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Gender
  
masculin

Word/name
  
French

Related names
  
Françoise, Francis, Franciscus, Francis, Francisco, Franciszek, Francesc, Ferenc, Frank, Franco, Franz, Frans, Franklin

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

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People with the given name

  • Francis I of France, King of France. Reign; 1 January 1515 - 31 March 1547.the Father and Restorer of Letters
  • François II of France, King of France and King consort of Scots, known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, 1558–1560
  • François-Marie Arouet, 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 Couperin (1668–1733): French Baroque composer, keyboardist
  • François "Faf" du Plessis, South African cricketer
  • François Englert (born 1932), particle physicist who in 2013 shared the Nobel Prize with Peter Higgs
  • François Gerome (born 1895), French painter
  • François Hollande (born 1954), current President of France (2012–present)
  • François Lapointe (racewalker) (born 1961), Canadian racewalker
  • François Lapointe (politician), Canadian politician
  • François Lionet, French computer programmer
  • 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 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.

    • People with the surname

  • Abraham Francois, a Canadian soccer player
  • André François, a Hungarian-born French cartoonist
  • Christian Francois, a volleyball player
  • Claude François, a French pop singer
  • Déborah François, a Belgian actress
  • Guillaume François, a Belgian professional footballer
  • Hunter J. Francois, a Saint Lucian politician
  • Jacques François, French actor
  • Jacques Francois (soccer), Haitian soccer player
  • Julien François, a French footballer
  • Tony François, a Mauritian international footballer
  • Hermann von François, (1856-1933) German General during WW1

    • References

    François Wikipedia
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