François Évanturel (October 22, 1821 – March 12, 1891) was a Quebec lawyer, journalist and political figure.
He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Quebec from 1832 to 1841,[1] articled in law with René-Édouard Caron and was called to the bar in 1845.
He was a member of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society and helped found the Institut Canadien, serving as its first treasurer.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in an 1855 by-election in Quebec County as a member of the parti bleu.
In 1862, he was a member of a group of Liberals who bought the newspaper Le Canadien; he became sole owner and editor in 1866.