Most uses of Xavier are directly or indirectly derived from St. Francis Xavier and are therefore likely to have a Catholic connotation. It may refer to:

For a list of notable schools named after St. Francis Xavier, see List of schools named after Francis Xavier.

Michèle Laroque (born June 15, 1960) is a French actress, comedian and humorist, who has appeared in almost 60 film and television productions since 1988.

She was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She was nominated for the César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in La crise (1992) and Pédale douce (1996).

Michèle is 1.71 m tall, began her career in 1987 at the age of 27. She is a daughter of Romanian dancer Doina Trandabur, who defected to Great Britain in 1958. Her father is Claude Laroque, who met Doina a year earlier during a tour. This made her a niece of Pierre Laroque, the creator of the Social Security in France. She survived a long coma(because of car accident at the age of 18, and then made the decision of becoming an actress. Michèle was also married with e theatre's director Dominique Deschamps for a brief period(daughter Oriane). She's a gay rights activist.