Françoise () is a French feminine given name (equivalent to the English

Frances Frances is an English given name or last name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'the French.' The male version of the name in English is Francis (given name), Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "F ...

or Italian Francesca) and may refer to: *

Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie and Ana. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in t ...

(1772–1816), French actress * Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress * Françoise Adnet (1924-2014), French figurative painter * Françoise Ardré (1931-2010), French phycologist and marine scientist * Françoise Arnoul (1931–2021), French actress * Françoise Atlan (born 1964), Moroccan singer * Françoise Balibar (born 1941), French physicist and science historian *

Françoise Ballet-Blu Françoise Ballet-Blu (born 9 May 1964) is a French politician who has been Member of Parliament for Vienne's 1st constituency from 2020 to 2022. She ran for reelection in 2022 but lost her seat to Lisa Belluco, the NUPES The New Ecologica ...

(born 1964), French politician *

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (; born 30 July 1947) is a French virologist and Director of the Regulation of Retroviral Infections Division () and Professor at the in Paris. Born in Paris, Barré-Sinoussi performed some of the fundamental work in the identification of the h ...

(born 1947), virologist and Nobel Prize winner * Françoise Basseporte (1701–1780), French painter * Françoise Bertaut de Motteville (c. 1621–1689), French memoir writer * Françoise Beaucournu-Saguez (1936–2000), French entomologist *

Françoise Bertin Françoise Bertin (23 September 1925 – 26 October 2014) was a French actress. She appeared in over 125 films since 1961. Among these were five films directed by Alain Resnais: '' Last Year at Marienbad'', '' Muriel'', '' The War Is Over'', ...

(1925-2014), French actress *

Françoise Boivin Françoise Boivin (born June 11, 1960 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Gatineau in the House of Commons of Canada until 2015. She first represented the district from 2004 to 2006 as a member ...

(born 1960), Canadian politician * Françoise Bonnet (born 1957), French long-distance runner * Françoise Bourdin (1952–2022), French novelist * Françoise Briand (born 1951), French politician *

Francoise Brun-Cottan Francoise Brun-Cottan (born 1944) is a French-American actress. She provided the voice of Nibbles in the ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts in the 1950s era. Brun-Cottan voices Nibbles in shorts like '' The Two Mouseketeers'', and ''Tuffy'' in ''Tom an ...

(born 1944), French-American voice actor *

Françoise Castex Françoise Castex (born 7 February 1956) is a Politics of France, French politician. Education Castex was born in Agadir and obtained a degree and master's degree in arts in the 1970s. In 1990 she obtained a Diploma of Advanced Studies in the Soc ...

(born 1956), French politician *

Françoise Chandernagor Françoise Chandernagor (born 15 June 1945, Palaiseau) is a French writer. The daughter of André Chandernagor, she is a former student of the École nationale d'administration, and she became a member of the Council of State in 1969. Biograp ...

(born 1945), French writer *

Françoise Claustre Françoise Claustre (8 February 1937 – 3 September 2006), was a French archaeologist. Life and career Claustre was taken hostage by a group of Chadian rebels, led by Hissène Habré, on 20 April 1974, at Bardaï, in the Tibesti Mountai ...

(1937–2006), French archaeologist *

Françoise d'Amboise Françoise d'Amboise, O.Carm (9 May 1427 – 4 November 1485) was a French Carmelite nun. Biography D'Amboise was born in the castle of Thouars. She was the daughter of the rich noble Louis d'Amboise, prince of Talmont and Viscount of Thou ...

(1427–1485), Carmelite nun *

Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon Françoise d'Aubigné (27 November 1635 – 15 April 1719), known first as Madame Scarron and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon (), was a French nobility, French noblewoman and the second wife of Louis XIV, Louis XIV of France from 1683 until ...

(1635–1719), morganatic second wife of Louis XIV of France *

Françoise d'Eaubonne Françoise d'Eaubonne (; 12 March 1920 – 3 August 2005) was a French author, labour rights activist, environmentalist, and feminist. Her 1974 book, ''Le Féminisme ou la Mort'', introduced the term ecofeminism. She co-founded the Front homos ...

(1920–2005), French feminist *

Françoise de Graffigny Françoise de Graffigny (''née'' Françoise d'Issembourg du Buisson d'Happoncourt; 11 February 1695 – 12 December 1758), better known as Madame de Graffigny, was a French novelist, playwright and salon hostess. Initially famous as the author ...

(1695–1758), French writer *

Françoise David Françoise David (; born January 13, 1948) is a former spokesperson of Québec solidaire – a left-wing, feminist, and sovereigntist political party in the province of Quebec, Canada. She was elected to serve as the Member of the National As ...

(born 1948), Knight of the National Order of Quebec *

Françoise de Cezelli Françoise de Cezelly (1558 – 16 October 1615) was a French war heroine during the French Wars of Religion. She distinguished herself when the village of Leucate was besieged by Spanish forces allied with the Catholic League in 1590, after her ...

(1558–1615), French chevalier and war hero *

Françoise de Foix Françoise de Foix, Comtesse de Châteaubriant (; c. 1495 – 16 October 1537) was a chief mistress of Francis I of France. Background Born into the House of Foix, Françoise was the daughter of Jean de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, and Jeanne d'Ayd ...

(c. 1495–1537), mistress of Francis I of France *

Françoise Dior Marie Françoise Suzanne Dior (7 April 1932 – 20 January 1993) was a French socialite and neo-Nazi underground financier. She was the niece of French fashion designer Christian Dior and Resistance fighter Catherine Dior, who publicly distanc ...

(1932–1993), French neo-Nazi *

Françoise Dolto Françoise Dolto (; November 6, 1908 – August 25, 1988) was a French pediatrician and psychoanalyst. Biography Françoise Dolto was born as Françoise Marette, into an affluent, devoutly Catholic, royalist and Maurrassian family in Paris. He ...

(1908–1988), French doctor and psychoanalyst *

Françoise Dorin Françoise Andrée Renée Dorin (; 23 January 1928 – 12 January 2018) was a French actor, comedian, novelist, playwright and songwriter. She was most successful in the 1970s, authored about 30 plays and more than 25 books as well as writing song ...

(1928–2018), French actor, comedian, novelist, playwright and songwriter *

Françoise Dorléac Françoise Paulette Louise Dorléac (; 21 March 194226 June 1967) was a French actress. She was the elder sister of Catherine Deneuve, with whom she starred in the musical comedy film, '' The Young Girls of Rochefort'' (1967). Her other films ...

(1942–1967), popular French actress * Françoise Dubois (born 1947), French politician *

Françoise Ducros Françoise (Francie) Ducros was a Canadian government official. She was a communications director for Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, from 1999 to 2002, until she resigned after referring to President George W. Bush as a "moron". Biography Ducros ...

, Canadian civil servant * Françoise Dunand (born 1934), French Egyptologist and archaeologist * Françoise Dupuy (1925–2022), French dancer and choreographer *

Françoise Dürr Françoise Dürr (born 25 December 1942; sometimes referred to by English writers as Frankie Durr) is a retired French tennis player. She won 50 singles titles and over 60 doubles titles. Durr played with an unorthodox backhand, which she pla ...

(born 1942), former tennis player * Françoise Faucher (born 1929), French film actress * Françoise Foning (1949–2015), Cameroonian businessperson and politician * Françoise Forton (1957–2022), Brazilian actress *

Françoise Gilot Françoise Gaime Gilot (26 November 1921 – 6 June 2023) was a French painter. Gilot was an internationally known artist working largely in watercolors and ceramics as well as a bestselling memoirist of the book ''Life with Picasso''. Gilot's ...

(1921–2023), French born painter *

Françoise Giroud Françoise Giroud (born Lea France Gourdji; 21 September 1916 – 19 January 2003), was a French journalist, screenwriter, writer, and politician. Biography Giroud was born in Lausanne, Switzerland to immigrant Sephardi Turkish Jewish parents; ...

(1916–2003), French journalist, screenwriter, writer and politician *

Françoise Grossetête Françoise Grossetête (born 17 May 1946) is a French politician who served as Member of the European Parliament for the South-East of France from 1994 until 2019. She is a member of The Republicans; part of the European People's Party. Early l ...

(born 1946), French politician *

Françoise Hardy Françoise Madeleine Hardy (; 17 January 1944 – 11 June 2024) was a French singer-songwriter, actress, and author. She was known for singing melancholic, sentimental ballads. Hardy rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a leading figure in F ...

(1944–2024), French singer * Françoise Héritier (1933-2017), French anthropologist *

Françoise Lebrun Françoise Lebrun (born 18 August 1944) is a French actress. Career She has appeared in many movies, and is especially known for her role as Veronika in Jean Eustache's '' The Mother and the Whore'' (1973). She has worked with other direc ...

, French actress *

Françoise Marie de Bourbon Françoise Marie de Bourbon (''Légitimée de France''; 4 May 1677 1 February 1749) was the youngest illegitimate daughter of King Louis XIV, Louis XIV of France and his ''maîtresse-en-titre'', Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise ...

(1677-1749), Duchess consort of Orléans, wife of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, "''Mademoiselle de Blois''" * Françoise Macchi (born 1951), French former alpine skier * Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930-2016), Belgian writer * Françoise Matraire (19th century), printer *

Françoise Mbango Etone Françoise Mbango Etone (born 14 April 1976 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian-born female former track and field athlete. She has competed internationally for France since 2010. While competing for Cameroon, Etone was a 2-time Olympic gold medalist ...

(born 1976), track and field athlete * Françoise Meltzer (born 1947), professor of religion *

Françoise Mouly Françoise Mouly (; born 24 October 1955) is a French-born American designer, editor and publisher. She is best known as co-founder, co-editor, and publisher of the comics and graphics magazine ''Raw (comics magazine), Raw'' (1980–1991), as t ...

(born 1955), Paris-born French artist and designer * Françoise Prévost (c. 1680–1741), French ballerina * Françoise Puene, Cameroonian politician * Françoise Robertson, actress * Françoise Rosay (1891–1974), French actress *

Françoise Sagan Françoise Sagan (; born Françoise Delphine Quoirez; 21 June 1935 – 24 September 2004) was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Sagan was known for works with strong romantic themes involving wealthy and disillusioned bourgeois ch ...

(1935–2004), French playwright, novelist and screenwriter *

Françoise Thom Françoise Thom (born 1951) is a French historian and Sovietologist, honorary lecturer in contemporary history at Paris-Sorbonne University. A specialist in post-communist Russia, she is the author of works of political analysis on the country and ...

(born 1951), French historian and Sovietologist *

Françoise Yip Françoise Fong-Wa Yip (葉芳華; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian actress. She first became known for her performances in Hong Kong films, before later also starring in North American films and television shows. She is best known to inte ...

(born 1972), Canadian actress *

Ghislaine Marie Françoise Dommanget Ghislaine Marie Françoise Dommanget (13 October 1900 – 30 April 1991) was a French actress, and the Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Louis II from 1946 to 1949. Early life Dommanget was born in Reims, France, as the daughter of ...

(1900–1991), French actress * Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier (1777–1849), French socialite * Louise Françoise Contat (1760–1813), French actress *

Marie Françoise Sophie Gay Marie Françoise Sophie Gay (born Nichault de la Valette; 1 July 1776 – 2 March 1852) was a French author who was born in Paris. Biography Marie Françoise Sophie Nichault de la Vallette was the child of Francesca Peretti, an Italian woman an ...

(1776–1852), French author

See also