Philosophy baccalaureate: Elodie Frégé, Arnaud Montebourg, Katsuni… These personalities shone in the test

Like every year, the philosophy baccalaureate opens the exams and awakens both the stress of the candidates and the memories of former students. This Monday, June 15, 2026, high school students are once again working on the subjects of this test which has become legendary, renowned as much for its dizzying questions as for its sometimes memorable copies.

And if some candidates already fear their grade, several French personalities can now look at their results with the smile… while others probably prefer forget this passage required baccalaureate. Because yes, fame does not always rhyme with excellence in philosophy.

Philosophy baccalaureate: even the stars have not always been brilliant

The philosophy baccalaureate sometimes has surprises in store. Some very well-known names have not particularly left their mark on proofreaders despite their impressive careers. This is particularly the case of Nicolas Sarkozy, currently in mourning, who had only obtained 9/20 à l’épreuve.

Other media figures experienced mixed results.
Karl Zéro had picked up 6/20while Raphaël Enthoven, although a philosopher by profession, had obtained 11/20just like Gilles Jacob or Valérie Damidot. Results which remind us that a philosophy paper does not necessarily predict a career. In the camp of solid averages but without achievement, several political figures came out honorably.
Francis Holland had obtained
13/20, just like Nicolas Bedos and Stéphane Bern. Roselyne Bachelot
displayed a 12/20 et Martine
Aubry and 13/20. As for Vincent Peillon, former Minister of National Education, he had achieved an average.

Elodie Frégé, Katsuni… the surprises of the ranking

But some celebrities have clearly done well. And among the pleasant surprises, Elodie Frégé impresses with a very beautiful 17/20 in the philosophy baccalaureate. A note which places the former winner of the Star Academy among the best profiles of this selection. Another surprise:
Katsuni displays a solid
15/20.

Frédérique Bel and Patrick Poivre d’Arvor
they also reach 16/20. On the political side, several former ministers also stand out: Luc
Ferry picks up 16/20, Arnaud Montebourg
gets 17/20, while Jean-Louis Borloo and Aurélie Filippetti rise up to
18/20. And the great champion of this selection remains Laurent Fabius The former Prime Minister can boast of having obtained a perfect score: 20/20 in the philosophy baccalaureate. Apparently, between dissertation and reflection, some had already found the formula.