Francesco, the
Italian
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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
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Francesco I (disambiguation), several people
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Francesco Barbaro (disambiguation), several people
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Francesco Bernardi (disambiguation), several people
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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
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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
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Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543), Italian lutenist and composer
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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
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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
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Francesco Borromini (1599–1667), Swiss sculptor and architect
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Francesco Cavalli (1602–1676), Italian composer
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Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618–1663), Italian mathematician and physicist
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Francesco Bianchini (1662–1729), Italian philosopher and scientist
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Francesco Galli Bibiena (1659–1739), Italian architect and designer
* Francesco Antonio Bonporti (1672–1749), Italian priest and composer
* Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei (1675–1755), Italian archaeologist
* Francesco Manfredini (1684–1762), Italian composer
* Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762), Italian violinist and composer
* Francesco Maria Veracini (1690–1768), Italian composer
* Francesco Zuccarelli (1702–1788), Italian painter
* Francesco Zahra (1710–1773), Maltese painter
* Francesco Algarotti (1712–1764), Italian philosopher
* Francesco Guardi (1712–1793), Italian artist
* Francesco Antonio Zaccaria (1714–1795), Italian theologian and historian
* Francesco Cetti (1726–1778), Italian Jesuit scientist
* Francesco Hayez (1791–1882), Italian painter
* Francesco Puccinotti (1794–1872), Italian pathologist
* Francesco Ticciati (1893–1949), Italian musician
* Francesco Greco (1942–2018), Italian lawyer and politician
* Francesco Rosi (1922–2015), Italian film maker
* Francesco Merloni (born 1925), Italian industrialist, academic and politician
* Francesco Ricci Bitti (born 1942), Italian sports official
* Francesco Beschi (born 1951), Italian bishop
* Francesco Moser (born 1951), Italian cyclist
* Franco Serantini (born 1951), Italian anarchist
* Francesco Schettino (born 1960), Italian former ship captain and prisoner
* Francesco da Mosto (born 1961), Italian architect, film maker and television presenter
* Francesco Attolico (born 1963), Italian water polo player
* Francesco Saverio Romano (born 1964), Italian politician and lawyer
* Francesco Bruno (born 1968), Italian sport shooter
* Francesco Lollobrigida (born 1972), Italian lawyer and politician
* Francesco Postiglione (born 1972), Italian swimmer and water polo player
* Francesco Totti (born 1976), Italian football player
* Francesco Bilotto (born 1977), American designer and entertainment expert
* Francesco Cernuto (born 1992), Italian footballer
Characters with the given name
* Francesco Bernoulli, character in the Disney-Pixar animated film ''Cars 2''
See also
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References
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Italian masculine given names
Sammarinese given names
