Francesco

For the film, see Francesco (film).

Francesco

Pronunciation	Italian: [franˈtʃesko]
Gender	Masculine
Origin
Word/name	Francis
Meaning	"Frenchman", after Francis of Assisi
Region of origin	Italy
Other names
Related names	Francis, Francisco, François, Frank, Franklin, Franco, Franz

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

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 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 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 Durante, Italian composer; (1684–1755)
• 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 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 Totti, Italian football player for AS Roma; (born 1976)

See also

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