Francis Drake (disambiguation)
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Francis Drake may refer to:
- Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596); Elizabethan privateer and naval hero.
- Sir Francis Drake (1647-1718); a claimed descendant of the original Sir Francis Drake, [Not possible: the naval hero had no children] MP for Tavistock, 1673-1685, 1689-1695 and 1696-1701
- Francis Drake (1573-1634); nephew of the original Sir Francis Drake and Sir Richard Grenville
- Francis Henry Drake (1694-1740); son of Sir Francis Drake, MP for Tavistock (?); MP for the same Tavistock, 1715-1734
- Francis Drake (antiquary) (1696–1771); historian of York
- Francis William Drake (1724-1787); son of Francis Henry, Royal Navy officer and Governor of Newfoundland
- Sir Francis Samuel Drake; also son of Francis Henry; Rear Admiral in Royal Navy; commander of lead division of British naval squadron at Revolutionary War Battle of the Virginia Cape 1781
- Frances Drake (actor), American actress
- Francis M. Drake; Governor of Iowa.
- Sir Francis Drake, television series.
- Not to be confused with Frank Drake, the scientist responsible for the Drake equation.
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