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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