François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.

People with the given name

* François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * François-Marie Arouet (better known as

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

; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks *

François Blanc François Blanc (; 12 December 1806 – 27 July 1877), nicknamed "The Magician of Homburg" and "The Magician of Monte Carlo", was a French entrepreneur and operator of casinos, including the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco. His daughter, Marie-F� ...

(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 François Scarborough Clemmons (born April 23, 1945) is an American singer, actor, writer and teacher. He is known for his appearances as "Officer Clemmons" on the PBS television series ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' from 1968 to 1993. Early li ...

(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 work ...

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

François Coty François Coty (; born Joseph Marie François Spoturno ; 3 May 1874 – 25 July 1934) was a French perfumer, businessman, newspaper publisher, politician and patron of the arts. He was the founder of the Coty, Coty perfume company, today a multin ...

(1874–1934), French perfumer *

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 fi ...

(1654–1717), French naval architect *

François Coulomb the Younger François Coulomb the Younger ( La Ciotat, 1691 - Toulon, July 1751) was a French naval architect (''ingénieur-constructeur''), the son of François Coulomb the Elder. During his career, he designed 18 ships for the French Navy The French Na ...

(1691–1751), French naval architect *

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

(1668–1733), French Baroque composer, keyboardist *

François Couturier François Couturier (born 2 May 1950 in Fleury-les-Aubrais, Orléans) is a French Jazz piano, jazz pianist. Biography Couturier began learning piano at the age of six. A year after earning his degree in classical music, classical piano and mus ...

(born 1950), French jazz pianist * François Henricus Anthonie van Dixhoorn (born 1948), Dutch poet * François de Klerk (born 1991), South African rugby player * François "Faf" du Plessis (born 1984), South African cricketer *

François Englert François, Baron Englert (; born 6 November 1932) is a Belgian theoretical physicist and 2013 Nobel Prize laureate. Englert is professor emeritus at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), where he is a member of the Service de Physique Thé ...

(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 Francis I (; ; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis&nbs ...

(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 François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande (; born 12 August 1954) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. Before his presidency, he was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (France), First Secretary of th ...

(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 (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