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".
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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
