Jean-Pierre Rioux

Born(1939-02-15)15 February 1939

Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Died6 December 2024(2024-12-06) (aged 85)

OccupationHistorian

Political partyMoDem^[1]

Jean-Pierre Rioux
Rioux in 2012
Born	(1939-02-15)15 February 1939 Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Died	6 December 2024(2024-12-06) (aged 85)
Occupation	Historian
Political party	MoDem[1]
Spouse	Hélène Rioux[2]
Children	Rémy Rioux[2]

Jean-Pierre Rioux (15 February 1939 – 6 December 2024) was a French historian.^[3] A member of the Democratic Movement, he was director of research at the Institut d'histoire du temps présent from 1980 to 1991.

Rioux was a recipient of the Legion of Honour (2000) and the Ordre national du Mérite (2011).^[4]

Rioux died on 6 December 2024, at the age of 85.^[5][6]