78 Notable alumni of University of Caen Normandy
Updated: May 29, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Caen Normandy is ranked #708 in the world and #22 in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 78 notable alumni from University of Caen Normandy 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 Caen Normandy won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jean François Sarrazin
1614-1654 (aged 40)
poet
historian
Jean François Sarasin was a French writer.
2. Henri Bourde de La Rogerie
1873-1949 (aged 76)
historian
archivist
Henri Bourde de La Rogerie was a French archivist and historian of Brittany.
3. Louis Lepecq de la Clôture
1736-1804 (aged 68)
physician
Louis Lépecq de La Clôture was a French surgeon and epidemiologist. His work consisted mainly of a 15-year observation of the relations between climate, geography and pathologies in Normandy.
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4. Léonor Joseph Havin
1799-1868 (aged 69)
politician
official
Léonor-Joseph Havin was a French politician.
5. Eugène Eudes-Deslongchamps
1830-1889 (aged 59)
university teacher
paleontologist
zoologist
Eugène Eudes-Deslongchamps was a French paleontologist and naturalist born in Caen, the son of paleontologist Jacques Amand Eudes-Deslongchamps (1794–1867). He died at Château Matthieu, Calvados.
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6. George Diamandy
1867-1917 (aged 50)
sociologist
children's writer
archaeologist
diplomat
diarist
George Ion Diamandy or Diamandi, first name also Gheorghe or Georges, was a Romanian politician, dramatist, social scientist, and archeologist. Although a rich landowner of aristocratic background, he was one of the pioneers of revolutionary socialism in France and Romania, obtaining international fame as founder of L'Ère Nouvelle magazine. He was an early affiliate of the Romanian Social-Democratic Workers' Party,...
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7. Jean-Yves Marin
1955-. (aged 71)
archaeologist
curator
Jean-Yves Marin is an archeologist, medievalist and chief curator of French heritage. He was born in Caen in 1955.
8. Louis Énault
1824-1900 (aged 76)
writer
translator
journalist
Louis Énault was a French journalist, novelist and translator. He sometimes used the pseudonym Louis de Vernon.
9. John Baptiste Charles Lucas
1758-1842 (aged 84)
lawyer
judge
politician
John Baptiste Charles Lucas was a French-born member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. After meeting Benjamin Franklin, Lucas was so inspired—and so impatient with class injustices in France—that he sailed to America. Armed with a letter of introduction from Franklin, Lucas was made a federal land grant judge by Thomas Jefferson, then elected to the U.S. House...
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10. Robert Pipon Marett
1820-1884 (aged 64)
poet
lawyer
journalist
judge
Sir Robert Pipon Marett was a lawyer, journalist, poet, politician, and Bailiff of Jersey from 1880 until his death.
11. Gervais de La Rue
1751-1835 (aged 84)
historian
Gervais de La Rue, French historical investigator, once regarded as one of the chief authorities on Norman and Anglo-Norman literature.
12. Pierre Augustin Dangeard
1862-1947 (aged 85)
university teacher
botanist
mycologist
Pierre Clement Augustin Dangeard was a botanist and mycologist known for his investigations of sexual reproduction in fungi. He was the father of botanist Pierre Dangeard (1895–1970) and geologist Louis Dangeard (1898–1987).
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13. Fabrice Le Vigoureux
1969-. (aged 57)
professors
scientific professions
politician
professeur des universités
Fabrice Le Vigoureux is a French politician and member of Renaissance. In June 2017, he was elected to serve as Deputy for the 1st constituency of Calvados in the French National Assembly. He was reelected for a second term at the 2022 French legislative election. He stood down at the 2024 election.
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14. Émile Deshayes de Marcère
1828-1918 (aged 90)
magistrate
politician
Émile-Louis-Gustave Deshayes de Marcère was a French politician.
15. Brigitte Le Brethon
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Brigitte Le Brethon is a French politician, and a member of The Republicans. She was born in Campeaux, Calvados, France.
16. Pierre François Olive Rayer
1793-1867 (aged 74)
pathologist
dermatologist
physiologist
Pierre François Olive Rayer was a French physician who was a native of Saint Sylvain. He made important contributions in the fields of pathological anatomy, physiology, comparative pathology and parasitology. He worked for the most part at the Hôpital de la Charité and became a professor of comparative anatomy at the Faculty of Medicine in Paris in 1862.
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17. Gaston Jean Baptiste de Renty
1611-1649 (aged 38)
mathematician
Gaston Jean Baptiste de Renty was a French aristocrat and philanthropist. He ruled the Company of the Blessed Sacrament between 1639 and 1649, and was under the influence of the French Oratorians, through his confessor Paul de Condren.
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18. Jacques Clinchamps de Malfilâtre
1732-1767 (aged 35)
poet
Jacques Clinchamps de Malfilâtre was a French poet.
19. Pierre-François Jamet
1762-1843 (aged 81)
presbyter
Pierre-François Jamet was a French Roman Catholic priest who refused to take the oath of allegiance during the French Revolution. He is also called the "Second Founder" due to restoring the dwindled congregation of the Sisters of the Good Saviour. In 1827 he was awarded the Legion of Honor for his service as a priest.
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20. Pascal Allizard
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Pascal Allizard is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the Senate of France since 2014, representing the Calvados department.
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21. Yves Delage
1854-1920 (aged 66)
marine biologist
zoologist
Yves Delage was a French zoologist known for his work into invertebrate physiology and anatomy. He also discovered the function of the semicircular canals in the inner ear. He is also famous for noting and preparing a speech on the Turin Shroud, arguing in favour of its authenticity. Delage estimated the probability that the image on the shroud was not...
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22. Abdelwahab Abdallah
1940-. (aged 86)
diplomat
politician
Abdelwahab Abdallah is a Tunisian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia and was advisor to the President.
23. Sébastien de Brossard
1655-1730 (aged 75)
Catholic priest
music theorist
bibliophile
composer
lexicographer
Sébastien de Brossard was a French music theorist, composer and collector.
24. Jean Follain
1903-1971 (aged 68)
jurist
poet
lawyer
writer
diarist
Jean Follain was a French writer, poet and corporate lawyer. In the early days of his career he was a member of the "Sagesse" group. Follain was a friend of Max Jacob, André Salmon, Jean Paulhan, Pierre Pussy, Armen Lubin, and Pierre Reverdy. He was a contributor to many journals, such as La Nouvelle Revue française, Commerce, Europe, Le Journal...
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25. Alexandre Bigot
1862-1927 (aged 65)
ceramicist
chemist
Alexandre Bigot was a French ceramicist. He was primarily a ceramics manufacturer, producing the designs of many artists and architects of the French-Belgian Art Nouveau movement, including: Jules Lavirotte, Hector Guimard, Louis Majorelle, Henri Sauvage, Henry van de Velde, Auguste Perret, Andre Arfvidson, Anatole de Baudot and more.
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26. François Eudes de Mézeray
1610-1683 (aged 73)
historian
writer
François Eudes de Mézeray was a French historian.
27. Jean Regnault de Segrais
1624-1701 (aged 77)
writer
poet
translator
literary scholar
novelist
Jean Regnault de Segrais was a French poet and novelist born in Caen. He was elected a member of the Académie française in 1662.
28. Claire Lefilliâtre
opera singer
Claire Lefilliâtre is a contemporary French soprano specialising in Baroque music repertoire.
29. Aminata Dramane Traoré
1947-. (aged 79)
singer
writer
politician
Aminata Dramane Traoré is a Malian author, politician, and political activist. She served as the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Mali from 1997 to 2000 and also worked as coordinator of the United Nations Development Programme. She is the current Coordinator of Forum pour l'autre Mali and Associate Coordinator of the International Network for Cultural Diversity and was elected...
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30. François Pouqueville
1770-1838 (aged 68)
explorer
archaeologist
writer
historian
diplomat
François Charles Hugues Laurent Pouqueville was a French diplomat, writer, explorer, physician and historian, and member of the Institut de France.
31. Caspar Barlaeus
1584-1648 (aged 64)
university teacher
historian
theologian
writer
polymath
Caspar Barlaeus was a Flemish polymath and Renaissance humanist, a theologian, poet, and historian.
32. Alain Tourret
1947-. (aged 79)
lawyer
politician
Alain Tourret is a French politician. He served as the deputy for Calvados's 6th constituency. He was deputy from 1997 to 2002, then again from 2012 to 2022. He was previously a member of Radical Party of the Left then La République En Marche! from 2017.
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33. Maud Petit
1971-. (aged 55)
anciens cadres
corporate administrative and commercial executive
politician
Maud Petit is a French politician who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2024, representing Val-de-Marne.
34. Nicole Ameline
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Nicole Ameline is a French politician, lawyer, diplomat and women's rights advocate. She served as a member of the National Assembly of France for several terms between 1991 and 2017, and held various roles in the Government of France from 1995; she was Minister of the Sea in 2002 and Minister of Gender Equality from 2002 to 2005. She has...
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35. Arcisse de Caumont
1801-1873 (aged 72)
art historian
archaeologist
historian
geologist
anthropologist
Arcisse de Caumont was a French historian and archaeologist.
36. Philippe Duron
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Philippe Duron is a French politician. He was the mayor of Caen between 2008 and 2014 and deputy for Calvados's 1st constituency.
37. Guillaume-François Rouelle
1703-1770 (aged 67)
writer
pharmacist
chemist
philosopher
Guillaume François Rouelle was a French chemist and apothecary. In 1754 he introduced the concept of a base into chemistry as a substance which reacts with an acid to form a salt.
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38. Remy de Gourmont
1858-1915 (aged 57)
writer
critic
philosopher
playwright
poet
Remy de Gourmont was a French Symbolist poet, novelist, and influential critic. He was widely read in his era, and an important influence on Blaise Cendrars and Georges Bataille. The spelling Rémy de Gourmont is incorrect, albeit common.
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39. J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur
1735-1813 (aged 78)
diplomat
military personnel
writer
Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecœur, naturalized in New York as John Hector St. John, was a French-American writer, diplomat, and farmer.
40. Pierre Varignon
1654-1722 (aged 68)
professor
Catholic priest
university teacher
scientist
mathematician
Pierre Varignon was a French mathematician. He was educated at the Jesuit College and the University of Caen, where he received his M.A. in 1682. He took Holy Orders the following year.
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41. Charles de Saint-Évremond
1613-1703 (aged 90)
French moralist
military officer
literary critic
essayist
philosopher
Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis, seigneur de Saint-Évremond was a French soldier, hedonist, essayist and literary critic. After 1661, he lived in exile, mainly in England, as a consequence of his attack on French policy at the time of the Peace of the Pyrenees (1659). He is one of the few foreigners to be buried in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey....
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42. Nicolas Lemery
1645-1715 (aged 70)
physician
chemist
pharmacist
Nicolas Lémery, French chemist, was born at Rouen, Province of Normandy. He was one of the first to develop theories on acid-base chemistry.
43. Gaël Duval
1973-. (aged 53)
computer scientist
businessperson
Gaël Duval is a French entrepreneur. In July 1998, he created Mandrake Linux (which became Mandriva Linux, now discontinued), a Linux distribution originally based on Red Hat Linux and KDE. He was also a co-founder of MandrakeSoft (which merged in Mandriva, now discontinued) with Jacques Le Marois and Frédéric Bastok.
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44. Roger Vercel
1894-1957 (aged 63)
novelist
biographer
writer
Roger Vercel was a French writer.
45. Pierre -Claver Akendengué
1943-. (aged 83)
composer
musician
Pierre-Claver Akendengué is a Gabonese musician and composer. In 1997, he received his country's "Prix d'excellence" at the Africa Music awards in Libreville, honoring his body of work. He also serves as a cultural advisor for the government of Gabon.
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46. Cécile DeWitt-Morette
1922-2017 (aged 95)
physicist
mathematician
Cécile Andrée Paule DeWitt-Morette was a French mathematician and physicist. She founded the Les Houches School of Physics in the French Alps. For this and her publications, she was awarded the American Society of the French Legion of Honour 2007 Medal for Distinguished Achievement. Attendees at the summer school included over twenty students who would go on to be Nobel...
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47. William Petty
1623-1687 (aged 64)
sociologist
mathematician
philosopher
economist
statistician
Sir William Petty FRS was an English economist, physician, scientist and philosopher. He first became prominent serving Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth in Ireland. He developed efficient methods to survey the land that was to be confiscated and given to Cromwell's soldiers. He also remained a significant figure under King Charles II and King James II, as did many others...
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48. Amandine Petit
1997-. (aged 29)
model
beauty pageant contestant
Amandine Petit is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2021. She had previously been crowned Miss Normandy 2020, and is the seventh woman from Normandy to win Miss France. She represented France at Miss Universe 2020, where she placed in the Top 21.
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49. Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly
1808-1889 (aged 81)
novelist
historian
journalist
poet
literary critic
Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly was a French novelist, poet, short story writer, and literary critic. He specialised in mystery tales that explored hidden motivation and hinted at evil without being explicitly concerned with anything supernatural. He had a decisive influence on writers such as Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Henry James, Léon Bloy, Marcel Proust and Carmelo Bene.
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50. Jules Dumont d'Urville
1790-1842 (aged 52)
cartographer
military personnel
botanist
expedition leader
hydrographer
Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica. As a botanist and cartographer, he gave his name to several seaweeds, plants and shrubs and to places such as d'Urville Island in New Zealand.
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51. Marcel Gauchet
1946-. (aged 80)
historian
philosopher
director of studies
Marcel Gauchet is a French historian, philosopher, and sociologist. He is professor emeritus of the Centre de recherches politiques Raymond Aron at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and former head of the periodical Le Débat. Gauchet is one of France's most prominent contemporary intellectuals. He has written widely on such issues as the political consequences of modern...
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52. Jean Eudes
1601-1680 (aged 79)
Catholic priest
John Eudes, CIM was a French Catholic priest and the founder of both the Order of Our Lady of Charity in 1641 and Congregation of Jesus and Mary, also known as the Eudists, in 1643. He was also a professed member of the Oratory of Jesus until 1643.
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53. Alain Corbin
1936-. (aged 90)
historian
university teacher
secondary school teacher
adjunct professor
Alain Corbin is a French historian. He is a specialist of the 19th century in France and in microhistory.
54. Philippe Montanier
1964-. (aged 62)
association football player
association football coach
Philippe Jacques William Montanier is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Ligue 1 club Toulouse. As a player, he was as a goalkeeper.
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55. Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1806-1859 (aged 53)
railway engineer
architect
mechanical engineer
engineer
civil engineer
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th-century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions". Brunel built dockyards, the Great...
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56. Pierre-Simon Laplace
1749-1827 (aged 78)
physicist
university teacher
mathematician
writer
philosopher
Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace was a French polymath, a scholar whose work has been instrumental in the fields of physics, astronomy, mathematics, engineering, statistics, and philosophy. He summarized and extended the work of his predecessors in his five-volume Mécanique céleste (Celestial Mechanics) (1799–1825). This work translated the geometric study of classical mechanics to one based on calculus, opening up a...
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57. Michel Onfray
1959-. (aged 67)
pundit
essayist
philosopher
Michel Onfray is a French writer and philosopher with a hedonistic, epicurean and atheist worldview. A highly prolific author on philosophy, he has written over 100 books. His philosophy is mainly influenced by such thinkers as Nietzsche, Epicurus, the Cynic and Cyrenaic schools, as well as French materialism. He has gained notoriety for writing such works as Traité d'athéologie: Physique...
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58. René Coty
1882-1962 (aged 80)
lawyer
politician
Gustave Jules René Coty was President of France from 1954 to 1959. He was the second and last president of the Fourth French Republic.
59. Malika Ménard
1987-. (aged 39)
model
beauty pageant contestant
Malika Ménard is a French model, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss France 2010. She later represented France in Miss Universe 2010, placing in the Top 15.
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60. Denis Brogniart
1967-. (aged 59)
journalist
radio personality
Denis Brogniart is a French sport journalist and television host. He presents the show Koh-Lanta since 2002 and Formula One racing on TF1 with Marion Jollès Grosjean.
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61. Thomas Jolly
1982-. (aged 44)
lighting designer
scenographer
director
actor
Thomas Jolly is a French actor and artistic director of La Piccola Familia, a theatre company that he founded in Rouen in 2006.
62. Jean-Vincent Placé
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Jean-Vincent Placé is a South Korean-born, French Green politician.
63. François Morel
1959-. (aged 67)
actor
director
writer
chronicler
screenwriter
François Morel is a French actor, comedian, voice actor, rapper and director. He is best known for appearing in sketch television series Les Deschiens (1993–2002) and in the series Les Daltons as the dog Rantanplan.
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64. Pierre Lepape
1941-2021 (aged 80)
literary critic
writer
journalist
Pierre Lepape was a French journalist, writer, and literary critic.
65. Gérard Férey
1941-2017 (aged 76)
researcher
chemist
Gérard Férey was a French chemist who was a member of the French Academy of Sciences and a professor at the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. He specialized in the physical chemistry of solids and materials. He focused on the crystal chemistry of inorganic fluorides and on porous solids.
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66. Django Sissoko
1948-2022 (aged 74)
university teacher
minister
politician
Django Sissoko was a Malian civil servant who was Prime Minister of Mali from December 2012 to September 2013. He was Minister of Justice from 1984 to 1988 and subsequently served twice as Secretary-General of the Presidency, from 1988 to 1991 and from 2008 to 2011. He also served as Ombudsman from 2011 to 2012.
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67. Emmanuelle Pierre-Marie
1971-. (aged 55)
sociologist
politician
Emmanuelle Pierre-Marie is a French politician of The Ecologists. Since 2020, she has served as mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris. She was a candidate for Paris's 8th constituency in the 2017 legislative election, and has been a member of the Council of Paris since 2020.
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68. 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.
69. Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
1737-1814 (aged 77)
writer
novelist
botanist
geographical engineer (military cartographer)
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre was a French writer and botanist. He is best known for his 1788 novel, Paul et Virginie, a very popular 18th-century classic of French literature.
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70. Hervé Morin
1961-. (aged 65)
permanent politician
politician
Hervé Morin is a French politician of the Centrists who has been serving as the first President of the Regional Council of Normandy since January 2016. Under President Nicolas Sarkozy, he was the Minister of Defence.
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71. Fabrice Jaumont
1972-. (aged 54)
language teacher
pedagogue
writer
Fabrice Jaumont is a French-born author and educator best known for his advocacy for dual-language bilingual education around the world. He is the author of several books translated in multiple languages.
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72. Abdourahman Waberi
1965-. (aged 61)
writer
literary critic
Abdourahman A. Waberi is a novelist, essayist, poet, academic, and short-story writer from Djibouti.
73. Gilbert Barbier
1940-. (aged 86)
politician
Gilbert Barbier was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Jura department.
74. Nasser Larguet
1958-. (aged 68)
association football player
association football coach
Nasser Larguet is a Moroccan football coach, former head of the academy for Marseille. He was briefly the interim coach of the Marseille senior team.
75. Ingrid Tanqueray
1988-. (aged 38)
basketball player
Ingrid Tanqueray is a French basketball player for Basket Lattes and the French national team, where she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Championship.
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76. Rexhep Meidani
1944-. (aged 82)
university teacher
politician
physicist
Rexhep Qemal Meidani is an Albanian physicist, professor, diplomat and politician. Meidani was the president of Albania from 1997 to 2002, and the second to be elected after the first multi-party elections in 1991.
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77. Peter Johan Lor
1946-. (aged 80)
university teacher
librarian
library scientist
Peter Johan Lor is a South African librarian and library and information science scholar specialising in international librarianship.
78. Houda Darwish
1991-. (aged 35)
novelist
poet
writer
Houda Darwish is an Algerian novelist, poet, writer, and women's rights activist. According to Abdel Madjid Djaber, a Palestinian critic and academician, she is a "charming lady of Algerian literature.".
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