Deaths in the 2000s

Roger Quenolle

1925–2004 (age 79)

Chatou

François Soubeyran

1919–2002 (age 83)

Montjoux

His tenor voice filled opera houses with warmth and sincerity.

Roger Coggio

1934–2001 (age 67)

Le Plessis-Luzarches

Antoine Riboud

1918–2002 (age 84)

Culoz

He transformed Danone into a socially minded global group while championing sustainability.

Georges Gorse

1915–2002 (age 87)

Prunay-en-Yvelines

Kriss

1948–2009 (age 61)

Prunay-en-Yvelines

He brightened screens and stages with versatile talent and generous artistry.

Godelieve Maria De Meyer

1923–2001 (age 78)

Cadenet

Godelieve Maria De Meyer was a historian from Cadenet.

André Tenenbaum

1918–2000 (age 82)

Antraigues-sur-Volane

André Tenenbaum (1918–2000) is remembered for his steady presence in Antraigues-sur-Volane and the gentle care he off...

René Le Hénaff

1901–2005 (age 104)

Vézénobres

Patrick O'Brian

1914–2000 (age 86)

Collioure

Pierre Bordas

1913–2000 (age 87)

Barbizon

Pierre Bordas was a publisher from Barbizon.

Raymond Marcellin

1914–2004 (age 90)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Raymond Barre

1924–2007 (age 83)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Gisèle Freund

1908–2000 (age 92)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Gisèle Freund (born Gisela Freund; 19 December 1908 – 31 March 2000) was a German-born French photographer and photo...

Christian de La Mazière

1922–2006 (age 84)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Philippe Noiret

1930–2006 (age 76)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Claude Sautet

1924–2000 (age 76)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Tina Aumont

1946–2006 (age 60)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Susan Sontag

1933–2004 (age 71)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Philippe Léotard

1940–2001 (age 61)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Lucien Steinberg

1926–2008 (age 82)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Lucien Steinberg was a historian.

Jean Baudrillard

1929–2007 (age 78)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Jean-Pierre Rampal

1922–2000 (age 78)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Henri Troyat

1911–2007 (age 96)

Montparnasse Cemetery

André Falcon

1924–2009 (age 85)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Georges Cravenne

1914–2009 (age 95)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Jean-François Revel

1924–2006 (age 82)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Jean-François Revel (1924-2006) was a French philosopher, journalist, and author from Marseille known for his critiques...

Renée Lebas

1917–2009 (age 92)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Renée Lebas (1917-2009) was a French chanteuse born in Paris's 11th arrondissement, celebrated for her contributions to...

Serge Reggiani

1922–2004 (age 82)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Serge Reggiani (1922-2004) was an Italian-born French actor and singer from Reggio Emilia, renowned for his dramatic fil...

Gérard Oury

1919–2006 (age 87)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Gérard Oury was a French film director, actor, and screenwriter known for his popular comedies including 'La Grande Vad...

Ambroise-Marie Carré

1908–2004 (age 96)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Ambroise-Marie Carré was a French Dominican friar, theologian, and preacher who served as Provincial of the Dominican O...

Maurice Pialat

1925–2003 (age 78)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Maurice Pialat was a French film director, screenwriter, and actor known for his raw, uncompromising films including 'Un...

Irène Aïtoff

1904–2006 (age 102)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Irène Aïtoff was a French artist and painter known for her abstract works and long career spanning much of the 20th ce...

Jesús Rafael Soto

1923–2005 (age 82)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Jesús Rafael Soto was a Venezuelan kinetic and op artist known for his vibrating wire sculptures and contributions to t...

François Caradec

1924–2008 (age 84)

Montparnasse Cemetery

François Caradec was a writer.

Bernard Lacoste

1931–2006 (age 75)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Simon Hantaï

1922–2008 (age 86)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Boris Taslitzky

1911–2005 (age 94)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Pierre Bourgeade

1927–2009 (age 82)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Marcel Cravenne

1908–2002 (age 94)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Marcel Cravenne (1908–2002) is honored for crafting screenplays that brought depth and warmth to French cinema.

Jean Martin

1922–2009 (age 87)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Mirko Grmek

1924–2000 (age 76)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Mirko Dražen Grmek (9 January 1924 – 6 March 2000) was a Croatian and French historian of medicine, writer and scient...

Henri Alekan

1909–2001 (age 92)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Gérard Brach

1927–2006 (age 79)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Charles Matton

1931–2008 (age 77)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Jérôme Lindon

1925–2001 (age 76)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Maurice Rheims

1910–2003 (age 93)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Maurice Rheims was a French auctioneer, art expert, and writer who became one of the most prominent figures in the Paris...

Jean Carzou

1907–2000 (age 93)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Jean Carzou was an Armenian-French painter known for his apocalyptic landscapes and theatrical set designs.

Gérard Lauzier

1932–2008 (age 76)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Gérard Lauzier was a French comics author and film director known for his satirical works and successful transition fro...

Robert Enrico

1931–2001 (age 70)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Robert Enrico was a French film director and screenwriter best known for his war films and his Academy Award-winning sho...