Faure () is an
Occitan family name meaning
blacksmith
A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from #Other metals, other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such ...
, from
Latin
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. It is pronounced in
French (unlike
Fauré which is pronounced ).
People
Politicians
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Dominique Faure (born 1959), French politician
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Edgar Faure (1908–1988), French politician
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Félix Faure (1841–1899), French politician and President of France
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Fernand Faure (1853–1929), French economist and politician
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Jacques Faure (ambassador), French co-chair of the
OSCE Minsk Group
The OSCE Minsk Group was created in 1992 by the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), now Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), to encourage a peaceful, negotiated resolution to the conflict between ...
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Louis-Joseph Faure (1760-1837) French jurist and politician
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Olivier Faure
Olivier Faure (; born 18 August 1968) is a French politician who has served as the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party, First Secretary of the Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party since 2018 and Deputy (France), Member of the Nati ...
(born 1968), French politician
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Martine Faure
Martine Faure (born 30 September 1948) was a member of the National Assembly of France. She represented the Gironde department, as a member of the Socialist Party. She was the deputy for Gironde's 9th constituency from 2007 to 2012 and, af ...
(born 1948), French politician
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Maurice Faure (1922–2014), French Resistance leader and politician, last surviving signatory of the Treaty of Rome
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Sébastien Faure (1858–1942), French anarchist
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Faure Gnassingbé, president of Togo
Writers, artists, and musicians
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Amédée Faure or Victor-Amédée Faure (1801–1878), French painter
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Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), French baritone and composer
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Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924), French composer, organist, pianist and teacher
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Élie Faure
Jacques Élie Faure (; 4 April 1873 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, France – 29 October 1937 in Paris) was a French medical doctor, art historian and essayist.
He is the author of the ''History of Art,'' considered a historiographical pillar in the d ...
(1873–1937), French art historian and essayist
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Gabriel Faure (1877–1962), French poet, novelist and essayist
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Lucie Faure
Lucie Faure, ''née'' Meyer (6 July 1908 – 25 September 1977) was a French woman of letters, novelist and literary review director.
Early life
The daughter of a merchant of fabrics of Alsatian origin, she was the niece, on the maternal side ...
(1908–1977), French writer
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Renée Faure (1918–2005), French actress
Others
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Abraham Faure (1795–1875), South African clergyman
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Camille Alphonse Faure, French chemical engineer
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Gunter Faure, American geochemist
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Jacques Faure (French Army officer) (1904–1988), French Army general and skier
* Jacques-Paul Faure (1869–1924), head of the
French military mission to Japan (1918–1919)
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Keith Faure, Australian career criminal
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Luigi Faure (1901–1974), Italian cross-country skier, Nordic combined skier, and ski jumper
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Sébastien Faure (footballer), French footballer
See also
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Fauré (surname)
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Faur
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Occitan-language surnames