France is a unisex given name and an English, French, and Slovene surname. In French-speaking countries, France may be a woman's first name. In France, it may derive from an ethnic name for an inhabitant of the country; a variant is Lafrance. In Slovenia, France may derive from the personal name "France", a vernacular form of "Frančišek", Latin Franciscus ("Francis"). It may also be an Americanized spelling of the German given or surname "Franz"..
Given name Men France Adamič (1911–2014), Slovene agronomist France Ahčin (1919–1989), Slovene sculptor France Ačko (1904–1974), Slovene musician, organist and composer France Balantič (1921–1943), Slovene poet France Bevk (1890–1970), Slovene writer, poet and translator France Bučar (1923–2015), Slovene politician, legal expert and author France Cukjati (born 1943), Slovene politician, physician and theologist France Dejak (1925–2003), Slovene soldier and Kočevski Rog massacre survivor France Laux (1897–1978), American sports announcer France Prešeren (1800–1849), Slovene romantic poet France Rode (1934–2017), Slovenian engineer and inventor France Staub (1920–2005), Mauritian ornithologist, herpetologist and botanist France Štiglic (1919–1993), Slovene film director and screenwriter France Vodnik (1903–1986), Slovene writer and poet
Women France A. Córdova (born 1947), American astrophysicist and administrator France D'Amour (born 1967), French-Canadian singer and songwriter France Gall (1947–2018), French pop singer France Gélinas, Canadian politician France Joli (born 1963), Canadian singer and songwriter France Nuyen (born 1939), French-Vietnamese actress now psychological counselor France Quéré (1936–1995), French Protestant theologian, writer France Castel (born 1944), French-Canadian signer, actress France Beaudoin (born 1969), French-Canadian journalist, TV show host
Surname Alfred E. France (1927–2015), American politician Ali France (born 1973), Australian politician Bill France Sr. (1909–1992), co-founder, CEO, and chairman of NASCAR Bill France Jr. (1933–2007), CEO of NASCAR and chairman of ISC Brian France (born 1962), former CEO and chairman of NASCAR C. V. France (1868–1949), British actor Cécile de France (born 1975), Belgian actress Ellen France (born 1956), New Zealand judge Eurilda Loomis France (1865–1931), American painter Jim France (born 1944), CEO and chairman of NASCAR, executive vice president of NASCAR, and CEO and chairman of ISC J. P. France (born 1995), American professional baseball player Michael France (1962–2013), American screenwriter Pierre Mendès France (1907–1982), French prime minister R. T. France (1938–2012), New Testament scholar and Anglican cleric Raoul Heinrich Francé (1874–1943), Austro-Hungarian botanist, microbiologist, and philosopher Robbie France (1959–2012), English drummer, record producer, arranger, journalist, music educator, and broadcaster Ryan France (born 1980), English former footballer Shirley May France (1932–2012), American swimmer Ty France (born 1994), American professional baseball player
See also Kai Kara-France (born 1993), New Zealand mixed martial artist Lafrance, a surname
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