Jean-Claude Decaux was born on September 15, 1937, and died on May 27, 2016.

He was a French entrepreneur who earned his fortune in advertising.

Jean-Claude Decaux was the honorary chair of the advertising firm JCDecaux, which is now run by his sons, Jean-François Decaux and Jean-Charles Decaux

It was reported in January 2015, by Forbes, that he had a net worth of $6.2 billion.

Jean-Claude Decaux was married with three children and resided in Paris.

Jean-Claude Decaux passed awa at 78 yrs old.