The 12 victims of the fanatics
Stephane Charbonnier
The 47-year-old editor living under police protection who refused to back down.
Jean ‘Cabu’ Cabut
The 76-year-old lead cartoonist who notoriously caricatured the Prophet Mohammed on Charlie Hebdo’s cover in 2006.
Georges Wolinski
The 0-year-old known for his spoofs of politics and sexuality was awarded France’s highest decoration, the Legion of Honour, in 2005.
A renowned pacifist, Mr Verlhac, 57, also drew for Cartooning for Peace, a network of illustrators dedicated to ending conflict through art.
Philippe Honoré
The 73-year-old, from Vichy, central France, is thought to have drawn the last cartoon published by Charlie Hebdo, which mocked Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Elsa Cayat
The only female victim of the massacre was a Jewish psychoanalyst and author. The 54-yearold specialised in issues of gender and sexuality and wrote a column for Charlie Hebdo.
Bernard Maris
A renowned academic, the 6 - year-old wrote for Charlie Hebdo under the pseudonym ‘Uncle Bernard’.
Michel Renaud
Mr Renaud, 69, was the founder of an art festival who had been honoured as this week’s ‘guest editor’ of the magazine.
Mustapha Ourad
The 60-year-old sub-editor, who had only recently received French nationality, was born in Algeria but moved to France as an orphan when he was 20.
Frederic Boisseau
The 42-year-old office caretaker was a married father of two.
Ahmed Merabet
The Muslim police officer, 42, who was brutally gunned down as he lay on the ground injured, begging for his life.
Franck Brinsolaro
The 49-year-old bodyguard to Mr Charbonnier was in the room when the attack took place.