20 Notable alumni of University of Limoges
Updated: May 29, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Limoges is ranked #1,153 in the world and #42 in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from University of Limoges 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 Limoges won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ha Ilji
1955-. (aged 71)
writer
painter
poet
university teacher
Hailji is a modern South Korean writer whose series of "Racetrack" novels created controversy in Korea.
2. Luigi Troiani
1964-. (aged 62)
clarinetist
teacher
bank teller
rugby union player
sporting director
Luigi Rosario Troiani is an Italian rugby player. He usually played as a fullback and sometimes as a scrum-half.
3. Jérôme Pineau
1980-. (aged 46)
sport cyclist
Jérôme Pineau is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2015 for the Bouygues Télécom, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step and IAM Cycling squads. Born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Pineau now works as the general manager for UCI ProSeries team B&B Hotels p/b KTM.
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4. Yolaine de Courson
1954-. (aged 72)
anciens artisans
commerçants
chefs d'entreprise
politician
Yolaine de Courson is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the department of Côte-d'Or. She was elected as a member of La République En Marche!, but left the party and in May 2020, she was one of the 17 initial members who formed the short-lived Ecology Democracy Solidarity...
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5. Sam Tanson
1977-. (aged 49)
lawyer
politician
journalist
Samantha Tanson is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician. She was the Minister of Culture from December 2018 to November 2023 and the Minister of Justice from September 2019 to November 2023. She was also the Minister of Housing between December 2018 and October 2019.
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6. Joël Bouzou
1955-. (aged 71)
modern pentathlete
sports official
pentathlete
Joël Bouzou is a former French athlete and World Champion of modern pentathlon in 1987. Bouzou is the President of the World Olympians Association.
7. Christophe Jerretie
1979-. (aged 47)
miscellaneous persons without work under 60 excluding retirees
politician
Christophe Jerretie is a French politician of the La République En Marche! (LREM) who was a member of the French National Assembly from 2017–2022, representing the department of Corrèze. From 2017–2020 he was a member of La République En Marche! (LREM).
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8. Mamadou Tangara
1965-. (aged 61)
university teacher
minister
politician
Mamadou Tangara is a Gambian diplomat and politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2018, having previously served in 2012 and from 2010–2012. Tangara also served as Gambian Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2017–2018 and from 2013–2016.
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9. Monique Boulestin
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Monique Boulestin was a member of the National Assembly of France. She represented Haute-Vienne's 1st constituency, and was a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.
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10. Zinedine Zidane
1972-. (aged 54)
association football player
association football coach
Zinedine Yazid Zidane, popularly known as Zizou ( French: ), is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was a playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, and ball control. He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named...
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11. Olivier Dacourt
1974-. (aged 52)
association football player
Olivier Yohan Dacourt is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is also a former French international and is best known for his spells at English side Leeds United and Italian clubs Roma and Inter Milan.
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12. Aurélien Taché
1984-. (aged 42)
cadres de la fonction publique
politician
Aurélien Taché is a French politician who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Val-d'Oise. He was elected in 2017 as a member of La République En Marche! (LREM) but left the party in 2020, and joined the short-lived Ecology Democracy Solidarity group, then The New Democrats. In 2022, we was re-elected...
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13. 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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14. Fabien Pelous
1973-. (aged 53)
rugby union player
Fabien Pelous is a retired French rugby union player. A lock who also occasionally played as a number eight and flanker, he played the bulk of his professional career for Stade Toulousain, and is the all-time leader in appearances for the France national team. He retired as the most-capped lock for any nation in rugby history, with 100 of his...
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15. Eric Carrière
1973-. (aged 53)
association football player
Eric Gérard Carrière is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Nantes, Lyon, Lens, and Dijon.
16. Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
minister
Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed is a Djiboutian politician who has been Prime Minister of Djibouti since 2013. A longtime member of the ruling People's Rally for Progress, he previously served as Minister of Agriculture from 2005 to 2011 and as Minister of Defense from 2011 to 2013. He is Afar-Somali, hailing from the prominent Warsangeli clan.
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17. Sophie Dessus
1955-2016 (aged 61)
farmer
politician
Sophie Dessus was a Socialist politician from Corrèze, France, representing Corrèze's First Constituency in the National Assembly, the first woman to represent Corrèze in the National Assembly.
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18. Marie-Pierre Vedrenne
1982-. (aged 44)
jurist
politician
Marie-Pierre Vedrenne is a French lawyer and politician of the Democratic Movement who has served as Minister Delegate to Minister of the Interior in the second Lecornu government since 2025. She was previously a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2025.
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19. Koulsy Lamko
1959-. (aged 67)
playwright
novelist
university teacher
poet
actor
Koulsy Lamko is a Chadian-born playwright, poet, novelist and university lecturer. Born in Dadouar, Lamko left his country for Burkina Faso in 1979 due to the beginning of the civil war. There, he became acquainted with Thomas Sankara and involved with the Institute of Black Peoples in Ouagadougou. Lamko spent ten years promoting community theater in Burkina Faso through the...
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20. Amadou Koné
1953-. (aged 73)
writer
university teacher
Amadou Koné is a writer from Côte d'Ivoire.