Francesco

Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy, and is the given name of:

For the film, see Francesco (film).

Francesco

Pronunciation	Italian: [franˈtʃesko]
Gender	Masculine
Origin
Word/name	Francis
Meaning	"Free man"[1]
Region of origin	Italy
Other names
Related names	Franciscus, Francis, Francisco, François, Françoise, Franciszek, Francesc, Ferenc, Frank, Franco, Franz, Frans, Franklin

List of people with the given name Francesco

• Francesco, current Bishop of Rome and Pope.
• Francesco Barbaro, Venetian politician; (1390–1454)
• Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiero and Duke of Milan; (1401–1466)
• Francesco Berni, Italian writer; (1497–1536)
• Francesco Bilotto, American designer and entertainment expert (born 1977)
• Francesco Canova da Milano, Italian lutenist and composer; (1497–1543)
• Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer; (1503–1584)
• Francesco Primaticcio, Italian painter, architect, and sculptor; (1504–1570)
• Francesco Patrizi, Italian philosopher and scientist; (1529–1597)
• Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany; (1541–1587)
• Francesco Barbaro, Venetian diplomat and Patriarch of Aquileia; (1546–1616)
• Francesco Albani, Italian painter; (1578–1660)
• Francesco Borromini, Swiss sculptor and architect; (1599–1667)
• Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer; (1602–1676)
• Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist; (1618–1663)
• Francesco Bernardi (disambiguation), several people
• Francesco Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer; (1659–1739)
• Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist; (1662–1729)
• Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer; (1672–1749)
• Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist; (1675–1755)
• Francesco Manfredini, Italian composer; (1684–1762)
• Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer; (1687–1762)
• Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian composer; (1690–1768)
• Francesco Zuccarelli, painter, elected to the Venetian Academy in 1763; (1702–1788)
• Francesco Guardi, Italian artist; (1712–1793)
• Francesco Algarotti, Italian philosopher; (1712–1764)
• Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian theologian and historian; (1714–1795)
• Francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit scientist; (1726–1778)
• Francesco Hayez, Italian painter; (1791–1882)
• Francesco Puccinotti, Italian pathologist; (1794–1872)
• Francesco Rosi, Italian film maker; (1922–2015)
• Francesco Merloni, Italian industrialist, academic and politician; (born 1925)
• Francesco Ricci Bitti, Italian sports official; (born 1942)
• Francesco Greco, Italian lawyer and politician; (1942–2018)
• Francesco Beschi, Roman Catholic bishop of Bergamo; (born 1951)
• Francesco Moser, Italian cyclist; (born 1951)
• Francesco da Mosto, Italian architect, film maker and TV presenter; (born 1961)
• Francesco Attolico, Italian water polo player; (born 1963)
• Francesco Bruno, Italian sport shooter; (born 1968)
• Francesco Postiglione, Italian swimmer and water polo player; (born 1972)
• Francesco Ticciati, Italian musician
• Francesco Totti, Italian football player for AS Roma; (born 1976)
• Francesco Cernuto (born 1992), Italian footballer
• Francesco Zahra (1710–1773), Maltese painter
• Francesco Schettino (born 1960), former Italian ship captain

See also

• Francesco Bernoulli, character in the Disney-Pixar animated film Cars 2

References

1. Navarro, Yvonne (2007). First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning, 2d ed. McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers. pp. 110–112. ISBN 9780786429349.