François
François is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.People with the given name
- 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-Marie Arouet, French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher
- François Beauchemin, professional ice hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks
- François Cevert : French racing driver
- François Clemmons, American singer and actor
- François Corbier, French television presenter and songwriter
- François Couperin : French Baroque composer, keyboardist
- François "Faf" du Plessis, South African cricketer
- François Duvalier, former President of Haiti
- François Englert, particle physicist who in 2013 shared the Nobel Prize with Peter Higgs
- François Feldman, French singer
- François Fillon, former Prime Minister of France
- François Gerome, French painter
- François Henricus Anthonie van Dixhoorn, Dutch poet
- François Hollande, former President of France
- François Lapointe , Canadian racewalker
- François Lapointe, Canadian politician
- François Laroque, French academic, translator and Shakespeare specialist
- François Lavoie, Canadian ten-pin bowler
- François Lionet, French computer programmer
- Francois Mathieu, Canadian entrepreneur
- François Mitterrand, former President of France
- François Pienaar, South African rugby player
- François Pinault, Founder of PPR
- François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of PPR and husband of actress Salma Hayek
- François Quesnay, early French economist
- François Rabbath, French double-bass player and composer
- François Rabelais, a major French Renaissance writer, doctor and humanist
- François Robineau, a French photographer,
- François-Xavier Roth, French conductor
- François Rozenthal, French ice hockey player
- François Ruffin, French journalist, filmmaker, author and politician.
- François Sagat, model and gay pornographic actor
- François Steyn, South African rugby player
- François Tracanelli, French pole vaulter
- François Trinh-Duc, French rugby player
- François Truffaut, French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor and film critic
- Francois Turbot, a recurring character in the Canadian television series PAW Patrol
- François Vidal, French Provençal poet.
- François Gautier, French Journalist based in India
People with the surname
- Abraham Francois, a Canadian soccer player
- Alexandre François, a French linguist
- André François, a Hungarian-born French cartoonist
- Christian Francois, a volleyball player
- Claude François, a French pop singer
- Déborah François, a Belgian actress
- Deondre Francois, a Haitian-born American football player
- Guillaume François, a Belgian professional footballer
- Hunter J. Francois, a Saint Lucian politician
- Jacques François, French actor
- Jacques Francois, Haitian football player
- Julien François, a French footballer
- Tony François, a Mauritian international footballer
- Hermann von François, German General during WW1
- Mark François, a Brexit nonce
