Famous People with Name Francois

François Antoine Brandt            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

François Antoine Brandt: was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

François Aupetit            Origin/Culture/Country: French

François Aupetit: is a French boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to Czeslaw Cyraniak.

François Dauphin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

François Dauphin: is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Canadian handball team, which finished eleventh in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored three goals.

François Louis Drolet            Origin/Culture/Country: American

François Louis Drolet: is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics.

François Hamelin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

François Hamelin: is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec, currently residing in Montreal.

Claude François            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Claude François: was a French pop singer and songwriter. He wrote "Comme d'habitude," the original version of "My Way."Claude François' mother was very musical and had her son take piano and violin lessons. On his own, the boy learned to play the drums. As a result of the 1956 Suez Crisis, the family returned to live in Monaco, where they struggled financially after Claude's father fell ill and could not work. A young Claude found a job as a bank clerk and at night earned extra money playing drums with an orchestra at the luxury hotels along the French Riviera.

Sandrine François            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Sandrine François: a French singer, born December 1980 in Paris. Whitney Houston, Tracy Chapman and Aretha Franklin were her early inspirations. She was discovered singing in a pub and invited to sing on the television show of Mireille Dumas. This appearance led to a record

Marie Joseph François            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Marie Joseph François: was a French officer and explorer known for his exploration of the Mekong River in Southeast Asia.He was born on July 25, 1839 at Saint-Étienne, and entered the French Navy, and after voyaging in Brazilian waters and the Pacific, he obtained a post on the

André François            Origin/Culture/Country: French

André François: was a Hungarian-born French cartoonist.He worked as a painter, sculptor and graphic designer, but is best remembered for his cartoons, whose subtle humor and wide influence bear comparison to those of Saul Steinberg. François initially worked for French l

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.