Francesco
Francesco, the Italian version of the personal name "Francis", is the most common name among males in Italy, and is the given name of:
List of people with the given name Francesco
- Francesco Barbaro, (1390-1454), Venetian politician.
- Francesco Sforza, (1401-1466), Italian condottiero and Duke of Milan
- Francesco Berni, (1497 - 1536), Italian writer;
- Antonio Francesco Grazzini, (1503-1584) Italian writer;
- Francesco Primaticcio, 1504-1570) Italian painter, architect, and sculptor;
- Francesco Patrizi, (1529-1597) Italian philosopher and scientist;
- Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany; (1541-1587)
- Francesco Barbaro (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-)
- Francesco Moser, Italian cyclist (1951-)
- Francesco da Mosto, Italian architect, film maker and TV presenter (1961-)
- Francesco Attolico, Italian water polo player (1963-)
- Francesco Bruno, Italian sport shooter (1968-)
- Francesco Postiglione, Italian swimmer and water polo player (1972-)
- Francesco Totti, Italian football player for AS Roma (1976-)
- Francesco Canova da Milano (Italian lutenist and composer)
- Francesco Beschi, Roman Catholic bishop of Bergamo