1942 births

François Debré (3 April 1942 – 14 September 2020) was a French writer and journalist. Winner of the Albert Londres Prize in 1977, he was a member of the Société des gens de lettres.

Didier Lombard (born 27 February 1942) is a French businessman. Between February 2005 and March 2010 he was chairman and CEO of France Télécom. In 2010 he resigned as CEO, retaining the chairmanship. Since 2012, he has been under indictment for criminal acts of "moral harassment" (harcèlement moral) for abusive human resource policies during his leadership at France Télécom alleged to have caused a number of suicides, leading to a criminal trial in May 2019.

Jean-Paul Béchat (September 2, 1942 – November 22, 2014) was a French engineer. He was the CEO of Snecma then Safran until 2007.

Michel Pébereau (born 23 January 1942) is a French businessman. He is the chairman of Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) and its former CEO. He graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1965 and the École nationale d'administration in 1967.

Edmond Baudoin (French: [bodwɛ̃]; born 23 April 1942) is a French artist, illustrator, and writer of sequential art and graphic novels.

Pierre André Clémenti (28 September 1942 – 27 December 1999) was a French actor.

Rafael Andia (born November 30, 1942) is a French classical guitarist.

Valérie Lagrange (born 25 February 1942) is a French actress and singer. She starred in the 1960 adventure film Morgan, the Pirate.

Philippe Jacquin (22 January 1942 – 28 September 2002) was a French anthropologist.

Jean-Louis Bertuccelli (3 June 1942 – 6 March 2014) was a French film director and screenwriter. He died in March 2014, aged 71.