Francesc () is a masculine
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 ...
of
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 ...
origin. It is a
cognate of
Francis,
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 ...
,
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 ...
, and
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 ...
. People with the name include:
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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
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Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros (1753–1821), Roman Catholic prelate; Bishop of Urgell 1797–1816
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Francesc Areny Casal (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
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
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Francesc Berenguer i Mestres
Francesc Berenguer i Mestres (21 July 1866 – 8 February 1914) was a Spanish '' Modernista'' architect from Catalonia, and an assistant and friend of Antoni Gaudí.
He was born in Reus. He worked with several architectural workshops. First, he w ...
(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 supported ...
(1876–1947), Spanish politician, government minister, and artistic supporter
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Francesc Candel Tortajada (a.k.a. Paco Candel) (1925–2007), Spanish writer and journalist
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Francesc Capdevila
Francesc Capdevila Gisbert (born 17 September 1956), better known by his pen-name Max, is a Spanish artist who has worked in illustration, design, and comics. He is an important figure in Spanish comics, creating such popular characters as Gustav ...
(born 1956), Spanish artist and illustrator
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Francesc de Tamarit
Francesc de Tamarit i de Rifà (1584 – 1653) was a Catalan Marshal and the military deputy of the Principality of Catalonia (1639–1641) voted by the Catalan aristocracy, notable for his service in the Reapers' War, particularly at the Battle ...
(1600–1653), Spanish politician and military leader during the Catalan Revolt
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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
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Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia (1859–1909), Spanish Catalan free-thinker and anarchist
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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
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Francesc Gaset Fris
Francesc Gaset Fris (born 26 April 1947) is a former Andorran sport shooter who competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an inte ...
(born 1947), Andorran sport shooter
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Francesc Layret
Francesc Layret i Foix (10 July 1880 in Barcelona – 30 November 1920 in Barcelona, Spain) was a Spanish politician and lawyer, Catalan nationalist and republican. He was assassinated in 1920 following the mass detention of several of his co ...
(1880–1920), Spanish nationalist, politician, and lawyer; assassinated
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Francesc Macià
Francesc Macià i Llussà (; 21 September 1859 – 25 December 1933) was a Spanish politician from Catalonia who served as the 122nd president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and formerly an officer in the Spanish Army.
Politically, he evol ...
(1859–1933), Spanish military officer and president of Catalonia
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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
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Francesc Pujols
Francesc Pujols i Morgades (1882 in Barcelona – 1962 in Martorell) was a Spanish writer and philosopher.
Biography
Pujols began to write poetry during his studies in secondary school, influenced by the work of Jacint Verdaguer and Joan Maraga ...
(1882–1962), Spanish writer and philosopher
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Francesc Sabaté Llopart 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 football ...
(1915–1960), Spanish anarchist; fought against the regime of Francisco Franco
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Francesc Santacruz i Artigas
Francesc Santacruz i Artigas was a Catalan sculptor of Baroque works. He was active between 1665 and 1721. From a family of sculptors, he worked in the studio of Pere Serra, which he entered in 1665. It is known that, with Domènec Rovira, ...
(fl. 1665–1721), Spanish sculptor
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Francesc Vicent Garcia
Francesc Vicent Garcia () i Ferrandis was an early modern Catalan poet known by the pseudonym of the ''Vallfogona Rector''. He was born in Zaragoza in 1579Although his father was born in Tortosa, in Catalonia. and died in Vallfogona de Riucorb ( ...
(1582–1623), Spanish poet
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Francesc Vicent
Francesc Vicent (1450 in Segorbe – c. 1512) was a Spanish author who wrote the first treatise about chess using the present-day moves for the queen and the bishop. ''Libre dels jochs partits dels schacs en nombre de 100'' was printed in Valenc ...
(1450–1512), Spanish author who wrote about chess
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Francesc Vilanova
Francesc "Tito" Vilanova Bayó (17 September 1968 – 25 April 2014) was a Spanish professional football central midfielder and manager.
After a career which consisted of a total of 26 La Liga matches in three seasons, all with Celta, he wen ...
(1968–2014), Spanish professional football player and manager
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Francesc Xavier Butinyà i Hospital (1834–1899), Spanish missionary Jesuit, teacher, and writer
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François Arago (Francesc Joan Domènec Aragó) (1786–1853), French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician
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Xesco Espar (Francesc Espar Moya) (born 1963), Spanish handball player and trainer
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Catalan masculine given names