Françoise () is a French feminine given name (equivalent to the Italian

Francesca Francesca is an Italian female given name, derived from the Latin male name ''Franciscus'' meaning 'the Frenchman' It is widely used in most Romance languages, including Italian language, Italian, French language, French and Catalan language, Cata ...

) and may refer to: * Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (1772–1816), French actress * Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress *

Françoise Adnet Françoise Adnet (30 June 1924 – 9 March 2014) was a French figurative painter born in Paris. She originally was a professional pianist, but gradually switched to painting by 1951. Her works, created over a period of 50 years, have been exh ...

(1924-2014), French figurative painter * Françoise Ardré (1931-2010), French phycologist and marine scientist *

Françoise Arnoul Françoise Arnoul (born Françoise Annette Marie Mathilde Gautsch; 3 June 1931 – 20 July 2021) was a French actress, who achieved popularity during the 1950s. Early life Born in Constantine, French Algeria, as the daughter of stage ac ...

(1931–2021), French actress * Françoise Atlan (born 1964), Moroccan singer * Françoise Balibar (born 1941), French physicist and science historian * Françoise Ballet-Blu (born 1964), French politician * Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (born 1947), virologist and Nobel Prize winner * Françoise Basseporte (1701–1780), French painter * Françoise Bertaut de Motteville (c. 1621–1689), French memoir writer * Françoise Bertin (1925-2014), French actress * Françoise Boivin (born 1960), Canadian politician * Françoise Bonnet (born 1957), French long-distance runner *

Françoise Briand Françoise Briand (born 20 April 1951) is a French politician who was Member of Parliament for Essonne's 7th constituency The 7th constituency of Essonne is a French legislative constituency in the Essonne ''département''. Description The ...

(born 1951), French politician * Francoise Brun-Cottan (born 1944), French-American voice actor *

Françoise Castex Françoise Castex (born 7 February 1956) is a French politician. Education Castex was born in Agadir and obtained a degree and master's degree in arts in the 1970s. In 1990 she obtained a Diploma of Advanced Studies in the Social Field (DHEPS), a ...

(born 1956), French politician * Françoise Chandernagor (born 1945), French writer *

Françoise Claustre Françoise Claustre (8 February 1937 – 3 September 2006), was a French archaeologist. Life and career Claustre was taken hostage by a group of Chadian rebels, led by Hissène Habré, on 20 April 1974, at Bardaï, in the Tibesti Mountai ...

(1937–2006), French archaeologist *

Françoise d'Amboise Françoise d'Amboise (9 May 1427 – 4 November 1485) was a French Roman Catholic declared "blessed" and a duchess consort of Brittany. She was born in the castle of Thouars. She was the daughter of the rich noble Louis d'Amboise, prince of Tal ...

(1427–1485), Carmelite nun * Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon (1635–1719), morganatic second wife of Louis XIV of France * Françoise d'Eaubonne (1920–2005), French feminist * Françoise de Graffigny (1695–1758), French writer * Françoise David (born 1948), Knight of the National Order of Quebec *

Françoise de Cezelli Françoise de Cezelly (1558 – 16 October 1615) was a French war hero during the French Wars of Religion. She distinguished herself when the village of Leucate was besieged by Spanish forces allied with the Catholic League in 1590, after her husb ...

(1558–1615), French chevalier and war hero * Françoise de Foix (c. 1495–1537), mistress of Francis I of France *

Françoise Dior Marie Françoise Suzanne Dior (7 April 1932 – 20 January 1993) was a French socialite and neo-Nazi underground financier. She was the niece of French fashion designer Christian Dior and Resistance fighter Catherine Dior, who publicly distance ...

(1932–1993), French neo-Nazi * Françoise Dolto (1908–1988), French doctor and psychoanalyst * Françoise Dorin (1928–2018), French actor, comedian, novelist, playwright and songwriter * Françoise Dorléac (1942–1967), popular French actress *

Françoise Dubois Françoise Dubois (born 6 December 1947) is a French Socialist politician who was Member of Parliament for Sarthe's 1st constituency from 2012 until 2017 when she was decisively defeated, losing her seat to Damien Pichereau from En Marche. Ear ...

(born 1947), French politician * Françoise Ducros, Canadian civil servant * Françoise Dunand (born 1934), French Egyptologist and archaeologist *

Françoise Dupuy Françoise Dupuy (; née Michaud; 6 February 1925 – 15 September 2022) was a French dancer and choreographer. She was married to fellow dancer and choreographer Dominique Dupuy. Born in Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' ...

(1925–2022), French dancer and choreographer * Françoise Dürr (born 1942), former tennis player * Françoise Faucher (born 1929), French film actress * Françoise Foning (1949–2015), Cameroonian businessperson and politician *

Françoise Forton Françoise Forton (8 July 1957 – 16 January 2022) was a Brazilian actress. Career The actress was the daughter of a French father and a Brazilian mother. She began her career as an actress in 1969, making a small contribution to the soap o ...

(1957–2022), Brazilian actress * Françoise Gilot (born 1921), French born painter * Françoise Giroud (1916–2003), French journalist, screenwriter, writer and politician * Françoise Grossetête (born 1946), French politician * Françoise Hardy (born 1944), French singer, actress and astrologer * Françoise Héritier (1933-2017), French anthropologist * Françoise Lebrun, French actress * Françoise Macchi (born 1951), French former alpine skier * Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930-2016), Belgian writer *

Françoise Matraire Francesco Matraire was a printer in Turin, notable as the designer and producer of the earliest postage stamps of Sardinia and later Italy. Little is known of his life; his family is believed to have been from Nice originally, and his correspondenc ...

(19th century), printer *

Françoise Mbango Etone Françoise Mbango Etone (born 14 April 1976 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian-born female track and field athlete. She has competed internationally for France since 2010. While competing for Cameroon, Etone was a 2-time Olympic gold medalist in ...

(born 1976), track and field athlete * Françoise Meltzer (born 1947), professor of religion * Françoise Mouly (born 1955), Paris-born French artist and designer *

Françoise Prévost Françoise Prévost (c. 1680 in Paris – 1741 in Paris) was a French ballerina who helped establish dramatic dance in the early world of classical ballet. She was expressive, light and dramatic in style. In 1699, Prevost debuted at the Acad ...

(c. 1680–1741), French ballerina * Françoise Robertson, actress *

Françoise Rosay Françoise Rosay (; born Françoise Bandy de Nalèche; 19 April 1891 – 28 March 1974) was a French opera singer, diseuse,''Design'', Volume 9 1965 p. 24 and actress who enjoyed a film career of over sixty years and who became a legendary figure ...

(1891–1974), French actress * Françoise Sagan (1935–2004), French playwright, novelist and screenwriter * Françoise Yip (born 1972), Canadian actress *

Ghislaine Marie Françoise Dommanget Ghislaine Marie Françoise Dommanget (13 October 1900 – 30 April 1991) was a French actress, and the Princess consort of Monaco from 1946 to 1949. Early life Dommanget was born in Reims, France, as the daughter of Colonel Robert Joseph D ...

(1900–1991), French actress * Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier (1777–1849), French socialite *

Louise Françoise Contat Louise-Françoise Contat (16 June 1760 – 9 March 1813) was a French Actor, actress. Biography She was born in Paris and made her debut at the Comédie Française in 1766 as Atalide in ''Bajazet (play), Bajazet''. It was in comedy, however, ...

(1760–1813), French actress *

Marie Françoise Sophie Gay Marie Françoise Sophie Gay (born Nichault de la Valette; 1 July 1776 – 2 March 1852) was a French author who was born in Paris. Biography Marie Françoise Sophie Nichault de la Vallette was the child of Francesca Peretti, an Italian woman and ...

(1776–1852), French author

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