Francesc

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 f ...

of Catalan origin. It is a

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Francis Francis may refer to: People and characters *Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church (2013–2025) *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2 ...

Francesco Francesco, the Italian language, Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis (given name), Francis", is one of the List of most popular given names, most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name inclu ...

Francisco Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco (name), Paco". Francis of Assisi, San Francisco de A ...

François François () is a French language, French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis (given name), Francis. People with the given name * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * Voltaire, Fran ...

, and Franz. People with the name include: *

Cesc Fàbregas Francesc Fàbregas Soler (; ; born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who played as a central midfielder. He is currently the head coach of club Como. Fàbregas came through La Masia, Barcelona's you ...

(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 (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 seas ...

(1975–2021), Spanish professional football player * Francesc Bellmunt (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 Conservatism, conservative Spain, Spanish politician from Principality of Catalonia, Catalonia, founder and leader of the autonomist party ''Lliga Regionalista''. He was a mini ...

(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 (; – 1409) was a Franciscan Catalan people, 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, publishe ...

(c. 1340–1409), Spanish Franciscan priest, encyclopedist, and writer * Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia (1859–1909), Spanish Catalan free-thinker and anarchist * Francesc Fontanella (1622–1685), Spanish poet, dramatist, and priest *

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 commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were a ...

(born 1947), Andorran sport shooter * Francesc Layret (1880–1920), Spanish nationalist, politician, and lawyer; assassinated *

Francesc Macià Francesc Macià i Llussà (; 21 September 1859 – 25 December 1933) was a Catalan politician who served as the 122nd president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and formerly an officer in the Spanish Army. Politically, Macià evolved from an ...

(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 ...

(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 Francesc Vicent (1450 in Segorbe – c. 1512) was a Valencian author who wrote the first treatise about chess using the present-day moves for the queen (chess), queen and the bishop (chess), bishop. ''Libre dels jochs partits dels schacs en nombr ...

(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 (), known simply as François Arago (; Catalan: , ; 26 February 17862 October 1853), was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, freemason, supporter of the Carbonari revolutionaries and politician. Early l ...

(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 Masculine given names