Famous People with Name Francesca

Francesca Rettondini            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Francesca Rettondini: an Italian actress and supermodel.She is most notably known for her screen role as the seductively beautiful Italian singer Francesca in the 2002 horror/thriller movie Ghost Ship, directed by Steve Beck. Ghost Ship was Francesca Rettondini's debut into American cinema, having previously appeared in only Italian films. Though her part was very limited in the story line, Francesca is best remembered in the film Ghost Ship due to her very erotic nude scenes for which she is famous for back home in her native Italy.

Francesca Schiavone            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Francesca Schiavone: is a professional tennis player from Italy. She turned professional in 1998.Her career high ranking is World No. 11, achieved on 30 January 2006. She has won only one singles title on the WTA tour but has reached eight finals, six of them since the autumn of 2005. Schiavone has also reached two Grand Slam singles quarterfinals, the first in her debut at the 2001 French Open and again at the 2003 US Open. She and her Italian teammates Mara Santangelo, Flavia Pennetta, and Roberta Vinci beat the Belgium team 3–2 in the 2006 Fed Cup final.

Francesca Woodman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francesca Woodman: American photographer is best known for black-and-white pictures of herself and of female models, which still draws new fans. [1] Many of her photographs show young women nude, blurred (due to movement and long exposure times), merging with their surroundings, or with their faces obscured. Years after her suicide at the age of 22, her photographic works became the subject of much attention, including many exhibitions and books.

Francesca Jean Halsall            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Francesca Jean Halsall: is a British freestyle and butterfly swimmer.Halsall was the youngest member of the Team England swim squad at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won silver medals in the 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relays.

Francesca Gagnon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francesca Gagnon: a Québecoise singer and theatre actress featured in Cirque Du Soleil's Alegría and Midnight Sun. During her career of more than two decades, she has recorded several solo albums and toured three continents singing in French, Italian and Spanish.This interest in the arts carried over into adulthood where she continued her study of music at the University of Quebec. Her first musical performances were on television, followed by live solo performances in Quebec, Europe and Africa. In 1986, after recording her first album, Francesca received a Juno Award nomination for "Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year".[1]

Piero Della Francesca            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Piero Della Francesca: was an Italian artist of the Early Renaissance. To contemporaries, he was known as a mathematician and geometer as well as an artist, though now he is chiefly appreciated for his art. His painting was characterized by its serene humanism and its use of geometric forms, particularly in relation to perspective and foreshortening. Most of his work was produced in the Tuscan town of Arezzo.

Ivan Francescato            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Ivan Francescato: was an Italian rugby union player. He made his debut in the Italian Championship on 14 September 1986, as a centre, against A.S.R. Milano in Milan. He remained faithful to Benetton Treviso throughout his life. Francescato also played as a scrum half. Fran

René Charles Francescatti            Origin/Culture/Country: French

René Charles Francescatti: was a French virtuoso violinist.Zino Francescatti was born in Marseilles, to a musical family. Both parents were violinists. His father had studied with Camillo Sivori, and also played the cello. Zino studied violin from age three, and was quickly recognized as a child prodigy. He began performing at the age of five and made his debut playing Beethoven's Violin Concerto at age 10.