Jean-Claude de Givenchy

Jean Claude Taffin de Givenchy
De Givenchy, c. 1978
Born
Jean Claude Jacques Robert Taffin de Givenchy

(1925-05-05)May 5, 1925
DiedMay 18, 2009(2009-05-18) (aged 83)
Resting placePassy Cemetery
Citizenship
  • France
  • United States (since 1951)
Known forOwning and leading Parfums Givenchy
Spouses
Patricia Marie Myrick
(m. 1947)
Ellen Ahr Funkhouser
(m. 1979)
Children7 (including James de Givenchy)
RelativesHubert de Givenchy (brother)

Jean-Claude Jacques Robert Taffin, Marquis de Givenchy (May 5, 1925 – May 18, 2009) was a French aristocrat, businessman, perfumer and owner of Parfums Givenchy.