21 Notable alumni of University of Rennes 1
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Rennes 1 is 2430st in the world, 1st in North America, and 93st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from University of Rennes 1 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 Rennes 1 won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Arnaud Le Gall
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
civil employees and civil servants
cadres de la fonction publique
Arnaud Le Gall is a French politician of La France Insoumise who has been representing Val-d'Oise's 9th constituency in the National Assembly since 2022. In the 2022 French legislative election he unseated En Marche MP Zivka Park.
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2. Philippe Latombe
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
corporate administrative and commercial executive
Philippe Alcibiade Marie-Joseph Latombe is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who has represented the 1st constituency of the Vendée department in the National Assembly since 2017.
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3. Pascal Lamour
1958-. (aged 68)
writer
singer-songwriter
druid
pharmacist
musician
Pascal Lamour is a French Breton musician. After a long career as an herbalist, he devoted himself entirely to music since 2000. He has produced thirteen albums under his own label, BNC, since 1994, but has actually made known in the music business since 2005–2006. He has played throughout Europe, and in Quebec, the United States, Brazil, Vietnam and other...
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4. Frédérique Tuffnell
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Frédérique Tuffnell is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the department of Charente-Maritime. From 2017 until 2020, she was a member of La République En Marche! (LREM). In May 2020, she was one of the 17 initial members of the short-lived Ecology Democracy Solidarity group in the National...
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5. Victor Coroller
1997-. (aged 29)
athletics competitor
Victor Coroller is a French athlete specialising in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships reaching the semifinals. Earlier, he won a bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
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6. Didier Astruc
1946-. (aged 80)
university teacher
researcher
chemist
Didier Astruc carried out his studies in chemistry in Rennes. After a Ph. D. with professor R. Dabard in organometallic chemistry, he did post-doctoral studies with professor R. R. Schrock (2005 Nobel Laureate) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the U.S. and later a sabbatical year with professor K. P. C. Vollhardt at the University of California...
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7. María Cumplido
1992-. (aged 34)
mathematician
researcher
María Cumplido Cabello is a Spanish mathematician and researcher who in 2020 was awarded the Vicent Caselles Mathematical Research Prize of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society.
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8. Florian Bachelier
1979-. (aged 47)
professions libérales et assimilés
lawyer
politician
Florian Bachelier is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was a deputy in the French National Assembly, representing the department of Ille-et-Vilaine from 2017 to 2022.
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9. Raymond Keruzoré
1949-. (aged 77)
association football player
association football coach
Raymond Keruzoré is a French former football player and manager, regarded as one of the greatest players to have played for Rennes, as well as one of the greatest ever Breton players.
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10. Céline Calvez
1979-. (aged 47)
cadres de la fonction publique
politician
Céline Calvez is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who has represented the 5th constituency of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the National Assembly since 2017.
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11. Louis Le Pensec
1937-2024 (aged 87)
politician
Louis Le Pensec was a French politician. He was a member of the Socialist Party. Between 1973 and 1997, he was a member of the Parliament.
12. 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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13. Bernadette Malgorn
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
official
Bernadette Malgorn is a French civil servant and politician. She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
14. Mustapha Laabid
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Mostapha Laabid is a French politician, formerly of La République En Marche!. He was the French National Assembly deputy for Ille-et-Vilaine's 1st constituency from 21 June 2017 to 7 September 2021.
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15. Alain Cadec
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
General Agent of Insurance
Alain Cadec is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the Senate since the 2020 elections, representing the Côtes-d'Armor district. He previously was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the West France constituency from 2009 until 2019.
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16. Jean-Jacques Urvoas
1959-. (aged 67)
lawyer
politician
Jean-Jacques Urvoas is a French politician. He was minister of Justice from 2016 to 2017. He represented Finistère's 1st constituency in the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2016, as a member of the Socialist, radical, citizen and miscellaneous left.
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17. Yves Cochet
1946-. (aged 80)
politician
Yves Cochet is a French politician, member of Europe Écologie–The Greens. He was minister in the government of Lionel Jospin. On 6 December 2011, he was elected member of the European Parliament (MEP).
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18. Bérangère Couillard
1986-. (aged 40)
miscellaneous persons without work under 60 excluding retirees
politician
Bérangère Couillard is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who served as Minister for Gender Equality and Fight against discriminations in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from 2023 to 2024.
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19. Loïg Chesnais-Girard
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
cadre
Loïg Chesnais-Girard is a French politician. A former member of the Socialist Party, he was mayor of Liffré from 2008 to 2017 and is the current President of the Regional Council of Brittany since 2017.
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20. Jean-Pierre Bourhis
1995-. (aged 31)
canoeist
Jean-Pierre Renan Bourhis is a French-Senegalese slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012. He finished 18th in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. At the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he again competed in the C1 event, improving to 17th. Jean Pierre is currently studying at the Institut national...
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21. Titinga Frédéric Pacéré
1943-2024 (aged 81)
historian
jurist
poet
lawyer
Titinga Frédéric Pacéré was a Burkinabé solicitor, writer, poet and griot and founder and curator of the Musée de Manega museum in Burkina Faso.