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Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, and essayist. He is also known as a proponent of the scientific revolution.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Francis Bacon (painter)

Francis Bacon (28 October 1909 – 28 April 1992) was an Irish-born figurative painter. He was a collateral descendant of the Elizabethan philosopher Francis Bacon. His artwork is known for its bold, austere, and often grotesque or nightmarish imagery.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. 1540 – January 27, 1595) was an English privateer, navigator, slave trader, and politician of the Elizabethan era.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Freddie Francis

Frederick William (Freddie) Francis (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director.He achieved his greatest successes as a cinematographer, including winning two Academy Awards, for Sons and Lovers and Glory.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Samuel Lewis Francis

Samuel Lewis Francis (June 25, 1923 - November 4, 1994) was an American painter and printmaker.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Thomas Francis, Jr.

r. Thomas Francis, Jr. (July 15, 1900 – October 1, 1969) was an American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist.Francis was the first person to isolate influenza virus in America, and in 1940 showed that there are other strains of influenza, and took part in the development of influenza vaccines.He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1946.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Coppola is also a vintner, magazine publisher, and hotelier.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, who wrote the words to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: François Mitterrand

François Mitterrand (October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996) served as President of France from 1981 to 1995. He holds the record of longest serving (14 years) President of France. He is also the oldest President of the Fifth Republic, leaving office at 78.

Francis as First Name

Francis Clyde Duffy     Francis Clyde Duffy        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Clyde Duffy: was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 25th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under John E. Davis. Duffy also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1949 to 1956

Francis Edward Sweeney, Sr.     Francis Edward Sweeney, Sr.        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Edward Sweeney, Sr.: was an American politician and jurist of the Ohio Democratic party. He served as a justice on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1993 to 2004. He was barred from running for a third term in 2004 because of his age.

Francis Johnson Love     Francis Johnson Love        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Johnson Love: was a Republican U.S. Congressman from West Virginia.Love was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1949), but was unsuccessful for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress, losing to the Democrat Robert L. R

Francis Ryan Duffy     Francis Ryan Duffy        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Ryan Duffy: was a member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1933 to 1939 and later a United States federal judge.Duffy was then elected to the United States Senate, serving as a senator from Wisconsin from 1

Francis J. "Frank" Blee     Francis J. "Frank" Blee        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis J. "Frank" Blee: is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1995-2008, where he represented the 2nd legislative district. Blee was appointed in 1995 to fill the unexpired term of the late Assemblyman John Gaffney.Blee se

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Francis as Last Name

Diane Francis     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     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     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.     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     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.

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