Faure

Not to be confused with Fauré (surname).

For other uses, see Faure (disambiguation).

Faure (pronounced [ˈfawɾe] ^ⓘ) is an Occitan family name meaning blacksmith, from Latin faber. It is pronounced [fɔʁ] in French (unlike Fauré which is pronounced [foʁe]).

Notable people with the name include:

• Abraham Faure (1795–1875), Cape Colony clergyman and author
• Alfred Faure (cyclist) (1883–1935), French cyclist
• Amédée Faure (1801–1878), French painter
• Barry Faure (born 1964), Seychellois diplomat and politician
• Benoît Faure (1899–1980), French cyclist
• Bernard Faure (born 1948), Asian religion scholar
• Berthe Faure (1842–1920), Félix Faure's spouse
• Camille Alphonse Faure (1840–1898), French chemist
• Christian Faure (director) (born 1954), French screenwriter and film director
• Danny Faure (born 1962), President of Seychelles
• David Faure (1842–1916), South African Protestant minister
• David Faure (historian) (born 1947), Hong Kong historical anthropologist
• Dominique Faure (born 1959), French politician
• Douglas Faure, South African naval officer
• Duncan Faure (born 1956), South African singer
• Edgar Faure (1908–1988), 69th Prime Minister of France
• Edmond Faure (1927–2008), French wrestler
• Élie Faure (1873–1937), French art historian and essayist
• Etienne Faure (born 1969), French film director
• Eugène Faure (1822–1878), French painter
• Félix Faure (1841–1899), President of France from 1895 to 1899
• Fernand Faure (1853–1929), French economist and politician
• Fleur Faure (born 1993), French cyclist
• Florian Faure (born 1983), French rugby union player
• Francine Faure (1914–1979), Second wife of Albert Camus
• Francis Faure (1910–1953), French cyclist
• Gabriel Faure (writer) (1877–1962), French poet, novelist and essayist
• Gaël Faure (born 1987), French singer-songwriter
• Georges Le Faure (1856–1953), French writer
• Gilbert Faure (born 1943), French cross-country skier
• Gilbert-Amable Faure (1755–1819), French Navy officer and politician
• Guilhem Faure, Computational biologist
• Gunter Faure (1934–2025), Canadian-American geochemist
• Guy Olivier Faure (born 1943), French professor and researcher
• Hubert Faure (1914–2021), French military personnel
• Jacques Faure (French Army officer) (1904–1988), French Army general and skier
• Jacques-Paul Faure (1869–1924), French army officer
• Jean Faure (1937–2022), French politician
• Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), French opera singer
• Jean-Louis Faure (sculptor) (1931–2022), French sculptor
• Jean-Louis Faure (surgeon) (1863–1944), French surgeon
• Jean-Philippe Faure (born 1966), French footballer
• Julia Faure (born 1977), French actress
• Karyn Faure (born 1969), French swimmer
• Keith Faure (born 1951), Australian career criminal
• Lionel Faure (born 1977), French rugby union player
• Louis-Joseph Faure (1760–1837), French judge
• Lucie Faure (1908–1977), French writer and novelist
• Luigi Faure (1898–1946), Italian cross-country skier, Nordic combined skier and ski jumper
• Magdeleine Boucherit Le Faure (1879–1960), French pianist and composer
• Marcel Faure (1905–1984), French fencer
• Martine Faure (born 1948), French politician
• Maurice Faure (1922–2014), French politician
• Maurice Faure (sport shooter) (1859–1945), French sports shooter
• Maurice Faure (wrestler) (1927–2013), French wrestler
• Nick Faure (born 1944), English racing driver
• Olivier Faure (born 1968), French politician
• Patrice Faure (born 1967), French civil servant
• Patricia Faure (1928–2008), American art dealer, photographer, and gallery owner
• Patrick Faure (born 1946), French businessman
• Paul Faure (archaeologist) (1916–2007), French archaeologist
• Paul Faure (politician) (1878–1960), French socialist politician
• Pierre Faure (1777–1855), French geographer
• René Faure (1928–2005), French cyclist
• Renée Faure (1918–2005), French actress
• Roland Faure (1926–2023), French journalist
• Sébastien Faure (1858–1942), French anarchist
• Sébastien Faure (footballer) (born 1991), French footballer
• Théo Faure (born 1999), French volleyball player
• William C. Faure (1949–1994), South African film director

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Faure
• All pages with titles containing Faure
• Fauré (surname)
• Faur