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 Rice, 5th Baron Dynevor

First Name Francis
Last Name Dynevor
Born on May 10, 1804
Died on August 13, 1878 (aged 74)

Francis William Rice, 5th Baron Dynevor was a British clergyman and peer. He was the second son of the Reverend Edward Rice, Dean of Gloucester himself second son of the 2nd Baroness Dynevor. The Dean's wife, Rice's mother, Charlotte Lascelles though born the illegitimate daughter of General Francis Lascelles and Ann Catley, a singer, was a niece of Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood.

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Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss

First Name Francis
Last Name Wemyss
Born on August 14, 1796
Died on January 1, 1883 (aged 86)

Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss, 5th Earl of March, was a Scottish peer.

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Francis Sadleir Prittie

First Name Francis
Last Name Prittie
Born on October 25, 1811
Died on July 26, 1867 (aged 55)
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Francis Penrose

First Name Francis
Last Name Penrose
Born on October 29, 1817
Died on February 15, 1903 (aged 85)

Francis Cranmer Penrose FRS was an English architect, archaeologist, astronomer and rower. He served as Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral, President of the Royal Institute of British Architects and Director of the British School at Athens.

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Francis Wheler

First Name Francis
Last Name Wheler
Born on January 1, 1656
Died on February 19, 1694 (aged 38)

Sir Francis Wheler was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the Nine Years' War.

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Francis Arkwright

First Name Francis
Last Name Arkwright
Born on January 30, 1905
Died on July 1, 1942 (aged 37)

Francis Godfrey Bertram Arkwright was an English army officer and first-class cricketer. Arkwright was a right-handed batsman.

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Francis Gregory

First Name Francis
Last Name Gregory
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Francis II Rákóczi

First Name Francis
Last Name Rákóczi
Born on March 27, 1676
Died on April 8, 1735 (aged 59)

Francis II Rákóczi was a Hungarian nobleman and leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Today he is considered a national hero in Hungary.

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Francis Edward Guise

First Name Francis
Last Name Guise
Born on April 20, 1820
Died on January 20, 1893 (aged 72)
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Francis Anstruther Elphinstone-Dalrymple

First Name Francis
Born on August 18, 1813
Died on July 5, 1885 (aged 71)
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