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Discover the notable alumni of University Of Paris. The list includes people like Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Bonaventure, Élodie Yung & Jean Baudrillard. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as writers, intellectuals & academics, miscellaneous, leaders and media personalities etc.

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 1 
Marie Curie
(Physicist Who Conducted Pioneering Research on 'Radioactivity' and First Woman to Win a Nobel Prize)

Marie Curie
74
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 7, 1867
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: July 4, 1934

 2 
Louis Pasteur
(Chemist and Microbiologist)

Louis Pasteur
11
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 27, 1822
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dole, France
Died: September 28, 1895

 3 
Jean-Paul Sartre
(Novelist, Playwright, & Philosopher)

Jean-Paul Sartre
11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 21, 1905
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 15, 1980

 4 
Simone de Beauvoir
(French Existentialist Philosopher, Writer, Social Theorist, and Feminist Activist)

Simone de Beauvoir
10
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 9, 1908
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 14, 1986

 5 
Antoine Lavoisier
(Chemist)

Antoine Lavoisier
6
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 26, 1743
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 8, 1794

 6 
Vera Wang
(Fashion designer recognized for her haute couture wedding gown designs and for her relationships with celebrities)

Vera Wang
1
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: June 27, 1949
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 7 
Jacques Derrida
(Philosopher)

Jacques Derrida
10
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 15, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: El Biar, Algeria
Died: October 9, 2004
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 8 
Jean-Luc Godard
(Director and A Pioneer of the 1960s 'French New Wave' Film Movement Best Known for His Film 'Breathless')

Jean-Luc Godard
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 3, 1930
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 9 
Irène Joliot-Curie
(Chemist)

Irène Joliot-Curie
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 12, 1897
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 17, 1956

 10 
Honoré de Balzac
(French Novelist and Playwright Known for His Magnum Opus 'La Comédie humaine')

Honoré de Balzac
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 20, 1799
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tours, France
Died: August 18, 1850

 11 
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
(Essayist)

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 1960 AD
Birthplace: Amioun, Lebanon

 12 
François Mitterrand
(President of France (1981-1995))

François Mitterrand
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 26, 1916
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jarnac, France
Died: January 8, 1996

 13 
Roland Barthes
(French Literary Theorist Best Known for His Essay Collection 'Mythologies' and His Essay 'The Death of the Author')

Roland Barthes
3
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: November 12, 1915
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France
Died: March 25, 1980

 14 
Jacques-Louis David
(Painter)

Jacques-Louis David
4
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: August 30, 1748
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 29, 1825

 15 
Jackie Kennedy
(First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963)

Jackie Kennedy
28
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 28, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Southampton, New York, United States
Died: May 19, 1994
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 16 
Denis Diderot
(Philosopher)

Denis Diderot
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 5, 1713
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Langres, France
Died: July 31, 1784

 17 
Marquis de Lafayette
(Aristocrat and Military Leader)

Marquis de Lafayette
11
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 6, 1757
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chavaniac-Lafayette, France
Died: May 20, 1834

 18 
Benoit Mandelbrot
(Mathematician and polymath)

Benoit Mandelbrot
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 20, 1924
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: October 14, 2010

 19 
Simone Weil
(French philosopher, mystic and activist in the French Resistance during WWII.)

Simone Weil
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 3, 1909
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 24, 1943

 20 
Paloma Picasso
(Known for Her Jewelry Designs for Tiffany & Co. & Daughter of Distinguished Painter Pablo Picasso)

Paloma Picasso
0
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: April 19, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vallauris, France

 21 
Sam Waterston
(Best Known for His Iconic Role as ‘Jack McCoy’ on the NBC TV Series “Law & Order”)

Sam Waterston
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 15, 1940
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 22 
Maximilien de Robespierre
(French Lawyer and Statesman & One of the Most Influential Figures of the 'French Revolution')

Maximilien de Robespierre
10
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: May 6, 1758
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Arras, France
Died: July 28, 1794
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 23 
Élodie Yung
(Actress)

Élodie Yung
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 22, 1981
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France

 24 
Elie Wiesel
(Writer)

Elie Wiesel
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 30, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sighetu Marmației, Romania
Died: July 2, 2016
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 25 
Henri Bergson
(Philosopher)

Henri Bergson
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 18, 1859
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 4, 1941

 26 
Nikos Kazantzakis
(One of the Most Important Figures of Modern Greek Literature, Best Known for His Work 'Zorba the Greek')

Nikos Kazantzakis
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 2, 1883
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Heraklion, Greece
Died: October 26, 1957

 27 
Albertus Magnus
(One of the Greatest German Philosophers and Theologians of the Middle Ages)

Albertus Magnus
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1200 AD
Birthplace: Lauingen, Germany
Died: November 15, 1280

 28 
Joely Fisher
(Actress breakthrough came in 1994, starring as Paige Clark in the ABC sitcom Ellen, for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination)

Joely Fisher
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 29, 1967
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Burbank, California, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 29 
Jean Baudrillard
(Sociologist)

Jean Baudrillard
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 27, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Reims, France
Died: March 6, 2007

 30 
Cardinal Richelieu
(Clergyman, Statesman)

Cardinal Richelieu
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 9, 1585
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 4, 1642

 31 
Alexander Alekhine
(Chess player)

Alexander Alekhine
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 31, 1892
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: March 24, 1946

 32 
Andrea Tantaros
(Political Commentator & Co-Host of Fox News' and an Original Co-Host of The Five)

Andrea Tantaros
4
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: December 30, 1978
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

 33 
Charlotte Casiraghi
(Noble Women Who has had Her Career in Modellng, Equestrianism, Journalism)

Charlotte Casiraghi
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 3, 1986
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 34 
Alexis de Tocqueville
(Historian Known for His Works 'Democracy in America' & 'The Old Regime' & 'The Revolution')

Alexis de Tocqueville
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 29, 1805
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 16, 1859

 35 
Pierre Bourdieu
(French Sociologist Known for 'Theorizing the Link Between Education and Culture')

Pierre Bourdieu
3
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: August 1, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Denguin, France
Died: January 23, 2002

 36 
Gilles Deleuze
(Most popular for his works with Felix Guattari, Capitalism and Schizophrenia: Anti-Oedipus from 1972 and A Thousand Plateaus from 1980)

Gilles Deleuze
3
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 18, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 4, 1995

 37 
Joseph Campbell
(Writer)

Joseph Campbell
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 26, 1904
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: White Plains, New York, United States
Died: October 30, 1987

 38 
Françoise Gilot
(Is a French Painter, Best known for her relationship with Pablo Picasso)

Françoise Gilot
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: November 26, 1921
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

 39 
Emmanuel Levinas
(Philosopher most remembered for his work on subjects like Jewish philosophy and existentialism.)

Emmanuel Levinas
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 12, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kaunas, Lithuania
Died: December 25, 1995

Saint Ignatius of Loyola
5
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 23, 1491
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Azpeitia, Spain
Died: July 31, 1556

 41 
Qubilah Shabazz
(Malcolm X's Daughter)

Qubilah Shabazz
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 25, 1960
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States

 42 
John Turner
(17th Prime Minister of Canada (June 1984 - September 1984))

John Turner
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: June 7, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Richmond, Surrey, England
Died: September 19, 2020
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 43 
Francis Xavier
(Missionary)

Francis Xavier
4
Listed In: Spiritual & Religious Leaders
Birthdate: April 7, 1506
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Javier, Spain
Died: December 3, 1552

 44 
Jean Le Rond d’Alembert
(Mathematician, Philosopher)

Jean Le Rond d’Alembert
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: November 16, 1717
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 29, 1783

 45 
Thomas Aquinas
(Philosopher, Theologian)

Thomas Aquinas
12
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 25, 1225
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Roccasecca, Italy
Died: March 7, 1274

 46 
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
(Jesuit Priest who Co-developed the Concept of Noosphere & was Part of the Discovery of Peking Man)

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 1, 1881
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Orcines, France
Died: April 10, 1955

 47 
Julie Dreyfus
(Actress)

Julie Dreyfus
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 24, 1966
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 48 
Desiderius Erasmus
(Philosopher)

Desiderius Erasmus
8
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 28, 1466
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: July 12, 1536

 49 
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
(Philosopher)

Maurice Merleau-Ponty
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 14, 1908
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rochefort-sur-Mer, Charente-Inférieure, France
Died: May 3, 1961

 50 
Hjalmar Schacht
(Reichsminister of Economics (1934-37))

Hjalmar Schacht
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 22, 1877
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tinglev, Denmark
Died: June 3, 1970
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)