Jean-Pierre Rioux

Jean-Pierre Rioux
Rioux in 2012
Born(1939-02-15)15 February 1939
Died6 December 2024(2024-12-06) (aged 85)
OccupationHistorian
Political partyMoDem
SpouseHélène Rioux
ChildrenRémy Rioux

Jean-Pierre Rioux (15 February 1939 – 6 December 2024) was a French historian. 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).

Rioux died on 6 December 2024, at the age of 85.