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 Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * Voltaire, François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher *François Aubry (disambiguation), several people *François Baby (disambiguation), several people * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Duck *François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos *François Boucher (disambiguation), several people *François Caron (disambiguation), several people * 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 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 * F. van Dixhoorn, François Henricus Anthonie van Dixhoorn (born 1948), Dutch poet *François Dominique (disambiguation), several people * Faf du Plessis, François "Faf" du Plessis (born 1984), South African cricketer *François Duval (disambiguation), several people * François Duvalier, President of Haiti * François Englert (born 1932), Belgian particle physicist who in 2013 shared the Nobel Prize with Peter Higgs * François Feldman (born 1958), French singer * François Fillon (born 1954), Prime Minister of France 2007–2012 *François Fournier (disambiguation), several people * François Gautier (born 1950), French journalist * François Hollande (born 1954), President of France 2012–2017 * François Lalande (1930–2020), French actor * François Lapointe (politician), Canadian politician * François Lapointe (racewalker) (born 1961), Canadian racewalker * François Laroque, 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, French computer programmer * François Mitterrand, President of France 1981–1995 * François Pienaar, South African rugby player * François Pinault (born 1936), French billionaire * François-Henri Pinault (born 1962), French billionaire * 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 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 * Francois Turbot, a recurring character in the Canadian television series ''PAW Patrol'' * François Vérove (1962–2021), French serial killer * François Vidal (1832–1911), French poetPeople with the surname
* Abraham Francois, 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 (born c. 1985), American orthopedic surgeon and singer * Guillaume François, Belgian professional footballer * Hermann von François (1856–1933), German general during WW1 * Hunter J. Francois, Saint Lucian politician * Jacques François, French actor * Jacques Francois (footballer), Haitian football player * Julien François, French footballer * Kendall Francois, serial killer from Poughkeepsie, New York * Mark François, British politician * Tony François, Mauritian international footballerSee also
* "Citizen François", a caricatural personification of Revolutionary France by James Gillray * François, Deux-Sèvres, a municipality in the Poitou-Charentes region, France * Francois, Newfoundland and Labrador, a settlement in Canada * Le François, a town on the island of Martinique, France * Lefrançois, a French surname * Saint-François (disambiguation) * (), a common name describing the French language before the Reforms of French orthography#19th century, reform of French orthography in 1835. {{DEFAULTSORT:Francois Given names Surnames French masculine given names French-language surnames Surnames of French origin Toponymic surnames Surnames of Haitian origin