Christian Verrier dead at age 73
Christian Verrier, a French footballer who played as a forward,
died on April 25, 2026. Born on October 4, 1952, in Clion, he spent almost his entire career with Châteauroux,…
Famous Dead People from France
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Jean-Yves Hugon French politician, deputy dead at age 76
Jean-Yves Hugon, French politician and deputy from 2002 to 2007,
died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Aurillac on May 16, 1949, he worked first…
Jean-Bernard Pommier French pianist and conductor dead at age 81
Jean-Bernard Pommier, French pianist and conductor,
died on April 23, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Béziers, France, on August 17, 1944, he began playing the piano at…
Jean-Benoît Meybeck public figure dead at age 53
Jean-Benoît Meybeck, a French comic book author and illustrator,
died on April 23, 2026, at the age of 53. Born in Grenoble on January 29, 1973, he worked as a…
Claude Bessy French ballerina dead at age 93
Claude Bessy, the French ballerina who served as ballet master of the Paris Opera Ballet and later directed the Paris Opera Ballet School,
died on April 23, 2026, at age…
Sylvana Lorenz French art dealer and writer dead at age 73
Sylvana Lorenz, French art dealer and writer,
died on April 23, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Tunis, Tunisia, on February 14, 1953, she opened her first art…
Daniel L’Homond French storyteller and author dead at age 71
Daniel L'Homond, the French storyteller and author,
died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Pau, France, on June 13, 1954, he graduated from Bordeaux Montaigne…
Évelyne Lenton French singer dead at age 80
Évelyne Lenton
died on April 22, 2026. She was a French singer. Évelyne Lenton [it], 80, French singer. Tags Musicians, 22 April 2026, France, Lenton, 2026-04-22, April 2026, April 22,…
Georges Benrekassa dead at age 93
Georges Benrekassa, the French historian and literary critic,
died on April 19, 2026. He was 93. Born in Marseille in 1932, Benrekassa was a longtime professor at Paris Diderot University.…
Dominique Douay French science fiction author dead at age 82
Dominique Douay, French science fiction author,
died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Romans-sur-Isère, France, on March 16, 1944, he studied law in Lyon and…
Billy Knight British tennis player dead at age 90
Billy Knight, the British tennis player,
died on April 17, 2026, aged 90. Born William Arthur Knight in Northampton, England, on 12 November 1935, he competed on the amateur tour…
Nadia Farès French actress dead at age 57
Nadia Farès, a French actress,
died on April 17, 2026, at the age of 57. Born in Marrakesh, Morocco, on December 20, 1968, she made her film debut in 1992…
Nathalie Baye French actress, Lewy body dementia dead at age 77
Nathalie Baye, the French actress known for Every Man for Himself, Strange Affair and Le Petit Lieutenant,
died on April 17, 2026, at age 77. She died in Paris, France.…
Shiran Kaïdine French guitarist, cancer dead at age 44
Shiran Kaïdine, a French guitarist with Year of No Light and Monarch!,
died on April 17, 2026, at the age of 44 after cancer. He was active from 2002 to…
Beatriz de Moura Brazilian-born Spanish publisher and translator dead at age 86
Beatriz de Moura, a Brazilian-born Spanish publisher and translator,
died on April 17, 2026. She was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1939, grew up in a family of diplomats…
Jacqueline Rayet French ballet dancer dead at age 92
Jacqueline Rayet, a French ballet dancer,
died on April 17, 2026, in Paris. She was 92. A native of Paris, she attended the Paris Opera Ballet School and danced with…
Pierre Lefebvre French politician, senator dead at age 87
Pierre Lefebvre, the French politician and senator from 1997 to 2001,
died on April 17, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Escaudain on September 11, 1938, he worked…
Ivan Rebernik Slovenian diplomat dead at age 86
Ivan Rebernik, a Slovenian diplomat and librarian,
died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 86. He served as Slovenia’s ambassador to the Vatican and as Chancellor of the…
André Bernard French Olympic modern pentathlete dead at age 90
André Bernard, a French Olympic modern pentathlete,
died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Lille, France, on November 17, 1935, he competed in the modern…
Daniel Grataloup French-Swiss architect dead at age 88
Daniel Grataloup, a French-Swiss architect,
died on April 15, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Lyon, France, on December 25, 1937, he spent much of his career in…
Rico Rizzitelli French journalist, complications from diabetes dead at age 64
Rico Rizzitelli, a French journalist,
died on April 15, 2026, in Santiago, Chile, from complications from diabetes. He was 64. Rizzitelli reported for So Foot, Libération and L'Équipe, and served…
Jean-Pierre Escalettes French football administrator, president of the French Football Federation d…
Jean-Pierre Escalettes, the French football administrator who served as president of the French Football Federation from 2005 to 2010,
died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 90. Born…
Raymond Riotte French road racing cyclist dead at age 86
Raymond Riotte, a French road racing cyclist,
died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Sarry, France, on February 16, 1940, he was a professional road…
Ilsetraut Hadot French philosopher and historian dead at age 97
Ilsetraut Hadot, a French philosopher and historian,
died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Berlin, Germany, on December 20, 1928, she specialized in stoicism, neoplatonism,…
Bernard Eliade French writer and teacher dead at age 87
Bernard Eliade, a French writer and teacher,
died on April 13, 2026, in Dijon, France. He was 87 or 88. Born in Paris in 1938, Eliade was best known for…
Ian Watson British science fiction author dead at age 82
Ian Watson, the British science fiction author of The Jonah Kit, Chekhov's Journey, Queenmagic and Kingmagic,
died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on April 20,…
Jacques Witt dead at age 67
Jacques Witt, a French journalist and photographer who worked for Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace and Sipa Press,
died on April 11, 2026. He was born in Strasbourg in 1958 and attended…
May Angeli French artist and author dead at age 88
May Angeli, a French artist and author,
died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Clichy, France, on August 8, 1937, she graduated from the École…
Marianne Lederer French translation scholar dead at age 91
Marianne Lederer, a French translation scholar,
died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 91. She further developed the Interpretive Theory of Translation with Danica Seleskovitch, who first proposed…
Colette Khoury Syrian novelist and poet dead at age 95
Colette Khoury, a Syrian novelist and poet,
died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in 1931 in Bab Tuma, Damascus, she was also a writer, academic…
Yōsuke Tamori dead at age 74
Yōsuke Tamori, the Japanese mangaka and writer behind the PopoloCrois fantasy media franchise,
died on April 10, 2026. PopoloCrois began as a manga series in 1977 in the Asahi Student…
Roger Establet French educational sociologist dead at age 87
Roger Establet, the French educational sociologist,
died on April 8, 2026, aged 87 or 88. Born in 1938, he was a scholar of the sociology of education and an emeritus…
Leïla Marouane Tunisian-born French creative writer and journalist dead at age 65
Leïla Marouane, a Tunisian-born French creative writer and journalist who wrote for El Watan and Jeune Afrique,
died on April 8, 2026. She was 65. Born Leyla Zineb Mechentel in…
Muguette Dini French politician dead at age 86
Muguette Dini, a French politician,
died on April 7, 2026. Muguette Dini, 86, French politician. Tags Politicians, 07 April 2026, Dini, France, Muguette, 2026-04-07, April 2026, April 7
Francesco Zani Italian rugby union player dead at age 87
Francesco Zani, an Italian rugby union player,
died on April 5, 2026, at the age of 87. Known as Francesco "Franco" Zani, he played as a lock and spent time…
Jacques-Armand Cardon French cartoonist and illustrator dead at age 89
Jacques-Armand Cardon, the French cartoonist and illustrator,
died on April 5, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Le Havre on November 30, 1936, he spent his youth in…
Paul Orsatti French footballer and manager dead at age 84
Paul Orsatti, the French footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper and coached Gazélec Ajaccio,
died on April 4, 2026, at the age of 84. Orsatti played professionally from…
Jean-Claude Lozac’hmeur French linguist, historian, and academic dead at age 85
Jean-Claude Lozac'hmeur
died on April 2, 2026. He was a French linguist, historian, and academic. His work in those fields formed the basis of his professional life. Jean-Claude Lozac'hmeur, 85,…
Louis Besson French politician dead at age 88
Louis Besson, the French politician and member of the Socialist Party,
died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 88. He was a leading figure in French housing policy…
Jean-Michel Tesu French politician, deputy dead at age 88
Jean-Michel Tesu
died on April 1, 2026. He was a French politician who served as a deputy from 1981 to 1986 and again from 1988 to 1993. Jean-Michel Tesu, 88,…
Jean-Michel Testu French politician, deputy dead at age 88
Jean-Michel Testu, a French politician and teacher who served as a deputy from 1981 to 1986 and again from 1988 to 1993,
died on April 1, 2026, at the age…
Lili Hinstin Artistic director dead at age 48
Lili Hinstin, French film producer and artistic director,
died on March 31, 2026, at the age of 48. Born in France on July 10, 1977, she studied at the universities…
Joël Henry French footballer dead at age 63
Joël Henry, the French footballer who played as an attacking midfielder,
died on March 28, 2026. He made 345 appearances and scored 51 goals in Ligue 1 between 1978 and…
Jean-Pierre Faye French philosopher and writer dead at age 100
Jean-Pierre Faye, the French philosopher and writer known for his work on horseshoe theory,
died on March 26, 2026. He was 100. Born in Paris on July 19, 1925, Faye…
Jean Sagols French actor, screenwriter and television director, cerebral haemorrhage dead at age 87
Jean Sagols, the French actor, screenwriter and television director,
died on March 26, 2026, of a cerebral haemorrhage. He was 87. Born in 1938, he worked in film and television…
Loana Petrucciani public figure dead at age 48
Loana Petrucciani, a French reality television personality known for her work on the television series Loft Story,
died on March 24, 2026. She was 48. Petrucciani was born on 30…
François Morlaes French rugby union player dead at age 82
François Morlaes, a French rugby union player who played as a scrum-half,
died on March 23, 2026. Born in Pau, German-occupied France, on October 6, 1943, he won the 1968–69…
Lionel Jospin French politician, prime minister, minister of national education, and member of the…
Lionel Jospin, the French politician who served as prime minister from 1997 to 2002,
died on March 22, 2026, at age 88 from complications from surgery. He was minister of…
Phạm Minh Mẫn Vietnamese Roman Catholic cardinal, coadjutor bishop of Mỹ Tho and archbishop of Ho C…
Phạm Minh Mẫn, the Vietnamese Roman Catholic cardinal who served as coadjutor bishop of Mỹ Tho from 1993 to 1998 and archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City from 1998 to…
Isabelle Mergault French actress and film director, cancer dead at age 67
Isabelle Mergault, the French actress, director, writer and television and radio personality,
died on March 20, 2026, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, at the age of 67, following a battle with cancer.…
Alain Brillet Virgo interferometer dead at age 78
Alain Brillet, a French physicist who specialised in gravitational wave detectors,
died on March 20, 2026. Born on March 30, 1947, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, he graduated from ESPCI Paris in…
Michel Rolland French oenologist dead at age 78
Michel Rolland, a French oenologist,
died on March 19, 2026. Based in Bordeaux, he had hundreds of clients across 13 countries and was known for consultancies outside France, which set…
Jean Delas Publisher dead at age 86
Jean Delas, a French publisher,
died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 86. He was born on August 31, 1939, and was a recipient of the Legion of…
Michel Hulin French philosopher dead at age 90
Michel Hulin, a French philosopher who specialized in Indian philosophy,
died on March 16, 2026. Born on Jan. 31, 1936, he was an alumnus of the École normale supérieure and…
Patrick Trémège French politician dead at age 71
Patrick Trémège, a French politician,
died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 71. He was a member of the Union for French Democracy, the Union for a Popular…
Yves Chevallard French mathematician dead at age 79
Yves Chevallard, a French mathematician and academic,
died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Tunis on May 1, 1946, he studied at the Lycée Thiers…
Bruno Salomone French actor dead at age 55
Bruno Salomone, a French actor and comedian,
died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 55 following a long illness. Active in film, television and dubbing from 2001 to…
Francine Demichel French academic and jurist dead at age 87
Francine Demichel, a French academic and jurist,
died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 87. Born Francine Batailler in Marseille on October 31, 1938, she served as president…
Serge Mathieu Winemaker dead at age 90
Serge Mathieu, a French politician and winemaker who served as deputy from 1973 to 1976 and as senator from 1977 to 2004,
died on March 14, 2026, at the age…
Patrice Jeener French artist and copper engraver dead at age 81
Patrice Jeener, a French artist and copper engraver who specialised in work of a mathematical nature,
died on March 13, 2026. Born on July 31, 1944, he studied at the…
Envoi Allen French thoroughbred racehorse dead at age 12
Envoi Allen, a French thoroughbred racehorse who competed in National Hunt racing,
died on March 13, 2026, aged 12. The bay gelding was bred in France and first raced in…
Jacques Revel French historian dead at age 83
Jacques Revel, a French historian and emeritus director of studies and president of the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS),
died on March 13, 2026, at the age…
Jenni Murray English journalist and broadcaster dead at age 75
Jenni Murray, the English journalist and broadcaster best known for presenting BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour,
died on March 12, 2026, aged 75. Born Jennifer Susan Bailey in Barnsley on…
Patrick Lemasle French politician dead at age 73
Patrick Lemasle, a French politician,
died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 73. He served in the National Assembly of France from 2002 to 2017, representing the 7th…
Jean-François Boclé Martinican artist dead at age 54
Jean-François Boclé, a French artist and Martinican artist,
died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 54. Born in 1971 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, he spent his childhood years in…
André Kabile French footballer dead at age 87
André Kabile, a French footballer,
died on March 9, 2026. He was born in Saint-Esprit on November 17, 1938. Kabile played as a midfielder for Nîmes Olympique from 1964 to…
Marie-Christine Boutonnet French politician dead at age 77
Marie-Christine Boutonnet, a French politician and former Member of the European Parliament representing Île-de-France,
died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Albi, France, on February…
Marguerite Lamour French politician dead at age 69
Marguerite Lamour, French politician and former mayor of Ploudalmézeau,
died on March 5, 2026. Born Marguerite Arzel on June 12, 1956, she served as mayor of Ploudalmézeau from 2001 until…
Hélène Dorlhac Doctor dead at age 90
Hélène Dorlhac, a French doctor and politician,
died on March 4, 2026. Born Hélène Roujon in Sumène on October 4, 1935, she graduated from the University of Montpellier School of…
Danièle Sicot-Coulon French gymnast dead at age 90
Danièle Sicot-Coulon, a French gymnast,
died on March 3, 2026. Born in Châteaudun, France, on March 24, 1935, she competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.…
Patrick Dewolf French film director and screenwriter dead at age 75
Patrick Dewolf, the French film director and screenwriter, died in Invalid Date at the age of 75. Born in Paris on 3 June 1950, he was nominated for a César…
Hélène Mouchard-Zay French academic and writer dead at age 85
Hélène Mouchard-Zay, a French academic and writer,
died on March 2, 2026, at age 85. Born in Rabat on August 27, 1940, she was the daughter of Madeleine and Jean…
Bernard Launois French film director dead at age 95
Bernard Launois, a French film director, screenwriter and actor known for Devil Story,
died on March 2, 2026. Born in Mézières, France, on April 8, 1930, he studied pharmacology for…
Clément Oubrerie Aya de Yopougon dead at age 59
Clément Oubrerie, a French comics artist and illustrator best known for Aya de Yopougon,
died on March 1, 2026, at the age of 59. Born in Paris on December 23,…
Alexander Tzonis Greek-French architect dead at age 88
Alexander Tzonis, a Greek-French architect, author and researcher,
died on March 1, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Athens on November 8, 1937, he made contributions to architectural…
François-Bernard Michel
French academic
Died on Sunday March 1st 2026
Jean-Yves Lallemand
French chemist
Died on Sunday March 1st 2026
Claude Lacaze French rugby union player dead at age 85
Claude Lacaze, a French rugby union player,
died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Pontacq, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, on March 5, 1940, he played as a fullback.…
Charlie Grall Journalist dead at age 71
Charlie Grall, a French journalist and Breton independence activist,
died on February 27, 2026, at the age of 71. Born Jean-Charles Grall in Finistère, France, he was the founder of…
André Vanasse Writer dead at age 83
André Vanasse, a Canadian writer,
died on February 26, 2026, at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Born in Montreal on March 6, 1942, he was a member of…
List of French supercentenarians French supercentenarian dead at age 110
The List of French supercentenarians, described as a French supercentenarian and the oldest living man in France,
died on February 25, 2026. French supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from…
Glaudi Barsotti French writer and journalist dead at age 92
Glaudi Barsotti, a French writer and journalist,
died on February 24, 2026. Also spelled Glaudi Barsòtti in Occitan and Claude Barsotti in French, he was a French Occitan writer and…
Éliane Radigue French composer dead at age 94
Éliane Radigue, the French composer,
died on February 23, 2026, in Paris at the age of 94. Born in Paris on January 24, 1932, she began working in the 1950s…
Michel Imbert French neuropsychologist dead at age 90
Michel Imbert, a French neuropsychologist and teacher-researcher in cognitive neurosciences,
died on February 19, 2026. Born in Béziers on June 29, 1935, he was professor emeritus at Pierre-et-Marie-Curie University from…
Béatrice Ardisson Composer dead at age 62
Béatrice Ardisson, a French composer,
died on February 18, 2026, at the age of 62. Born Béatrice Loustalan in Auch, France, on July 26, 1963, she produced a variety of…
José van Dam Operatic bass-baritone dead at age 85
José van Dam, the Belgian bass-baritone known internationally for his work in opera,
died on February 17, 2026, at the age of 85. Born Joseph Van Damme in Ixelles, part…
Hélène Ahrweiler Greek-French Byzantologist dead at age 99
Hélène Ahrweiler, the Greek-French Byzantologist and academic known formally as Hélène Glykatzi-Ahrweiler,
died on February 16, 2026, in Athens, Greece, at the age of 99. Born in Athens on August…
Killing of Quentin Deranque French far-right activist dead at age 23
Quentin Deranque, a French far-right activist,
died on February 15, 2026, from brain injuries sustained two days earlier in Lyon, France, after being beaten in an altercation involving alleged far-left…
Susan George American-French political and social scientist dead at age 91
Susan George, the American-French political and social scientist, activist and writer,
died on February 14, 2026. Born Susan Vance Akers on June 29, 1934, in Akron, Ohio, she wrote on…
Michel Charrel Actor dead at age 89
Michel Charrel, a French actor,
died on February 14, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Tarare, France, on September 13, 1936, he grew up in a family of…
Richard de Prémare Painter dead at age 89
Richard de Prémare, a French painter who specialised in figurative art,
died on February 14, 2026, at the age of 89. Born Richard Dumouchel de Prémare in Casablanca, in the…
Brahim Bahrir French convicted terrorist dead at age -1
Brahim Bahrir, a French convicted terrorist,
died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 47. Born in Mantes-la-Jolie in 1978, he was convicted of terrorist-related offences. In the early…
Nicolas Grimaldi Philosopher dead at age 92
Nicolas Grimaldi, a French philosopher,
died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Paris on December 24, 1933, he was of Corsican origin. He earned his…
Christian Astuguevieille French artist, designer and perfumer dead at age 79
Christian Astuguevieille, a French artist, designer and perfumer,
died on February 13, 2026. He served as artistic director of perfume at Comme des Garçons Parfums, where he worked with Rei…
Michel Portal French composer dead at age 90
Michel Portal, the French composer, saxophonist and clarinetist,
died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Bayonne on November 27, 1935, he studied clarinet at the…
Jacques Gaillard 77–78 dead at age 77
Jacques Gaillard, a French writer and Latinist,
died on February 12, 2026. He was 77–78. Born in 1948, Gaillard graduated from the École normale supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud and served as…
Marie-Rose Tessier French supercentenarian dead at age 115
Marie-Rose Tessier, a French supercentenarian,
died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 115. Born Marie-Rose Bousseau on May 21, 1910, in Beaurepaire, Vendée, she lived in France and,…
Serge Stresser French Olympic weightlifter dead at age 72
Serge Stresser, a French Olympic weightlifter,
died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 72. Born in Haguenau, France, on September 28, 1953, he competed in the men's bantamweight…