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 Patrick Carroll, a retired Australian archbishop, was the fifth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canberra – Goulburn, serving between 1983 until his retirement in 2006. Prior to his election as archbishop, Carroll served as Bishop of Wagga Wagga between 1968 and 1983. Carroll served as president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference between 2000 and 2006.
Died on January 1, 1785 (aged 55)
Died on August 16, 1942 (aged 41)
Francis Adrian Joseph Turville-Petre was a British archaeologist, famous for the discovery of the Homo heidelbergensis fossil Galilee Man in 1926, and for his work at Mount Carmel, in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel. He was a close friend of Christopher Isherwood and W. H. Auden.
Died on October 28, 1951 (aged 52)
Francis Lister was a British actor. He was married to the actresses Nora Swinburne (1924–32) and Margot Grahame (1934-36).
Died on December 23, 1894 (aged 80)
Died on April 8, 1920 (aged 50)
Died on January 1, 1918 (aged 56)
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