8 Notable alumni of University of Luxembourg

Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees

University of Luxembourg is ranked #653 in the world and #1 in Luxembourg by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 8 notable alumni from University of Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Max Hahn

1. Max Hahn

1981-. (aged 45)
engineer politician
Max Hahn is a Luxembourgish politician of the Democratic Party serving as Minister for Family Affairs since 2023. He was previously a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2013 to 2023. From 2010 to 2013, he was president of the Democratic and Liberal Youth.
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Nicolas Estgen

2. Nicolas Estgen

1930-2019 (aged 89)
politician
Nicolas Estgen was a Luxembourgish politician for the Christian Social People's Party and head teacher. He sat in the European Parliament from 1979 until 1994.
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Jean-Paul Pier

3. Jean-Paul Pier

1933-2016 (aged 83)
university teacher mathematician historian of mathematics
Jean-Paul Pier was a Luxembourgish mathematician, specializing in harmonic analysis and the history of mathematics, particularly mathematical analysis in the 20th century.
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Luc Frieden

4. Luc Frieden

1963-. (aged 63)
university teacher lawyer politician
Luc Frieden is a Luxembourgish politician and lawyer serving as prime minister of Luxembourg since November 2023. A member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), he held numerous cabinet positions in the Luxembourgish government between 1998 and 2013, notably serving as the minister for the Treasury and Budget during the transition from the Franc to the Euro and as...
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Djuna Bernard

5. Djuna Bernard

1992-. (aged 34)
scout politician
Djuna Bernard is a Luxembourgish politician from Déi Gréng. She was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2018 to 2023, and again since 2024.
Charles Grethen

6. Charles Grethen

1992-. (aged 34)
middle-distance runner
Charles Grethen is a Luxembourgish middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 and 1500 metres. He represented his country at three consecutive European Championships.
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Patrick Sensburg

7. Patrick Sensburg

1971-. (aged 55)
politician university teacher lawyer jurist political scientist
Patrick Ernst Hermann Sensburg is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and a professor at the University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia in Cologne. He served as a member of the German Parliament from 2009 until 2021, representing the Hochsauerlandkreis constituency in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Martine Reicherts

8. 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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