What is "favre"

Favre is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Brett Favre (born 1969), U.S. football player (NFL); husband of Deanna Favre
• Claude Favre de Vaugelas (1585–1650), French grammarian
• Corinne Favre (born 1970), French ski instructor and competitive ski mountaineer
• Cristina Favre-Moretti (born 1963), Swiss ski mountaineer
• Deanna Favre (born 1968), U.S. breast cancer activist; wife of Brett Favre
• Émilie Favre (born 1992), French ski mountaineer
• Gilbert Favre (1936–1998), Bolivian flautist
• Jules Favre (1809–1880), French statesman
• Louis Favre (1826–1879), Swiss civil engineer; builder of the Gotthard Rail Tunnel
• Louis Favre (footballer) (1923–2008), French footballer and manager
• Lucien Favre (born 1957), Swiss footballer
• Luis Favre, pen name of Felipe Belisario Wermus (born 1949), Brazilian journalist and political activist; husband of ideMarta Suplicy, a former mayor of São Paulo
• Philippe Favre (1961–2013), Swiss racing driver
• St. Pierre Favre, known as "Peter Faber" (1506–1546), co-founder of the Society of Jesus
• Pierre Favre (musician) (born 1937), Swiss jazz drummer
• Sandrine Favre (born 1988), French ski mountaineer
• Simon Favre (1760–1813), U.S. interpreter of Muskogean languages; ancestor of Brett Favre
• Valentin Favre (born 1987), French ski mountaineer