François Jacob
French biologist
Died on Friday April 19th 2013
Famous Dead People from France
Over 4,000 obituaries for famous people from France who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Albert Messiah
French physicist
Died on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Francis Leo Lawrence
American educator and French literature scholar
Died on Tuesday April 16th 2013
Robert Castel
French sociologist
Died on Tuesday March 12th 2013
Jacques Dupont
French film director
Died on Sunday March 10th 2013
Maurice Delarue
French journalist
Died on Sunday March 10th 2013
Jérôme Savary
Argentine-born French theater director and actor
Died on Monday March 4th 2013
Gabriel Vanel
French Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Friday March 1st 2013
Charles Amarin Brand
French Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Sunday March 31st 2013
Jean-Marc Roberts
French editor
Died on Monday March 25th 2013
Olivier Metzner
French criminal lawyer
Died on Sunday March 17th 2013
André Fontaine
French historian and journalist
Died on Sunday March 17th 2013
Rosine Delamare
French costume designer (The Earrings of Madame de...)
Died on Sunday March 17th 2013
Marcel van Cleemput
French-born British toy designer
Died on Friday March 15th 2013
Léon Deladerrière
French football player and coach
Died on Wednesday March 13th 2013
Joseph Madec
French Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Wednesday February 6th 2013
Jean Marcel Honoré
French Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday February 28th 2013
Daniel Darc
French singer (Taxi Girl)
Died on Thursday February 28th 2013
David Dewaele
French actor
Died on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Henri Caillavet
French politician
Died on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Stéphane Hessel
German-born French author and diplomat
Died on Tuesday February 26th 2013
Marie-Claire Alain
French organist
Died on Tuesday February 26th 2013
Willy Rizzo
Italian-born French news and celebrity photographer (Paris Match)
Died on Monday February 25th 2013
Jean-Louis Michon
French academic
Died on Friday February 22nd 2013
Alain Desrosières
French statistician
Died on Friday February 15th 2013
Thierry Rupert
French basketball player
Died on Sunday February 10th 2013
René Vestri
French politician
Died on Wednesday February 6th 2013
Jaime Ortiz-Patino
French-born Spanish golf promoter
Died on Thursday January 3rd 2013
Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet
French Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Marianne Grunberg-Manago
Russian-born French biochemist
Died on Thursday January 3rd 2013
Jacques Grimonpon
French footballer (Lille OSC
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2013
Robert Bonnaud
French anti-colonialist historian
Died on Tuesday January 22nd 2013
Andrée Putman
French interior and product designer
Died on Saturday January 19th 2013
Michel Las Vergnas
French mathematician
Died on Saturday January 19th 2013
Jacques Sadoul
French writer and book editor
Died on Friday January 18th 2013
Perrette Pradier
French actress
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2013
André Cassagnes
French electrical engineer
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2013
Michel Pollien
French Roman Catholic prelate; Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (1996–2012)
Died on Tuesday January 15th 2013
Jacki Clérico
French businessman
Died on Sunday January 13th 2013
Thomas Bourgin
French motorcycle racer
Died on Friday January 11th 2013
Lucien Poirier
French Army general
Died on Thursday January 10th 2013
Bernard Delcampe
French footballer
Died on Tuesday January 8th 2013
Pierre Cogan
French racing cyclist
Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Louis Boutet de Monvel
French mathematician
Died on Thursday December 25th 2014
Jerzy Semkow
Polish-born French conductor
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2014
Claude Frikart
French Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday December 18th 2014
Maurice Duverger
French jurist
Died on Tuesday December 16th 2014
Georges Lagrange
French Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday December 11th 2014
Luc Oursel
French businessman
Died on Wednesday December 3rd 2014
Jacques Barrot
French politician
Died on Wednesday December 3rd 2014
Dominique Aubier
French author
Died on Tuesday December 2nd 2014
Lucien Clergue
French photographer
Died on Saturday November 15th 2014
Henri Marie Raoul Brincard
French Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Friday November 14th 2014
Alexander Grothendieck
German-born French mathematician
Died on Thursday November 13th 2014
Éric Koechlin
French Olympic slalom canoeist (1972)
Died on Sunday November 9th 2014
Abdelwahab Meddeb
Tunisian-born French poet
Died on Wednesday November 5th 2014
Manitas de Plata
French flamenco guitarist
Died on Wednesday November 5th 2014
Pierre Daix
French journalist
Died on Sunday November 2nd 2014
Hugues Le Bars
French film music composer
Died on Saturday November 1st 2014
Célia Bertin
French writer
Died on Thursday November 27th 2014
Jean-Paul Béchat
French engineer and chief executive (Snecma
Died on Monday November 24th 2014
Hélène Duc
French actress
Died on Sunday November 23rd 2014
Émile Poulat
French historian and sociologist
Died on Saturday November 22nd 2014
Bernard Heidsieck
French poet
Died on Saturday November 22nd 2014
Serge Moscovici
Romanian-born French social psychologist
Died on Saturday November 15th 2014
Claude Brodin
French Olympic fencer (1964)
Died on Friday October 17th 2014
Marie Dubois
French actress (Shoot the Piano Player
Died on Wednesday October 15th 2014
Jean-Jacques Marcel
French footballer (Olympique de Marseille)
Died on Friday October 3rd 2014
André Buffière
French Olympic basketball player (1948
Died on Thursday October 2nd 2014
Xavier de Villepin
French politician
Died on Thursday October 30th 2014
Daniel Boulanger
French actor and screenwriter
Died on Monday October 27th 2014
Rémi Fraisse
French botanist
Died on Sunday October 26th 2014
Françoise Bertin
French actress
Died on Sunday October 26th 2014
Christophe de Margerie
French businessman
Died on Monday October 20th 2014
Étienne Mourrut
French politician
Died on Sunday October 19th 2014
Claude Ollier
French nouveau roman author
Died on Saturday October 18th 2014
Jacqueline Risset
French poet
Died on Thursday September 4th 2014
Miguel Boyer
French-born Spanish economist and politician
Died on Monday September 29th 2014
Jean-Jacques Pauvert
French publisher
Died on Saturday September 27th 2014
Gaby Aghion
French fashion designer (Chloé)
Died on Saturday September 27th 2014
Odette Gartenlaub
French pianist and composer
Died on Saturday September 20th 2014
Marcel Dussault
French road racing cyclist
Died on Friday September 19th 2014
François Wahl
French literary editor
Died on Monday September 15th 2014
Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia
French-born Russian claimant to the headship of the House of Romanov (since 1992)
Died on Monday September 15th 2014
Antoine Duhamel
French composer and conductor
Died on Thursday September 11th 2014
Roger Auque
French journalist and diplomat
Died on Monday September 8th 2014
Édith Girard
French architect
Died on Saturday September 6th 2014
Dominique Darbois
French photojournalist
Died on Saturday September 6th 2014
Nicole Lubtchansky
French film editor (Celine and Julie Go Boating
Died on Friday September 5th 2014
Philippe Gurdjian
French car racing promoter (French Grand Prix) and driver (24 Hours of Le Mans)
Died on Saturday August 30th 2014
Jacques Friedel
French physicist
Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Jean-François Beltramini
French footballer
Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Christian Bourquin
French politician
Died on Tuesday August 26th 2014
Philippine de Rothschild
French winemaker
Died on Saturday August 23rd 2014
Marcel Rigout
French politician
Died on Saturday August 23rd 2014
Henry Plée
French karate master
Died on Tuesday August 19th 2014
