List of members of the Académie française
This is a list of members of the Académie française by seat number. The primary professions of the academicians are noted. The dates shown indicate the terms of the members, who generally serve for life. Some, however, were "excluded" during the reorganisations of 1803 and 1816 and at other times.
Seat 1
- Pierre Séguier, 1635-1643, politician and magistrate
- Claude Bazin de Bezons, 1643-1684, lawyer
- Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, 1684-1711, poet
- Jean d'Estrées, 1711-1718, ecclesiastic and politician
- Marc-René d'Argenson, 1718-1721, politician
- Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy, 1721-1753, ecclesiastic
- Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, 1753-1788, essayist
- Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, 1788-1794, medical doctor
- François-Urbain Domergue, 1803-1810, grammarian
- Ange-François Fariau, 1810, poet and translator
- François-Auguste Parseval-Grandmaison, 1811-1834, poet
- Narcisse-Achille de Salvandy, 1835-1856, politician and historian
- Émile Augier, 1857-1889, poet and playwright
- Charles de Freycinet, 1890-1923, politician and physicist
- Charles Émile Picard, 1924-1941, mathematician
- Louis de Broglie, 1944-1987, physicist and mathematician
- Michel Debré, 1988-1996, politician
- François Furet, 1997, historian
- René Rémond, 1998-2007, historian
- Claude Dagens, elected 2008, ecclesiastic
Seat 2
- Valentin Conrart, 1634-1675, poet and grammarian
- Toussaint Rose, 1675-1701, orator
- Louis de Sacy, 1701-1727, lawyer
- Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, 1728-1755, magistrate and philosopher
- Jean-Baptiste Vivien de Châteaubrun, 1755-1775, poet and playwright
- François-Jean de Chastellux, 1775-1788, military officer
- Aimar-Charles-Marie de Nicolaï, 1788-1794, magistrate
- François de Neufchâteau, 1803-1828, politician and philologist
- Pierre-Antoine Lebrun, 1828-1873, politician and poet
- Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1874-1895, playwright and novelist
- André Theuriet, 1896-1907, novelist and poet
- Jean Richepin, 1908-1926, poet and novelist
- Émile Mâle, 1927-1954, art historian
- François Albert-Buisson, 1955-1961, magistrate and politician
- Marc Boegner, 1962-1970, ecclesiastic and theologian
- René de La Croix de Castries, 1972-1986, historian
- André Frossard, 1987-1995, essayist and journalist
- Hector Bianciotti, 1996-2012, novelist
- Dany Laferrière, elected 2013, writer
Seat 3
- Jacques de Serisay, 1634-1653, poet
- Paul-Philippe de Chaumont, 1654-1697, ecclesiastic
- Louis Cousin, 1697-1707, historian and journalist
- Jacques-Louis de Valon, marquis de Mimeure, 1707-1719, poet and translator
- Nicolas Gédoyn, 1719-1744, ecclesiastic
- François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, 1744-1794, ecclesiastic
- Roch-Ambroise Cucurron Sicard, 1803-1822, ecclesiastic and grammarian
- Denis-Luc Frayssinous, 1822-1841, ecclesiastic
- Étienne-Denis Pasquier, 1842-1862, politician
- Jules Armand Dufaure, 1863-1881, politician and lawyer
- Victor Cherbuliez, 1881-1899, novelist and playwright
- Émile Faguet, 1900-1916, literary critic and historian
- Georges Clemenceau, 1918-1929, politician and doctor
- André Chaumeix, 1930-1955, journalist and critic
- Jérôme Carcopino, 1955-1970, historian and archaeologist
- Roger Caillois, 1971-1978, essayist and sociologist
- Marguerite Yourcenar, 1980-1987, novelist and essayist
- Jean-Denis Bredin, elected 1989, magistrate and essayist
Seat 4
- Jean Desmarets, 1634-1676, poet and novelist
- Jean-Jacques de Mesmes, 1676-1688, magistrate
- Jean Testu de Mauroy, 1688-1706, ecclesiastic
- Camille le Tellier de Louvois, 1706-1718, ecclesiastic
- Jean Baptiste Massillon, 1718-1742, ecclesiastic
- Louis Jules Mancini Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, 1742-1798, politician and poet
- Gabriel-Marie Legouvé, 1803-1812, poet
- Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval, 1812-1842, poet and playwright
- Pierre-Simon Ballanche, 1842-1847, philosopher
- Jean Vatout, 1848, poet
- Alexis Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest, 1849-1851, politician and historian
- Antoine Pierre Berryer, 1852-1868, lawyer
- François-Joseph de Champagny, 1869-1882, historian
- Charles de Mazade, 1882-1893, poet and critic
- José-Maria de Heredia, 1894-1905, poet
- Maurice Barrès, 1906-1923, novelist and politician
- Louis Bertrand, 1925-1941, novelist and historian
- Jean Tharaud, 1946-1952, novelist
- Alphonse Juin, 1952-1967, soldier
- Pierre Emmanuel, 1968-1984, poet
- Jean Hamburger, 1985-1992, doctor and essayist
- Albert Decourtray, 1993-1994, ecclesiastic
- Jean-Marie Lustiger, 1995-2007, ecclesiastic
- Jean-Luc Marion, elected 2008, philosopher and academic
Seat 5
- Jean Ogier de Gombauld, 1634-1666, poet and playwright
- Paul Tallement le Jeune, 1666-1712, ecclesiastic
- Antoine Danchet, 1712-1748, playwright and poet
- Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, 1748-1777, playwright
- Claude-François-Xavier Millot, 1777-1785, ecclesiastic
- André Morellet, 1785-1819, ecclesiastic
- Pierre-Édouard Lémontey, 1819-1826, politician and lawyer
- Joseph Fourier, 1826-1830, mathematician and physicist
- Victor Cousin, 1830-1867, politician and philosopher
- Jules Favre, 1867-1880, politician and lawyer
- Edmond Rousse, 1880-1906, lawyer
- Pierre de Ségur, 1907-1916, historian
- Robert de Flers, 1920-1927, playwright and journalist
- Louis Madelin, 1927-1956, historian
- Robert Kemp, 1956-1959, literary and dramatic critic
- René Huyghe, 1960-1997, art historian and essayist
- Georges Vedel, 1998-2002, magistrate
- Assia Djebar, 2005-2015, author
- Andreï Makine, elected 2016, author
Seat 6
- François le Métel de Boisrobert, 1634-1662, ecclesiastic and poet
- Jean Regnault de Segrais, 1662-1701, poet and novelist
- Jean Galbert de Campistron, 1701-1723, playwright
- Philippe Néricault Destouches, 1723-1754, playwright and diplomat
- Louis de Boissy, 1754-1758, poet
- Jean-Baptiste de La Curne de Sainte-Palaye, 1758-1781, archaeologist
- Sébastien-Roch-Nicolas, 1781-1794, playwright and publisher
- Pierre Louis Roederer, 1803-1815, politician and lawyer
- Pierre Marc Gaston de Lévis, Duke of Lévis, 1816-1830, politician
- Philippe Paul, comte de Ségur, 1830-1873, diplomat and historian
- Charles de Viel-Castel, 1873-1887, diplomat
- Edmond Jurien de La Gravière, 1888-1892, admiral
- Ernest Lavisse, 1892-1922, historian
- Georges de Porto-Riche, 1923-1930, playwright and poet
- Pierre Benoît, 1931-1962, novelist
- Jean Paulhan, 1963-1968, literary and art critic
- Eugène Ionesco, 1970-1994, playwright
- Marc Fumaroli, 1995-2020, historian and essayist
Seat 7
- Jean Chapelain, 1634-1674, royal advisor
- Isaac de Benserade, 1674-1691, poet and playwright
- Étienne Pavillon, 1691-1705, lawyer and poet
- Fabio Brulart de Sillery, 1705-1714, ecclesiastic and poet
- Henri-Jacques Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force, 1715-1726, economist
- Jean-Baptiste de Mirabaud, 1726-1760, translator
- Claude-Henri Watelet, 1760-1786, painter
- Michel-Jean Sedaine, 1786-1793, poet and playwright
- Jean-François Collin d'Harleville, 1803-1806, playwright and poet
- Pierre Daru, 1806-1829, politician and historian
- Alphonse de Lamartine, 1829-1869, politician and poet
- Émile Ollivier, 1870-1913, politician and lawyer
- Henri Bergson, 1914-1941, philosopher
- Édouard Le Roy, 1945-1954, philosopher and mathematician
- Henri Petiot, 1955-1965, poet and novelist
- Pierre-Henri Simon, 1966-1972, literary historian and novelist
- André Roussin, 1973-1987, playwright
- Jacqueline de Romilly, 1988-2010, philologist and essayist
- Jules Hoffmann, elected 2012, biologist
Seat 8
- Claude de Malleville, 1634-1647, poet
- Jean Ballesdens, 1648-1675, lawyer
- Géraud de Cordemoy, 1675-1684, philosopher and historian
- Jean-Louis Bergeret, 1684-1694, lawyer
- Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, 1694-1743, ecclesiastic
- Pierre Louis Maupertuis, 1743-1759, astronomer
- Jean-Jacques Lefranc, Marquis de Pompignan, 1759-1784, magistrate and economist
- Jean-Sifrein Maury, 1784–1793, ecclesiastic and politician
- Michel-Louis-Étienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély, 1803-1814, politician and lawyer
- Pierre-Simon Laplace, 1816-1827, politician and mathematician
- Pierre Paul Royer-Collard, 1827-1845, politician
- Charles de Rémusat, 1846-1875, politician and philosopher
- Jules Simon, 1875-1896, politician and philosopher
- Adrien Albert Marie de Mun, 1897-1914, politician and soldier
- Alfred-Henri-Marie Baudrillart, 1918-1942, ecclesiastic and historian
- Octave Aubry, 1946-1946, historian and bureaucrat
- Édouard Herriot, 1946-1957, politician and literary historian
- Jean Rostand, 1959-1977, biologist and philosopher
- Michel Déon, 1978–2016, novelist
- Daniel Rondeau, elected 2019
Seat 9
- Nicolas Faret, 1634-1646, poet
- Pierre du Ryer, 1646-1658, playwright
- César d'Estrées, 1658-1714, ecclesiastic and politician
- Victor-Marie d'Estrées, 1715-1737, politician and soldier
- Charles Armand René de La Trémoille, 1738-1741, aristocrat
- Armand de Rohan-Soubise, 1741-1756, ecclesiastic
- Antoine de Montazet, 1756-1788, ecclesiastic
- Stanislas de Boufflers, 1788-1815, poet
- Pierre-Marie-François Baour-Lormian, 1815-1854, poet and playwright
- François Ponsard, 1855-1867, playwright
- Joseph Autran, 1868-1877, poet
- Victorien Sardou, 1877-1908, playwright
- Marcel Prévost, 1909-1941, novelist
- Émile Henriot, 1945-1961, novelist and literary critic
- Jean Guéhenno, 1962-1978, essayist
- Alain Decaux, 1979-2016, historian
- Patrick Grainville, elected 2018, novelist
Seat 10
- Antoine Godeau, 1634-1672, ecclesiastic and poet
- Esprit Fléchier, 1672-1710, ecclesiastic
- Henri de Nesmond, 1710-1727, ecclesiastic
- Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou, 1727-1749, politician
- Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle, 1749-1761, politician and soldier
- Nicolas-Charles-Joseph Trublet, 1761-1770, ecclesiastic
- Jean François de Saint-Lambert, 1770-1793, poet and philosopher
- Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano, 1803-1815, politician and diplomat
- Joseph Lainé, 1816-1835, politician and magistrate
- Emmanuel Dupaty, 1836-1851, poet and playwright
- Alfred de Musset, 1852-1857, playwright and poet
- Victor de Laprade, 1858-1883, poet
- François Coppée, 1884-1908, poet and novelist
- Jean Aicard, 1909-1921, poet and novelist
- Camille Jullian, 1924-1933, historian and philologist
- Léon Bérard, 1934-1960, politician and lawyer
- Jean Guitton, 1961-1999, theologian and philosopher
- Florence Delay, elected 2000, novelist and playwright
Seat 11
- Philippe Habert, 1634-1638, poet
- Jacques Esprit, 1639-1678, politician
- Jacques-Nicolas Colbert, 1678-1707, ecclesiastic
- Claude-François Fraguier, 1707-1728, ecclesiastic
- Charles d'Orléans de Rothelin, 1728-1744, ecclesiastic
- Gabriel Girard, 1744-1748, ecclesiastic
- Marc-Antoine-René de Voyer d'Argenson de Paulmy, 1748-1787, politician
- Henri-Cardin-Jean-Baptiste d'Aguesseau, 1787-1826, politician
- Charles Brifaut, 1826-1857, poet and playwright
- Jules Sandeau, 1858-1883, novelist and playwright
- Edmond François Valentin About, 1884-1885, novelist and playwright
- Léon Say, 1886-1896, politician and economist
- Albert Vandal, 1896-1910, historian
- Denys Cochin, 1911-1922, politician
- Georges Goyau, 1922-1939, historian
- Paul Hazard, 1940-1944, historian and philosopher
- Maurice Garçon, 1946-1967, lawyer, novelist and historian
- Paul Morand, 1968-1976, diplomat, novelist, playwright and poet
- Alain Peyrefitte, 1977-1999, scholar and politician
- Gabriel de Broglie, elected 2001, historian
Seat 12
- Germain Habert, 1634-1654, ecclesiastic
- Charles Cotin, 1655-1681, ecclesiastic
- Louis de Courcillon, 1682-1723, ecclesiastic and politician
- Charles Jean-Baptiste Fleuriau, 1723-1732, politician
- Jean Terrasson, 1732-1750, ecclesiastic and philosopher
- Claude de Thiard de Bissy, 1750-1810, soldier
- Joseph-Alphonse Esménard, 1810-1811, politician
- Jean Charles Dominique de Lacretelle, 1811-1855, historian
- Jean-Baptiste Biot, 1856-1862, scientist and mathematician
- Louis de Carné, 1863-1876, historian and politician
- Charles Blanc, 1876-1882, art critic
- Édouard Pailleron, 1882-1899, poet and playwright
- Paul Hervieu, 1900-1915, novelist and playwright
- François, Vicomte de Curel, 1918-1928, playwright
- Charles Le Goffic, 1930-1932, novelist and historian
- Abel Bonnard, 1932-1945, poet, novelist and politician; expelled for his collaboration with Vichy regime
- Jules Romains, 1946-1972, novelist, playwright and poet
- Jean d'Ormesson, 1973-2017, novelist
Seat 13
- Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, 1634-1638, grammarian and mathematician
- François de La Mothe Le Vayer, 1639-1672, critic, grammarian and philosopher
- Jean Racine, 1672-1699, playwright, mathematician, physicist and doctor
- Jean-Baptiste-Henri de Valincour, 1699-1730, historiographer and admiral
- Jean-François Leriget de La Faye, 1730-1731, politician
- Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, 1731-1762, playwright
- Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon, 1762-1775, ecclesiastic, playwright and poet
- Jean de Dieu-Raymond de Cucé de Boisgelin, 1776-1804, ecclesiastic
- Jean-Baptiste Dureau de la Malle, 1804-1807, translator
- Louis-Benoît Picard, 1807-1828, comedian, poet, novelist and playwright
- Antoine-Vincent Arnault, 1829-1834, poet, fabulist and playwright
- Eugène Scribe, 1834-1861, playwright
- Octave Feuillet, 1862-1890, novelist and playwright
- Pierre Loti, 1891-1923, novelist and soldier
- Paul-Albert Besnard, 1924-1934, painter and engraver
- Louis Gillet, 1935-1943, historian of art and literature
- Paul Claudel, 1946-1955, poet, playwright, novelist and diplomat
- Wladimir d'Ormesson, 1956-1973, politician, chronicler and novelist
- Maurice Schumann, 1974-1998, politician, essayist, journalist, novelist and historian
- Pierre Messmer, 1999-2007, soldier and politician
- Simone Veil, 2008-2017, lawyer and politician
Seat 14
- François Maynard, 1634-1646, magistrate and poet
- Pierre Corneille, 1647-1684, playwright and lawyer
- Thomas Corneille, 1684-1709, playwright
- Antoine Houdar de la Motte, 1710-1731, playwright
- Michel-Celse-Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, 1732-1736, ecclesiastic
- Étienne Lauréault de Foncemagne, 1736-1779, ecclesiastic
- Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, 1779-1792, playwright
- Jacques-André Naigeon, 1803-1810, encyclopaedist
- Népomucène Lemercier, 1810-1840, poet and playwright
- Victor Hugo, 1841-1885, poet, playwright and novelist
- Leconte de Lisle, 1886-1894, poet and playwright
- Henry Houssaye, 1894-1911, historian and novelist
- Hubert Lyautey, 1912-1934, soldier
- Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, 1934-1942, politician and soldier
- Robert d'Harcourt, 1946-1965, literary historian and essayist
- Jean Mistler, 1966-1988, novelist, essayist, literary historian, music critic and politician
- Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, elected 1990, historian
Seat 15
- Guillaume Bautru, 1634-1665, politician
- Jacques Testu de Belval, 1665-1706, ecclesiastic and poet
- François-Joseph de Beaupoil de Sainte-Aulaire, 1706-1742, soldier and poet
- Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, 1743-1771, physicist and mathematician
- François Arnaud, 1771-1784, ecclesiastic
- Gui-Jean-Baptiste Target, 1785-1806, magistrate
- Jean-Sifrein Maury, 1806-excluded by ordinance 1816, ecclesiastic and politician
- François-Xavier-Marc-Antoine de Montesquiou-Fézensac, 1816–1832, ecclesiastic and politician
- Antoine Jay, 1832-1854, politician
- Ustazade Silvestre de Sacy, 1854-1879, literary critic
- Eugène Marin Labiche, 1880-1888, playwright and novelist
- Henri Meilhac, 1888-1897, playwright
- Henri Lavedan, 1898-1940, playwright and novelist
- Ernest Seillière, 1946-1955, historian of literature and of philosophy, and essayist
- André Chamson, 1956-1983, novelist, essayist and historian
- Fernand Braudel, 1984-1985, historian of civilisations
- Jacques Laurent, 1986-2000, novelist, essayist and journalist
- Frédéric Vitoux, elected 2001, writer and journalist
Seat 16
- Jean Sirmond, 1634-1649, historiographer
- Jean de Montereul, 1649-1651, ecclesiastic
- François Tallemant l'Aîné, 1651-1693, ecclesiastic
- Simon de la Loubère, 1693-1729, diplomat and poet
- Claude Sallier, 1729-1761, ecclesiastic and philologist
- Jean-Gilles du Coëtlosquet, 1761-1784, ecclesiastic
- Anne-Pierre, marquis de Montesquiou-Fézensac, 1784-1793, politician
- Antoine-Vincent Arnault, 1803, excluded by ordinance 1816, re-elected in 1829 to seat 13, poet, fabulist and playwright
- Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, 1816-1822, politician
- Bon-Joseph Dacier, 1822-1833, philologist
- Pierre François Tissot, 1833-1854, poet and historian
- Félix Dupanloup, 1854-1878, ecclesiastic
- Gaston Audiffret-Pasquier, 1878-1905, politician
- Alexandre Ribot, 1906-1923, politician, lawyer, magistrate and jurist
- Henri-Robert, 1923-1936, lawyer and historian
- Charles Maurras, 1938, not excluded, but seat "declared vacant" for Vichy collaboration in 1945, journalist, politician, essayist and poet
- Antoine de Lévis Mirepoix, 1953-1981, novelist, historian and essayist
- Léopold Sédar Senghor, 1983-2001, head of state, politician, poet and essayist
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, elected 2003, former president of France
Seat 17
- François de Cauvigny de Colomby, 1634-1649, poet
- François Tristan l'Hermite, 1649-1655, playwright and poet
- Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière, 1655-1663, critic, poet and historian
- François de Beauvilliers, 1st duc de Saint-Aignan, 1663-1687, soldier
- François-Timoléon de Choisy, 1687-1724, ecclesiastic
- Antoine Portail, 1724-1736, politician
- Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, 1736-1754, playwright
- Jean-Pierre de Bougainville, 1754-1763, historian
- Jean-François Marmontel, 1763-1793, philosopher and essayist
- Louis-Marcelin de Fontanes, 1803-1821, politician, poet and journalist
- Abel-François Villemain, 1821-1870, politician and literary critic
- Émile Littré, 1871-1881, philologist and philosopher
- Louis Pasteur, 1881-1895, chemist
- Gaston Paris, 1896-1903, philologist and literary historian
- Frédéric Masson, 1903-1923, historian
- Georges Lecomte, 1924-1958, novelist, essayist, art critic and historian
- Jean Delay, 1959-1987, psychiatrist, essayist and novelist
- Jacques Cousteau, 1988-1997, oceanographer, film-maker and essayist
- Érik Orsenna, elected 1998, politician and novelist
Seat 18
- Jean Baudoin, 1634-1650, translator
- François Charpentier, 1650-1702, novelist
- Jean-François de Chamillart, 1702-1714, ecclesiastic
- Claude Louis Hector de Villars, 1714-1734, politician and soldier
- Honoré Armand de Villars, 1734-1770, politician
- Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne, 1770-1794, ecclesiastic, politician and philosopher
- Jean-Gérard Lacuée, count of Cessac, 1803-1841, politician
- Alexis de Tocqueville, 1841-1859, politician
- Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, 1860-1861, ecclesiastic
- Albert, 4th duc de Broglie, 1862-1901, politician, diplomat and historian
- Charles-Jean-Melchior de Vogüé, 1901-1916, archaeologist and historian
- Ferdinand Foch, 1918-1929, soldier
- Philippe Pétain, 1929-1945, soldier
- André François-Poncet, 1952-1978, politician and diplomat
- Edgar Faure, 1978-1988, politician and historian
- Michel Serres, 1990-2019, philosopher
Seat 19
- François de Porchères d'Arbaud, 1634-1640, poet
- Olivier Patru, 1640-1681, lawyer
- Nicolas Potier de Novion, 1681-1693, magistrate
- Philippe Goibaud-Dubois, 1693-1694, translator
- Charles Boileau, 1694-1704, ecclesiastic
- Gaspard Abeille, 1704-1718, ecclesiastic
- Nicolas-Hubert de Mongault, 1718-1746, ecclesiastic
- Charles Pinot Duclos, 1746-1772, grammarian and historian
- Nicolas Beauzée, 1772-1789, grammarian
- Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, 1789-1795, ecclesiastic
- Joseph Chénier, 1803-1811, poet and playwright
- François-René de Chateaubriand, 1811-1848, politician, poet and novelist
- Paul, 6th duc de Noailles, 1849-1885, historian
- Édouard Hervé, 1886-1899, politician
- Paul Deschanel, 1899-1922, politician
- Auguste Jonnart, 1923-1927, politician, senior bureaucrat and diplomat
- Maurice Paléologue, 1928-1944, diplomat and historian
- Charles de Chambrun, 1946-1952, diplomat
- Fernand Gregh, 1953-1960, poet, literary critic and historian
- René Clair, 1960-1981, film director and novelist
- Pierre Moinot, 1982-2007, senior bureaucrat and novelist
- Jean-Loup Dabadie, 2008-2020, journalist, lyricist and screenwriter
Seat 20
- Paul Hay du Chastelet, 1634-1636, lawyer
- Nicolas Perrot d'Ablancourt, 1637-1664, translator
- Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, 1665-1693, novelist
- Jean-Paul Bignon, 1693-1743, ecclesiastic
- Armand-Jérôme Bignon, 1743-1772, politician
- Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, 1772-1795, historian
- Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun, 1803-1807, poet
- François Juste Marie Raynouard, 1807-1836, lawyer, poet and playwright
- François Mignet, 1836-1884, historian
- Victor Duruy, 1884-1894, politician and historian
- Jules Lemaître, 1895-1914, playwright and critic
- Henry Bordeaux, 1919-1963, lawyer and novelist
- Thierry Maulnier, 1964-1988, journalist and playwright
- José Cabanis, 1990-2000, magistrate and novelist
- Angelo Rinaldi, elected 2001, writer
Seat 21
- Marin le Roy de Gomberville, 1634-1674, novelist
- Pierre Daniel Huet, 1674-1721, ecclesiastic
- Jean Boivin le Cadet, 1721-1726, professor
- Paul-Hippolyte de Beauvilliers, duke of Saint-Aignan, 1726-1776, politician
- Charles-Pierre Colardeau, 1776, poet and playwright
- Jean-François de La Harpe, 1776-1793, poet, playwright and critic
- Pierre Louis de Lacretelle, 1803-1824, lawyer
- Joseph Droz, 1824-1850, philosopher and historian
- Charles Forbes René de Montalembert, 1851-1870, philosopher
- Henri d'Orleans, duke of Aumale, 1871-1897, soldier, politician and historian
- Jean-Baptiste Claude Eugène Guillaume, 1898-1905, sculptor
- Étienne Lamy, 1905-1919, essayist, politician and lawyer
- André Chevrillon, 1920-1957, essayist and literary historian and critic
- Marcel Achard, 1959-1974, playwright and journalist
- Félicien Marceau, 1975-2012, playwright, novelist and essayist
- Alain Finkielkraut, elected 2014, philosopher and essayist
Seat 22
- Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant, 1634-1661, poet
- Jacques Cassagne, 1662-1679, ecclesiastic and poet
- Louis de Verjus, 1679-1709, politician
- Jean-Antoine de Mesmes, 1710-1723, magistrate
- Pierre-Joseph Alary, 1723-1770, ecclesiastic
- Gabriel-Henri Gaillard, 1771-1806, ecclesiastic, historian, grammarian and journalist
- Louis Philippe, comte de Ségur, 1806-1830, diplomat, historian, poet and playwright
- Jean-Pons-Guillaume Viennet, 1830-1868, politician, poet and playwright
- Joseph d'Haussonville, 1869-1884, politician and diplomat
- Ludovic Halévy, 1884-1908, playwright, librettist and novelist
- Eugène Brieux, 1909-1932, playwright
- François Mauriac, 1933-1970, writer, essayist and literary critic
- Julien Green, 1971-1998, novelist and playwright
- René de Obaldia, elected 1999, playwright and poet
Seat 23
- Guillaume Colletet, 1634-1659, lawyer and playwright
- Gilles Boileau, 1659-1669, poet
- Jean de Montigny, 1670-1671, ecclesiastic and poet
- Charles Perrault, 1671-1703, poet
- Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan, 1703-1749, ecclesiastic and politician
- Louis-Gui de Guérapin de Vauréal, 1749-1760, ecclesiastic and politician
- Charles Marie de La Condamine, 1760-1774, explorer
- Jacques Delille, 1774-1813, ecclesiastic and poet
- François-Nicolas-Vincent Campenon, 1813-1843, poet
- Marc Girardin, 1844-1873, politician and literary critic
- Alfred Mézières, 1874-1915, literary historian, politician and essayist
- René Boylesve, 1918-1926, novelist and poet
- Abel Hermant, 1927-1945, novelist, essayist and journalist
- Étienne Gilson, 1946-1978, philosopher
- Henri Gouhier, 1979-1994, philosopher and literary critic
- Pierre Rosenberg, elected 1995, art historian and essayist
Seat 24
- Jean de Silhon, 1634-1667, politician
- Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 1667-1683, politician
- Jean de La Fontaine, 1684-1695, poet
- Jules de Clérambault, 1695-1714, ecclesiastic
- Guillaume Massieu, 1714-1722, ecclesiastic
- Claude-François-Alexandre Houtteville, 1722-1742, ecclesiastic
- Pierre de Marivaux, 1742-1763, playwright and novelist
- Claude-François Lysarde de Radonvilliers, 1763-1789, ecclesiastic
- Constantin-François Chassebœuf, 1803-1820, philosopher
- Claude-Emmanuel de Pastoret, 1820-1840, politician, lawyer and poet
- Louis de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire, 1841-1854, politician
- Victor de Broglie, 1855-1870, politician
- Prosper Duvergier de Hauranne, 1870-1881, politician
- Sully Prudhomme, 1881-1907, poet and essayist
- Henri Poincaré, 1908-1912, mathematician, astronomer, engineer and philosopher
- Alfred Capus, 1914-1922, playwright, journalist and essayist
- Édouard Estaunié, 1923-1942, novelist and engineer
- Louis-Pasteur Vallery-Radot, 1944-1970, doctor
- Étienne Wolff, 1971-1996, biologist
- Jean-François Revel, 1997-2006, historian and essayist
- Max Gallo, 2007–2017, journalist and novelist
Seat 25
- Claude de L'Estoile, 1634-1652, playwright and poet
- Armand de Camboust, duc de Coislin, 1652-1702, soldier
- Pierre de Camboust, duc de Coislin, 1702-1710, aristocrat
- Henri Charles du Cambout de Coislin, 1710-1732, ecclesiastic
- Jean-Baptiste Surian, 1733-1754, ecclesiastic
- Jean Le Rond, dit d'Alembert, 1754-1783, philosopher and mathematician
- Marie-Gabriel-Florent-Auguste de Choiseul-Gouffier, 1783–1793, biographer
- Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis, 1803-1807, politician, philosopher and lawyer
- Pierre Laujon, 1807-1811, poet and songwriter
- Charles-Guillaume Étienne, 1811-1816, poet and playwright, excluded by ordinance
- Marie-Gabriel-Florent-Auguste de Choiseul-Gouffier,, 1816-1817
- Jean-Louis Laya, 1817-1833, poet and playwright
- Charles Nodier, 1833-1844, novelist, poet and grammarian
- Prosper Mérimée, 1844-1870, novelist
- Louis de Loménie, 1871-1878, essayist
- Hippolyte Taine, 1878-1893, essayist and historian
- Albert Sorel, 1894-1906, historian
- Maurice Donnay, 1907-1945, playwright
- Marcel Pagnol, 1946-1974, playwright, film-maker and novelist
- Jean Bernard, 1976-2006, medical doctor
- Dominique Fernandez, elected 2007, novelist and literary critic
Seat 26
- Amable de Bourzeys, 1634-1672, ecclesiastic and scholar
- Jean Gallois, 1672-1707, ecclesiastic
- Edme Mongin, 1707-1746, ecclesiastic
- Jean Ignace de La Ville, 1746-1774, ecclesiastic and diplomat
- Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Suard, 1774-1817, essayist
- Jean-François Roger, 1817-1842, poet and playwright
- Henri Patin, 1842-1876, professor
- Marie-Louis-Antoine-Gaston Boissier, 1876-1908, historian and philologist
- René Doumic, 1909-1937, literary historian and critic, and essayist
- André Maurois, 1938-1967, novelist, essayist, literary historian and critic
- Marcel Arland, 1968-1986, novelist, essayist, literary historian and critic
- Georges Duby, 1987-1996, historian
- Jean-Marie Rouart, elected 1997, novelist and essayist
Seat 27
- Abel Servien, 1634-1659, politician
- Jean-Jacques Renouard de Villayer, 1659-1691, politician
- Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, 1691-1757, playwright and philosopher
- Antoine-Louis Séguier, 1757-1792, lawyer
- Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, 1803-1814, essayist
- Étienne Aignan, 1814-1824, journalist and playwright
- Alexandre Soumet, 1824-1845, poet and playwright
- Ludovic Vitet, 1845-1873, archaeologist
- Elme Marie Caro, 1874-1887, philosopher
- Gabriel Paul Othenin de Cléron, comte d'Haussonville, 1888-1924, politician and lawyer
- Auguste-Armand de la Force, 1925-1961 historian
- Joseph Kessel, 1962–1979, journalist and novelist
- Michel Droit, 1980-2001, novelist
- Pierre Nora, elected 2001, historian
Seat 28
- Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, 1634-1654, essayist
- Paul Hardouin de Péréfixe de Beaumont, 1654-1670, ecclesiastic and historian
- François de Harlay de Champvallon, 1671-1695, ecclesiastic
- André Dacier, 1695-1722, philologist and translator
- Guillaume Dubois, 1722-1723, ecclesiastic and politician
- Charles-Jean-François Hénault, 1723-1770, magistrate
- Charles Juste de Beauvau, 1771-1793, politician and soldier
- Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai, 1803-1815, politician and lawyer; removed by ordinance
- Antoine-François-Claude Ferrand, 1816-1825, magistrate, poet, historian and playwright
- Casimir Delavigne, 1825-1843, poet and playwright
- Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, 1844-1869, essayist and poet
- Jules Janin, 1870-1874, novelist and critic
- John Lemoinne, 1875-1892, diplomat and journalist
- Ferdinand Brunetière, 1893-1906, literary critic, historian of literature and essayist
- Henri Barboux, 1907-1910, lawyer
- Henry Roujon, 1911-1914, senior bureaucrat, essayist and novelist
- Louis Barthou, 1918-1934, politician, magistrate, historian and historian of literature; assassinated
- Claude Farrère, 1935-1957, novelist, essayist and historian
- Henri Troyat, 1959-2007, novelist, historian of literature, historian
- Jean-Christophe Rufin, elected 2008, physician and novelist
Seat 29
- Pierre Bardin, 1634-1635, philosopher and mathematician
- Nicolas Bourbon, 1637-1644, ecclesiastic
- François-Henri Salomon de Virelade, 1644-1670, lawyer
- Philippe Quinault, 1670-1688, poet and playwright
- François de Callières, 1688-1717, philologist
- André-Hercule de Fleury, 1717-1743, ecclesiastic and politician
- Paul d'Albert de Luynes, 1743-1788, ecclesiastic
- Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, 1788-1794, playwright, novelist and poet
- Jean-François Cailhava de L'Estandoux, 1803-1813, playwright, poet and critic
- Joseph Michaud, 1813-1839, journalist and historian
- Jean Pierre Flourens, 1840-1867, physiologist
- Claude Bernard, 1868-1878, doctor
- Ernest Renan, 1878-1892, philosopher
- Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, 1893-1896, politician and diplomat
- Gabriel Hanotaux, 1897-1944, politician, diplomat and historian
- André Siegfried, 1944-1959, historian and geographer
- Henry de Montherlant, 1960-1972, playwright, novelist and essayist
- Claude Lévi-Strauss, 1973-2009, anthropologist
- Amin Maalouf, elected 2011, novelist
Seat 30
- Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan, 1634-1670, poet
- François-Séraphin Régnier-Desmarais, 1670-1713, ecclesiastic and grammarian
- Bernard de la Monnoye, 1713-1728, philologist and critic
- Michel Poncet de La Rivière, 1728-1730, ecclesiastic
- Jacques Hardion. 1730-1766, historian
- Antoine Léonard Thomas, 1766-1785, poet
- Jacques Antoine Hippolyte, Comte de Guibert, 1785-1790, playwright
- Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, 1803- excluded by ordinance 1816, politician; died 1824
- Louis Gabriel Ambroise de Bonald, 1816-1840, philosopher and publicist
- Jacques-François Ancelot, 1841-1854, poet, novelist and playwright
- Ernest Legouvé, 1855-1903, poet, novelist, playwright and essayist
- René Bazin, 1903-1932, novelist and essayist
- Théodore Gosselin, 1932-1935, historian who wrote under the pen name of G. Lenotre
- Georges Duhamel, 1935-1966, doctor, essayist, novelist, poet and playwright
- Maurice Druon, 1966-2009, politician and novelist
- Danièle Sallenave, elected 2011, novelist and journalist
Seat 31
- Pierre de Boissat, 1634-1662, soldier
- Antoine Furetière, 1662-1685, poet, fabulist and novelist; excluded but not replaced, died in 1688
- Jean de La Chapelle, 1688-1723, poet
- Pierre-Joseph Thoulier d'Olivet, 1723-1768, ecclesiastic and grammarian
- Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, 1768-1780, ecclesiastic and philosopher
- Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne de Tressan, 1780-1783, poet and physicist
- Jean Sylvain Bailly, 1783-1793, mathematician; guillotined
- Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, 1803-1816, ecclesiastic, essayist and diplomat; excluded by ordinance, died 1836
- Gérard de Lally-Tollendal, 1816-1830, politician
- Jean-Baptiste Sanson de Pongerville, 1830-1870, poet
- Xavier Marmier, 1870-1892, novelist and poet
- Henri de Bornier, 1893-1901, playwright and poet
- Edmond Rostand, 1901-1918, playwright and poet
- Joseph Bédier, 1920-1938, philologist
- Jérôme Tharaud, 1938-1953, novelist
- Jean Cocteau, 1955-1963, playwright, poet, choreographer, filmmaker and painter
- Jacques Rueff, 1964-1978, economist and high bureaucrat
- Jean Dutourd, 1978–2011, novelist
- Michael Edwards, elected 2013, literary scholar
Seat 32
- Claude Favre de Vaugelas, 1634-1650, grammarian
- Georges de Scudéry, 1650-1667, novelist, playwright and poet
- Philippe de Courcillon, 1667-1720, soldier, governor and diplomat
- Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 1720-1788, soldier, libertine and politician
- François-Henri d'Harcourt, 1788-1802, soldier
- Lucien Bonaparte, 1803-1816, politician. Excluded by ordinance.
- Louis-Simon Auger, 1816-1829, journalist and playwright
- Charles-Guillaume Étienne, 1829-1845, poet and playwright
- Alfred de Vigny, 1845-1863, poet
- Camille Doucet, 1865-1895, poet and playwright
- Charles Costa de Beauregard, 1896-1909, historian and politician
- Hippolyte Langlois, 1911-1912, soldier
- Émile Boutroux, 1912-1921, philosopher and historian of philosophy
- Pierre de Nolhac, 1922-1936, historian, art historian and poet
- Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente, 1936-1959, ecclesiastic, historian and essayist
- Henri Massis, 1960-1970, essayist, literary critic and literary historian
- Georges Izard, 1971-1973, politician, lawyer, journalist and essayist
- Robert Aron, 1974-1975, historian and essayist
- Maurice Rheims, 1976-2003, novelist and art historian
- Alain Robbe-Grillet, 2004-2008, novelist and filmmaker
- François Weyergans, 2009-2019, novelist and filmmaker
Seat 33
- Vincent Voiture, 1634-1648, poet
- François Eudes de Mézeray, 1648-1683, lawyer
- Jean Barbier d'Aucour, 1683-1694, lawyer
- François de Clermont-Tonnerre, 1694-1701, ecclesiastic
- Nicolas de Malézieu, 1701-1727, tutor and poet
- Jean Bouhier, 1727-1746, magistrate and archaeologist
- François-Marie Arouet dit Voltaire, 1746-1778, playwright, historian, philosopher and poet
- Jean-François Ducis, 1778-1816, poet and playwright
- Raymond Desèze, 1816-1828, lawyer
- Amable Guillaume Prosper Brugière, baron de Barante, 1828-1866, politician
- Auguste Joseph Alphonse Gratry, 1867-1872, ecclesiastic and philosopher
- René Taillandier, 1873-1879, politician
- Maxime Du Camp, 1880-1894, essayist and novelist
- Paul Bourget, 1894-1935, novelist, poet and playwright
- Edmond Jaloux, 1936-1949, novelist, literary critic and literary historian
- Jean-Louis Vaudoyer, 1950-1963, novelist, poet, essayist and art historian
- Marcel Brion, 1964-1984, novelist, art historian and essayist
- Michel Mohrt, 1985-2011, editor, essayist, novelist and literary historian
- Dominique Bona, elected 2013, novelist
Seat 34
- Honorat de Porchères Laugier, 1634-1653, poet
- Paul Pellisson, 1653-1693, historian
- François de Salignac de La Mothe Fénelon, 1693-1715, ecclesiastic and essayist
- Claude Gros de Boze, 1715-1753, erudite and numismatist
- Louis de Bourbon Condé de Clermont, 1753-1771, ecclesiastic
- Pierre-Laurent Buirette de Belloy, 1771-1775, playwright and actor
- Emmanuel-Félicité de Durfort de Duras, 1775-1789, politician and soldier
- Dominique Joseph Garat, 1803-1816, politician, lawyer and philosopher. Excluded by ordinance, he refused readmission in 1829, died 1833
- Louis-François de Bausset, 1816-1824, ecclesiastic and politician
- Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen, 1824-1839, ecclesiastic
- Louis-Mathieu Molé, 1840-1855, politician
- Frédéric Alfred Pierre, comte de Falloux, 1856-1886, politician and historian
- Octave Gréard, 1886-1904, high bureaucrat, literary historian and literary critic
- Émile Gebhart, 1904-1908, art historian, literary historian and literary critic
- Raymond Poincaré, 1909-1934, head of state, politician, lawyer and essayist
- Jacques Bainville, 1935-1936, historian and journalist
- Joseph de Pesquidoux, 1936-1946, novelist and essayist
- Maurice Genevoix, 1946-1980, novelist
- Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, 1981-2001, politician, essayist and novelist
- François Cheng, elected 2002, poet, translator and novelist
Seat 35
- Henri Louis Habert de Montmor, 1634-1679, hotel-keeper
- Louis de Lavau, 1679-1694, ecclesiastic
- François Lefebvre de Caumartin, 1694-1733, ecclesiastic
- François-Augustin de Paradis de Moncrif, 1733-1770, poet, musician and playwright
- Jean-Armand de Bessuéjouls Roquelaure, 1771-1818, ecclesiastic
- Georges Cuvier, 1818-1832, palaeontologist
- André Marie Jean Jacques Dupin, 1832-1865, politician and lawyer
- Alfred-Auguste Cuvillier-Fleury, 1866-1887, historian and literary critic
- Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie, 1888-1913, novelist, playwright and critic
- Joseph Joffre, 1918-1931, politician and soldier
- Maxime Weygand, 1931-1965, soldier
- Louis Leprince-Ringuet, 1966-2000, physicist, telecommunications engineer, historian of science and essayist
- Yves Pouliquen, 2001-2020, medical doctor
Seat 36
- Marin Cureau de la Chambre, 1634-1669, medical doctor and philosopher
- Pierre Cureau de La Chambre, 1670-1693, ecclesiastic
- Jean de La Bruyère, 1693-1696, essayist and moralist
- Claude Fleury, 1696-1723, ecclesiastic
- Jacques Adam, 1723-1735, philologist
- Joseph Séguy, 1736-1761, ecclesiastic
- Louis René Édouard, cardinal de Rohan, 1761-1793, ecclesiastic, politician, philosopher and poet
- Jean Devaines, 1803, state bureaucrat
- Évariste de Parny, 1803-1814, poet
- Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy, 1815-1846, journalist, critic and playwright
- Adolphe-Simonis Empis, 1847-1868, poet and playwright
- Henri Auguste Barbier, 1869-1882, poet
- Adolphe Perraud, 1882-1906, ecclesiastic
- François-Désiré Mathieu, 1906-1908, ecclesiastic and historian
- Louis Duchesne, 1910-1922, ecclesiastic, historian and philologist
- Henri Brémond, 1923-1933, ecclesiastic, literary historian and literary critic
- André Bellessort, 1935-1942, essayist, literary critic, historian and historian of literature
- René Grousset, 1946-1952, art historian
- Pierre Gaxotte, 1953-1982, historian and journalist
- Jacques Soustelle, 1983-1990, Americanist, ethnologist, politician and essayist
- Jean-François Deniau, 1990-2007, politician, essayist and novelist
- Philippe Beaussant, 2007-2016, musicologist and novelist
- Barbara Cassin, 2018-present, philologist and philosopher
Seat 37
- Daniel Hay du Chastelet de Chambon, 1635-1671, ecclesiastic and mathematician
- Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, 1671-1704, ecclesiastic and historian
- Melchior de Polignac, 1704-1741, ecclesiastic, politician, philologist and poet
- Odet-Joseph Giry, 1741-1761, ecclesiastic
- Charles Batteux, 1761-1780, ecclesiastic
- Antoine-Marin Lemierre, 1780-1793, poet and playwright
- Félix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Préameneu, 1803-1825, politician and lawyer
- Mathieu de Montmorency, 1825-1826, politician and diplomat
- Alexandre Guiraud, 1826-1847, playwright, poet and novelist
- Jean-Jacques Ampère, 1847-1864, historian of literature
- Lucien-Anatole Prévost-Paradol, 1865-1870, literary critic
- Camille Rousset, 1871-1892, historian
- Paul Thureau-Dangin, 1893-1913, historian
- Pierre de La Gorce, 1914-1934, historian, magistrate and lawyer
- Maurice, 6th duc de Broglie, 1934-1960, sailor and physicist
- Eugène Tisserant, 1961-1972, ecclesiastic and philologist
- Jean Daniélou, 1972-1974, ecclesiastic, theologian, historian and essayist
- Ambroise-Marie Carré, 1975-2004, ecclesiastic
- René Girard, 2005–2015, philosopher, literary critic
- Michel Zink, elected 2017, medievalist, philologist and novelist
Seat 38
- Auger de Moléon de Granier, 1635-1636, possibly an ecclesiastic; expelled for theft; died 1650
- Balthazar Baro, 1636-1650, playwright and poet
- Jean Doujat, 1650-1688, lawyer
- Eusèbe Renaudot, 1688-1720, ecclesiastic
- Henri-Emmanuel de Roquette, 1720-1725, ecclesiastic
- Pierre de Pardaillan de Gondrin, 1725-1733, ecclesiastic
- Nicolas-François Dupré de Saint-Maur, 1733-1774, economist and statistician
- Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, 1775-1794, politician and magistrate; guillotined
- François Andrieux, 1803-1833, lawyer, poet and playwright
- Adolphe Thiers, 1833-1877, politician and historian
- Henri Martin, 1878-1883, historian
- Ferdinand de Lesseps, 1884-1894, diplomat
- Anatole France, 1896-1924, novelist and poet
- Paul Valéry, 1925-1945, poet, literary critic and essayist
- Henri Mondor, 1946-1962, surgeon, physician, historian of literature and of science
- Louis Armand, 1963-1971, mining engineer, bureaucrat and economist
- Jean-Jacques Gautier, 1972-1986, drama critic, novelist, journalist and essayist
- Jean-Louis Curtis, 1986-1995, novelist and essayist
- François Jacob, 1996–2013, biologist
- Marc Lambron, elected 2014, literary critic and writer
Seat 39
- Louis Giry, 1636-1665, lawyer
- Claude Boyer, 1666-1698, ecclesiastic, playwright and poet
- Charles-Claude Genest, 1698-1719, ecclesiastic
- Jean-Baptiste Dubos, 1720-1742, ecclesiastic and historian
- Jean-François Du Bellay du Resnel, 1742-1761, ecclesiastic
- Bernard-Joseph Saurin, 1761-1781, lawyer and poet
- Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, 1782-1794, philosopher and mathematician
- Gabriel Villar, 1803-1826, ecclesiastic
- Charles-Marie de Féletz, 1826-1850, ecclesiastic
- Désiré Nisard, 1850-1888, essayist
- Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé, 1888-1910, essayist, historian, literary critic and diplomat
- Henri de Régnier, 1911-1936, poet, novelist and essayist
- Jacques de Lacretelle, 1936-1985, novelist
- Bertrand Poirot-Delpech, 1986-2006, journalist, essayist and novelist
- Jean Clair, elected 2008, essayist and art historian
Seat 40
- Daniel de Priézac, 1639-1662, law professor
- Michel Le Clerc, 1662-1691, lawyer
- Jacques de Tourreil, 1692-1714, translator
- Jean-Roland Malet, 1714-1736, economist and royal valet de chambre
- Jean-François Boyer, 1736-1755, ecclesiastic
- Nicolas Thyrel de Boismont, 1755-1786, ecclesiastic
- Claude-Carloman de Rulhière, 1787-1791, diplomat, poet and historian
- Pierre Jean George Cabanis, 1803-1808, medical doctor and physiologist
- Antoine Destutt de Tracy, 1808-1836, philosopher
- François Guizot, 1836-1874, politician and historian
- Jean-Baptiste Dumas, 1875-1884, politician and chemist
- Joseph Louis François Bertrand, 1884-1900, mathematician, historian of science
- Marcellin Berthelot, 1900-1907, politician, chemist, essayist, historian of science
- Francis Charmes, 1908-1916, diplomat and journalist
- Jules Cambon, 1918-1935, diplomat, lawyer, senior civil servant
- Marie-Jean-Lucien Lacaze, 1936-1955, admiral
- Jacques Chastenet, 1956-1978, journalist, historian and diplomat
- Georges Dumézil, 1978-1986, philologist and historian of civilisations
- Pierre-Jean Rémy, 1988-2010, diplomat, novelist and essayist
- Xavier Darcos, elected 2013, politician, scholar and civil servant