Fauré (surname) explained

Fauré (in French foʁe/) is an Occitan family name, a variant of Faure, although the latter is pronounced in French pronounced as /fɔʁ/.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Alain Fauré (1962–2018), French politician
• Amédée Fauré or Victor-Amédée Faure (1801–1878), French painter
• Andrée Fauré (1904–1985), French ceramist and designer, daughter of Camille Fauré
• Antoine Fauré (1883–1954), French cyclist
• Camille Fauré (1874–1956), French ceramicist
• Cédric Fauré (born 1979), French football striker
• Emmanuel Fauré-Fremiet (1883–1971), French biologist, son of Gabriel Fauré
• Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924), French composer
• Gérard Fauré (born 1946), French essayist, former drug dealer and bank robber
• Maurice Fauré (1859–1945), French sports shooter
• Nicolas Fauré (born 1984), French rugby league player
• Sylvain Fauré (born 1978), Monegasque swimmer

See also

• Faure
• Foray, Foray (surname)