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French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name

Francis Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural M ...

People with the given name

* Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" *

Francis II of France Francis II (french: François II; 19 January 1544 – 5 December 1560) was King of France from 1559 to 1560. He was also King consort of Scotland as a result of his marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots, from 1558 until his death in 1560. He ...

, King of France and King consort of Scots (), known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter *

François-Marie Arouet François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his ''nom de plume'' M. de Voltaire (; also ; ), he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity—es ...

(better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher *

François Aubry (disambiguation) François Aubry (1747–1798) was a French soldier who became a member of the National Convention of France during the French Revolution. François Aubry may also refer to: *François Xavier Aubry (1824–1854), French Canadian merchant and explore ...

, several people *

François Baby (disambiguation) François Baby may refer to: *François Baby (businessman) François Baby (4 October 1733 – 6 October 1820) was a fur trader and political figure in what was called New France, early Quebec, and Lower Canada. Born in Montreal, he was part of an ...

, several people *

François Beauchemin Joseph Jean-François Vinet Beauchemin (born June 4, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Although he spent tenures with the Montreal Canadiens, Columbus Blue Jackets, Toron ...

(born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Duck * François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos * François Boucher (disambiguation), several people * François Caron (disambiguation), several people * François Cevert (1944–1973), French racing driver * François Chau (born 1959), Cambodian American actor * François Clemmons (born 1945), American singer and actor *

François Corbier François Corbier (17 October 1944 – 1 July 2018) was a French television presenter and songwriter. Early life Corbier was born as Alain Roux in 1944 in Paris. Career Corbier began his career as a songwriter in Parisian cabarets, where he worke ...

(1944–2018), French television presenter and songwriter *

François Coulomb the Elder François Coulomb the Elder was a French naval architect and builder of warships (''ingénieur-constructeur''), the son of Laurent Coulomb. François Coulomb was born on 24 January 1654 at La Ciotat, and died on 20 March 1717 at Toulon. He was fir ...

(1654–1717), French naval architect * François Coulomb the Younger (1691–1751), French naval architect *

François Couperin François Couperin (; 10 November 1668 – 11 September 1733) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as ''Couperin le Grand'' ("Couperin the Great") to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented ...

(1668–1733), French Baroque composer, keyboardist * François Henricus Anthonie van Dixhoorn (born 1948), Dutch poet *

François Dominique (disambiguation) François Dominique may refer to: *François Dominique de Barberie de Saint-Contest *François Dominique de Reynaud, Comte de Montlosier, French politician *François Dominique (writer), who worked with Louis Zukofsky Persons with the given name

, several people * François "Faf" du Plessis (born 1984), South African cricketer *

François Duval (disambiguation) François Duval may refer to: *François Duval (composer) (1672 - 1728) * François Duval (dancer) (born 1743), known as Malter, was a French dancer * François Duval (politician) (1903–1984), a politician from Martinique who served in the French ...

, several people *

François Duvalier François Duvalier (; 14 April 190721 April 1971), also known as Papa Doc, was a Haitian politician of French Martiniquan descent who served as the President of Haiti from 1957 to 1971. He was elected president in the 1957 general election on ...

, President of Haiti * François Englert (born 1932), Belgian particle physicist who in 2013 shared the Nobel Prize with Peter Higgs *

François Feldman François Feldman (; born 23 May 1958) is a French singer. He had a great success in the 1980s and the 1990s in France. Biography The young François Feldman spent his adolescence listening to soul music, including songs by Marvin Gaye, Stevi ...

(born 1958), French singer * François Fillon (born 1954), Prime Minister of France 2007–2012 *

François Fournier (disambiguation) François Fournier may refer to: * François Fournier (Lower Canada politician) (1776–1836), land surveyor and politician in Lower Canada * François Fournier (French politician) (1866–1941), French politician from Manduel, Gard * François Fou ...

, several people *

François Gautier François Gautier (born 1950) is a journalist based in India who served as the South Asian correspondent for multiple reputed French-language dailies. He advocates for an Indigenous Aryan narrative. He is also the founder of a private museum ...

(born 1950), French journalist *

François Hollande François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande (; born 12 August 1954) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. He previously was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) from 1997 to 2008, Mayor of Tulle from ...

(born 1954), President of France 2012–2017 * François Lalande (1930–2020), French actor *

François Lapointe (politician) François Lapointe (born March 26, 1971) is a Canadian politician who served as MP for the electoral district of Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup. He was defeated in the 2015 election. On the night of the 2011 election, Lapo ...

, Canadian politician * François Lapointe (racewalker) (born 1961), Canadian racewalker *

François Laroque François Laroque (born 26 April 1948) is a French academic and translator specialising in the works of William Shakespeare. He is professor emeritus of the University of Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 since 2014. Career François Laroque is a forme ...

, French academic, translator and Shakespeare specialist *

François Lavoie François Lavoie (born February 27, 1993) is a right-handed Canadian ten-pin bowler from Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, now making his home in Wichita, Kansas. He is a member of the Professional Bowlers Association, and has been a member of Team C ...

(born 1993), Canadian ten-pin bowler * François Leterrier (1929–2020), French film director and actor *

François Lionet François Lionet is a French programmer, best known for having written STOS BASIC on the Atari ST and AMOS BASIC on the Amiga (along with Constantin Sotiropoulos). He has also written several games on these platforms. In 1994, he founded C ...

, French computer programmer *

François Mitterrand François Marie Adrien Maurice Mitterrand (26 October 19168 January 1996) was President of France, serving under that position from 1981 to 1995, the longest time in office in the history of France. As First Secretary of the Socialist Party, he ...

, President of France 1981–1995 * François Pienaar, South African rugby player * François Pinault (born 1936), French billionaire * François-Henri Pinault (born 1962), French billionaire *

François Quesnay François Quesnay (; 4 June 1694 – 16 December 1774) was a French economist and physician of the Physiocratic school. He is known for publishing the "Tableau économique" (Economic Table) in 1758, which provided the foundations of the ideas of ...

, French economist *

François Rabbath François Rabbath (born 1931 in Aleppo, Syria) is a contemporary French double-bass virtuoso, soloist, and composer. Career He was born into a Syrian family of musicians but his only instruction came from a book written by a Parisian bassist Edo ...

, French double-bass player and composer *

François Rabelais François Rabelais ( , , ; born between 1483 and 1494; died 1553) was a French Renaissance writer, physician, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. He is primarily known as a writer of satire, of the grotesque, and of bawdy jokes and ...

, French Renaissance writer, doctor and humanist *

François-Xavier Roth François-Xavier Paul Roth (born 6 November 1971) is a French conductor, who founded Les Siècles, an orchestra which performs on instruments appropriate to the period of composition of each piece, from the late Baroque and Classical eras to 20t ...

, French conductor * François Rozenthal, French ice hockey player *

François Ruffin François Marcel Joseph Bernard Ruffin (; born 18 October 1975) is a French journalist, filmmaker, author and politician. The founder and editor-in-chief of the satirical quarterly ''Fakir'', he is best-known for directing the film '' Merci patr ...

, French journalist, filmmaker, author and politician *

François Sagat François Sagat (born 5 June 1979) is a French male List of performers in gay porn films, gay pornographic film actor, model and director. Adult film career At the age of twenty-five Sagat performed in his first adult film under the screen name ...

, French model and porn actor *

François Steyn François Philippus Lodewyk Steyn (born 14 May 1987) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the South Africa national team and Cheetahs (rugby union) in Pro 14. He usually plays at inside centre, fullback ...

, South African rugby player *

François Vincent Henri Antoine de Stuers François Vincent Henri Antoine de Stuers (29 November 1792 – 29 December 1881) was a Dutch general, commander of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, Indies army. Biography Napoleonic Wars and Java War De Stuers grew up in 's-Heerenberg, bec ...

, Dutch general * François Tracanelli, French pole vaulter *

François Trinh-Duc François Trinh-Duc (; born 11 November 1986) is a French rugby union player for Union Bordeaux Bègles in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Trinh-Duc's regular position is at fly-half or inside centre. Biography Trinh-Duc was b ...

, French rugby player *

François Truffaut François Roland Truffaut ( , ; ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. After a career of more tha ...

, French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor and film critic *

Francois Turbot ''PAW Patrol'' is a Canadian computer-animated children's television series, children's television series created by Keith Chapman. It is produced by Spin Master, Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. In Canada, the ...

, a recurring character in the Canadian television series ''PAW Patrol'' *

François Vérove François Vérove (22 January 1962 – 29 September 2021), also known as ''Le Grêlé'' (the "Pockmarked Man"), was a French serial killer, rapist and police officer who murdered at least three people between 1986 and 1994 in the Île-de-France r ...

(1962–2021), French serial killer *

François Vidal François Vidal (14 July 1832 – 25 May 1911) was a French Provençal poet and activist. Early life François Vidal was born on 14 July 1832. Career François Vidal was one of the first Provençal activists to join the Félibrige. He had a dee ...

(1832–1911), French poet

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Abraham Francois Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews ...

, Canadian soccer player * Alexandre François, French linguist *

André François André François (9 November 1915 – 11 April 2005), born André Farkas, was a Hungarian-born French cartoonist. Life He was born in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary (now Timișoara, Romania), He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest ( ...

, Hungarian-born French cartoonist *

Christian Francois Cristian Francois (born October 2, 1985) is a male beach volleyball and volleyball player from Trinidad and Tobago. He played in the men's competition at the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2007 in Guatemala City, partnering with Sean Morrison ...

, volleyball player from Trinidad and Tobago * Claude François, French pop singer *

Déborah François Déborah François (; born 24 May 1987) is a Belgian actress. She is best known for her starring role in the Palme d'Or-winning film, '' The Child'' (2005), directed by the Dardenne brothers. In 2009, she won a César Award for Most Promising A ...

, Belgian actress *

Deondre Francois Deondre Francois (born February 12, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Orlando Guardians of the XFL. He played college football for Hampton University and Florida State University. Early life and background When Francois was a ...

, Haitian-born American football player *

Elvis Francois Elvis Francois, M.D. (born 1985), also known as Dr. Elvis, is an American Orthopedic surgery, orthopedic surgeon and amateur singer known for making inspirational viral videos of his singing before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Career Francoi ...

(born c. 1985), American orthopedic surgeon and singer *

Guillaume François Guillaume François (born 3 June 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who is currently playing for Union SG in the Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupi ...

, Belgian professional footballer *

Hermann von François Hermann Karl Bruno von François (31 January 1856 – 15 May 1933) was a German ''General der Infanterie'' during World War I, and is best known for his key role in several German victories on the Eastern Front in 1914. Early life and military ...

(1856–1933), German general during WW1 *

Hunter J. Francois Hunter J. François (CBE) (19 February 1924 – 15 November 2014) was a Saint Lucian lawyer and politician. Born in Choiseul on the West Coast of the island. François entered local politics in 1954, when he contested the electoral district of Ch ...

, Saint Lucian politician * Jacques François, French actor *

Jacques Francois (footballer) Jacques Francois (born 11 December 1992) is a Haitian footballer who plays for Atlantic City FC in the National Premier Soccer League. Career Francois began his college soccer career at Louisburg College in 2012, but left after one year. Franco ...

, Haitian football player * Julien François, French footballer *

Kendall Francois Kendall Francois (July 26, 1971 – September 11, 2014) was a serial killer from Poughkeepsie (city), New York, Poughkeepsie, New York, convicted of killing eight women, from 1996 to 1998. After his conviction and sentencing, Francois was housed ...

, serial killer from Poughkeepsie, New York *

Mark François Mark Gino Francois (; born 14 August 1965) is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rayleigh and Wickford, previously Rayleigh, since the 2001 general election. Francois serv ...

, British politician *

Tony François Tony François (born 11 April 1971) is a Mauritian international footballer who plays as a striker. He won five caps and scored one goal for the Mauritius national football team The Mauritius national football team (french: Équipe de Maurice ...

, Mauritian international footballer

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