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Francesc () is a masculine
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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), seve ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Cesc Fàbregas Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler (; ; born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Italian Serie B club Como. Fàbregas came through ''La Masia'', Barcelona's youth academy, leaving at 16 when ...
(Francesc Fàbregas i Soler) (born 1987), Spanish professional football player * Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros (1753–1821), Roman Catholic prelate; Bishop of Urgell 1797–1816 *
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 *
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 sea ...
(1975–2021), Spanish professional football player *
Francesc Bellmunt Francesc Bellmunt (; born 1 February 1947 in Sabadell) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director from Catalonia. Film director * 1975, ''Canet Rock'' * 1975, ''La Nova Cançó'' * 1977, ''La Torna'' * 1978, ''L'Orgia'' * 1979, ''Salut i força ...
(born 1947), Spanish screenwriter and film director * Francesc Berenguer i Mestres (1866–1914), Spanish Art Nouveau architect *
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 supported ...
(1876–1947), Spanish politician, government minister, and artistic supporter * Francesc Candel Tortajada (a.k.a. Paco Candel) (1925–2007), Spanish writer and journalist * Francesc Capdevila (born 1956), Spanish artist and illustrator * Francesc de Tamarit (1600–1653), Spanish politician and military leader during the Catalan Revolt *
Francesc Eiximenis Francesc Eiximenis (; died 1409) was a Franciscan Catalan writer who lived in the 14th-century Crown of Aragon. He was possibly one of the more successful medieval Catalan writers since his works were widely read, copied, published and translated ...
(c. 1340–1409), Spanish Franciscan priest, encyclopedist, and writer *
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 around ...
(1859–1909), Spanish Catalan free-thinker and anarchist *
Francesc Fontanella Francesc Fontanella (; 1622 – 1680/1685) was a Catalan poet, dramatist, and priest. Fontanella was born in Barcelona. He studied law and was granted a degree in Civil and Canon law in 1641. Until 1652 he lived a courtesan life in Bar ...
(1622–1685), Spanish poet, dramatist, and priest * Francesc Gaset Fris (born 1947), Andorran sport shooter * Francesc Layret (1880–1920), Spanish nationalist, politician, and lawyer; assassinated * Francesc Macià (1859–1933), Spanish military officer and president of Catalonia *
Francesc Pi i Margall Francesc Pi i Margall (Spanish: Francisco Pi y Margall) (29 April 1824 – 29 November 1901) was a Spanish federalist and republican politician and theorist who served as president of the short-lived First Spanish Republic in 1873. He was a ...
(Francisco Pi y Margall), Second President of the First Spanish Republic and Catalan romanticist writer * Francesc Pujols (1882–1962), Spanish writer and philosopher * Francesc Sabaté Llopart (1915–1960), Spanish anarchist; fought against the regime of Francisco Franco * Francesc Santacruz i Artigas (fl. 1665–1721), Spanish sculptor * Francesc Vicent Garcia (1582–1623), Spanish poet * Francesc Vicent (1450–1512), Spanish author who wrote about chess * Francesc Vilanova (1968–2014), Spanish professional football player and manager * Francesc Xavier Butinyà i Hospital (1834–1899), Spanish missionary Jesuit, teacher, and writer *
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 * Xesco Espar (Francesc Espar Moya) (born 1963), Spanish handball player and trainer {{given name Catalan masculine given names