Over 4,000 obituaries for famous people from France who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Philippe Gaulier, the French clown,
died on February 9, 2026. He was a professor of theatre, dramatic theorist, pedagogue and master clown, and founded École Philippe Gaulier, a theatre school…
Charles Bailleul, a French linguist and Roman Catholic missionary with the White Fathers,
died on February 9, 2026, in Bry-sur-Marne, France, at the age of 98. Born in Lille on…
Robert del Picchia, a French journalist and politician,
died on February 7, 2026, in Vienna, Austria, at the age of 83. Born in Marseille on November 10, 1942, he served…
François Blamont, a French businessman,
died on February 6, 2026, in Paris at the age of 81. Born in Mazamet on October 27, 1944, he held several high-level roles in…
Fernand Ouellette, a Canadian writer,
died on February 4, 2026. He was a Quebecois writer who wrote in French and was born in Montreal, Quebec, on September 24, 1930. Ouellette…
Pierre Merlin, a French geographer and academic,
died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Metz on May 6, 1937, he studied at the Prytanée national…
René Galy-Dejean, a French politician,
died on February 2, 2026. René Galy-Dejean (16 March 1932 – 29 January 2026) was a French politician who served as a Deputy. He died…
William Safran, an American academic and Holocaust survivor and professor emeritus of political science at the University of Colorado Boulder,
died on February 2, 2026. Born in Dresden, Germany, on…
Jean Widmer, a Swiss graphic designer,
died on February 2, 2026, at the age of 96 in Paris. Born Hans Ulrich Widmer on March 31, 1929, in Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland,…
Charles Renoux, a French Benedictine monk and orientalist,
died on February 2, 2026, at En-Calcat Abbey in France. Born on April 30, 1925, in Bouin, France, he dedicated his life…
René Kaës, a French psychologist and psychoanalyst,
died on February 1, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Fameck, France, on February 19, 1936, he studied psychosociology at Marc…
Paul Deheuvels, a French statistician and specialist in probability,
died on January 30, 2026. He was 77. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 11, 1948, Deheuvels was a professor of…
French journalist and humanitarian
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
French general and politician
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
French-Lebanese poet and writer
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
French historian and academic
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
French baritone and music director
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
François Lempérière, a French civil engineer,
died on January 26, 2026, at the age of 99. He built and/or designed 15 dams in France and other countries and invented solutions…
French actor (Rendezvous in July
Died on Monday January 26th 2026
French singer and writer
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
French novelist
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
French riding instructor
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
French supercentenarian
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
French epidemiologist
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
French football player
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
French astrophysicist and academic
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
French literary critic and academic
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
French bookseller and photography historian
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
French scenographer and journalist (Encyclopædia Universalis)
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
French historian and academic
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
French footballer
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
French photographer
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
French journalist
Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
French photographer
Died on Friday January 16th 2026
French sociologist and academic
Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
French historian
Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
French agronomist
Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
French politician
Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
French engineer and journalist (Lys rouge)
Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
French painter
Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Greek-born French political philosopher and academic
Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
French historian
Died on Monday January 12th 2026
French politician and Corsican independence activist
Died on Monday January 12th 2026
French actress (Lovers of Paris
Died on Monday January 12th 2026
French footballer
Died on Monday January 12th 2026
French footballer (Amnéville
Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
French psychoanalyst
Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
French writer
Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
French actor and stage director
Died on Friday January 9th 2026
French left-wing and women's rights activist
Died on Friday January 9th 2026
French cartoonist
Died on Friday January 9th 2026
French venture capitalist and property developer
Died on Friday January 9th 2026
French jurist
Died on Friday January 9th 2026
French businessman
Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
French economist and academic
Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
French actor (I Stand Alone)
Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
French businesswoman
Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
French resistance fighter
Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
French footballer and manager (Toulon
Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
French rapper
Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
French politician
Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
French painter and photographer
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Francis Hallé, the French botanist and biologist,
died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 87. He was a specialist in tropical rainforests and tree architecture, and is best…
French fashion designer
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
French rugby union player (Racing 92
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
French footballer (Saint-Étienne
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
French poet
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
French science fiction author (L'Évangile du serpent)
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
French tenor
Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Monic Cecconi-Botella, a French pianist, music educator and composer,
died on December 28, 2025. Born in Courbevoie on September 30, 1936, she studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Maurice…
French actress
Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
French singer
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
French author
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
French football manager and player
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
French specialist and politician
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
French ice hockey player (Ours de Villard-de-Lans
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
French film director (The Year of the Hare
Died on Thursday December 25th 2025
French racing cyclist
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
French road bicycle racer
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
French sprint canoeist
Died on Monday December 22nd 2025
French comedienne
Died on Monday December 22nd 2025
French fencer
Died on Sunday December 21st 2025
French cardiologist and politician
Died on Sunday December 21st 2025
French publisher
Died on Friday December 19th 2025
French audiovisual entrepreneur
Died on Friday December 19th 2025
French film director and screenwriter (The Wedding Ring
Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
French musician
Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
French actress
Died on Tuesday December 16th 2025
French politician. UMP (2002–2008)
Died on Sunday December 14th 2025
French cyclist
Died on Friday December 12th 2025
French journalist and politician
Died on Friday December 12th 2025
French politician
Died on Friday December 12th 2025
