François
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François is part of the name of several communes in France
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- a FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
name; see also FrançoiseFrançoiseFrançoise may refer to:* Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange , French actress* Claudine Françoise Mignot , French adventuress* Françoise Adnet , French figurative painter...
, FrancisFrancisFrancis is a French and English first name and a surname of Latin origin.Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. The female version of the name in English is Frances, and Francine...
, François-Dominique - François BeaucheminFrançois BeaucheminFrançois Beauchemin is a French Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a member of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League, his second tenure with the organization.-Playing career:...
(b. 1980), professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs - François GeromeFrancois GeromeFrancois Gerome was a French painter born in Paris in 1895. He is best known for his paintings of women depicted at picturesque spots throughout Paris including the Place de la Concorde and in front of the Opéra. In these representations, the women usually engage the viewer with their frontal pose...
(b. 1985), French painter - François PinaultFrançois PinaultFrançois Pinault is a French businessman who runs the retail company PPR. He is a friend of former French President Jacques Chirac....
(b. 1936), Founder of PPRPPR (company)PPR is a French multinational holding company specializing in retail shops and luxury brands. The company was founded in 1963 by the businessman François Pinault and is now run by his son François-Henri Pinault. It is quoted on Euronext Paris and is a constituent of the CAC 40 index... - François-Henri PinaultFrançois-Henri PinaultFrançois-Henri Pinault, born in Rennes, Brittany, France, is a French businessman and the chief executive officer of PPR. He is the son of the company's founder, businessman François Pinault...
(b. 1962), Chairman and CEO of PPRPPR (company)PPR is a French multinational holding company specializing in retail shops and luxury brands. The company was founded in 1963 by the businessman François Pinault and is now run by his son François-Henri Pinault. It is quoted on Euronext Paris and is a constituent of the CAC 40 index...
and husband of actress Salma HayekSalma HayekSalma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez de Pinault is a Mexican film actress, director and producer. She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role as Frida Kahlo in the film Frida.-Early life:...
. - François (album)François (album)François is the French-language debut album by Desireless, released in 1989. The single "Voyage, voyage" was a chart topper in many European and Asian single charts and sold over five million copies.-Track listing:# "Qui sommes nous" – 4:31...
, the 1989 album by Desireless - François RabelaisFrançois RabelaisFrançois Rabelais was a major French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. He has historically been regarded as a writer of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, bawdy jokes and songs...
, a major French Renaissance writer, doctor and humanist - Francis I of FranceFrancis I of FranceFrancis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...
- François CouperinFrançois CouperinFrançois Couperin was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as Couperin le Grand to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented Couperin family.-Life:Couperin was born in Paris...
(1668–1733): French Baroque composer, keyboardist - François Lapointe (b. 1961), Canadian racewalker
- François LapointeFrançois Lapointe (politician)François Lapointe is a Canadian politician, currently MP for the electoral district of Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup.On the night of the 2011 election, Lapointe was initially declared unsuccessful in his riding, losing narrowly to incumbent MP Bernard Généreux...
, Canadian politician - François MitterrandFrançois MitterrandFrançois Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was the 21st President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra, serving from 1981 until 1995. He is the longest-serving President of France and, as leader of the Socialist Party, the only figure from the left so far elected President...
, former President of France - François PienaarFrancois PienaarJacobus Francois Pienaar is a South African former rugby union player. He played flanker for South Africa from 1993 until 1996, winning 29 international caps, all of them as captain. He is best known for leading South Africa to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup...
, South African rugby player - François QuesnayFrançois QuesnayFrançois Quesnay was a French economist of the Physiocratic school. He is known for publishing the "Tableau économique" in 1758, which provided the foundations of the ideas of the Physiocrats...
, early French economist - François RozenthalFrançois RozenthalFrançois Rozenthal is a French ice hockey player.-Personal:Rozenthal is Jewish, and is the identical twin brother of Maurice Rozenthal, who is also a French ice hockey player.-Ice hockey career:...
, French ice hockey player - François SagatFrançois SagatFrançois Sagat is a French male pornographic actor who has appeared in gay pornographic movies. He is best known for his rugged looks and scalp tattoo. He has also appeared at times as a fashion model and starting 2009, he also landed on cinematic roles in films for the general public including...
, model and gay pornographic actor - François SteynFrançois SteynFrancois Steyn is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the South African national team; and Racing Métro 92 in Paris. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup...
, South African rugby player - François Robineau (b. 1961), a French photographer,
- François TracanelliFrançois TracanelliFrançois Tracanelli is a retired pole vaulter from France, who was born in Italy. He set his personal best on 23 August 1981 at a meet in Nice.-Achievements:-References:**...
, French pole vaulter - François Trinh-DucFrançois Trinh-DucFrançois Trinh-Duc is a French rugby union player for Montpellier Hérault RC in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Trinh-Duc's regular position is at fly-half or outside centre.-Biography:...
, French rugby player - "Citizen François", hostile British national personification of Revolutionary France
- François LionetFrançois LionetFrançois Lionet is a French programmer, best known for having written AMOS BASIC on the Amiga and STOS BASIC on the Atari ST . He has also written several games on these platforms....
, French computer programmer - François RabbathFrançois RabbathFrançois Rabbath is a contemporary French double-bass player, soloist, and composer.He was born into a Syrian family of musicians but his only instruction came from a book written by a Parisian bassist Edouard Nanny...
, French double-bass player and composer
François is part of the name of several communes in France
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The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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- François, Deux-SèvresFrançois, Deux-SèvresFrançois is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-References:*...
- Saint-François-de-SalesSaint-François-de-SalesSaint-François-de-Sales is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Savoie département - Saint-François-LacroixSaint-François-LacroixSaint-François-Lacroix is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Moselle département - Saint-François-LongchampSaint-François-LongchampSaint-François-Longchamp is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Savoie]département - Vitry-le-FrançoisVitry-le-FrançoisVitry-le-François is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It is located on the Marne River and is the western terminus of the Marne-Rhine Canal.- History :In 1142, Louis VII invaded Champagne and seized Vitry-le-François...
, in the Marne département - Saint-François, GuadeloupeSaint-François, GuadeloupeSaint-François is a commune on the department of Guadeloupe. It lies on the south-east point of the island of Grande-Terre.-Geography:Some settlements are depending of the commune of Saint-François, such as:* Chassaing* Dubedou* Kahouanne-References:*...
- Le FrançoisLe FrançoisLe Francois is a town and commune in the Arrondissement of Le Marin on Martinique, from the island capital of Fort-de-France.-External links:* *...
, in the Martinique département