Deaths Named French
René Backmann
French journalist and humanitarian · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · French
Philippe Morillon
French general and politician · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · French
Jean Cussac
French baritone and music director · 26 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 26 · French · Other
Michel Barbey
French actor (Rendezvous in July · 25 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 25 · French
Marie Rouanet
French singer and writer · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24 · French
Nicolas Blondeau
French riding instructor · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23 · French · Other
Maurice Le Coutour
French supercentenarian · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23 · Coutour · French · Other
Pierre Ducimetière
French epidemiologist · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22 · French · Other
André Jammes
French bookseller and photography historian · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21 · French
Jean Chollet
French scenographer and journalist (Encyclopædia Universalis) · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21 · French
Michel Griffon
French agronomist · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 13 · French · Other
Yvan Aumont
French engineer and journalist (Lys rouge) · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12 · French
Eleni Varikas
Greek-born French political philosopher and academic · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12 · French · Greek
Alain Orsoni
French politician and Corsican independence activist · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11 · French
Catherine Samie
French actress (Lovers of Paris · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11 · French
Thierry Steimetz
French footballer (Amnéville · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10 · French
Jacqueline Schaeffer
French psychoanalyst · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · French · Other
Frédéric Cerdal
French actor and stage director · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · French
Jenny Plocki
French left-wing and women's rights activist · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · French · Other
Philippe Junot
French venture capitalist and property developer · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · French · Other
Bernard Lemoux
French businessman · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · French · Other
Jean-Max Causse
French actor (I Stand Alone) · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · French
Anne-Claire Goulon
French businesswoman · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · French · Other
Odette Bergoffen
French resistance fighter · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · French · Other
Robert Vicot
French footballer and manager (Toulon · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · French
Calbo
French rapper (Ärsenik) · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · French
Serge Roy
French footballer (Racing Besançon · 30 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 30 · French
Jean Le Gac
French painter and photographer · 30 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 30 · French · Gac
Jacqueline de Ribes
French fashion designer · 30 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 30 · French · Other · Ribes
Patrice Péron
French rugby union player (Racing 92 · 29 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 29 · French
Gines Gonzalez
French footballer (Saint-Étienne · 28 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 28 · González · French
Pierre Bordage
French science fiction author (L'Évangile du serpent) · 28 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 28 · French
Jean-Louis Gasset
French football manager and player · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25 · French
Bernard Serrou
French specialist and politician · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25 · French
Daniel Huillier
French ice hockey player (Ours de Villard-de-Lans · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25 · French
Marc Rivière
French film director (The Year of the Hare · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 24 · French · Other
Frédéric Brun
French racing cyclist · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22 · French
Jean Gainche
French road bicycle racer · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22 · French · Other
Jean Laudet
French sprint canoeist · 21 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 21 · French
Monique Tarbès
French comedienne · 21 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 21 · French · Other
Tatiana Radziwiłł
Polish-French aristocrat · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19 · French · Other
Claude Berda
French audiovisual entrepreneur · 18 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 18 · French · Other
Christian de Chalonge
French film director and screenwriter (The Wedding Ring · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17 · Chalonge · French
Marc Alyn
French poet and writer · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16 · French
Édika
Egyptian-born French comics artist · 15 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 15 · French
Yves Fréville
French politician. UMP (2002–2008) · 13 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 13 · French
Jean-Pierre Winter
French psychoanalyst and writer · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · French
Roger Lumont
French artistic director and actor (Gendarme in New York · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · French
Bernard Charlot
French academic and educational scientist · 04 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 4 · French
Alain Jamet
French politician. Co-founder of RN · 28 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 28 · French
Pierre Suard
French telecommunications industry executive · 28 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 28 · French · Other
Claude Lecouteux
French philologist and medievalist · 27 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 27 · French · Other
Guy Cogeval
French art historian · 26 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 26 · French