François
François is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.
People with the given name
- François Abadie, French politician
- François Abou Mokh, Syrian bishop
- François Abraha, Ethiopian Catholic bishop
- François Amoudruz, French resistance fighter
- François-Marie Arouet, French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher
- Francois Barrie, Dominican politician
- François Beauchemin, Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks
- François Blanc, French entrepreneur and operator of casinos
- François Bonlieu, French alpine skier
- François Cevert, French racing driver
- François Chau, Cambodian American actor
- François Clemmons, American singer and actor
- François Corbier, French television presenter and songwriter
- François Coty, French perfumer
- François Coulomb the Elder, French naval architect
- François Coulomb the Younger, French naval architect
- François Couperin, French Baroque composer, keyboardist
- François Couturier, French jazz pianist
- François Henricus Anthonie van Dixhoorn, Dutch poet
- François de Klerk, South African rugby player
- François "Faf" du Plessis, South African cricketer
- François Englert, Belgian particle physicist who in 2013 shared the Nobel Prize with Peter Higgs
- François Feldman, French singer
- François Gautier, French journalist
- François Gernigon, French politician
- François Jackman, Barbadian diplomat
- François Lalande, French actor
- François Lapointe (politician), Canadian politician
- François Lapointe (racewalker), Canadian racewalker
- François Laroque, French academic, translator and Shakespeare specialist
- François Lavoie, Canadian ten-pin bowler
- François Leterrier, French film director and actor
- François Lionet, French computer programmer
- François Pienaar, South African rugby player
- François Pinault, French billionaire
- François-Henri Pinault, French billionaire
- François Prelati, Italian cleric and alchemist
- François Quesnay, French economist
- François Rabbath, French double-bass player and composer
- François Rabelais, French Renaissance writer, doctor and humanist
- François-Xavier Roth, French conductor
- François Rozenthal, French ice hockey player
- François Ruffin, French journalist, filmmaker, author and politician
- François Sagat, French model and porn actor
- François van 't Sant, Dutch spy and police commissioner
- François Steyn, South African rugby player
- François Vincent Henri Antoine de Stuers, Dutch general
- François Tracanelli, French pole vaulter
- François Trinh-Duc, French rugby player
- François Truffaut, French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor and film critic
- François Vérove, French serial killer
- François Vidal, French poet
- François Villon, French poet and outlaw
Heads of state and government
France
- Francis I of France, King of France, known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters"
- Francis II of France, King of France and King consort of Scots, known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
- François Fillon, Prime Minister of France 2007–2012
- François Hollande, President of France 2012–2017
- François Mitterrand, President of France 1981–1995
Haiti
- François Denys Légitime, President of Haiti from 1888 to 1889
- François Duvalier, 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, Canadian soccer player
- Alexandre François, French linguist
- André François, Hungarian-born French cartoonist
- Christian Francois, volleyball player from Trinidad and Tobago
- Claude François, French pop singer
- Déborah François, Belgian actress
- Deondre Francois, Haitian-born American football player
- Elvis Francois, American orthopedic surgeon and singer
- Francisco François, Mauritian politician
- Guillaume François, Belgian professional footballer
- Hermann von François, German general during WW1
- Hunter J. Francois, Saint Lucian politician
- Jacques François, French actor
- Julien François, French footballer
- Kendall Francois, serial killer from Poughkeepsie, New York
- Mark François, British politician
- Tony François, Mauritian international footballer