Faure
Faure is an Occitan family name meaning blacksmith, from Latin faber. It is pronounced differently from the accented surname Fauré, as in Gabriel Fauré, French composer and organist.
People
Politicians
- Edgar Faure, French politician
- Félix Faure, 19th-century French president
- Fernand Faure (1853–1929), French economist and politician
- Jacques Faure (ambassador), French co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group
- Martine Faure, French politician
- Maurice Faure, French Resistance leader and politician, and the last surviving signatory of the Treaty of Rome
- Sébastien Faure, French anarchist
- Faure Gnassingbé, president of Togo
Writers, artists, and musicians
- Élie Faure, French art historian and essayist
- Gabriel Faure (1877-1962), French poet, novelist and essayist
- Jean-Baptiste Faure, French baritone and composer
- Lucie Faure, French writer
- Renée Faure, French actress
Others
- Abraham Faure (1795-1875), South African clergyman
- Camille Alphonse Faure, French chemical engineer
- Gunter Faure, American geochemist
- Jacques Faure (French Army officer) (1904–1988), French Army general and skier
- Jacques-Paul Faure (1869–1924), head of the French military mission to Japan (1918–19)
- Keith Faure, Australian career criminal
- Luigi Faure (1901–1974), Italian cross-country skier, Nordic combined skier, and ski jumper
- Sébastien Faure (footballer), French footballer
Entertainment Industry
- Trevor Faure (Actor, Radio Announcer), Australian Radio Announcer ( 3RIM & 3APL), Melbourne's 3RIM Radio Station President and Australian Actor
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