François () is a

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name

Francis Francis may refer to: People and characters *Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church (2013–2025) *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2 ...

People with the given name

* François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter *

François-Marie Arouet François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778), known by his '' nom de plume'' Voltaire (, ; ), was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher ('' philosophe''), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Chris ...

(better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks * François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos * François Bonlieu (1937–1973), French alpine skier * François Cevert (1944–1973), French racing driver * François Chau (born 1959), Cambodian American actor * François Clemmons (born 1945), American singer and actor * François Corbier (1944–2018), French television presenter and songwriter * François Coty (1874–1934), French perfumer * François Coulomb the Elder (1654–1717), French naval architect * François Coulomb the Younger (1691–1751), French naval architect * François Couperin (1668–1733), French Baroque composer, keyboardist * François Couturier (born 1950), French jazz pianist * F. van Dixhoorn, François Henricus Anthonie van Dixhoorn (born 1948), Dutch poet * Faf de Klerk, François de Klerk (born 1991), South African rugby player * Faf du Plessis, François "Faf" du Plessis (born 1984), South African cricketer * François Englert (born 1932), Belgian particle physicist who in 2013 shared the Nobel Prize with Peter Higgs * François Feldman (born 1958), French singer * François Gautier (born 1950), French journalist * François Gernigon (born 1961), French politician * François Lalande (1930–2020), French actor * François Lapointe (politician) (born 1971), Canadian politician * François Lapointe (racewalker) (born 1961), Canadian racewalker * François Laroque (born 1948), French academic, translator and Shakespeare specialist * François Lavoie (born 1993), Canadian ten-pin bowler * François Leterrier (1929–2020), French film director and actor * François Lionet (born 1963), French computer programmer * François Pienaar (born 1965), South African rugby player * François Pinault (born 1936), French billionaire * François-Henri Pinault (born 1962), French billionaire * François Prelati, Italian cleric and alchemist * François Quesnay (1694–1774), French economist * François Rabbath (born 1931), French double-bass player and composer * François Rabelais (died 1553), French Renaissance writer, doctor and humanist * François-Xavier Roth (born 1971), French conductor * François Rozenthal (born 1975), French ice hockey player * François Ruffin (born 1975), French journalist, filmmaker, author and politician * François Sagat (born 1979), French model and porn actor * François Steyn (born 1987), South African rugby player * François Vincent Henri Antoine de Stuers (1792–1881), Dutch general * François Tracanelli (born 1951), French pole vaulter * François Trinh-Duc (born 1986), French rugby player * François Truffaut (1932–1984), French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor and film critic * François Vérove (1962–2021), French serial killer * François Vidal (1832–1911), French poet * François van 't Sant (1883–1966), Dutch spy and police commissioner

Heads of State and Government

France

* Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France (1554–1560), King of France and King consort of Scots (), known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots * François Fillon (born 1954), Prime Minister of France 2007–2012 * François Hollande (born 1954), President of France 2012–2017 * François Mitterrand (1916–1996), President of France 1981–1995

Haiti

* François Denys Légitime (1841–1935), President of Haiti from 1888 to 1889 * François Duvalier (1907–1971), President of Haiti from 1957 to 1971

Fictional Characters

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

Further disambiguation

* François Aubry (disambiguation), several people * François Baby (disambiguation), several people * François Boucher (disambiguation), several people * François Caron (disambiguation), several people * François Dominique (disambiguation), several people * François Duval (disambiguation), several people * François Fournier (disambiguation), several people

People with the surname

* Abraham François (born 1977), Canadian soccer player * Alexandre François, French linguist * André François (cartoonist), André François (1915–2005), Hungarian-born French cartoonist * Christian Francois (born 1985), volleyball player from Trinidad and Tobago * Claude François (1939–1978), French pop singer * Déborah François (born 1987), Belgian actress * Deondre Francois (born 1997), Haitian-born American football player * Elvis Francois (born 1985), American orthopedic surgeon and singer * Guillaume François (born 1990), Belgian professional footballer * Hermann von François (1856–1933), German general during WW1 * Hunter J. Francois (1924–2014), Saint Lucian politician * Jacques François (1920–2003), French actor * Jacques Francois (footballer) (born 1992), Haitian football player * Julien François (born 1979), French footballer * Kendall Francois (1971–2014), serial killer from Poughkeepsie, New York * Mark François (born 1965), British politician * Tony François (born 1971), Mauritian international footballer