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François Bonneau
François Bonneau, born in 1953, is a French Socialist politician who has been president of the Regional Council of Centre-Val de Loire since 2007, succeeding Michel Sapin.
François Duvalier
François Duvalier, "Papa Doc" (1907–1971), dictator-president of Haiti 1957–1971; noiriste champion who ruled through the Tontons Macoutes militia, terror, and a personality cult, then passed power to son Jean-Claude.
François Fillon
François Fillon (born 1954, Le Mans) is a French center-right politician, prime minister 2007–2012 under Sarkozy, 2017 Republican presidential nominee whose campaign collapsed in the Penelopegate fictitious-jobs scandal, definitively convicted in 2026.
François Hollande
François Hollande (born 1954, Rouen) is a French Socialist politician, president of the Republic 2012–2017 and, since July 2024, deputy for Corrèze's 1st constituency under the Nouveau Front Populaire.
François Legault
François Legault, born 1957, is a Quebec businessman and politician, co-founder of Air Transat and of the Coalition avenir Québec, and the province's 32nd premier from 2018 until his January 2026 resignation.
François Mitterrand
François Mitterrand (1916–1996), French president 1981–1995, first left-wing president of the Fifth Republic; Fourth Republic minister, Socialist Party leader, abolitionist of the death penalty, Maastricht architect, and figure of the Vichy and Rwanda controversies.
François Tombalbaye
François Tombalbaye, later Ngarta Tombalbaye, was a Chadian schoolteacher and politician who became Chad's first president at independence from France in 1960, ruling for fifteen years.
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne, Canadian Liberal MP for Saint-Maurice—Champlain since 2015 and Minister of Finance and National Revenue since May 2025; former trade, infrastructure, foreign affairs, and innovation minister; presented Carney's first budget in November 2025.
François-Xavier Bellamy
François-Xavier Bellamy is a French politician of The Republicans, a Member of the European Parliament since 2019 and Vice-Chair of its European People's Party group.
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719), secret morganatic wife of Louis XIV and founder of the Maison royale de Saint-Louis at Saint-Cyr for poor noble girls in 1686; her influence at court was long debated.
Françoise Gatel
Françoise Gatel is a French politician serving as Minister of Territorial Planning and Decentralisation, handling bills on local-government norms and strengthening the local state, and meeting subnational officials.
Francophonie
Francophonie: the community of French-speaking peoples and countries and the intergovernmental OIF founded as the ACCT at Niamey on 20 March 1970; 90 members, Paris headquarters, Summits since 1986, Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo.
Franjo Tuđman
Franjo Tuđman was a Croatian politician who founded the Croatian Democratic Union and served as the first president of Croatia from 1990 until his death in 1999.
Frank B. Kellogg
Frank Billings Kellogg was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Minnesota, a US Senator from 1917 to 1923 and Secretary of State from 1925 to 1929.
Frank Bainimarama
Frank Bainimarama (Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama), Fijian military commander who led the 2006 coup, ruled as interim prime minister from 2007, won elections in 2014 and 2018 under his 2013 Constitution, lost power in 2022, and was imprisoned in 2024.
Frank Carroll (Arizona politician)
Frank Carroll is an American Republican politician who represents District 28 in the Arizona Senate, where he serves as Senate Majority Whip after being elected in 2022.
Frank Church
Frank Church (1924–1984), Democratic U.S. senator from Idaho 1957–1981, chaired the 1975–1976 Church Committee investigation of CIA, FBI, and NSA abuses, leading to FISA, permanent intelligence committees, and an assassinations ban.
Frank Ciccone
Frank Ciccone is an American Democratic politician serving as Majority Leader of the Rhode Island Senate, who said in December 2025 that he planned to seek reelection in 2026.
Frank Collin
Frank Collin (Francis Joseph Collin) led the Chicago-based National Socialist Party of America and sparked the 1977-1978 Skokie free-speech litigation; the Nazis never marched in Skokie, and Collin later served seven years in prison for child sexual abuse.
Frank G. Clement
Frank Goad Clement (1920–1969), Tennessee Democratic governor 1953–1959 and 1963–1967, 1956 DNC keynote speaker, first southern governor to veto a segregation bill, died in a 1969 car crash.
Frank Ginn
Frank Ginn is an American Republican politician serving in the Georgia State Senate from the 47th district, previously Franklin County's first county manager and a consulting engineer.
Frank J. Mrvan
Frank J. Mrvan, born 1969, is an American Democrat serving as U.S. Representative for Indiana's 1st district since 2021, after 15 years as North Township Trustee.
Frank LaRose
Frank LaRose is an American Republican politician who has served as Ohio's 51st Secretary of State since 2019, after serving in the Ohio State Senate.
Frank Lausche
Frank Lausche, also known as Frank John Lausche, was a Democratic politician from Cleveland, Ohio, elected to a record five terms as governor between 1945 and 1957.
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (1924-2013), New Jersey Democratic senator 1982-2001 and 2003-2013, ADP cofounder, last WWII veteran in the Senate; wrote the airline smoking ban, drinking age 21 law, and Lautenberg refugee amendment.
Frank Lucas (Oklahoma politician)
Frank D. Lucas is an American Republican politician who has represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House since 2003, after the 6th from 1993.
Frank Luntz
Frank Luntz, American Republican pollster and communications consultant, pioneer of Instant Response dial focus groups, pollster for the 1994 Contract with America, popularizer of "death tax" and "climate change."
Frank Merriam
Frank Finley Merriam (1865–1955), 28th governor of California 1934–1939, Republican; became governor on James Rolph's death, called out the National Guard in the 1934 San Francisco General Strike, and defeated Upton Sinclair in 1934 before losing in 1938.
Frank Murkowski
Frank Hughes Murkowski (born 1933) is an American Republican politician, Alaska's U.S. senator 1981-2002 and eighth governor 2002-2006, who appointed his daughter Lisa to his Senate seat and lost the 2006 primary to Sarah Palin.
Frank O. Lowden
Frank Orren Lowden (1861–1943), Illinois Republican congressman (1906–1911) and governor (1917–1921), reorganized state government, handled the 1919 Chicago race riot, and nearly won the 1920 GOP presidential nomination.