Francis is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

origin. Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. The other version of the name in English is

Frances Frances is a French and English given name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'free one.' The male version of the name in English is Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman", comes from the F ...

, and (less commonly)

Francine :''This is a disambiguation page for the common name Francine.'' Francine is a female given name. The name is of French origin. The name Francine was most popular in France itself during the 1940s (Besnard & Desplanques 2003), and was well used i ...

. (For most speakers, Francis and Frances are homophones or near homophones; a popular mnemonic for the spelling is "i for him and e for her".) The name

Frank Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Curr ...

is a common diminutive for Francis, as is

Frannie Frannie is a given name. It is generally a feminine name used as a nickname for Frances. The masculine form is Franny. Notable people with the name include: * Frannie Hughes, fictional character on the soap opera ''As the World Turns'' * Frannie ...

for Frances. Less common are the diminutives

Fritz Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin a ...

for Francis, and

Franny Franny is a given name. It is generally a masculine name used as a nickname for Francis. The feminine form is Frannie. Notable people with the name include: * Franny Armstrong (born 1972), British documentary film director * Franny Beecher (1921� ...

and Fran for either Francis or Frances.

Derivation

Francesco Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name " Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), sev ...

("Frank", "Frenchman", "Free man" in medieval Italian) was the name given to Saint Francis of Assisi (born ''Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone'') by his

francophile A Francophile, also known as Gallophile, is a person who has a strong affinity towards any or all of the French language, French history, French culture and/or French people. That affinity may include France itself or its history, language, cuisin ...

father A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. An adoptive fathe ...

, whose wife the mother of Francesco was French, celebrating his trade with French merchants. Due to the renown of the saint, this

Italian name A name in the Italian language consists of a given name ( it, nome), and a surname (); in most contexts, the given name is written before the surname. (In official documents, the Western surname may be written before the given name or names.) Ital ...

became widespread in Western Europe during the Middle Ages in different versions (

Francisco Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...

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, Kin ...

, etc.). However, it was not regularly used in Britain until the 16th century as Francis.Francis
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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

itself comes from the Germanic people known as the

Franks The Franks ( la, Franci or ) were a group of Germanic peoples whose name was first mentioned in 3rd-century Roman sources, and associated with tribes between the Lower Rhine and the Ems River, on the edge of the Roman Empire.H. Schutz: Tools, ...

; the origin of their name is unclear but is thought to mean "free". The characteristic national weapon of the Franks was the

francisca The francisca (or francesca) is a throwing axe used as a weapon during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a characteristic national weapon at the time of the Merovingians from about 500 to 750 and is known to have been used d ...

, a throwing axe.

Related names in other languages

Related names are common in other Western European languages, in countries that are (or were before the

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)

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. Other non-European languages have also adopted variants of the name. These names include: *

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

: (Farānshiskū), (Faransīs), (Farānsīs) * Aragonese: Francho *

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

: Ֆրանցիսկոս (Franciskos) * Asturian: Xicu * Albanian: Françesku * Alemannic German: Franz, Fränzi *

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

: Frantzisko, Frantziska,

Patxi Patxi is a male given name in the Basque language area in northern Spain and south-west France, but more commonly a nickname for those officially named Francisco (or François in the French zone, ultimately cognates of Francis); the original Basqu ...

* Bavarian: Franze, Franzi, Franzl * Belarusian: Francišak, Францішак (Frantsishak) *

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

: (Frantsisk), (Fruzhin) *

Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally ** Breton people ** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Ga ...

: Franseza, Frañsez, Fañch, Fañchig, Soaig, Saig *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

Francesc Francesc () is a masculine given name of Catalan origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francesco, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include: *Cesc Fàbregas (Francesc Fàbregas i Soler) (born 1987), Spanish professional foot ...

, Cesc, Cesco, Xesc, Xisco, Fran (male version); Francesca, Cisca, Xisca, Xesca, Fani, Francina (female version) *

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...

: (Fúlǎngxīsī), (Fāngjìgè), (Fǎlánxīsī) * Corsican: Francescu, Franciscu * Croatian:

Franjo Franjo is a Croatian masculine given name. In Croatia, the name Franjo was among the top ten most common masculine given names in the decades up to 1949. Notable people with the name include: *Franjo Arapović (born 1965), former Croatian basketb ...

, Frano,

Frane Frane is a masculine Croatian given name and a variant of Franciscus. Notable people with the name include: *Frane Adam (born 1948), Slovenian sociologist, editor and former dissident political activist *Frane Bitunjac (born 1997), Croatian footb ...

, Fran (male version);

Franciska Franciska is a given name. It is a feminine form of the Latin Franciscus. Notable people with the name include: * Franciska Clausen (1899–1986), Danish painter * Franciska Farkas (born 1984), Hungarian actress * Franciska Gaal (1903–1973), ...

Franka ''Franka'' is a popular Dutch comic book series drawn and written since the mid-1970s by the graphic artist Henk Kuijpers. The principal character is a strong female Dutch sleuth who solves mysteries in exotic locales. ''Franka'' has been transl ...

, Franca, Franjica (female version) *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

: František, Františka (female version) *

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

: Frans *

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

Frans Frans is an Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish given name, sometimes as a short form of ''François''. One cognate of Frans in English is ''Francis''. Given name * Frans van Aarssens (1572–1641), Dutch diplomat ...

, Frank, Franciscus, Franciescus, Francieskus, Francis, Francies, Cies (Franciska, Francisca or Francien is used to signify the female version in the Netherlands) * Esperanto: Francisko * Estonian: Franciscus *

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

: Francisco, Francis, Franco, Kiko (diminutive of Francisco) *

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

: Frans, Fanni, Fransiscus, Ransu * French:

, Francis, Francisque (rare) (male version);

Françoise Françoise () is a French feminine given name (equivalent to the Italian Francesca) and may refer to: * Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (1772–1816), French actress * Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress * Françoise Adn ...

, France, Francine (female version) * Galician: Francisco *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

Franziskus Franziskus is a name which is derivative of the Latin given name Franciscus. As a given name * Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn * Franziskus von Bettinger * Franziskus von Sales Bauer * Franziskus Hennemann As a surname

* Daniel Franz ...

Franz Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see ...

Franziska Franziska may refer to: People * Franziska (given name) * Patrick Franziska Patrick Franziska (born 11 June 1992) is a German table tennis player. He is currently sponsored by Butterfly and plays with FC Saarbrücken-TT in the German Bundes ...

(female version) *

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

: Fragiskos, Fragkiskos, Frangiskos, Frangkiskos, Frankiskos, (), Frantzeskos (), Frankiski (), Frantzeska () (female version) *

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...

: (Phrānsis) * Hawaiian: Palakiko *

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...

: (Phrānsis) * Hungarian:

Ferenc Ferenc () is a given name of Hungarian origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, Francesco, François, Frank and Franz. People with the name include: * Ferenc Batthyány, Hungarian magnate and general * Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian artist * ...

, Feri, Franciska (female version) * Icelandic: Frans *

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

: Fransiskus, Fransiska (female version) *

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

: Proinsias, Proinnsias rancie (all variants are valid for both males & females, rare for a female to adopt this name in Irish) *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

Franco Franco may refer to: Name * Franco (name) * Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 * Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" Prefix * Franco, a prefix used when ref ...

, Fran, Cino, Cisco, Cecco (male version); Franca, Francesca, Ciccia, Cina, Cesca, Cecca (female version) *

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: (Furanshisu) (for translation of English name), (Furanshisuko) (for translation of Christian name) *

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

: (Phrānsis) * Konkani: Frask, Forso *

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

: (Peuransiseu), (Peurancheseuko) *

Franciscus Franciscus is a Latin given name, originally an epithet meaning "the Frank, the Frenchman". It was applied to Saint Francis of Assisi (1181/82–1226). Francis had been baptized Giovanni (John); his father was Italian and his mother Proven� ...

* Latvian: Francisks, Francis * Lithuanian: Pranciškus * Lombard: Francesch * Luo (Ke/Tz): Fransisko, Pransis * Macedonian: (Frensis) *

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

: (Porinchu/Porinju), Pranchi, Prenju, Frenju (popular amongst the Syro Malabar Catholics of Kerala. Porinchu being more common in the North around the Thrissur ArchDiocese, while Prenju and Frenju are more common in the South in the Kuttanad region of the Changanacherry ArchDiocese) * Maltese: Franġisk, Frans * Manx: Frank *

Neapolitan Neapolitan means of or pertaining to Naples, a city in Italy; or to: Geography and history * Province of Naples, a province in the Campania region of southern Italy that includes the city * Duchy of Naples, in existence during the Early and Hig ...

: Francesco (diminutives: Ciccio, Ciccillo) *

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

: Françouais *

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

: Frans, Franciskus *

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language, spoken in parts o ...

: Francés *

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: (Frānsīs or Ferānsīs) * Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: Fransesch * Polish language, Polish: Franciszek, (diminutives: Franek, Franio, Franuś) (male version), Franciszka, (diminutives: Franka, Frania) (female version) * Portuguese language, Portuguese:

, Francisquinho, Chico, Chiquinho, Quico, Fran, Paco (diminutives) Francisca (female version), Francisquinha, Chica, Chiquinha, Quica (diminutives) * Romanian language, Romanian: Francisc, Frâncu * Russian language, Russian: (Franchesko) for Italians, (Frantsisk) for popes, (Frants) for Germans, (Fransua) for French * Samogitian dialect, Samogitian: Prancėškos * Sardinian language, Sardinian: Franchiscu, Franciscu, Frantziscu (male version); Franchisca, Francisca, Frantzisca (female version); Tzitzeddu/Tzitzedda, Tzischeddu/Tzischedda, Ciccìttu/Ciccìtta (diminutives) * Scottish Gaelic: Frangag, Frances, Francis * Serbian language, Serbian: , Franja, Franc, Francisko (rare in native usage), Slobodan (local version) * Sicilian language, Sicilian: Franciscu, Ciscu * Slovak language, Slovak: František * Slovene language, Slovene: Frančišek, Franček, France (name), France, Franci, Franc, Fran (given name), Fran, Franko * Spanish language, Spanish:

, Paco, Paquito, Curro, Fran (given name), Fran, Quico (disambiguation), Quico, Pancho, Cisco, Chisco, Francisca (female version), Paca (female version), Paqui or Paquita (female version) * Swahili language, Swahili: Fransisko * Swedish language, Swedish: Franciskus, Frans * Tamil language, Tamil: (Pirāṉcis) * Telugu language, Telugu: (Phrānsis) * Thai language, Thai: (Frānsis̄) * Turkish language, Turkish: Fransız, Fransuva * Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: (Frantsysk), (Frantsyska, female version) * Venetian language, Venetian: Francesco * Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: Phanxicô * Welsh language, Welsh: Fransis, Ffransis * West Frisian language, West Frisian: Fransiskus * Yiddish: (Fransis)

List of people with the given name Francis

* Francis Bacon (1561–1626), English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method * Francis Bacon (artist) (1909–1992), Irish-born English artist * Francis Baines (1648–1710), English Jesuit *Fritz Barzilauskas, Francis "Fritz" Barzilauskas (1920–1990), American National Football League player * Francis Bernard (disambiguation), multiple people * Francis Bohlen (1868–1942), American professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School * Francis Bouillon (born 1975), American-Canadian ice hockey player * Francis S. Bowling (1916–1997), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi * Frankie Boyle, Francis Martin Patrick "Frankie" Boyle (born 1972), British stand-up comedian * Francis Ford Coppola (born 1939), American film-director, producer, and screenwriter * Francis Crick (1916–2004), British molecular biologist and winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine * Francis E. Donoghue (1872–1952), member of Illinois State House of Representatives * F. Donald Logan, Francis Donald Logan (born 1930), American historian * Francis Drake (1540–1596), English sea captain * Francis Elliott (journalist), British journalist * Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940), American novelist and short story writer * Francis B. Foley (1887–1973), American metallurgist * Francis Fontaine (author) (1845–1901), American poet and novelist * Francis Fukuyama (born 1952), American political scientist * Francis C. Heitmeier (born 1950), American politician * Frankie Howerd, Francis Alick "Frankie" Howerd (1917–1992), British comedian and actor * Francis Irving, British computer programmer and activist for freedom of information * Francis Kobangoye (born 1990), Gabonese basketball player * Francis Scott Key (1779–1843), writer of the American national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner" * Francis Kilcoyne (died 1985), American President of Brooklyn College * Francis Magalona (1964–2009), Filipino rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and television personality * Francis J. McCaffrey (1917–1989), American lawyer and politician from The Bronx, New York * Francis J. McCaffrey Jr. (1902–1972), American lawyer and politician from Brooklyn, New York * Francis Marion, also known as the Swamp Fox, military officer in the American Revolutionary War * Francis Maude, British Conservative politician * Francis Davis Millet (1848–1912), American artist and RMS ''Titanic'' sinking victim * Francis Molo (born 1994), New Zealand-Australian rugby league player * Francis Ngannou (born 1986), Cameroonian-French mixed martial artist * Francis Owen (philologist), Francis Owen (1886–1975), Canadian philologist and military officer * Francis Owusu (born 1994), American football player * Francis Pearson (drag queen), Francis "Frank" Pearson (1937–2003), British drag queen known as Foo Foo Lammar * Francis Rosa (1920–2012), American sports journalist * Francis Rossi (born 1949), British musician * Francis Rundall (1908–1987), British diplomat * Francis Saunderson (1754–1827), Anglo-Irish politician * Frank Sinatra, Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (1915–1998), American singer, actor, and producer * Francis Valentino, American musician * Francis Webb (disambiguation), multiple people * Francis Parker Yockey, American writer, lawyer and philosopher * Francis Zamora (born 1977), Filipino politician, businessman, and basketball player

Aristocracy

* Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708–1765), also Francis III, Duke of Lorraine

France

* Francis I of France, King of France (1494–1547) * Francis II of France, King of France (1544–1560) * Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414–1450) * Francis II, Duke of Brittany (1433–1488) * Francis III, Duke of Brittany (1518–1536) * Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (1517–1545) * Francis II, Duke of Lorraine (1572–1632)

German-speaking countries

* Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, also Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768–1835) * Franz, Duke of Bavaria (born 1933), called "Francis II" by Jacobite supporters

Iberian monarchies

* Prince Francis Joseph of Braganza (1878–1919), Infante of Portugal, 2nd son of Miguel, Duke of Braganza, Miguel II, legitimist claimant to the throne of Portugal * Francis of Spain (1822–1902), Duke of Cádiz, King Consort of Queen Isabella II of Spain, Isabella II

Italy

* Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777–1830) * Francis II of the Two Sicilies (1836–1894) * Francis IV, Duke of Modena (1779–1846) * Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819–1875)

Hungary

* Francis I Rákóczi, Prince of Transylvania (1645–1676) * Francis II Rákóczi, Duke of Hungary and Prince Transylvania (1676–1735)

Scandinavia

* Francis of Denmark (1497–1511), Prince of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Religious figures

* Pope Francis (born 1936), the current pope * St. Francis of Assisi (1181/1182–1226), Italian Catholic friar and saint * Francis de Sales (1567–1622), French Catholic bishop and saint * Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Basque Catholic Jesuit missionary and saint * Francis George, OMI (1937–2015), cardinal and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Archbishop of Chicago (1997–2014)

Fictional characters

* Francis, in ''Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over'' * Francis "Frank" Barone, in ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' *Francis Buxton, in the 1985 American adventure comedy film ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure#Cast, Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' * Punisher, Francis "Frank" Castle, from Marvel Comics, also known as the Punisher *Francis Mo Siu Wai 毛小慧, in 2000 Hong Kong's TVB sitcom War of the Genders, War Of The Genders 男親女愛 * Francis the Talking Mule, featured in seven movies in the 1950s, voiced by Chill Wills * Frank Underwood (House of Cards), Francis Underwood, from the Netflix original series ''House of Cards (U.S. TV series), House of Cards'' * Francis Urquhart, lead character of the British political thriller ''House of Cards (UK TV series)'' * Francis Abernathy, in Donna Tartt's 1992 novel ''The Secret History'' * Francis, a bulldog in the 1988 Disney animated film ''Oliver & Company'' * Francis, a ladybug in the 1998 Disney/Pixar animated film ''A Bug's Life'' * Francis, Malcolm's oldest brother in ''Malcolm in the Middle'' * Francis Xavier Cross, "Frank", Scrooge-like protagonist in the Christmas comedy ''Scrooged'' * Francis Freeman, from ''Deadpool (film), Deadpool'' * Francis E. Francis, from ''The Boss Baby'' * Frank Gallagher, from the UK TV show ''Shameless (British TV series), Shameless'' * Francis, a nerdy chameleon and one of the bosses in the video game ''Super Paper Mario'' * Francis Xavier Reagan, "Frank," the current NYPD police commissioner in the TV series ''Blue Bloods (TV series), Blue Bloods'' * Frank Drebin, from ''Police Squad'' * Francis “Franco” Begbie, in the Trainspotting (novel), Trainspotting novel by Irvine Welsh *Fran Bow, a main protagonist in the game of the same name *Francis Butthurst Pope, a main character in the Big Nate comic strip *Purple Francis, a nonexistent protagonist of the ''Left 4 Dead'' video game franchise, created as an internet hoax

References

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