Francesc () is a masculine
given name
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of
Catalan origin. It is a
cognate
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of
Francis
Francis may refer to:
People
*Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome
*Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
*Francis (surname)
Places
* Rural M ...
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Francesco,
Francisco,
François
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.
People with the given name
* Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters"
* Francis II of France, King ...
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Franz. People with the name include:
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Cesc Fàbregas (Francesc Fàbregas i Soler) (born 1987), Spanish professional football player
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Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros
Francisco Antonio de la Dueña y Cisneros (referred to in Catalan as Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros) (1753–1821), was a Spanish clergyman. He was born in Villanueva de la Fuente, Ciudad Real, and was Bishop of Urgell (and ''ex offi ...
(1753–1821), Roman Catholic prelate; Bishop of Urgell 1797–1816
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Francesc Areny Casal
Francesc Areny Casal is an Andorran politician. He was General Syndic (President) of the General Council of Andorra
The General Council ( ca, Consell General d'Andorra, ) is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. It is sometimes referred to ...
(contemporary), Andorran politician
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Francesc Arnau
Francesc Xavier Arnau Grabalosa (23 March 1975 – 22 May 2021) was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
In a 16-year professional career he played for Barcelona and Málaga, appearing in 126 La Liga games over the course of 12 seas ...
(1975–2021), Spanish professional football player
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Francesc Bellmunt (born 1947), Spanish screenwriter and film director
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Francesc Berenguer i Mestres (1866–1914), Spanish Art Nouveau architect
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Francesc Cambó
Francesc Cambó i Batlle (; 2 September 1876 – 30 April 1947) was a conservative Spanish politician from Catalonia, founder and leader of the autonomist party '' Lliga Regionalista''. He was a minister in several Spanish governments. He suppo ...
(1876–1947), Spanish politician, government minister, and artistic supporter
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Francesc Candel Tortajada
Francisco Candel Tortajada (May 31, 1925 in Casas Altas – November 23, 2007 in Barcelona, Spain), usually known as well as Paco Candel, was a Valencian-born writer and journalist who lived most of his life in Barcelona.
He was born in a tow ...
(a.k.a. Paco Candel) (1925–2007), Spanish writer and journalist
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Francesc Capdevila (born 1956), Spanish artist and illustrator
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Francesc de Tamarit (1600–1653), Spanish politician and military leader during the Catalan Revolt
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Francesc Eiximenis (c. 1340–1409), Spanish Franciscan priest, encyclopedist, and writer
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Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia
Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia (; January 14, 1859 – October 13, 1909), widely known as Francisco Ferrer (), was a Spanish radical freethinker, anarchist, and educationist behind a network of secular, private, libertarian schools in and aroun ...
(1859–1909), Spanish Catalan free-thinker and anarchist
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Francesc Fontanella (1622–1685), Spanish poet, dramatist, and priest
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Francesc Gaset Fris (born 1947), Andorran sport shooter
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Francesc Layret (1880–1920), Spanish nationalist, politician, and lawyer; assassinated
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Francesc Macià (1859–1933), Spanish military officer and president of Catalonia
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Francesc Pi i Margall (Francisco Pi y Margall), Second President of the First Spanish Republic and Catalan romanticist writer
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Francesc Pujols (1882–1962), Spanish writer and philosopher
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Francesc Sabaté Llopart (1915–1960), Spanish anarchist; fought against the regime of Francisco Franco
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Francesc Santacruz i Artigas (fl. 1665–1721), Spanish sculptor
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Francesc Vicent Garcia (1582–1623), Spanish poet
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Francesc Vicent (1450–1512), Spanish author who wrote about chess
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Francesc Vilanova (1968–2014), Spanish professional football player and manager
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Francesc Xavier Butinyà i Hospital
Francesc Xavier Butinyà i Hospital (April 16, 1834 in Banyoles – December 18, 1899 in Tarragona) was a Spanish missionary Jesuit from Catalonia, teacher and writer and the founder of two religious congregations of Sisters. He was the son of a ...
(1834–1899), Spanish missionary Jesuit, teacher, and writer
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François Arago
Dominique François Jean Arago ( ca, Domènec Francesc Joan Aragó), known simply as François Arago (; Catalan: ''Francesc Aragó'', ; 26 February 17862 October 1853), was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, freemason, supporter of t ...
(Francesc Joan Domènec Aragó) (1786–1853), French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician
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Xesco Espar
Francesc "Xesco" Espar Moya (born January 4, 1963 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a handball trainer and a former player.
He began playing handball in Sagrada Família school in Barcelona, GEIEG club in Girona and finally in the professional te ...
(Francesc Espar Moya) (born 1963), Spanish handball player and trainer
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Catalan masculine given names