Famous People with Name Francois

François Bourque            Origin/Culture/Country: American

François Bourque: is a Canadian alpine skier. François Bourque Began his national debut in 2002. In the 2006 season he picked up another third place finish at a World Cup event, this time in the Giant Slalom in Alta Badia, Italy. At the 2006 Winter Olympics Bourque finish

Francois Soulie            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Francois Soulie: is an Andorran cross country skier who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 47th in the 50 km event at Vancouver in 2010. Novoselski's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 51st in the

François, Vicomte De Souillac            Origin/Culture/Country: French

François, Vicomte De Souillac: was Governor General of Pondichéry, Réunion He entered the navy in 1749 and he was named governor of Bourbon (modern Réunion) on 23 December 1775. On 15 October 1776 the Governor De Souillac created by ordinance, the "Quartier du Repos de Laleu". The ordi

François Xavier Jean–Marie De Robiano            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

François Xavier Jean–Marie De Robiano: was a Belgian politician. He was the first governor of the province of Antwerp after the independence of Belgium in 1830. François de Robiano was a member of the National Congress of Belgium from 1830 until 1831. He was senator in the Belgian Senate from 1831 until 1836 and governor of Antwerp from 4 October 1830 until 7 April 1831.

François Bausch            Origin/Culture/Country: French

François Bausch: is a Luxembourgian politician. He is currently a member of the Chamber of Deputies and communal council, as well as an échevin, of Luxembourg City. He is leader of the Greens in the Chamber.

Samson Pascal François            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Samson Pascal François: was a French pianist.François was born in Frankfurt where his father worked at the French consulate. His mother, Rose, named him Samson, for strength, and Pascal, for spirit. François discovered the piano early – at the age of two – and his first studies were in Italy, with Mascagni, who encouraged him to give his first concert at the age of six. Moving from country to country with his itinerant family, he studied in Belgrade with Cyril Licar, obtaining a first prize in performance. Licar also introduced him to the works of Bartók.

Abraham Francois            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Abraham Francois: is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Detroit Ignition in the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 2000 he signed for the Montreal Impact of the USL First Division, where the team had a bad start to the season, missing out on the playoffs for the first time since 1993. Francois played futsal by the QCSL World Cup 2010.

Samir-André Yousef Jonatan Al-Ajani Lajoié De Fran            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Samir-André Yousef Jonatan Al-Ajani Lajoié De Fran: is a French model and actor. After gaining fame for winning a French talent quest and playing the role of Jonatan Dupree in the television drama Amor et Perte, Samir went on to have a small television, film and modelling career. He was mostly popular in his home-country of New Caledonia, mainland China and Japan.

Antoine-François            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Antoine-François: was a French general and diplomat of noble origin and Italian descent. Promoted to Brigadier General in November 1797, the following July he commanded the French flotilla on the Nile (see French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1798), and then served as Louis Alexandre Berthier's assistant in Syria. He returned to France with Napoleon, assisted him during the 18 Brumaire coup, and became Général de Division in 1800.

Arnail François            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Arnail François: was a French aristocrat and politician. A deputy to the Legislative Assembly in 1791, elected by the départment of Seine-et-Marne, he generally voted with the minority. As his views came to be considered too moderate by his colleagues, he resigned in 1792, and was soon after arrested on suspicion of being a reactionary. Madame de Staël obtained his release from Louis Pierre Manuel just before the September Massacres. He subsequently accompanied Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord on his mission to the Kingdom of Great Britain, returning to France after the execution of King Louis XVI.