This is a list of members of theAcadémie française (French Academy) by seat number. The primary professions of theacademicians 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 | Name | Elected | Birth date and age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Dagens | 2008 | (1940-05-20)20 May 1940 (age 85) |
| 2 | Dany Laferrière | 2013 | (1953-04-13)13 April 1953 (age 72) |
| 3 | Vacant since the death ofJean-Denis Bredin. | ||
| 4 | Jean-Luc Marion | 2008 | (1946-07-03)3 July 1946 (age 79) |
| 5 | Andreï Makine | 2016 | (1957-09-10)10 September 1957 (age 68) |
| 6 | Christian Jambet | 2024 | (1949-04-23)23 April 1949 (age 76) |
| 7 | Jules Hoffmann | 2012 | (1941-08-02)2 August 1941 (age 84) |
| 8 | Daniel Rondeau | 2019 | (1948-05-07)7 May 1948 (age 77) |
| 9 | Patrick Grainville | 2018 | (1947-06-01)1 June 1947 (age 78) |
| 10 | Vacant since the death ofFlorence Delay. | ||
| 11 | Éric Neuhoff | 2025 | (1956-07-04)4 July 1956 (age 69) |
| 12 | Chantal Thomas | 2021 | (1945-01-20)20 January 1945 (age 80) |
| 13 | Maurizio Serra | 2020 | (1955-06-03)3 June 1955 (age 70) |
| 14 | Florian Zeller | 2025 | (1979-06-28)28 June 1979 (age 46) |
| 15 | Frédéric Vitoux | 2001 | (1944-08-19)19 August 1944 (age 81) |
| 16 | Raphaël Gaillard | 2024 | (1976-06-01)1 June 1976 (age 49) |
| 17 | Erik Orsenna | 1998 | (1947-03-22)22 March 1947 (age 78) |
| 18 | Vacant since the death ofMario Vargas Llosa. | ||
| 19 | Sylviane Agacinski | 2023 | (1945-05-04)4 May 1945 (age 80) |
| 20 | Vacant since the death ofAngelo Rinaldi. | ||
| 21 | Alain Finkielkraut | 2014 | (1949-06-30)30 June 1949 (age 76) |
| 22 | Alain Aspect | 2025 | (1947-06-15)15 June 1947 (age 78) |
| 23 | Pierre Rosenberg | 1995 | (1936-04-13)13 April 1936 (age 89) |
| 24 | François Sureau | 2020 | (1957-09-19)19 September 1957 (age 68) |
| 25 | Dominique Fernandez | 2007 | (1929-08-25)25 August 1929 (age 96) |
| 26 | Jean-Marie Rouart | 1997 | (1943-04-08)8 April 1943 (age 82) |
| 27 | Vacant since the death ofPierre Nora. | ||
| 28 | Jean-Christophe Rufin | 2008 | (1952-06-28)28 June 1952 (age 73) |
| 29 | Amin Maalouf | 2011 | (1949-02-25)25 February 1949 (age 76) |
| 30 | Danièle Sallenave | 2011 | (1940-10-28)28 October 1940 (age 85) |
| 31 | Michael Edwards | 2013 | (1938-04-29)29 April 1938 (age 87) |
| 32 | Pascal Ory | 2021 | (1948-07-31)31 July 1948 (age 77) |
| 33 | Dominique Bona | 2013 | (1953-07-29)29 July 1953 (age 72) |
| 34 | François Cheng | 2002 | (1929-08-30)30 August 1929 (age 96) |
| 35 | Antoine Compagnon | 2022 | (1950-07-20)20 July 1950 (age 75) |
| 36 | Barbara Cassin | 2018 | (1947-10-24)24 October 1947 (age 78) |
| 37 | Michel Zink | 2017 | (1945-05-05)5 May 1945 (age 80) |
| 38 | Marc Lambron | 2014 | (1957-02-04)4 February 1957 (age 68) |
| 39 | Jean Clair | 2008 | (1940-10-20)20 October 1940 (age 85) |
| 40 | Xavier Darcos | 2013 | (1947-07-14)14 July 1947 (age 78) |