François

François
Pronunciation	French: [fʁɑ̃swa]; English: /ˈfrɒ̃swɑː/, /frɒ̃ˈswɑː/; also US: /frænˈswɑː/, /ˈfrænswɑː/
Gender	Masculine
Origin
Word/name	French
Other names
Related names	Françoise, Francis, Franciscus, Francisco, Franciszek, Francesc, Ferenc, Frank, Franco, Franz, Frans, Franklin

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

People with the given name

Francis I of France, King of France (r. 1515–1547), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters"
Francis II of France, King of France and King consort of Scots (r. 1558–1560), known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter
François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher
François Beauchemin (born 1980), professional ice hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks
François Cevert (1944–1973), French racing driver
François Clemmons (born 1945), American singer and actor
François Corbier (1944–2018), French television presenter and songwriter
François Couperin (1668–1733), French Baroque composer, keyboardist
François "Faf" du Plessis, South African cricketer
François Duvalier, former President of Haiti
François Englert (born 1932), particle physicist who in 2013 shared the Nobel Prize with Peter Higgs
François Feldman (born 1958), French singer
François Fillon (born 1954), former Prime Minister of France (2007–2012)
François Gerome (born 1895), French painter
François Henricus Anthonie van Dixhoorn (born 1948), Dutch poet
François Hollande (born 1954), former President of France (2012–2017)
François Lalande (1930–2020), French actor
François Lapointe (racewalker) (born 1961), Canadian racewalker
François Lapointe (politician), Canadian politician
François Laroque, French academic, translator and Shakespeare specialist
François Lavoie, Canadian ten-pin bowler
François Lionet, French computer programmer
Francois Mathieu (born 1984), Canadian entrepreneur
François Mitterrand, former President of France
François Pienaar, South African rugby player
François Pinault (born 1936), Founder of PPR
François-Henri Pinault (born 1962), Chairman and CEO of PPR and husband of actress Salma Hayek
François Quesnay, early French economist
François Rabbath, French double-bass player and composer
François Rabelais, a major French Renaissance writer, doctor and humanist
François Robineau (born 1961), a French photographer,
François-Xavier Roth, French conductor
François Rozenthal, French ice hockey player
François Ruffin, French journalist, filmmaker, author and politician.
François Sagat, model and gay pornographic actor
François Steyn, South African rugby player
François Tracanelli, French pole vaulter
François Trinh-Duc, French rugby player
François Truffaut, French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor and film critic
Francois Turbot, a recurring character in the Canadian television series PAW Patrol
François Vidal (1832–1911), French Provençal poet.
François Gautier (born 1950), French Journalist based in India

People with the surname

Abraham Francois, a Canadian soccer player
Alexandre François, a French linguist
André François, a Hungarian-born French cartoonist
Christian Francois, a volleyball player
Claude François, a French pop singer
Déborah François, a Belgian actress
Deondre Francois, a Haitian-born American football player
Elvis Francois (born c. 1985), American orthopedic surgeon and singer
Guillaume François, a Belgian professional footballer
Hermann von François, (1856-1933) German General during WW1
Hunter J. Francois, a Saint Lucian politician
Jacques François, French actor
Jacques Francois (footballer), Haitian football player
Julien François, a French footballer
Mark François, a British politician
Tony François, a Mauritian international footballer

People with the given name

People with the surname

See also