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(and original) version of the personal name " Francis", is the most common given name among males in

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

. Notable persons with that name include:

People with the given name Francesco

* Francesco I (disambiguation), several people * Francesco Barbaro (disambiguation), several people * Francesco Bernardi (disambiguation), several people *

Francesco di Giorgio Martini Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439–1501) was an Italian architect, engineer, painter, sculptor, and writer. As a painter, he belonged to the Sienese School. He was considered a visionary architectural theorist—in Nikolaus Pevsner's terms ...

(1439-1501), Italian architect, engineer and painter *

Francesco Berni Francesco Berni Francesco Berni (1497/98 – 26 May 1535) was an Italian poet. He is credited for beginning what is now known as " Bernesque poetry", a serio-comedic type of poetry with elements of satire. Biography Life Berni was born 1497 o ...

(1497–1536), Italian writer * Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543), Italian lutenist and composer *

Francesco Primaticcio Francesco Primaticcio (April 30, 1504 – 1570) was an Italian Mannerist painter, architect and sculptor who spent most of his career in France. Biography Born in Bologna, he trained under Giulio Romano in Mantua and became a pupil of ...

(1504–1570), Italian painter, architect, and sculptor *

Francesco Albani Francesco Albani or Albano (17 March or 17 August 1578 – 4 October 1660) was an Italian Baroque painter who was active in Bologna (1591–1600), Rome (1600–1609), Bologna (1609), Viterbo (1609–1610), Bologna (1610), Rome (1610–1617) ...

(1578–1660), Italian painter * Francesco Borromini (1599–1667), Swiss sculptor and architect * Francesco Cavalli (1602–1676), Italian composer * Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618–1663), Italian mathematician and physicist * Francesco Bianchini (1662–1729), Italian philosopher and scientist * Francesco Galli Bibiena (1659–1739), Italian architect and designer * Francesco Antonio Bonporti (1672–1749), Italian priest and composer *

Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei Francesco Scipione Maffei (; 1 June 1675 – 11 February 1755) was a Italian writer and art critic, author of many articles and plays. An antiquarian with a humanist education whose publications on Etruscan antiquities stand as incunables of ...

(1675–1755), Italian archaeologist * Francesco Manfredini (1684–1762), Italian composer * Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762), Italian violinist and composer *

Francesco Maria Veracini Francesco Maria Veracini (1 February 1690 – 31 October 1768) was an Italian composer and violinist, perhaps best known for his sets of violin sonatas. As a composer, according to Manfred Bukofzer, "His individual, if not subjective, style has ...

(1690–1768), Italian composer *

Francesco Zuccarelli Giacomo Francesco Zuccarelli (commonly known as Francesco Zuccarelli, ; 15 August 1702 – 30 December 1788) RA, was an Italian artist of the late Baroque or Rococo period. He is considered to be the most important landscape painter to hav ...

(1702–1788), Italian painter *

Francesco Zahra Francesco Vincenzo Zahra ( mt, Franġisk Żahra, 15 December 1710 – 19 August 1773) was a Maltese painter who mainly painted religious works in the Neapolitan Baroque style. His works may be found in many churches around the Maltese Islands, as ...

(1710–1773), Maltese painter *

Francesco Algarotti Count Francesco Algarotti (11 December 1712 – 3 May 1764) was an Italian polymath, philosopher, poet, essayist, anglophile, art critic and art collector. He was a man of broad knowledge, an expert in Newtonianism, architecture and opera. He was ...

(1712–1764), Italian philosopher * Francesco Guardi (1712–1793), Italian artist *

Francesco Antonio Zaccaria Francesco Antonio Zaccaria (March 27, 1714 - October 10, 1795) was an Italian theologian, historian, and prolific writer. Biography Francesco Antonio Zaccaria was born in Venice. His father, Tancredi, was a noted jurist. He joined the Austria ...

(1714–1795), Italian theologian and historian * Francesco Cetti (1726–1778), Italian Jesuit scientist *

Francesco Hayez Francesco Hayez (; 10 February 1791 – 12 February 1882) was an Italian painter. He is considered one of the leading artists of Romanticism in mid-19th-century Milan, and is renowned for his grand historical paintings, political allegories, and ...

(1791–1882), Italian painter *

Francesco Puccinotti Francesco Puccinotti (8 August 1794 – 8 October 1872Chambers's Encyclopaedia, 1891Volume VIII) was an Italian pathologist. Puccinotti was born in Urbino and started his career as the main doctor in Recanati but moved on to Macerata where h ...

(1794–1872), Italian pathologist * Francesco Ticciati (1893–1949), Italian musician * Francesco Greco (1942–2018), Italian lawyer and politician *

Francesco Rosi Francesco Rosi (; 15 November 1922 – 10 January 2015) was an Italian film director. His film '' The Mattei Affair'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Rosi's films, especially those of the 1960s and 1970s, often appeared to ha ...

(1922–2015), Italian film maker *

Francesco Merloni Francesco Merloni (born 17 September 1925) is an Italian industrialist, engineer and politician who was a member of the Christian Democrats. He served as the minister of public works from 1992 to 1994. He chaired Merloni Termosanitari until 2011 ...

(born 1925), Italian industrialist, academic and politician *

Francesco Ricci Bitti Francesco Ricci Bitti (born 15 January 1942) is an Italian sports administrator and former tennis player who has presided over the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) since 2013. Since 2015 he has been honorary life p ...

(born 1942), Italian sports official * Francesco Beschi (born 1951), Italian bishop *

Francesco Moser Francesco Moser ( or ; ; born 19 June 1951), nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" (The sheriff), is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He finished on the podium of the Giro d'Italia six times including his win in the 1984 edition. Moser wa ...

(born 1951), Italian cyclist * Franco Serantini (born 1951), Italian anarchist *

Francesco Schettino Francesco Schettino (; born 14 November 1960) is an Italian former shipmaster who commanded the cruise ship ''Costa Concordia'' when it struck an underwater rock and capsized with the deaths of 32 passengers and crew off the Italian island of ...

(born 1960), Italian former ship captain and prisoner *

Francesco da Mosto Francesco da Mosto (; born 1961) is an Italian architect, author, historian, film maker and television presenter. He presented the three BBC 2 series '' Francesco's Venice'' (2004) and '' Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe'' (2006) where he explored ...

(born 1961), Italian architect, film maker and television presenter *

Francesco Attolico Francesco Attolico (born 23 March 1963 in Bari) is a retired water polo goalkeeper from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2000. See also * Italy men's Olympic water polo team record ...

(born 1963), Italian water polo player *

Francesco Saverio Romano Francesco Saverio Romano (born 24 December 1964) is an Italian politician and lawyer. He served as the minister of agricultures in 2011 and a member of the Chamber of Deputies between 2001 and 2018. Early life and education Romano was born in ...

(born 1964), Italian politician and lawyer * Francesco Bruno (born 1968), Italian sport shooter *

Francesco Lollobrigida Francesco Lollobrigida (born 21 March 1972) is an Italian lawyer and politician who has been the minister of agriculture since 22 October 2022. Biography Lollobrigida was born in Tivoli on 21 March 1972. He has a degree in law. He held various ...

(born 1972), Italian lawyer and politician *

Francesco Postiglione Francesco Postiglione (born 29 April 1972 in Naples) is a former swimmer and water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at four Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. At his Olympic debut he competed as a breas ...

(born 1972), Italian swimmer and water polo player *

Francesco Totti Francesco Totti (; born 27 September 1976) is an Italian former professional footballer who played solely for Roma and the Italy national team. He is often referred to as ''Er Bimbo de Oro'' (The Golden Boy), ''L'Ottavo Re di Roma'' (The Eig ...

(born 1976), Italian football player *

Francesco Bilotto Francesco Bilotto (born August 30, 1981) is a television design and entertaining expert, contributing to many media sources. Currently seen as a re-appearing guest on national network news morning programs as well as daytime entertainment talk sh ...

(born 1977), American designer and entertainment expert * Francesco Cernuto (born 1992), Italian footballer

Characters with the given name

Francesco Bernoulli ''Cars'' is a media franchise including the 2006 film ''Cars'', the 2011 film '' Cars 2'', the 2017 film ''Cars 3'', the 2013 film '' Planes'' and the 2014 film '' Planes: Fire & Rescue''. Characters in the fictional universe include: Piston ...

, character in the Disney-Pixar animated film ''Cars 2''

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