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Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin Franciscus Xaverius; Basque: Frantzisko Xabierkoa; Spanish: Francisco Javier; Portuguese: Francisco Xavier;, venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Navarrese Catholic missionary and saint who was the co-founder of the Society of Jesus.

Christian Jean-Marie Clavier is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He became widely popular after starring in two hit comedy series: Patrice Leconte's Les Bronzés and Les Visiteurs directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. He furthered his popularity by taking a role of Asterix in the screen adaptations of the comic books by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny.

Stéphane Ravier is a French politician serving as a Senator for Bouches-du-Rhône since 2014. A member of the National Rally (RN), he has also been a municipal councillor of Marseille since 2014.

Chico Xavier or Francisco Cândido Xavier, born Francisco de Paula Cândido, was a popular Brazilian philanthropist and spiritist medium. During a period of 60 years he wrote over 490 books and several thousand letters claiming to use a process known as "psychography". Books based on old letters and manuscripts were published posthumously, bringing the total number of books to 496.

John Jairo Bedoya Jr. was an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Xavier. He was best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor (ROH) between 2002 and 2004, where he was the second ROH World Champion.

Gabriel Augusto Xavier, known as Gabriel Xavier or simply Gabriel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Nagoya Grampus, as an attacking midfielder.

Margaret Lin Xavier or Khun Ying Srivisanvaja, known colloquially as Dr. Lin, was a Thai physician. She was the first Thai woman to receive a degree in medicine.

Nelson Agostini Xavier was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in more than 95 films and television shows between 1959 and 2017. He starred in the 1964 film Os Fuzis, which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.

Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a full back, and is a manager.

Francisca Xavier Queiroz de Jesus, known professionally as Chica Xavier, was a Brazilian actress and producer. Xavier worked in theater, cinema, and television. She was known primarily for her work on soap operas on TV Globo soap operas, but was active in the theater for 60 years. Xavier was born in Salvador, Bahia. She was married to actor Clementino Kelé.

General Denis Favier was, from 2013 to 2016, the General-Director of the French Gendarmerie. Denis Favier was born on 18 May 1959 in Lons-le-Saunier. In 1979 he joined the military academy of Saint-Cyr. In 1992 he was appointed commander of the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN). In 1994 he was promoted to chef d'escadron (major). In 1994 he commanded the assault against the terrorists who had taken the passengers of Air France Flight 8969 hostage. Following this incident, he gave interviews in silhouette or facial obscurity, which he still does until today as it was believed that the co-militants of the terrorists his team killed offered a reward for his assassination. In 2007, after various positions in the Gendarmerie, he was again appointed commander of the GIGN, which underwent restructuring. In 2008 he joined the French forces leading the assault on the pirates who had captured the ship Ponant near Somalia. In 2008 he was promoted to a general. In 2013 he was appointed director-general of the Gendarmerie. On 9 January 2015 he led the operation to arrest Chérif and Saïd Kouachi following a hostage situation at a printing company in the town of Dammartin-en-Goële. The Kouachi brothers were suspected of being the perpetrators of the shooting at Paris newspaper Charlie Hebdo on 7 January 2015.