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François /frænˈswɑː/ is a male French given name (first name), equivalent to the English name Francis. (See also related names Françoise, Francis, François-Dominique)
People with the given name
Well-known François' include:
- François Hollande (b. 1954), current President of France (2012-present)
- François Beauchemin (b. 1980), professional ice hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks
- François Gerome (b. 1895), French painter
- François Pinault (b. 1936), Founder of PPR
- François-Henri Pinault (b. 1962), Chairman and CEO of PPR and husband of actress Salma Hayek.
- François (album), the 1989 album by Desireless
- François Rabelais, a major French Renaissance writer, doctor and humanist
- 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 Couperin (1668–1733): French Baroque composer, keyboardist
- François Lapointe (b. 1961), Canadian racewalker
- François Lapointe, Canadian politician
- François Mitterrand, former President of France
- François Pienaar, South African rugby player
- François Quesnay, early French economist
- François Rozenthal, French ice hockey player
- François Sagat, model and gay pornographic actor
- François Steyn, South African rugby player
- François Robineau (b. 1961), a French photographer,
- François Tracanelli, French pole vaulter
- François Trinh-Duc, French rugby player
- "Citizen François", hostile British national personification of Revolutionary France
- François Lionet, French computer programmer
- François Rabbath, French double-bass player and composer
Places
François is part of the name of several communes in France:
- François, Deux-Sèvres
- Saint-François-de-Sales, in the Savoie département
- Saint-François-Lacroix, in the Moselle département
- Saint-François-Longchamp, in the Savoie]département
- Vitry-le-François, in the Marne département
- Saint-François, Guadeloupe
- Le François, in the Martinique département
See also
- Saint-François (disambiguation)
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