France (name)
France is a unisex given name and an English, French and Slovene surname. In French-speaking countries, France may be a woman's first name. In France, it may derive from an ethnic name for an inhabitant of the country; a variant is Lafrance. In Slovenia, France may derive from the personal name "France", a vernacular form of "Frančišek", Latin Franciscus. It may also be an Americanized spelling of the German given or surname "Franz".
Given name
Men
- France Adamič, Slovene agronomist
- France Ahčin, Slovene sculptor
- France Ačko, Slovene musician, organist and composer
- France Balantič, Slovene poet
- France Bevk, Slovene writer, poet and translator
- France Bučar, Slovene politician, legal expert and author
- France Cukjati, Slovene politician, physician and theologist
- France Dejak, Slovene soldier and Kočevski Rog massacre survivor
- France Laux, American sports announcer
- France Prešeren, Slovene romantic poet
- France Rode, Slovenian engineer and inventor
- France Staub, Mauritian ornithologist, herpetologist and botanist
- France Štiglic, Slovene film director and screenwriter
- France Vodnik, Slovene writer and poet
Women
- France A. Córdova, American astrophysicist and administrator
- France D'Amour, French-Canadian singer and songwriter
- France Gall, French pop singer
- France Gélinas, Canadian politician
- France Joli, Canadian singer and songwriter
- France Nuyen, French-Vietnamese actress now psychological counselor
Surname
- Alfred E. France, American politician
- Ali France, Australian politician
- Bill France Sr., co-founder, CEO, and chairman of NASCAR
- Bill France Jr., CEO of NASCAR and chairman of ISC
- Brian France, former CEO and chairman of NASCAR
- C. V. France, British actor
- Cécile de France, Belgian actress
- Ellen France, New Zealand judge
- Eurilda Loomis France, American painter
- Jim France, CEO and chairman of NASCAR, executive vice president of NASCAR, and CEO and chairman of ISC
- J. P. France, American professional baseball player
- Michael France, American screenwriter
- Pierre Mendès France, French prime minister
- R. T. France,, New Testament scholar and Anglican cleric
- Raoul Heinrich Francé, Austro-Hungarian botanist, microbiologist, and philosopher
- Robbie France, English drummer, record producer, arranger, journalist, music educator, and broadcaster
- Ryan France, English former footballer
- Shirley May France, American swimmer
- Ty France, American professional baseball player