François Autain (born 16 June 1935 in Luché-sur-Brioux, Deux-Sèvres) is a former member of the Senate of France, representing the Loire-Atlantique department.
He was a member of the Communist, Republican, and Citizen Group and a member of the Left Party, prior to which he was a member of the Citizen and Republican Movement but also the PS and the PSU.