List of Famous people named Francesco

Francesco Facchinetti, also known under the mononym Dj Francesco or as Oz, is an Italian DJ, producer, singer, musician and TV presenter. He rose to fame as a singer during the summer of 2003, when he released his debut single, "La canzone del capitano", which became a hit in Italy. Before retiring from his music career in 2007, he released three studio albums, and he competed in the Sanremo Music Festival three times. He is the founder of Italian EDM trio "We Are PresidentS".

Francesco De Gregori OMRI is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is popularly known as "Il Principe dei cantautori", a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics.

Pierfrancesco Renga is an Italian singer-songwriter. He won the Sanremo Music Festival in 2005 with the song Angelo. He also took part in the Sanremo Music Festival in 2009 with Uomo senza età and in 2012 with La tua bellezza.

Francesco Nuti is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter.

Francesco Alberoni is an Italian journalist and a professor of sociology. He was a board member and senior board member (chairman) of RAI, the Italian state television network, from 2002 to 2005.

Francesco Zizola is an Italian photojournalist, based in Rome. His photographs have appeared in magazines and he has received numerous World Press Photo awards, including World Press Photo of the Year in 1996 and four Pictures of the Year International awards. He is a member of NOOR photo agency, which he co-founded.

Francesco Damiani is an Italian former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1993. He was the first WBO heavyweight champion, having held the title from 1989 to 1991, as well as the European heavyweight title from 1987 to 1989. As an amateur he won silver medals in the super-heavyweight division at the 1982 World Championships and 1984 Summer Olympics.

Francesco Motta, known simply as Motta, is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Francesco Maselli or Citto Maselli is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 38 films since 1949.