List of Famous people named Alain

Alain Suguenot is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Côte-d'Or's 5th constituency from 2002 to 2017 as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Alain Richard is a French politician serving as Senator for Val-d'Oise since 2011. A member of the National Assembly for Val-d'Oise from 1978 to 1993, he was elected to the Senate in 1995 before his appointment as Minister of Defence in 1997, an office he retained until 2002.

Alain Besançon is a French historian. He specialises in intellectual history and Russian politics. From 1965 to 1992 he was director of studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris. He was elected to the Académie des sciences morales et politiques of the Institut de France in 1996.

Alain Deloche, born 2 September 1940 at Paris, is a French surgeon. Ex member of Médecins Sans Frontières, he cofounded Médecins du Monde and is board member of the Surgeons of Hope Foundation since 1988.

Alain de Botton, FRSL is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published Essays in Love (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997), Status Anxiety (2004) and The Architecture of Happiness (2006).

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.

Alain Lefèvre, is a French Canadian pianist and composer. He is one of the Québécois pianists who have sold the greatest number of musical recordings.

Alain Deneault is a French Canadian author from Quebec. He is known for his book Noir Canada: Pillage, corruption et criminalité en Afrique and the legal proceedings that followed its publishing.

Alain Supiot FBA is a French legal scholar.

Alain Gresh is a French journalist and former editor of Le Monde Diplomatique.