Nick Alexander was killed at the Bataclan concert hall, the Foreign Office and his family have confirmed. He is believed to have been selling merchandise at the Eagles of Death Metal concert.
In a statement, his family said: "Nick was not just our brother, son and uncle, he was everyone's best friend - generous, funny and fiercely loyal.
"Nick died doing the job he loved and we take great comfort in knowing how much he was cherished by his friends around the world."
Names of the dead are being shared on social media and by regional news organisations. They include:
Djamila Houd, 41, originally from Dreux, west of Paris - "All the mothers of families share Djamila's mother's pain," the local newspaper said (in French)
Universal Music France president Pascal Negre named the other two employees killed as Marie and Manu on Twitter, but did not provide their surnames.
A man nicknamed "Dado", 44, from Ceyrat in the central Auvergne region. The man, who worked for the tax office and was unmarried, was at the Bataclan, France 3 reported
French footballer Lassana Diarra revealed on Twitter that he lost his cousin, Asta Diakite, in one of the shootings. He said she was like a "big sister" to him. Diarra was playing in the football match against Germany at the Stade de France on Friday night, the scene of one of the attacks.
Guillaume B Decherf, a journalist with Les Inrocks magazine was at the Bataclan. The father of two had written about the Eagles of Death metal's latest album, Les Inrocks said
Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old US student from El Monte, California was killed in the attacks, her university said in a statement. She was studying at the Strate College of Design in Paris. The president of California State University at Long Beach, Jane Close Conoley, said the university's "thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends during this sad time".
The US Embassy in France has provided a number for those in the US and Canada to call if they are still missing relatives: +1-888-407-4747. Belgium said two of its citizens were among the dead but but gave no details.
There is a phone number for Belgians to call if they are worried about their relatives: +32 477 40 32 12.
One Swedish national was killed and others injured, Sweden's foreign minister told Swedish television (in Swedish).
Two Romanians were killed, BFM TV reported in a victim list, citing the country's foreign ministry.
A Spanish national, Alberto Gonzalez Garrido, 29, was killed in the Bataclan, Spanish newspapers reported, quoting the government.
Two Tunisian woman, sisters from near Bizerte, aged 34 and 35 were also killed, BFM TV said. They were celebrating a female friend's birthday.
Le Monde journalist Daniel Psenny said he had helped an American man who escaped from the Bataclan siege. However, it is not known whether the man is alive or dead.
A 63-year-old Portuguese man who had emigrated and lived in Paris was confirmed dead by the Portuguese government. He was killed in one of the explosions near the Stade de France.
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