Notable Alumni of University of Poitiers [Sorted List]

1. Brigette Boucheron

1947-. (aged 79)

women's rights activist civil libertarian proofreader

Brigitte Boucheron is a French feminist and anarchist Lesbian activist. She was a co-founder of the women-only Bagdam Cafée in Toulouse which opened in 1988. The cafe closed in 1999 but the name lives on with annual events as a focus for lesbian culture.

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2. Scévole de Sainte-Marthe

1571-1650 (aged 79)

historian

Scévole de Sainte-Marthe was a French historian.

3. Claire Bren

1988-. (aged 38)

kayaker

Claire Bren is a French female canoeist who won 13 medals at senior level at the Wildwater Canoeing World Championships.

4. Marie Charpentier

1903-1994 (aged 91)

mathematician university teacher

Jeanne Radegonde Marie Charpentier was a French mathematician. She was the first woman to obtain a doctorate in pure mathematics in France, and the second woman, after Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin, to obtain a faculty position in mathematics at a university in France.

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5. Georg Anton von Rodenstein

1579-1652 (aged 73)

Catholic priest Catholic bishop

Georg Anton von Rodenstein was the Prince-Bishop of Worms from 1629 to 1652.

6. Ludovic Payen

1995-. (aged 31)

athletics competitor

Ludovic Payen is a French athlete specialising in the high hurdles. He won a gold medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships.

7. Aymeric Lusine

1995-. (aged 31)

middle-distance runner

Aymeric Lusine is a French middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

8. Raymond H. A. Carter

1955-. (aged 71)

gendarme aikidoka jurist

Raymond H. A. Carter was a Gendarmerie Nationale senior officer who served for thirty-five years. He is an expert consultant in the field of international security. Carter is also an accomplished exponent of the martial arts.

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9. Jean Glénisson

1921-2010 (aged 89)

historian archivist

Jean Glénisson was a French historian, archivist and paleographer.

10. Francine Caron

1945-. (aged 81)

poet writer translator

Francine Caron is a French writer and poet.

11. Justin Damo Baro

1952-. (aged 74)

politician economist

Damo Justin Baro, also known as Justin Damo Barro, is a Burkinabe economist and politician who served as Minister of Finance between 1983 and 1986 under Thomas Sankara. During that time, he was President of ECOWAS' Council of Ministers. In the 1990s, he served in the World Bank, and later helped create the West African Economic and Monetary Union.

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12. Doudou Thiam

1926-1999 (aged 73)

minister politician lawyer diplomat jurist

Doudou Thiam was a Senegalese diplomat, politician and lawyer. Thiam was the first ever foreign minister of independent Senegal from 1960–1962 and the third from1964–1968. From 1970 until his death in 1999, Thiam was a member of the International Law Commission. During his almost three decades of service on the Commission, Thiam served as Special Rapporteur on one of the...

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13. Charles des Jamonières

1902-1970 (aged 68)

poet sport shooter

Charles des Jamonières was a French sport shooter who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

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14. Jacques Antoine Creuzé-Latouche

1749-1800 (aged 51)

economist jurist politician

Jacques Antoine Creuzé-Latouche was a French lawyer, Jacobin, and member of the National Convention of France during the French Revolution.

15. Sylvie Le Noach

1955-. (aged 71)

swimmer

Sylvie Le Noach is a retired French swimmer. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and 100 m and 200 m backstroke, but did not reach the finals. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships. She finished sixth in the...

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16. Charles de Sainte-Marthe

1512-1555 (aged 43)

poet theologian

Charles de Sainte-Marthe was a French Protestant and theologian.

17. René Sudre

1880-1968 (aged 88)

non-fiction writer science journalist

René Sudre was a French journalist, parapsychologist and writer.

18. Martine Leguille-Balloy

1957-. (aged 69)

professions libérales et assimilés lawyer politician

Martine Leguille-Balloy is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Vendée.

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19. Raoul Péret

1870-1942 (aged 72)

politician

Raoul Adolphe Péret was a French lawyer and politician.

20. Jean Vauquelin de la Fresnaye

1536-1607 (aged 71)

poet soldier writer

Jean Vauquelin de la Fresnaye was a French poet born at the château of La Fresnaye-au-Sauvage or Caen in Normandy in 1536.

21. Joan Veny i Clar

1932-. (aged 94)

university teacher linguist dialectologist

Joan Veny i Clar is a linguist and Catalan dialectologist from Majorca, considered one of the most prestigious and renowned of the Catalan Countries. He is the author of Els parlars catalans, an essential book for Catalan dialectology, synthesis of the dialectal variation of the entire space of the Catalan Countries; and furthermore a dense and rich work, made in...

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22. Nicolas Rigault

1577-1654 (aged 77)

librarian classical scholar jurist

Nicolas Rigault was a French classical scholar.

23. Leïla Heurtault

1995-. (aged 31)

karateka

Leïla Heurtault is a French karateka. She is a three-time medalist, including two golds, in the women's team kumite event at the World Karate Championships.

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24. Émile Garçon

1851-1922 (aged 71)

jurist university teacher

Émile Garçon was a French jurist. He served as a Law Professor at the University of Paris.

25. Bekim Bejta

1970-. (aged 56)

linguist

Bekim Bejta is a Kosovar Albanian linguist, poet and translator. In 2009, he received the Kosovo National Literary Prize for the translation of Raga. Approche du continent invisible by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio.

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26. Francis de Noyelle

1919-2017 (aged 98)

diplomat mountaineer French resistance fighter

Francis de Noyelle was a French diplomat. He was French ambassador to Nepal between 1980 and 1984.

27. John Lesley

1527-1596 (aged 69)

Catholic priest Catholic bishop writer historian

John Lesley was a Scottish Catholic bishop and historian. His father was Gavin Lesley, rector of Kingussie, Badenoch.

28. Paul Ardenne

1956-. (aged 70)

art historian writer art critic

Paul Ardenne is Professor of history at the University of Amiens, and is also an art critic and a curator in the field of contemporary art.

29. Mustafa Balel

1945-. (aged 81)

novelist writer linguist children's writer translator

Mustafa Balel is a Turkish short story writer and novelist.

30. Jean Pradel

1933-2021 (aged 88)

university teacher magistrate jurist

Jean Pradel was a French jurist, magistrate, and professor. He specialised in criminal law.

31. Jacques Brault

1933-2022 (aged 89)

university teacher writer essayist playwright literary critic

Jacques Brault was a French Canadian poet and translator who lived in Cowansville, Quebec, Canada. He was born to a poor family, but received an excellent education at the Université de Montréal and at the Sorbonne in Paris. He became a professor at the Université de Montréal, in the Département d'études françaises and the Institut des sciences médiévales, and made...

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32. Édouard Louis Trouëssart

1842-1927 (aged 85)

physician arachnologist professor zoologist

Édouard Louis Trouessart was a French zoologist born in Angers.

33. Sophie Beaudouin-Hubière

1972-. (aged 54)

miscellaneous persons without work under 60 excluding retirees politician

Sophie Beaudouin-Hubière is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing Haute-Vienne's 1st constituency.

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34. Thomas Mesnier

1986-. (aged 40)

emergency physician politician cadres de la fonction publique

Thomas Mesnier is a French physician and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the French National Assembly from the 2017 until 2022, representing the 1st constituency of the department of Charente.

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35. Barthélemy de Chasseneuz

1480-1541 (aged 61)

lawyer jurist

Barthélemy de Chasseneuz was a French jurist. His name has also been recorded as Cassaneus Bertalan, Bartholomaeus Cassaneus, Bartholomäus Cassaneus, Barthelemy de Chassenée, de Chassaneo, Bartholm Chasseneux, Chassanæus, Chassanaeus, Hassanaus, or Bartholomew Cassaneus.

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36. Jean-Claude Perrot

1928-2021 (aged 93)

historian university teacher

Jean-Claude Perrot was a French historian. He specialized in urban history, economic politics, demography, and statistics. His studies focused around 18th-century France and he was a professor at the Sorbonne University Association and the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. He was also President of the French Institute for Demographic Studies.

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37. François Jolivet

1966-. (aged 60)

politician anciens cadres

François Jolivet is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Indre.

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38. Dominic Selwood

1970-. (aged 56)

historian blogger journalist

Dominic Selwood FSA FRSA FRHistS is an English historian, author, journalist and barrister. He has written several works of history, historical fiction and historical thrillers, most notably The Sword of Moses and Anatomy of a Nation. A History of British Identity in 50 Documents. His background is in medieval history. He is an honorary research fellow at the University of...

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39. Jean-Michel Clément

1954-. (aged 72)

professions libérales et assimilés politician

Jean-Michel Clément is a French politician who was a member of the National Assembly of France from the 2007 elections to 2022, representing the 3rd constituency of the Vienne department. He is a former member of La République En Marche! (LREM) and of the Socialist Party.

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40. Andries de Graeff

1611-1678 (aged 67)

art collector politician

Andries de Graeff was a regent and burgomaster (mayor) of Amsterdam and leading Dutch statesman during the Golden Age.

41. Gerard Ambassa Guy

1978-. (aged 48)

association football player

Gerard Ambassa Guy, nicknamed JJ (Chinese: 卓卓), is a football coach and former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Born in Cameroon, he represented Hong Kong internationally.

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42. Hardouin de Péréfixe de Beaumont

1606-1671 (aged 65)

historian Catholic bishop Catholic priest

Paul Philippe Hardouin de Beaumont de Péréfixe was a French historian and clergyman. He was bishop of Rodez, then archbishop of Paris.

43. Helen Doron

1955-. (aged 71)

teacher entrepreneur

Helen Doron is a British-Israeli linguist and educator based in Israel. She is best known as the creator of the Helen Doron Method of teaching and as the Founder of Helen Doron Educational Group, an international pedagogic network for babies, children, and teens learning English and other programs, including Helen Doron Academy Kindergartens, Helen Doron International, MathRiders and Helen Doron...

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44. Joseph Louis Anne Avenol

1879-1952 (aged 73)

diplomat politician

Joseph Louis Anne Marie Charles Avenol was a French diplomat. He served as the second Secretary General of the League of Nations from 3 July 1933 to 31 August 1940. He was preceded by Sir Eric Drummond of the United Kingdom, who was general secretary between 1920 and 1933. He was succeeded by the Irish diplomat Seán Lester, who was...

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45. Onésime Reclus

1837-1916 (aged 79)

geographer opinion journalist

Onésime Reclus was a French geographer who specialized in the relations between France and its colonies.

46. Michel Roger

1949-. (aged 77)

civil servant jurist university teacher politician

Michel Roger is a French and Monégasque politician who served as Minister of State of Monaco from 2010 to 2015. Prior to his tenure as Minister of State, he served on the Supreme Court of Monaco and as a municipal councilor in Poitiers.

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47. Alain Claeys

1948-. (aged 78)

university teacher politician

Alain Claeys is a French politician. He is a member of the Socialist Party, former Mayor of Poitiers (2008-2020) and a former member of the National Assembly of France for the first constituency of the Vienne department (1997-2017). He sits in the Socialist, Radical, Citizen and Miscellaneous Left group in the National Assembly.

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48. Michel Brunet

1917-1985 (aged 68)

historian

Michel Brunet is a French paleontologist and a professor at the Collège de France between 2008 and 2011. In 2001 Brunet announced the discovery in Central Africa of the skull and jaw remains of a late Miocene hominid nicknamed Toumaï. These remains may predate the earliest previously known hominid remains, Lucy, by over three million years; however, this conclusion is...

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49. Laila Soueif

1956-. (aged 70)

university teacher human rights defender mathematician

Laila Soueif is an Egyptian human and women's rights activist and a professor of mathematics at Cairo University. She is the widow of Ahmed Seif El-Islam, and she is mother of activists: Alaa Abd El-Fattah, Sanaa Seif, and Mona Seif. Her sister is the novelist Ahdaf Soueif.

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50. François de La Mothe Le Vayer

1588-1672 (aged 84)

writer philosopher

François de La Mothe Le Vayer, was a French writer who was known to use the pseudonym Orosius Tubero. He was admitted to the Académie française in 1639, and was the tutor of Louis XIV.

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51. Haïm Korsia

1963-. (aged 63)

military chaplain rabbi

Haïm Korsia is the Chief Rabbi of France. He was elected by the Central Consistory.

52. Pierre Person

1989-. (aged 37)

politician

Pierre Person is a French crypto executive and former politician who has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Usual Money since 2022.

53. Maine de Biran

1766-1824 (aged 58)

writer diarist mathematician philosopher psychologist

François-Pierre-Gontier de Biran, better known as Maine de Biran ( French: [mɛn də biʁɑ̃]), was a French philosopher.

54. Christopher Gibbs

1938-2018 (aged 80)

art dealer antiquarian seller scenographer

Christopher Henry Gibbs was a British antiques dealer and collector who was also an influential figure in men's fashion and interior design in 1960s London. He has been credited with inventing Swinging London, and has been called the "King of Chelsea" and "London's most famous antiques dealer". The New York Times described him as a "man of infinite taste, judgment...

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55. Mathurin Jacques Brisson

1723-1806 (aged 83)

biologist philosopher zoologist entomologist ornithologist

Mathurin Jacques Brisson was a French zoologist and natural philosopher.

56. Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne

1756-1819 (aged 63)

lawyer politician

Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, also known as Jean Nicolas or by his nicknames, the Righteous Patriot or the Tiger, was a French lawyer and a major figure in the French Revolution. A close associate of Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre, he was one of the most militant members of the Committee of Public Safety, and is often considered a key architect of...

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57. Luc Ravel

1957-. (aged 69)

Catholic priest Catholic bishop

Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. is a French prelate of the Catholic Church, who was the Archbishop of Strasbourg from 2017 to 2023, when he resigned at the age of 66. He was bishop of the Diocese of the French Armed Forces from 2009 to 2017.

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58. Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac

1597-1654 (aged 57)

historian writer

Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac was a French author in Baroque Précieuses style, best known for his epistolary essays, which were widely circulated and read in his day. He was one of the founding members of the Académie française.

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59. Yves Bonnefoy

1923-2016 (aged 93)

philosopher university teacher writer translator poet

Yves Jean Bonnefoy was a French poet and art historian. He also published a number of translations, most notably the plays of William Shakespeare which are considered among the best in French. He was a professor at the Collège de France from 1981 to 1993 and is the author of several works on art, art history, and artists including Miró...

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60. François Rabelais

writer novelist physician writer humorist

François Rabelais was a French writer who has been called the first great French prose author. A humanist of the French Renaissance and Greek scholar, he attracted opposition from both Protestant theologian John Calvin and from the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Though in his day he was best known as a physician, scholar, diplomat, and Catholic priest, later he...

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61. Sandrine Rousseau

1972-. (aged 54)

economist professors scientific professions women's rights activist politician

Sandrine Rousseau is a French economist and politician who has represented the 9th constituency of Paris in the National Assembly since 2022. Member of Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV), she has been widely seen as a figurehead of France's MeToo movement against sexual violence, and describes herself as an ecofeminist.

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62. Dominique Pinon

1955-. (aged 71)

stage actor film actor

Dominique Pinon is a French actor. He is known for appearing in films directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, often playing eccentric or grotesque characters.

63. Joachim du Bellay

1522-1560 (aged 38)

poet literary critic writer

Joachim du Bellay was a French poet, critic, and a founder of La Pléiade. He notably wrote the manifesto of the group: Défense et illustration de la langue française, which aimed at promoting French as an artistic language, equal to Greek and Latin.

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64. François Viète

1540-1603 (aged 63)

cryptographer mathematician lawyer

François Viète, known in Latin as Franciscus Vieta, was a French mathematician whose work on new algebra was an important step towards modern algebra, due to his innovative use of letters as parameters in equations. Because of this, Viète is sometimes called "the father of modern algebraic notation". He was a lawyer by trade, and served as a privy councillor...

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65. Henri Konan Bédié

1934-2023 (aged 89)

diplomat minister politician

Aimé Henri Konan Bédié was an Ivorian politician. He was President of Côte d'Ivoire from 1993 to 1999, and formerly President of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI–RDA). Prior to becoming president, he was a member and president of the National Assembly of Ivory Coast. He unsuccessfully sought another term as president in the 2020...

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66. Moustapha Fall

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

Moustapha Fall is a French professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He is also a member of the senior men's French national team. Standing at 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in), Fall plays at the center position. He is an excellent defender, finishing effectively in almost all pass under the basket, while...

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67. Georges Gilles de la Tourette

1857-1904 (aged 47)

psychiatrist neurologist physician writer

Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette was a French neurologist and the eponym of Tourette syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by tics. His main contributions in medicine were in the fields of hypnotism and hysteria.

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68. Marie-Amélie Le Fur

1988-. (aged 38)

para athletics competitor

Marie-Amélie Le Fur she is a French Paralympic athlete from Vendôme, Centre Region, competing in T44 sprint and F44 long jump events. Her left leg was amputated below the knee following a motor scooter accident in 2004. Before she lost her leg, she was a French junior running champion. As of 2023, Le Fur is the President of the French...

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69. Francis Bacon

1561-1626 (aged 65)

astrologer historian writer philosopher scientist

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban PC was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. Bacon argued for the importance of natural philosophy, guided by the scientific method, and his works remained influential throughout the Scientific Revolution.

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70. Stéphane Séjourné

1985-. (aged 41)

cadres de la fonction publique politician

Stéphane Séjourné is a French politician of Renaissance who currently serves as Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy. He served as Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, his former domestic partner, between January and September 2024.

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71. 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.

72. 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.

73. Guillaume Chiche

1986-. (aged 40)

miscellaneous persons without work under 60 excluding retirees politician

Guillaume Chiche is a French politician who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Deux-Sèvres. He was considered a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron. He was elected as a member of La République En Marche!, but left the party and in May 2020, he was one of the 17 initial members...

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74. Sébastien Nadot

1972-. (aged 54)

physical education teacher sport historian politician

Sébastien Nadot, is a French historian, writer and politician. In the 2017 elections, he was elected as a member of La République En Marche! to the French National Assembly, representing the department of Haute-Garonne's 10th constituency. In December 2018, he was excluded from LREM for having voted against the 2019 draft budget. In May 2020, he was one of the...

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75. Jean-Pierre Abelin

1950-. (aged 76)

pensioner anciens cadres politician

Jean-Pierre Abelin is a French politician.

76. Sacha Houlié

1988-. (aged 38)

professions libérales et assimilés politician

Sacha Houlié is a French lawyer and politician of former member La République En Marche! (LREM 2017-2024) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Vienne.

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77. Mostafa Mir-Salim

1947-. (aged 79)

university teacher writer politician

Mostafa Mir-Salim is an Iranian engineer and conservative politician. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He was formerly a member of Islamic Consultative Assembly from 2020 to 2024.

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78. Sylvie Baïpo-Temon

civil servant diplomat minister politician

Sylvie Baïpo-Temon is a Central African politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic since 14 December 2018. She replaced Charles-Armel Doubane, allegedly under Russian pressure because Doubane took a too pro-Western stance. Before her appointment, she worked as a financial analyst at BNP Paribas beginning in 2003 and had no prior diplomatic...

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79. Johann Reuchlin

1455-1522 (aged 67)

jurist writer translator university teacher theologian

Johann Reuchlin, sometimes called Johannes, was a German Catholic humanist and a scholar of Greek and Hebrew, whose work also took him to modern-day Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and France. Most of Reuchlin's career centered on advancing German knowledge of Greek and Hebrew.

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80. Saskia Sassen

1947-. (aged 79)

economist theorist scientist university teacher writer

Saskia Sassen is a Dutch-American sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. She is a professor of sociology at Columbia University in New York City, and the London School of Economics. The term global city was coined and popularized by Sassen in her 1991 work The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo.

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81. Salah El Mahdi

1925-2014 (aged 89)

conductor music critic judge musicologist composer

Salah El Mahdi was a Tunisian musicologist, conductor, composer, flautist, music critic and judge.

82. Aicha Duihi

human rights defender

Aicha Duihi is a Moroccan Sahrawi human rights activist who is the president of the Sahara Observatory for Peace, Democracy and Human Rights. Duihi has advocated against the Polisario Front's camps in the Tindouf Province of Southwestern Algeria on the border of Western Sahara, and serves as a spokesperson for those kidnapped and those being held captive in the Polisario...

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