Famous People with Name Francis

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.            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            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            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            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

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.