François (French: [fʁɑ̃swa]) is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.
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People with the given name
François Abadie (1930–2001), French politician
François Abou Mokh (1921–2006), Syrian bishop
François Abraha (1918–2000), Ethiopian Catholic bishop
François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter
François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher
Francois Barrie (1943 or 1944–2023), Dominican politician
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
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 (1932–2026), Belgian particle physicist who in 2013 shared the Nobel Prize with Peter Higgs
François Ewald (born 1946), French philosopher
François Feldman (born 1958), French singer
François Gautier (born 1950), French journalist
François Gernigon (born 1961), French politician
François Jackman, Barbadian diplomat
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 van 't Sant (1883–1966), Dutch spy and police commissioner
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 Villon (c. 1431–1463), French poet and outlaw
Heads of state and government
Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France (r. 1515–1547), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters"
Francis II of France (1554–1560), King of France and King consort of Scots (r. 1558–1560), 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
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
Francisco François, Mauritian politician
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
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