List of Famous people named Francisco

Name Francisco is among the most common names in Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Portugal. Shortened forms: Paco, Fran, Kiko. Similar names: Paco, Fran, Kiko, Francisque, Franceska, Francysk, Franciska. Here are some famous Franciscos:

Francisco Franco

Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde
First Name Francisco
Last Name Franco
Born on December 4, 1892
Died on November 20, 1975 (aged 82)
Born in Spain, Galicia

Francisco Franco Bahamonde was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 as a dictator, assuming the title Caudillo. This period in Spanish history, from the Nationalist victory to Franco's death, is commonly known as Francoist Spain or the Francoist dictatorship.

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Francisco I. Madero

First Name Francisco
Last Name Madero
Born on October 30, 1873
Died on February 22, 1913 (aged 39)
Born in Mexico, Coahuila

Francisco Ignacio Madero González was a Mexican revolutionary, writer and statesman who served as the 37th president of Mexico from 1911 until shortly before his assassination in 1913. A wealthy landowner, he was nonetheless an advocate for social justice and democracy. Madero was notable for challenging long-time President Porfirio Díaz for the presidency in 1910 and being instrumental in sparking the Mexican Revolution.

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Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix

First Name Francisco
Last Name Félix
Born on October 24, 1949
Died on October 18, 2013 (aged 63)
Born in Mexico, Sinaloa

Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix was a Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Tijuana Cartel, a drug trafficking organization. He was the oldest of seven brothers and headed the criminal organization early in the 1990s alongside them. Through his brother Benjamín, Francisco Rafael joined the Tijuana Cartel in 1989 following the arrest of Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, one of the most prominent drug czars in Mexico during the 1980s. When the Arellano Félix took control of the organization in the early 1990s, tensions with the rival Sinaloa Cartel prompted violent attacks and slayings from both fronts.

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Francisco de Miranda

First Name Francisco
Last Name Miranda
Born on March 28, 1750
Died on July 14, 1816 (aged 66)
Born in Venezuela

Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez de Espinoza, commonly known as Francisco de Miranda, was a Venezuelan military leader and revolutionary. Although his own plans for the independence of the Spanish American colonies failed, he is regarded as a forerunner of Simón Bolívar, who during the Spanish American wars of independence successfully liberated much of South America. He was known as "The First Universal Venezuelan" and "The Great Universal American". In the National Archive of Venezuela can be found the statute of the blood purity of the father of Francisco de Miranda.

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Francisco Javier Arellano Félix

First Name Francisco
Last Name Félix
Born on December 11, 1969 (age 54)

Francisco Javier Arellano Félix is a former Mexican drug lord who alongside his brothers founded and led the Tijuana Cartel until his capture by the Coast Guard on August 16, 2006.

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Francisco Sagasti

Francisco Rafael Sagasti Hochhausler
First Name Francisco
Last Name Sagasti
Born on October 10, 1944 (age 80)

Francisco Rafael Sagasti Hochhausler OSP is a Peruvian engineer, academic, and author, who is the current President of Peru since 17 November 2020.

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Francisco del Rosario Sánchez

First Name Francisco
Last Name Sánchez
Born on March 9, 1817
Died on July 4, 1861 (aged 44)

Francisco del Rosario Sánchez was a politician, national hero and founding father of the Dominican Republic. He is considered by Dominicans as the second leader of the 1844 Dominican War of Independence, after Juan Pablo Duarte and before Matías Ramón Mella. The Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella is named in honor of these men.

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Francisco Solano López

Francisco Solano López Carrillo
First Name Francisco
Last Name López
Born on July 24, 1826
Died on March 1, 1870 (aged 43)
Born in Paraguay

Francisco Solano López Carrillo was President of Paraguay from 1862 until his death in 1870. He was the eldest son of Juana Pabla Carrillo and of President Carlos Antonio López, Francisco's predecessor.

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Francisco de Paula Santander

First Name Francisco
Last Name Santander
Died on March 6, 1840

Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña, was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada. He was the acting President of Gran Colombia between 1819 and 1826, and later elected by Congress as the President of the Republic of New Granada between 1832 and 1837. Santander came to be known as "The Man of the Laws".

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Francisco Lindor

Francisco Miguel Lindor Serrano
First Name Francisco
Last Name Lindor
Born on November 14, 1993 (age 30)
Born in Puerto Rico

Francisco Miguel Lindor, nicknamed "Paquito" and "Mr. Smile", is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Cleveland Indians. A right-handed thrower and switch hitter, Lindor stands 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg).

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