François

François is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.

People with the given name

 * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter
 * François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher
 * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks
 * François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos
 * 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 (born 1932), Belgian particle physicist who in 2013 shared the Nobel Prize with Peter Higgs
 * François Feldman (born 1958), French singer
 * François Gautier (born 1950), French journalist
 * François Gernigon (born 1961), French politician
 * 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 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 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 van 't Sant (1883–1966), Dutch spy and police commissioner

France

 * 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

Haiti

 * 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
 * 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
 * Jacques Francois (footballer) (born 1992), Haitian football player
 * 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