- According to his friend David Lean, Jarre settled the matter of his divorce from Dany Saval very simply by making over to her all future royalties from his score for Doctor Zhivago (1965) - which probably made her millions.
- He has contributed with the soundtrack of eight films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Longest Day (1962), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), A Passage to India (1984), Witness (1985), Fatal Attraction (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989) and Ghost (1990). Of those, only Lawrence of Arabia (1962) is a winner in the category and Jarre won Oscars for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and A Passage to India (1984).
- Father, with Francette Pejot, of Jean-Michel Jarre and with Dany Saval, of Stéphanie Jarre. He also adopted a son, Kevin Jarre with Laura Devon.
- His first wife Francette Pejot was a Resistance heroine. She was born in Lyon, France on October 17, 1914 and died on April 23, 2010. She married Maurice Jarre in April 1946 and they were divorced in 1951.
- He was cremated at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. His ashes were given to his son, Kevin.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6505 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 3, 1994.
- His son Jean-Michel Jarre is a musician born 1952 and a daughter born 1955.
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