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Jean Manga-Onguéné1946–2026Cameroonian footballer and 1980 African Footballer of the Year who spent his entire career at Canon Yaoundé and played for the national team.- Hélène Hazera1952–2026French journalist and transgender activist, the first openly trans journalist in France, who worked for Libération and France Culture.
- Antoine Ciosi1931–2026Corsican singer and patriarch of Corsican variety music, known for songs such as Le Prisonnier and U Tragulinu, with a career spanning over fifty years.
- Prince Waly1991–2026French rapper from Montreuil, a leading figure of French rap known for his 2022 debut album Moussa.
- Malek Bennouioua1991–2026French streamer and former professional Counter-Strike player, known online as MalekCSGO, who died at age 35.
- Janine Boissard1932–2026Janine Boissard (1932-2026) was a French novelist, creator of the best-selling family saga L'Esprit de famille, and the first Frenchwoman published in Gallimard's Série noire.
- Vline Buggy?–2026French lyricist who wrote hit songs for Claude François, Johnny Hallyday, Dalida and other major French artists.
- André Guy1941–2026French international footballer and 1969 Ligue 1 top scorer who won the French title with Saint-Étienne and the Coupe de France with Rennes.
- Rodolphe1948–2026Prolific French comics writer, author of over 200 albums including the series Trent, Kenya and Comanche, and winner of the Jacques-Lob Prize.
- Lucien Lazare1924–2026Lucien Lazare was a French-Israeli historian, Holocaust remembrance figure, and former Resistance fighter, aged 101.
- Marc de la Ménardière?–2026French documentary filmmaker known for En quête de sens and later an eco-lieu founder in Deux-Sèvres.
- Sergey Tchepikov1967–2026Sergei Vladimirovich Tchepikov was a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier, a double Olympic champion who competed at six Winter Olympics between 1988 and 2006.
- Jean Orizet1937–2026French poet, editor, and critic who cofounded the Le Cherche Midi publishing house and the Poésie 1 review, and won the Grand Prix de Poésie de l'Académie française.
- Giorgos Mazonakis?–2026Greek singer and actor, one of Greece's most popular laïko and pop performers.
- Yves Brunier1943–2026French puppeteer and co-creator of Casimir, the beloved orange dinosaur of the children's TV show L'Île aux enfants.
- Patrick Kurtz1954–2026French volleyball administrator who served as president of the French Volleyball Federation from 2010 to 2012.
- Charles Josselin1938–2026Charles Josselin was a French Socialist politician who served as a government minister, deputy, senator, and president of the Côtes-d'Armor departmental council.
- Christian Breseghello1955–2026French rugby union prop who won the French championship with Stade Toulousain in 1985.
- Dominique Alderweireld1949–2026French pimp known as "Dodo la Saumure" who became a public figure through the DSK/Carlton de Lille affair.
- Philippe Bouvard1929–2026French radio and television presenter, journalist, and humorist, best known as the longtime host of RTL's iconic program Les Grosses Têtes.
