– Franck Lagorce, motor racing driver. 3 September – Christophe Mengin, cyclist. 7 September – Marcel Desailly, soccer player. 10 September – Florence Devouard, former Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation. 22 September – Pascal Fugier, soccer player. 23 September – Stéphane Mahé, soccer player, manager. 26 September – Frédéric Moncassin, cyclist. 30 September – Hervé Renard, soccer player, manager. October to December 5 October Alexandre de Betak, fashion and furniture designer. Xavier Gravelaine, soccer player, manager. 6 October – Dominique A, songwriter and singer. 15 October – Didier Deschamps, soccer player. 28 October – François Simon, cyclist. 30 October – Emmanuelle Claret, biathlete. (died 2013) 9 November – Pascal Pons, percussionist. 27 November – Michael Vartan, actor. 30 November – Laurent Jalabert, cyclist. 8 December – Philippe Katerine, singer. 10 December – Denis Langlois, race walker. 11 December Emmanuelle Charpentier, researcher in microbiology, genetics and biochemistry Fabien Lévy, composer. 12 December – Rodolphe Gilbert, tennis player. 17 December – Fabrice Neaud, comic artist. 30 December – Fabrice Guy, nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medallist. Full date unknown Marc Fleury, software designer. Christophe Godin, guitarist. Hervé Paillet, actor and painter. Stéphane Pompougnac, House DJ, musician, composer and producer. Deaths January to March 9 January – Louis Aubert, composer (born 1877). 18 January – Gribouille, singer (born 1941). 4 February – Jean Gachet, boxer and Olympic medallist (born 1894). 5 February – Paul Marie André Richaud, Cardinal (born 1887). 8 February Maurice Maillot, actor (born 1906) René Navarre, actor (born 1877). 14 February – Pierre Veuillot, Cardinal (born 1913). 6 March – Léon Mathot, actor and film director (born 1886). 17 March – Jules Basdevant, law professor (born 1877). 24 March – Alice Guy-Blaché, pioneer filmmaker, first female film director (born 1873). April to June 15 May – Gilbert Gérintès, rugby union player (born 1902). 31 May Abel Bonnard, poet, novelist and politician (born 1883). Paul Marchandeau, politician and Minister (born 1882). 11 June – Jean-Julien Lemordant, artist and soldier (born 1882). 17 June – Adolphe Mouron Cassandre, painter, commercial poster artist and typeface designer (born 1901). 27 June – Léon Poirier, film director, screenwriter and film producer (born 1884). July to September 8 July – Désiré Mérchez, swimmer, water polo player and Olympic medallist (born 1882). 21 July – Robert Péguy, film director (born 1883). 10 August – Gabriel Hanot, soccer player and journalist (born