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Françoise

Françoise is a French feminine given name and may refer to:Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (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, Moroccan singer Françoise Balibar, French physicist and science historian Françoise Ballet-Blu, French politician Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, virologist and Nobel Prize winner Françoise Basseporte (1701–1780), French painter Françoise Bertaut de Motteville, French memoir writer Françoise Beaucournu-Saguez (1936–2000), French entomologist Françoise Bertin (1925-2014), French actress Françoise Boivin, Canadian politician Françoise Bonnet, French long-distance runner Françoise Bourdin (1952–2022), French novelist Françoise Briand, French politician Francoise Brun-Cottan, French-American voice actor Françoise Castex, French politician Françoise Chandernagor, French writer Françoise Claustre (1937–2006), French archaeologist Françoise d'Amboise (1427–1485), Carmelite nun Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon (1635–1719), morganatic second wife of Louis XIV of France Françoise d'Eaubonne (1920–2005), French feminist Françoise de Graffigny (1695–1758), French writer Françoise David, Knight of the National Order of Quebec Françoise de Cezelli (1558–1615), French chevalier and war hero Françoise de Foix, mistress of Francis I of France Françoise Dior (1932–1993), French neo-Nazi Françoise Dolto (1908–1988), French doctor and psychoanalyst Françoise Dorin (1928–2018), French actor, comedian, novelist, playwright and songwriter Françoise Dorléac (1942–1967), popular French actress Françoise Dubois, French politician Françoise Ducros, Canadian civil servant Françoise Dunand, French Egyptologist and archaeologist Françoise Dupuy (1925–2022), French dancer and choreographer Françoise Dürr, former tennis player Françoise Faucher, French film actress Françoise Foning (1949–2015), Cameroonian businessperson and politician Françoise Forton (1957–2022), Brazilian actress Françoise Gilot (1921–2023), French born painter Françoise Giroud (1916–2003), French journalist, screenwriter, writer and politician Françoise Grossetête, French politician Françoise Hardy (1944–2024), French singer Françoise Héritier (1933-2017), French anthropologist Françoise Lebrun, French actress Françoise Marie de Bourbon (1677-1749), Duchess consort of Orléans, wife of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, "Mademoiselle de Blois" Françoise Macchi, French former alpine skier Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930-2016), Belgian writer Françoise Matraire, printer Françoise Mbango Etone, track and field athlete Françoise Meltzer, professor of religion Françoise Mouly, Paris-born French artist and designer Françoise Prévost (dancer), French ballerina Françoise Puene, Cameroonian politician Françoise Robertson, actress Françoise Rosay (1891–1974), French actress Françoise Sagan (1935–2004), French playwright, novelist and screenwriter Françoise Thom, French historian and Sovietologist Françoise Yip, Canadian actress Ghislaine Marie Françoise Dommanget (1900–1991), French actress Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier (1777–1849), French socialite Louise Françoise Contat (1760–1813), French actress Marie Françoise Sophie Gay (1776–1852), French author

Last revised
Jun 25, 2026
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Françoise
Genderfeminine
Origin
MeaningFrenchwoman
Other names
Related namesFrançois, Frank

Françoise (French: [fʁɑ̃swaz]) is a French feminine given name (equivalent to the English Frances or Italian Francesca) and may refer to:

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