Famous People with Name Francis

Francis William Tyler            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis William Tyler: was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the four-man event at St. Moritz in 1948.

Francis Rigby            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Rigby: is an Australian ice dancer. With partner and wife Portia Duval-Rigby, he is a two time Australian Champion. They were married in 1997. The Rigbys were coached by Helen Ma and Svetlana Liapina. Their highest placement at an ISU Championship was 12th at th

Francis "Austie" Harding            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis "Austie" Harding: is a retired ice hockey player. Harding was named an All-American while at Harvard University. In 1938, he won the John Tudor Memorial Cup as the most valuable player.

Francis John "Frank" Shaughnessy, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis John "Frank" Shaughnessy, Jr.: was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Francis Augustus "Frank" Nelson, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Augustus "Frank" Nelson, Jr.: was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played five matches and scored one goal.

Diane Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Diane Francis: is a Canadian journalist and author, and the editor-at-large for the National Post newspaper.Francis is also a broadcaster and a best-selling author of eight books on a variety of socio-economic subjects for Canadians[1]. Her book titled Fighting for Canada was published in the French language as Ma

Samuel Lewis Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel Lewis Francis: was an American painter and printmaker. He was born in San Mateo, California[1], and studied botany, medicine and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II before being injured in a plane crash.[1] He was in the hospital for several years, and it was while there that he began to paint. Once out of the hospital he returned to Berkeley, this time to study art.Francis was initially influenced by the work of abstract expressionists such as Mark Rothko, Arshile Gorky and Clyfford Still. He spent the 1950s in Paris, having his first exhibition there in 1952.[1] While there he became associated with Tachisme. He later spent time in Japan, and some have seen an influence from Zen Buddhism in his work.

Robert Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Francis: was an American poet who lived much of his life in Amherst, Massachusetts. He lived in a small house he built himself which he called Fort Juniper. Francis won the Shelley Memorial Award in 1939. One of his poetic mentors was Robert Frost, and indeed Fran

Ronald "Ron" Michael Francis, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ronald "Ron" Michael Francis, Jr.: is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centreman who played 23 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs. He now serves as the associate head coach for the Hurricanes.

Roy Anthony Myers Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roy Anthony Myers Francis: is a former Costa Rican soccer player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa.Myers was known as "El Maravilloso" (The Marvelous) due to his natural talent to play the game, becoming a typical number 10. In his country he played mostly with Saprissa, winning three national championships with them, as well as two CONCACAF Champions Cups. He also played with his hometown team, Limón.