- Participated in the war of Indochina, when he was a soldier in the French army. Of the 4 years in the war, he spent 11 months in prison.
- Fluent in Italian and English.
- Said he cannot bear to watch The Swimming Pool (1969) again. His co-stars in this film, ex-lover Romy Schneider and good friend Maurice Ronet both died prematurely and under tragic circumstances.
- In a recent interview, confessed that just before Romy Schneider's burial, which he did not attend, he stayed all night long beside the coffin, taking three pictures of her which he always kept in his wallet.
- Was expelled six times from different schools as a child.
- Featured on the cover of the music album "The Queen is Dead" (1986) by The Smiths.
- Alain Delon now lives alone in a large estate, where there is a chapel for which he obtained the authorizations to be buried in.
- Was engaged to actress Romy Schneider (1959-1963).
- In 1968, one of Delon's bodyguards, Stevan Markovic, was found shot in the head in a dumpster outside Delon's home. Delon's friend, Corsican gangster François Marcantoni, was charged with accessory to murder. Delon himself was held by police for questioning, despite the fact that the murder took place in Paris, and Delon was filming in St. Tropez. Delon's then-wife, Nathalie, was also questioned.
- Turned down the role of Paul in Last Tango in Paris (1972) that went to Marlon Brando.
- He is a friend of French actress Brigitte Bardot.
- Sued Anthony Delon for naming his leather apparel "A.Delon" as a brand and won in court in the 80s.
- Madonna's song Beautiful killer on album MDNA is a tribute to Alain Delon.
- Owns a restaurant called "Camargue" in Nice, France.
- Breeding racehorses and looking after abandoned dogs on his estate in France. (2005)
- His first and only César award win for Our History (1984) is yet to be truly given to Delon. He was not present at the awards ceremony and the presenter Coluche accepted the award on his behalf - which he kept. After the presenter's death in 1986, the César was nowhere to be found.
- Considers Jean-Pierre Melville as the greatest director of cinema.
- One of the favorite western stars in Japan.
- At the 2008 César Awards, he presented the Best Actress Award and announced the winner as "La Môme Marion" (The Kid Marion), Marion Cotillard won the award for her performance in La Vie En Rose (2007) ("La Môme" is the original title of the film). He also praised Cotillard at the stage saying: "Marion, I give you this César. I think this César is for a great great actress, and I know what I'm talking about". In the same ceremony, he also paid tribute to Romy Schneider.
- Broke the relationship with his mother after she insisted on taking care of his son Ari aka Christian Päffgen, product of a relationship with Actress/Supermodel Nico. They spoke again when his step-father died in 1988, the same year Nico died.
- His father was of half French and half Corsican Italian ancestry. His mother was of German and French descent.
- Received the "Legion d'Honneur", the highest French decoration for his career in 1991.
- Won César (the French equivalent of the Oscars) for Best Actor in Our History (1984) in 1985.
- Originally wanted to be a butcher.
- Has dual citizenship: French and Swiss. Aquired Swiss citizenship in 1999.
- Has his own brand "Alain Delon Diffusion SA", which sells perfumes, champaign, clothes, watches, Cognac, glasses.
- In September 2019, Christian Päffgen, (Ari Boulogne) sued Alain for recognition of paternity.
- Has two children with Rosalie van Breemen, a daughter, Anouchka Delon (born in 1990) and a son, Alain-Fabien Delon (born in 1994).
- Lived with Rosalie van Breemen 1987-2001. Rosalie was 21 when she met Alain who was 52.
- Had heart surgery on April 2012 at American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine outside Paris.
- In 2018 interview, said that Romy Schneider is the love of his life.
- Accepted starring role in Zorro (1975) to please his son Anthony Delon, who was a child at the time.
- His childhood favourite star was John Garfield.
- Had a relationship for 3 years with his former co-star Anne Parillaud in 80s.
- Served with the French Navy (1952-1956).
- Created a horse racing team with which he won the World Champion title for trotter with his horse "Equileo".
- Also has a home in canton of Geneva, Switzerland since 1985.
- In 2005 President Jacques Chirac made Alain Delon an Officer of the Légion d'Honneur for his contribution to cinema.
- Attended Jean-Paul Belmondo's funeral in Paris in September 2021. They did first film Sois belle et tais-toi together in 1958.
- Father of Anthony Delon
- Italian rock group "Baustelle" wrote a song entitled "La canzone di Alain Delon" ("The song of Alain Delon").
- Indie band The Margarets wrote a song called "Alain Delon".
- Longtime companion of actress Mireille Darc from 1968 to 1982.
- Has his own perfume, it's called "AD".
- Never admitted Christian Päffgen (Ari Boulogne) was his son and refused to do a paternity test.
- Is a Gaullist (an admirer of Charles de Gaulle, and consequently, a center rightist).
- The band White Town wrote a song called "Hair like Alain Delon".
- Ranked # 72 on Premier magazine's The 100 Sexiest Movie Stars of All Time list in 2008.
- Father was named Fabien (1904-1977) and mother was named Edith (1911-1995).
- His stepfather Paul Boulogne was a butcher.
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