12 obituaries for notable deaths in Paris. News, info, dates, and memorial pages.
Édouard Balladur, the French politician who served as prime minister, minister of finance and twice deputy,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 97. Born Édouard Léon Raoul Balladur in İzmir,…
Jean-François Leroy, the French journalist and photographer who directed Visa pour l'image,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 69. Born in Paris on October 3, 1956, he helped found the…
Jean-François Leroy, the French journalist and photographer who directed the Visa pour l’image festival from 1989,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 69. Born in Paris on October 3, 1956,…
Věra Linhartová, the Czech writer and art historian,
died on June 26, 2026, at age 88 in Paris. Born in Brno on March 22, 1938, she studied art history at…
François Taillandier, the French writer and journalist,
died on June 23, 2026, in Paris at the age of 71. Born in Clermont-Ferrand on June 20, 1955, he built a career…
Guesch Patti, the French singer best known for “Étienne,”
died on June 22, 2026. She was 80. Born Patricia Porrasse on March 16, 1946, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, she built a career…
Philippe Labarde, a French economic journalist and writer,
died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Agen on September 26, 1939, he was educated at the…
Annick Chartreux, a French composer,
died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Anne-Marie Chartreux in Nancy in 1942, she studied at the Conservatoire Régional du Grand…
Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian author of Chicken with Plums and director of Persepolis and Dear Paris,
died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 56. Born in Rasht County,…
Parviz Ghelichkhani, the Iranian footballer who played for Taj and Persepolis and captained the national team,
died on May 23, 2026. He was 80. Ghelichkhani was an Iranian-French player who…
Hany Shaker, the Egyptian singer, actor and composer,
died on May 3, 2026, at age 73. Born Hany Abdel Aziz Shaker in Cairo on December 21, 1952, he began his…
Philippe Lazar, French statistician and epidemiologist,
died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 90. He served as president of Inserm from 1982 to 1996 and as president of…
