List of Famous people named Francis

Name Francis is among the most common names in France. Shortened forms: Frank. Similar names: Frank, Frances, Francys. Here are some famous Francises:

Francis Grimston

First Name Francis
Last Name Grimston
Born on December 8, 1822
Died on October 28, 1865 (aged 42)

The Reverend Honourable Francis Sylvester Grimston was an English amateur cricketer.

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Francis Petre

Francis William Petre
First Name Francis
Last Name Petre
Born on August 27, 1847
Died on December 10, 1918 (aged 71)

Francis William Petre, sometimes known as Frank Petre, was a New Zealand-born architect based in Dunedin. He was an able exponent of the Gothic revival style, one of its best practitioners in New Zealand. He followed the Roman Church's initiative to build Catholic places of worship in Anglo-Saxon countries in Romance forms of architecture. Despite these constraints his buildings reveal him as an artist.

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Francis Bernard, 1st Earl of Bandon

First Name Francis
Last Name Bandon
Born on November 26, 1755
Died on November 26, 1830 (aged 75)

Francis Bernard, 1st Earl of Bandon was an Irish peer and politician.

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Francis I, Duke of Brittany

First Name Francis
Last Name Brittany
Died on July 17, 1450
Born in France, Brittany

Francis I, was Duke of Brittany, Count of Montfort and titular Earl of Richmond, from 29 August 1442 to his death. He was the son of John V, Duke of Brittany and Joan of France, the daughter of King Charles VI of France.

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Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland

First Name Francis
Last Name Westmorland
Born on February 1, 1580
Died on March 23, 1629 (aged 49)

Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland, of Mereworth in Kent and of Apethorpe Hall in Northamptonshire was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1624 and then was raised to the Peerage as Earl of Westmorland.

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Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere

First Name Francis
Last Name Ellesmere
Died on February 18, 1857

Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere,, known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts. Ellesmere Island, a major island in Nunavut, the Canadian Arctic, was named after him.

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Francis Pym

First Name Francis
Last Name Pym
Born on June 22, 1790
Died on February 23, 1860 (aged 69)
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Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth

First Name Francis
Last Name Seaforth
Born on June 9, 1754
Died on January 11, 1815 (aged 60)

Lieutenant-General Francis Humberston Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth FRS FRSE FLS was a British politician, soldier, and botanist. He was Chief of the Highland Clan Mackenzie, as which he raised the renowned 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot.

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Francis Kuntz

First Name Francis
Last Name Kuntz
Born on April 30, 1956 (age 69)
Born in France, Grand Est
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Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook

First Name Francis
Last Name Northbrook
Born on April 20, 1796
Died on September 6, 1866 (aged 70)
Born in India

Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook,, known as Sir Francis Baring, 3rd Baronet, from 1848 to 1866, was a British Whig politician who served in the governments of Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell.

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