Lungskull passed away at age 20
Lungskull, the French rapper and producer known professionally in all lowercase, died on September 11, 2026, aged 20. Born Odin Olsen in Paris on January 9, 2006, he gained notice…
Famous Dead People from France
Over 4,000 obituaries for famous people from France who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Death of Jean Galard at age 77
Jean Galard, a French organist, died on September 9, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Vincennes on February 19, 1949, he studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and…
Jean-Pierre Jouët, died aged 99
Jean-Pierre Jouët, a French shipbuilder and event organizer who helped shape the country’s recreational boating industry, died on September 9, 2026, aged 99. Born in 1927 and the son of…
Frank Bridel died at age 101
Frank Bridel, the Swiss journalist and writer who served as editor-in-chief of the Gazette de Lausanne and later became a longtime columnist at Entreprise romande, died on September 8, 2026,…
Philippe Caillard passed away at age 102
Philippe Caillard, the French choral conductor, died on September 8, 2026, aged 102. Born in Paris, he also worked as a professor of music education, a technical and pedagogical adviser…
Robert Poinard died at age 77
Robert Poinard, a French priest, journalist and chaplain, died on September 8, 2026, aged 77. Born in Saint-Étienne on October 19, 1948, he spent 12 years as a journalist with…
Serge Losique, died aged 94
Serge Losique, the Canadian writer, festival organizer and academic best known as the founder of the Montreal World Film Festival, died on September 8, 2026, aged 94. Born in Yugoslavia…
Iskhak Mashbash death at age 96
Iskhak Mashbash, a Russian poet, died on September 7, 2026, aged 96. Also known as Iskhak Shumafovich Mashbash and anglicised as Isaac Mashbash, he was a Circassian poet, writer and…
Marc Mercier obituary: died at age 68
Marc Mercier, the French professional wrestler and actor, died on September 7, 2026, aged 68. Born in Bourg-la-Reine on April 11, 1958, he built a wrestling career in the Fédération…
Israël Isaac Besançon dies at age 81
Israël Isaac Besançon, a French-Israeli rabbi and painter, died on September 6, 2026, at age 81. Born in Nice on December 27, 1944, Besançon developed an early interest in painting…
Jean-Pierre Clar died at age 84
Jean-Pierre Clar, the French rugby league and rugby union player, died on September 5, 2026, aged 84. Born in Hanoi on February 27, 1942, he became known as a rugby…
Thérèse Brenet dead at age 90
Thérèse Brenet, the French composer and educator, died on September 5, 2026, aged 90. Born in Paris in 1935, she studied piano at the Conservatoire de Reims and later at…
André Brasilier dies at age 96
André Brasilier, the French painter and lithographer, died on September 4, 2026, aged 96. Born in Saumur, France, on October 29, 1929, he built a career in painting and lithography.…
Yves Brunier, died aged 85
Yves Brunier, the French animator, puppeteer and actor associated with "L'Île aux enfants," died on September 4, 2026, aged 85. Born in Lyon in 1943, he became known for bringing…
Husky Kihal, died aged 64
Husky Kihal, a French actor, died on September 4, 2026, aged 64. Born in Lyon on December 31, 1961, he worked across film and television for nearly three decades, appearing…
Michel Paulin has died at age 92
Michel Paulin, a French actor best known for work on Les Cinq Dernières Minutes and Nuits Rouges, died on September 3, 2026, aged 92. Born in Nantes on September 24,…
Huguette St-Denis has died at age 61
Huguette St-Denis, a Canadian screenwriter and actress known for her work on Watatatow and The Parent Family, died on September 3, 2026, aged 61. Born in Montreal, she initially worked…
Mireille Calle-Gruber obituary: died at age 80
Mireille Calle-Gruber, the French literary critic and academic, died on September 3, 2026, aged 80. A longtime professor at Sorbonne Nouvelle University, she was also a literary scholar, writer and…
Death of Pierre Tordo at age 86
Pierre Tordo, the French footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper, died on September 2, 2026, aged 86. Born in Nice on December 16, 1939, he came through the…
Raymond Pointu passes away at age 86
Raymond Pointu, a French sports journalist, died on September 2, 2026, aged 86. He began his career at Miroir Sprint before joining Le Monde in 1970, where he received the…
Jean-Paul Rappeneau passes away at age 94
Jean-Paul Rappeneau, the French film director and screenwriter whose work included Cyrano de Bergerac, died on September 2, 2026, aged 94. Born in Auxerre in 1932, he began in film…
Tony Gatlif died at age 77
Tony Gatlif, the French film director, screenwriter, actor and producer, died on September 2, 2026, aged 77. Born Michel Dahmani in Algiers on September 10, 1948, he built a career…
Stanislas Hutin dies at age 95
Stanislas Hutin, the French Jesuit anti-war activist, died on September 2, 2026, aged 95. Born in Rennes on September 7, 1930, he entered the Jesuit order in 1951. Two years…
Galopin Des Champs passes away at age 11
Galopin Des Champs, the French Thoroughbred racehorse, died on September 1, 2026, aged 11. Born on May 12, 2016, the French-bred, Irish-trained gelding became one of National Hunt racing’s leading…
Charles Josselin dies at 88
Charles Josselin, a French politician and economist, died on September 1, 2026, aged 88. Born in Pleslin-Trigavou, in Brittany, on March 31, 1938, he became a prominent Socialist figure in…
Death of Édouard Balladur at age 97
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,…
Michel Fano dies at age 96
Michel Fano, the French musician, composer and writer whose work also extended to filmmaking and sound design, died on August 31, 2026, aged 96. Born in the 16th arrondissement of…
Jean-François Leroy passes away at age 69
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…
Daniel Spagnou passed away at age 85
Daniel Spagnou, the French politician who served as mayor of Sisteron and represented Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the National Assembly, died on August 31, 2026, aged 85. Born in Barcelonnette on September…
Death of Jean-François Leroy at age 69
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,…
Jean-François Leroy passes away at age 69
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. The identity record identifies him as a…
Bernard Szajner dies at 82
Bernard Szajner, the French visual artist and inventor of the laser harp, died on August 31, 2026, aged 82. Born in Grenoble on June 27, 1944, he worked as a…
Obituary: Jacques Doucet, dead at age 86
Jacques Doucet, the Canadian radio announcer of baseball play-by-play in French, died on August 27, 2026, at age 86. Born in Montreal, he became one of the most familiar voices…
Christian Breseghello passed away at age 71
Christian Breseghello, a French rugby union player for Stade Toulousain, died on August 27, 2026, aged 71. Born in Mazères on January 23, 1955, he played for UA Saverdun from…
Death of Patrick Baudelaire at age 81
Patrick Baudelaire, a French computer scientist and engineer recognized as a pioneer in desktop publishing and computer graphics, died on August 27, 2026, aged 81. Born on March 30, 1945,…
Jean Allaire dies at age 96
Jean Allaire, a Canadian lawyer and politician, died on August 27, 2026, at age 96. A French Canadian from Laval, Quebec, he was best known for authoring the Allaire Report…
Dominique Alderweireld dead at age 77
Dominique Alderweireld, the French procurer and brothel owner known as Dodo la Saumure, died on August 25, 2026, aged 77. Born in Annœullin on February 5, 1949, he became a…
Michel Albertini obituary: died at age 73
Michel Albertini, the French actor, set designer and writer, died on August 25, 2026, aged 73. Born in Marseille on May 15, 1953, he was a French national who trained…
Jean-Pierre Darchen, died aged 86
Jean-Pierre Darchen, a French footballer and manager who played as a midfielder, died on August 24, 2026, aged 86. Born in Douarnenez on May 20, 1940, he was a member…
Catherine Millot obituary: died at age 81
Catherine Millot, the French psychologist and academic, died on August 24, 2026, at age 81. A Lacanian psychoanalyst and author, she taught psychoanalysis at the University of Paris-VIII after studying…
Philippe Bouvard dies at 96
Philippe Bouvard, the French broadcaster best known for Les Grosses Têtes and Le Petit Théâtre de Bouvard, died on August 24, 2026, aged 96. Born in Coulommiers in 1929, he…
René Malo, died aged 84
René Malo, a Canadian film producer and Knight of the National Order of Quebec, died on August 23, 2026, at age 84. Born in Joliette, Quebec, he was most closely…
Noël Godin dies at age 80
Noël Godin, the Belgian writer, critic and actor known as an anarchist prankster and pie-thrower, died on August 23, 2026, aged 80. Born in Liège on September 13, 1945, he…
Death of Philippe Puaud at age 89
Philippe Puaud, a French politician and former deputy in the National Assembly, died on August 22, 2026, aged 89. Born on August 26, 1936, in Sainte-Hermine, France, he was a…
Jean Giard death at age 99
Jean Giard, a French politician, died on August 21, 2026, aged 99. Born in Paris on September 30, 1926, he served as a Communist member of the National Assembly from…
Andrée Ehresmann passes away at age 91
Andrée Ehresmann, a French mathematician known for her work in category theory, died on August 21, 2026, aged 91. Born Andrée Bastiani in Nice, France, she studied at the University…
Gérard Stenger dies at age 94
Gérard Stenger, the French ultrarunner and co-founder of the International Association of Ultrarunners, died on August 21, 2026, aged 94. Born on March 7, 1932, he competed in races ranging…
Ariel Fenster dies at age 83
Ariel Fenster, a French-born Canadian chemist and science educator, died on August 20, 2026, aged 83. Born in Bergerac, France, he became a founding member of McGill University’s Office for…
Louis Pelâtre has died at age 86
Louis Pelâtre, the French Roman Catholic prelate who served as vicar apostolic of Istanbul, died on August 20, 2026, aged 86. Born on May 12, 1940, in Pancé, Ille-et-Vilaine, he…
Robert Mouynet obituary: died at age 96
Robert Mouynet, a French footballer, died on August 19, 2026, aged 96. Born in Toulouse on March 25, 1930, he played as a defender and was also an association football…
Eduard Maur, died aged 89
Eduard Maur, a Czech historian, historical demographer and university teacher, died on August 19, 2026, aged 89. Born in Plzeň on April 1, 1937, he focused on the economic and…
Bérangère Bonvoisin death at age 73
Bérangère Bonvoisin, the French film director and actress known for The Adolescent, Les Égouts du paradis and Hôtel du Paradis, died on August 19, 2026, aged 73. Born in Rabat…
François Patriat obituary: died at age 83
François Patriat, the French politician who represented Côte-d'Or in the Senate and led the Senate group of Renaissance, died on August 19, 2026, aged 83. Born in Semur-en-Auxois on March…
Yvette Roudy has died at age 97
Yvette Roudy, the French politician who served as Minister of Women's Rights, died on August 18, 2026, aged 97. Born in Pessac in 1929, she went on to build a…
Jean-Louis Brunaux, died aged 72
Jean-Louis Brunaux, the French archaeologist and historian known for excavations at the sanctuaries of Gournay-sur-Aronde and Ribemont-sur-Ancre, died on August 18, 2026, aged 72. Born in Lachelle in 1953, he…
Sylvie Rimbert has died at age 99
Sylvie Rimbert, the French geographer and cartographer, died on August 17, 2026, aged 99. A graduate of Strasbourg I University, she became a pioneer in the use of computer tools…
Johnny Schuth death at age 84
Johnny Schuth, the French football goalkeeper known for his time with Strasbourg and Metz, died on August 17, 2026, aged 84. Born Jean Schuth in Saint-Omer on December 7, 1941,…
Stanislas Lalanne died at age 78
Stanislas Lalanne, the French Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Pontoise from 2013 to 2024, died on August 17, 2026, aged 78. Born Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne…
Nicolas Altmayer dies at 61
Nicolas Altmayer, a French film producer, died on August 17, 2026, at age 61 in a car crash. Born on September 8, 1962, he worked in partnership with his brother…
Obituary: Marcelle Benoit, dead at age 104
Marcelle Benoit, the French musicologist and music historian, died on August 16, 2026, aged 104. Born Marcelle Andrée Madeleine Benoit in Lille on 17 December 1921, she graduated from the…
Claude Antonini dies at 80
Claude Antonini, the French singer-songwriter, died on August 15, 2026, at age 80. Born in Belfort on April 11, 1946, she became known for drawing on the styles of Paol…
Jacques Grandon died at age 99
Jacques Grandon, a French lawyer and politician, died on August 14, 2026, aged 99. Born in Saint-Benoît on May 9, 1927, he studied at the Collège Stanislas de Paris and…
Francis Campaner died at age 80
Francis Campaner, a French professional road bicycle racer, died on August 14, 2026, aged 80. Born on February 1, 1946, in Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière, France, he competed as a road cyclist and…
Wallace Kirsop obituary: died at age 92
Wallace Kirsop, an academic and bibliographer, died on August 14, 2026, aged 92. An Australian scholar in French studies and book trade history, he was born in Chatswood, New South…
Olivier Lebas passes away at age 62
Olivier Lebas, the French naval officer who served as a vice-admiral, died on August 12, 2026, aged 62. Born in Boulogne-sur-Mer on June 24, 1964, he joined the French Navy…
Olivier Echaudemaison has died at age 84
Olivier Echaudemaison, the French makeup artist, died on August 12, 2026, aged 84. Born in Périgueux on April 4, 1942, he went on to build a long career in fashion…
Bernard Pottier passes away at age 101
Bernard Pottier, the French linguist and academic, died on August 12, 2026, aged 101. Born in Paris on September 29, 1924, he studied at the École pratique des hautes études…
Death of Jean-Paul Rostagni at age 78
Jean-Paul Rostagni, a French footballer, died on August 10, 2026, aged 78. Born in Drap, he played as a defender and spent three seasons with AS Monaco from 1966 to…
Death of Vincent Dieutre at age 65
Vincent Dieutre, the French film director and screenwriter known for Beirut Hotel, died on August 10, 2026, aged 65. Born in Le Petit-Quevilly on 25 November 1960, he built a…
Charlotte Puiseux death at age 39
Charlotte Puiseux, a French disability rights activist, died on August 9, 2026, at age 39. Born in Paris in 1986, she later became known for her advocacy on disability rights,…
Death of Maurice Buttin at age 97
Maurice Buttin, the French lawyer and writer, died on August 9, 2026, aged 97. Born in Meknes on December 10, 1928, he joined the Rabat Bar Association in 1954 and…
Romain Noble passes away at age 46
Romain Noble, the French wheelchair fencer and Paralympic champion, died on August 9, 2026, aged 46. Born in Bordeaux on June 24, 1980, he competed in international fencing competitions and…
André Lévy-Lang died at age 88
André Lévy-Lang, the French private banker who led Compagnie Bancaire and later BNP Paribas, died on August 8, 2026, aged 88. Born in Alexandria on November 26, 1937, he studied…
Dominique Libault dies at 64
Dominique Libault, a French civil servant and councillor of state since 2012, died on August 8, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in 1961 or 1962, he studied at…
Big Buck’s passes away at age 23
Big Buck's, the French Thoroughbred racehorse, died on August 8, 2026, aged 23. Foaled on April 16, 2003, he became a leading National Hunt runner in Britain under trainer Paul…
Immortal Verse dead at age 18
Immortal Verse, the Irish Thoroughbred racehorse, died on August 7, 2026, aged 18. Foaled on May 1, 2008, the Irish-bred, French-trained mare emerged as a promising two-year-old by winning on…
Obituary: Dominique Frot, dead at age 68
Dominique Frot, a French actress known for Enigma, Peut-être and Titane, died on August 7, 2026, aged 68. Born in Rochefort, France, she trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art…
Christian Bernard dead at age 76
Christian Bernard, the French art curator who directed the Villa Arson in Nice and later became the first director of MAMCO in Geneva, died on August 6, 2026, aged 76.…
Catherine Dasté dead at age 96
Catherine Dasté, the French stage actress and director, died on August 6, 2026, aged 96. Born in Beaune on October 6, 1929, she was the daughter of actor Jean Dasté…
Kapeliele Faupala died at age 86
Kapeliele Faupala, the French Wallisian traditional ruler who served as the 51st Lavelua of Wallis (Uvea) from 2008 to 2014, died on August 6, 2026, aged 86. Born in Ahoa…
Daniel Bernard, died aged 80
Daniel Bernard, the French retail executive who chaired Carrefour from 1992 to 2005 and later Kingfisher plc from 2009 to 2017, died on August 5, 2026, aged 80. Also known…
Didier Decoin death at age 81
Didier Decoin, the French writer and screenwriter who won the Prix Goncourt in 1977, died on August 5, 2026, aged 81. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt on March 13, 1945, he began…
Obituary: Tristam Nada, dead at age 68
Tristam Nada, the French singer and painter also known as Pascal Dequatremare, died on August 4, 2026, aged 68. Born in Paris on August 3, 1958, he co-founded the punk…
Robin Middleton death at age 94
Robin Middleton, the British architectural historian and professor emeritus of Columbia University, died on August 3, 2026, aged 94. Born in South Africa on September 30, 1931, he trained as…
Jean-Paul Dréau died at age 73
Jean-Paul Dréau, the French composer and songwriter, died on August 3, 2026, aged 73. Born Jean-Paul Elie Benchetrit in Oran, then in French Algeria, he went on to write songs…
Alain Le Goff death at age 83
Alain Le Goff, the French storyteller known for his retellings of the legends of Ys, Tristan and Iseult, and La Légende de la mort en Basse-Bretagne, died on August 3,…
Raoul Vaneigem has died at age 92
Raoul Vaneigem, the Belgian writer known for his 1967 book The Revolution of Everyday Life, died on July 28, 2026, aged 92. Born in Lessines in 1934, he studied romance…
Kavinsky dies at age 50
Kavinsky, the French musician and DJ best known for the songs “Nightcall” and “Odd Look,” died on July 28, 2026, aged 50. Born Vincent Belorgey in Paris in 1975, he…
Marc Held has died at age 93
Marc Held, the French architect, photographer and interior designer, died on July 27, 2026, aged 93. Born Marcel Held in Paris on August 16, 1932, he built a career that…
Death of Léon Strauss at age 98
Léon Strauss, the French historian and academic who specialized in the history of Alsace, died on July 27, 2026, aged 98. Born in Sarrebourg on August 14, 1927, he studied…
Joel Cohen dead at age 84
Joel Cohen, an American musician and lutenist who specialized in early music, died on July 26, 2026, aged 84. He was associated for decades with the Boston Camerata, serving as…
Death of Marie-Paule Belle at age 80
Marie-Paule Belle, the French singer and pianist known for "La Parisienne," died on July 25, 2026, in Neuilly-sur-Seine. She was 80. Born on January 25, 1946, in Pont-Sainte-Maxence, she began…
Odile Sicard dies at 95
Odile Sicard, a French politician and social worker who served as a deputy from 1981 to 1988, died on July 24, 2026, aged 95. Born in Broc on August 25,…
Jean Mesqui passed away at age 74
Jean Mesqui, a French castellologist, civil engineer and art historian, died on July 24, 2026, aged 74. Born Jean Antoine André Marie Joseph Mesqui in Paris on May 27, 1952,…
Rémi Trotereau, died aged 70
Rémi Trotereau, a French painter and sculptor, died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Vierzon on January 26, 1956, he built a career as an…
Jean-Pierre Dorléac passed away at age 83
Jean-Pierre Dorléac, the French-born American costume designer whose work spanned film, television, theater, variety, opera and burlesque, died on July 23, 2026, aged 83. Born in Toulon, France, on April…
Karen Busby dies at age 67
Karen Busby, a lawyer, feminist and former professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba whose work focused on queer issues, reproductive rights, constitutional law and civil…
Obituary: Patricia Donlon, dead at age 83
Patricia Donlon, the Irish librarian and academic who served as director of the National Library of Ireland, died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 83. Known as Pat…
Émile Constant Bombet passes away at age 85
Émile Constant Bombet, an Ivorian politician and military officer, died on July 22, 2026, at the age of 85. Born on March 16, 1941, in Rubino in what was then…