François

François

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François (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃.swɑ]) 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 Englert (b. 1932), particle physicist who in 2013 shared the Nobel Prize with Peter Higgs
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
François-Marie Arouet, French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher
François Truffaut, French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor and film critic

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
Julien François, a French footballer
Tony François, a Mauritian international footballer

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