People from France

118 people remembered here.

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  André Ledran

  1933 – 2026 · Politician and teacher

  Socialist teacher who led Ouistreham for 31 years and opened it to England by ferry.

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  Jean-Max de Chavigny

  1965 – 2026 · Windsurfer

  Martinique's Olympic windsurfer, from the Schœlcher shore to an Olympic final.

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  Elizabeth Fontan-Binoche

  1926 – 2026 · Harpist and harp teacher

  A harpist who carried Marcel Tournier's French school across a century of concerts and classrooms.

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  Jean Geney

  1939 – 2026 · Politician

  RPR mayor of Etupes and Doubs deputy who championed families of the missing.

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  Gerard Jouault

  1952 – 2026 · Volleyball coach

  Calais volleyball builder, France women's coach and 1994 Coupe de France winner.

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  Lungskull

  2006 – 2026 · Rapper

  Paris-born Robloxcore pioneer whose track Foreign turned a game boombox into a global viral sound.

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  Marc Mercier

  1958 – 2026 · Professional wrestler

  French catch world champion who rebuilt the FFCP and trained the next generation at Wissous.

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  Bernard Szajner

  1944 – 2026 · Composer

  He made light play music, and asked to be remembered for the songs.

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  Michel Albertini

  1953 – 2026 · Actor

  Marseille-born actor of Nelly and Mr. Arnaud and Mafiosa, and a lifelong man of the stage.

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  Stanislas Lalanne

  1948 – 2026 · French Roman Catholic bishop

  A bishop and communicator who gave the French Church a clear and patient public voice.

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  Dominique Frot

  1957 – 2026 · French actress and theatre director

  French actress of stage and screen, from Mortelle Randonnée and Titane to Soda's unforgettable principal.

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  Marie-Paule Belle

  1946 – 2026 · Singer

  She was not Parisian, and it bothered her. With a piano and a smile, she became the most Parisian of all.

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  Guesch Patti

  1946 – 2026 · Dancer

  Dancer first, chameleon always. The voice and body of Étienne, glad to be there.

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  Calbo

  1972 – 2026 · Rapper

  Who claims to make rap without taking a stand? The voice of Ärsenik, who boxed with words.

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  Jean-Baptiste Motroni

  1934 – 2026 · Politician

  A Cap Corse physiotherapist who served his canton for 38 years and briefly sat in the Senate.

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  Christian Piquemal

  1940 – 2026 · French Army general

  Saint-Cyrien, paratrooper and Père Légion of the French Foreign Legion (1994 to 1999), a four-star general who never stopped speaking his mind.

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  Mélanie Berger-Volle

  1921 – 2026 · French Resistance fighter

  Vienna-born resistance fighter who escaped the Gestapo and spent a century warning the young against fascism.

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  Gilles Chabert

  † 2026 · Ski instructor union leader

  He carried France's red-sweater ski instructors from the slopes to the halls of power.

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  Antoine Ciosi

  1931 – 2026 · Corsican singer

  The voice who sang Corsica's villages, exile and memory for more than sixty years.

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  Louis Erlo

  1929 – 2026 · Opera stage director

  From stagehand to director, he made the Opéra de Lyon new and kept Aix a home for operatic discovery.

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  Pierre Ferrazzi

  1946 – 2026 · footballer and coach

  Striker and Valence coach who lifted local football into Division 2.

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  Lucien Gardon

  1937 – 2026 · Footballer (centre-forward)

  OL centre-forward and twin of Raymond, 14 matches and seven goals at Gerland.

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  André Brasilier

  1929 – 2026 · Painter

  Prix de Rome painter of dreamlike horses, seas, and music; Hermitage retrospective 2005.

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  Pierre Tordo

  1939 – 2026 · Footballer and manager (goalkeeper)

  Sedan's long-serving goalkeeper and a coach who left his mark from the Ardennes to Arlon.

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  Nathalie Baye

  1948 – 2026 · Actress

  Four-time César winner who lit up French cinema from Truffaut to Dolan with her voice, her smile and her modesty.

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  Brigitte Bardot

  1934 – 2025 · Actress

  French screen icon who left stardom to fight for animals, and made Saint-Tropez and the bikini part of world culture.

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  Jean-Paul Huchon

  1946 – 2026 · Politician and senior civil servant

  He led the Paris region for seventeen years and never lost his love of rock and roll.

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  Michel Denni

  1936 – 2026 · Bookseller

  Paris bookseller who catalogued the treasures of French comics for half a century.

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  Alain Piana

  1945 – 2026 · Footballer and sports organiser

  Monaco defender of the 1971 promotion side who later gave Menton its races.

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  Daniel Zorzetto

  1953 – 2026 · Footballer and coach

  Troyes and Monaco defender who won the 1980 Coupe de France and taught a generation.

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  Jean Borella

  1930 – 2026 · Philosopher and theologian

  A Christian metaphysician who restored the depth of the sacred symbol.

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  Pierre Joliot

  1932 – 2026 · Biologist and photosynthesis researcher

  Grandson of Marie Curie who showed how plants release oxygen, one flash of light at a time.

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  Olivier Mourgue

  1939 – 2026 · Industrial and furniture designer

  French designer of the Djinn chairs from 2001: A Space Odyssey, who made the future soft, colourful and practical.

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  Dafroza Gauthier

  1954 – 2026 · Chemical engineer

  Thirty years pursuing justice for Tutsi genocide victims on French soil.

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  Hubert Colin de Verdière

  1941 – 2026 · Diplomat

  Twice France's voice in Algiers, and a diplomat who chose his words with care.

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  Janine Boissard

  1932 – 2026 · French novelist and screenwriter

  French novelist of L'Esprit de famille and more than fifty beloved popular novels.

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  Damien Girard

  2001 – 2026 · Professional road cyclist

  French road cyclist who turned pro with Nice Metropole and won a Tour du Maroc stage.

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  Vline Buggy

  1929 – 2026 · French lyricist

  French lyricist of Belles! Belles! Belles!, Céline, Le Penitencier and hundreds of variété classics.

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  André Guy

  1941 – 2026 · Association football player

  French centre forward, 1969 Division 1 top scorer, and one of Lyon's great strikers.

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  Patrick Zelnik

  1946 – 2026 · Music executive

  He built Virgin France and Naive, and fought for Europe's independents.

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  Tristam Nada

  1958 – 2026 · French singer and painter

  Paris punk, Musulmans fumants painter, and Tristan of Bonne, bonne humeur ce matin.

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  Lionel Jospin

  1937 – 2026 · French Socialist politician

  The rigorous Prime Minister of the plural left who gave France the 35-hour week, the CMU and the PACS.

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  René Belletto

  1945 – 2026 · Novelist

  Lyon's master of noir and the fantastic, who found music, fear and poetry in the same dark streets.

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  Brice Tarvel

  1946 – 2026 · Novelist and comic book scriptwriter

  A storyteller of shadows and adventure who kept the heroes of his boyhood alive.

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  Michel de Guillenchmidt

  1941 – 2026 · Civil servant

  Conseiller d'État, Paris lawyer and law dean who defended fundamental freedoms at home and abroad.

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  Prince Waly

  1991 – 2026 · Rapper

  Prince of Montreuil. A cinematic voice of French rap who turned eight years of illness into Moussa.

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  Lucien Lazare

  1924 – 2026 · Historian

  Resistance scout who chronicled the Righteous and taught that rescue is courage.

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  Alyette Debray-Mauduy

  1969 – 2026 · Journalist

  Le Figaro Art de vivre editor and a familiar voice of French golf journalism.

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