List of Famous people named Francisco

Francisco "Paco" Marhuenda García is a Spanish journalist, professor and former politician.

Francisco Javier Jiménez Algora was a Spanish actor. He has appeared in 105 films and television shows between 1972 and 2012. He starred in the 1973 film Habla, mudita, which was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. He died on 30 March 2016 from a lung cancer at the age of 67.

Francisco Luis Urquizo Benavides was a Mexican soldier, writer and historian who fought in the Mexican Revolution, rose to the rank of Major General, and served as Secretary of National Defense. He was also one of the most significant authors in the genre of historical fiction known as the “novela revolucionaria,” a term used to describe works set during the Mexican Revolution. Tropa vieja, which is considered his major narrative work, earned him the sobriquet “novelist of the soldier.”

Francisco Guillermo Flores Pérez was a Salvadoran politician who served as President of El Salvador from June 1, 1999 to June 1, 2004 as a member of the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). He previously served as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly from 1994 to 1999, having been president of the Assembly from 1997 to 1999.

Francisco Brines Bañó is a Spanish poet. He was born in Oliva (Valencia). He is regarded as one of the Generation of '50 of Spanish poets, along with Claudio Rodríguez, Jaime Gil de Biedma and Ángel González.

Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, PC was a Brazilian politician who first served as president of the Province of São Paulo in 1887, then as Treasury minister in the 1890s. Rodrigues Alves was elected President of Brazil in 1902 and served until 1906.

Juan Francisco Palencia Hernández is a Mexican former professional footballer and was the manager of Liga MX side Mazatlán until October 3, 2020.

Francisco Javier de Balmis was a Spanish physician best known for leading an 1803 expedition to Spanish America and the Philippines to vaccinate populations against smallpox. His expedition is considered the first international vaccination campaign in history and one of the most important events in the history of medicine. It inspired recent vaccination efforts such as that of Dr. Carlos Canseco, president of Rotary International, to start the worldwide program Polio Plus to eradicate polio.

Francisco Hernando Contreras, known as Paco el Pocero, was a Spanish businessman in the construction industry.

Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón is a retired Paraguayan footballer and coach. He played at the right defender position, competing a total of 61 times for the Paraguayan national team between 1995 and 2004. He is currently the manager of Cerro Porteño.