essayist who was widely respected as an advocate for French literature and culture. While born in Marseille, Fumaroli grew up in the Moroccan city of Fez, and served in the French army during the Algerian War.
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36. Jorge Telerman
1955-. (aged 71)
diplomat
politician
journalist
Jorge Telerman is an Argentine politician and journalist. He was the fourth Chief of Government of Buenos Aires City, replacing Aníbal Ibarra between 2006 and 2007. He was previously Vice-Chief of Government, National Secretary of Culture, and Ambassador.
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37. Bernard Squarcini
1955-. (aged 71)
civil servant
official
spy
consultant
Bernard Squarcini is a French intelligence official and security consultant. He was born on 12 December 1955 in Rabat, Morocco. He was the youngest Inspector General of Police.
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38. Paul Meurisse
1912-1979 (aged 67)
stage actor
film actor
Paul Meurisse was a French actor who appeared in over 60 films and many stage productions. Meurisse was noted for the elegance of his acting style, and for his versatility. He was equally able to play comedic and serious dramatic roles. His screen roles ranged from the droll and drily humorous to the menacing and disturbing. His most celebrated role...
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39. Melanie Amann
1978-. (aged 48)
jurist
journalist
editing staff
non-fiction writer
Melanie Amann is a German journalist and lawyer. She is deputy editor-in-chief of leading Germany weekly Der Spiegel.
40. Michèle Rubirola
1956-. (aged 70)
professions libérales et assimilés
physician
politician
Michèle Rubirola is a French politician who served as Mayor of Marseille from 4 July to 15 December 2020. A member of Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV), she succeeded Jean-Claude Gaudin, who chose not to run for reelection to a fifth term in office and instead endorsed his long-term deputy Martine Vassal, who lost the mayorship race following the...
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41. Nabil Karoui
1963-. (aged 63)
entrepreneur
Nabil Karoui is a Tunisian politician and businessman. One of the key figures in the Tunisian media landscape, Karoui is CEO of Karoui & Karoui World and owner of the Tunisian television station Nessma. Karoui ran as a candidate in the 2019 Tunisian presidential election, finishing in second place.
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42. Pierre Agostini
1941-. (aged 85)
physicist
Pierre Agostini is a French experimental physicist and Emeritus professor at the Ohio State University in the United States, known for his pioneering work in strong-field laser physics and attosecond science. He is especially known for the observation of above-threshold ionization and the invention of the reconstruction of attosecond beating by interference of two-photon transitions (RABBITT) technique for characterization of...
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43. Blaise Diagne
1872-1934 (aged 62)
politician
Blaise Diagne was a French Senegalese politician who was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1914 to 1934, representing the Four Communes of French Senegal. He was the first person of full West African descent to be elected to the Chamber of Deputies and the first to hold a position in the French government.
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44. Mongo Beti
1932-2001 (aged 69)
writer
bookseller
journalist
teacher
Alexandre Biyidi Awala, known as Mongo Beti or Eza Boto, was a Cameroonian author and polemicist. Beti has been called one of the most perceptive French-African writers in his presentations of African life.
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45. Ariane Labed
1984-. (aged 42)
screenwriter
stage actor
film director
actor
film actor
Ariane Labed is a Greek-French actress and film director. She is known for her feature film debut in Attenberg, for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, and appearing in Helen Edmundson's film Mary Magdalene in 2018.
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46. Kungs
1996-. (aged 30)
record producer
disc jockey
composer
Valentin Brunel, better known by his stage name Kungs, is a French DJ, record producer and musician. A native of Toulon, he released his first album Layers in 2016 after success with "This Girl", a collaboration with Cookin' on 3 Burners that became an international hit for him, and the follow-ups "Don't You Know" featuring Jamie N Commons and "I...
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47. Cyprien Iov
1989-. (aged 37)
film director
actor
vlogger
television producer
blogger
Cyprien Iov, often known simply as Cyprien ( French pronunciation: [sipʁijɛ̃]), is a French comedian, actor, and YouTuber known for his short comic YouTube videos. He became known for his videos on Dailymotion under his pseudonym Monsieur Dream, before continuing to make videos on YouTube under his real name. Cyprien is also known for his short films uploaded onto his...
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48. Pravind Jugnauth
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
barrister
Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is a Mauritian politician and former Prime Minister, succeeding, Aneerood Jugnauth, his father, who retired as leader of the majority in 2017. Following the victory of his, Alliance Morisien, coalition in the 2019 Mauritian General Elections, he remained in office, eventually losing the 2024 Mauritian general election. Jugnauth is the leader of the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM)...
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49. Gaston Defferre
1910-1986 (aged 76)
interior minister
politician
lawyer
French resistance fighter
jurist
Gaston Defferre was a French Socialist politician. He served as mayor of Marseille for 33 years until his death in 1986. He was minister for overseas territories in Guy Mollet’s socialist government in 1956–1957. His main achievement was to establish the framework used to grant independence to France’s African territories. In 1967, he fought the last duel in French history....
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50. Paul Cézanne
1839-1906 (aged 67)
painter
lithographer
printmaker
draftsperson
Paul Cézanne was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose work introduced new modes of representation, influenced avant-garde artistic movements of the early 20th century and formed the bridge between late 19th-century Impressionism and early 20th-century Cubism.
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51. Adolphe Thiers
1797-1877 (aged 80)
politician
writer
lawyer
historian
journalist
Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers was a French statesman and historian who served as President of France from 1871 to 1873. He was the second elected president and the first of the Third French Republic.
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52. Christophe Castaner
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
lawyer
cadres de la fonction publique
jurist
Christophe Castaner is a French politician who served as Minister of the Interior from 16 October 2018 to 6 July 2020 under President Emmanuel Macron. He had been elected in 2017 for a three-year term as chairman (délégué général) of the La République En Marche! party with Macron's support. Castaner was Government Spokesperson under Prime Minister Édouard Philippe in 2017...
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53. Martine Reicherts
1957-. (aged 69)
civil servant
lawyer
politician
Martine Reicherts is a Luxembourgish politician who served as European Commissioner in 2014 and as the European Union's Director-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture until her retirement in 2018, when she was replaced by Themis Christophidou. She had previously held the post of Director-General of the Office for Official Publications of the European Union.
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54. Marine Brenier
1986-. (aged 40)
cadres de la fonction publique
politician
Marine Brenier-Ohanessian is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2016 to 2022, representing the 5th constituency of the department of Alpes-Maritimes. She is a member of two political center-right parties, Horizons and La France Audacieuse.
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55. Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio
1940-. (aged 86)
children's writer
novelist
university teacher
journalist
essayist
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, usually identified as J. M. G. Le Clézio, of French, Mauritian, and British nationality, is a writer and professor. The author of over forty works, he was awarded the 1963 Prix Renaudot for his novel Le Procès-Verbal and the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature for his life's work, as an "author of new departures, poetic adventure...
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56. Patrick Mennucci
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Patrick Mennucci is a French politician and a member of the Socialist Party. He had been the MP of the Bouches-du-Rhône's 4th constituency from June 2012 to June 2017, where he was defeated by Jean-Luc Mélenchon of La France insoumise party.
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57. Iulia Motoc
1967-. (aged 59)
jurist
lawyer
judge
university teacher
Iulia Antoanella Motoc KSR is a Romanian judge and international law expert, currently a judge of the International Criminal Court. Motoc is the first Romanian judge elected to the International Criminal Court.
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58. Jean-Pierre Luminet
1951-. (aged 75)
poet
lecturer
writer
astronomer
novelist
Jean-Pierre Luminet is a French astrophysicist, specializing in black holes and cosmology. He is an emeritus research director at the CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique). Luminet is a member of the Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM) and Laboratoire Univers et Théories (LUTH) of the Paris-Meudon Observatory, and is a visiting scientist at the Centre de Physique Théorique (CPT)...
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59. David Pujadas
1964-. (aged 62)
journalist
news presenter
David Pujadas is a French journalist and television host.
60. Henri Fabre
1882-1984 (aged 102)
military flight engineer
businessperson
aircraft pilot
Henri Fabre was a French aviator and the inventor of the first successful seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion.
61. Gilbert Collard
1948-. (aged 78)
lawyer
writer
politician
Gilbert Georges Jean Camille René Collard is a French writer, barrister and politician serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. A member of the National Rally (RN) until 2022, he was a member of the National Assembly for the 2nd constituency of Gard from 2012 until 2019. Collard also served as Secretary-General of the Rassemblement bleu...
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62. Sarah Hanffou
1986-. (aged 40)
table tennis player
Sarah Hanffou is a Cameroonian table tennis player. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles. She beat Tvin Moumjoghlian in the preliminary round, before losing 4 - 1 to Xian Yi Fang in the first round proper.
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63. Jean-Guy Talamoni
1960-. (aged 66)
university teacher
lawyer
politician
Jean-Guy Talamoni is a Corsican politician and Corsican nationalist, who was President of the Corsican Assembly from 17 December 2015 to 1 July 2021. He previously served as leader of the Corsica Nazione electoral group in the Corsican assembly.
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64. Aline Friess
2003-. (aged 23)
gymnast
artistic gymnast
Aline Friess is a French former artistic gymnast. She competed with the French teams at the 2019 World Championships, the 2020 Summer Olympics, the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the 2022 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she won bronze on vault.
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65. Nizar Baraka
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
economist
Nizar Baraka is a Moroccan politician and businessman of the Istiqlal Party. Since October 2021, he has served as Minister of Equipment and Water. He is the grandson of nationalist Allal Al Fassi.
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66. Ogobara K. Doumbo
1956-2018 (aged 62)
medical researcher
physician
Ogobara Doumbo was a Malian medical researcher at the University of Mali. He was recognised as a global leader in malaria research. He was the recipient of the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mali, Legion d'honneur and research award on Malaria in Africa.
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67. Luzolo Bambi Lessa
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
minister
Emmanuel-Janvier Luzolo Bambi Lessa is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was appointed Minister of Justice in the Muzito cabinet in October 2008.
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