List of Famous people named Francois

François Moncla is a French former rugby union footballer who played flanker. He won 31 caps for France between 1956 and 1961, including 18 as captain.

François Maspero was a French author and journalist, best known as a publisher of leftist books in the 1970s. He also worked as a translator, translating the works of Joseph Conrad and John Reed, author of Ten Days that Shook the World, among others. He was awarded the Prix Décembre in 1990 for Les Passagers du Roissy-Express.

François Trinh-Duc is a French rugby union player for Racing 92 in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Trinh-Duc's regular position is at fly-half or inside centre.

François Morel is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for appearing in sketch television series Les Deschiens (1993-2002).

François Valéry is a French singer-songwriter and composer.

François Gabart is a French professional offshore yacht racer who won the 2012-13 Vendée Globe in 78 days 2 hours 16 minutes, setting a new race record. In 2017 he set the speed record for sailing around the globe in 42 days 16 hours 40 minutes and 35 seconds finishing on 17 December. He was sailing singlehanded in the 30 metre Trimaran Macif.

François Landriault-Barbeau, known professionally as François Arnaud, is a Canadian film and television actor. He is best known for his work as Cesare Borgia on Showtime's period drama series The Borgias, Manfred Bernardo on NBC's Midnight, Texas, and Tommy Castelli on UnReal.

François Gérard Marie Lecointre is a French army general who has served as Chief of the Defence Staff since 20 July 2017. As a captain, with Lieutenant Bruno Heluin as the company commanding officer, he was one of the two heroes of the Battle of Vrbanja Bridge in 1995, the last fixed bayonet charge combat of the French Armed Forces.

Jacobus Francois Pienaar is a retired South African 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. After being dropped from the Springbok team in 1996, Pienaar went on to a career with English club Saracens.

Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan was a French admiral and political figure. Born in Nérac, Darlan graduated from the École navale in 1902 and quickly advanced through the ranks following his service during World War I. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1929, vice admiral in 1932, lieutenant admiral in 1937 before finally being made admiral and Chief of the Naval Staff in 1937. In 1939, Darlan was promoted to admiral of the fleet, a rank created specifically for him.