Jacques Julliard (4 March 1933 – 8 September 2023) was a French historian, columnist and essayist, and a union leader.

Julliard prepared (khâgne) for entrance to an École normale supérieure at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon, where he was influenced by two teachers close to Emmanuel Mounier.

Julliard passed his agrégation (teaching qualification) and after military service in Algeria became a secondary school teacher.

[2] While active in the unions, and later as a columnist, Julliard followed a career as an academic specialising in political and social issues.

[2] In November 2010 Julliard left the Nouvel Observateur to become a columnist with the weekly Marianne, run by Maurice Szafran.