Francis (surname)

Francis is a French and English surname of Latin origin. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alun Francis (born 1943), Welsh conductor
• Anne Francis (1930-2011), was an American actress
• Arlene Francis (1907-2001), American actress
• Barrington Francis, Jamaican/Canadian boxer of the 1980s and '90s
• Black Francis (born 1965), American Musician
• Clare Francis (born 1946), British author
• Chris Francis (born 1976), New Zealand Land Development Specialist.
• Connie Francis (born 1938), American pop singer
• David Rowland Francis (1850–1927), American politician, Mayor of Saint Louis, Governor of Missouri, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
• Damien Francis, (born 1979), English-born Jamaican footballer
• Danusia Francis, (born 1994), British gymnast
• Dick Francis (1920-2010), British jockey-turned-novelist
• Eddie Francis, (born 1974), Canadian politician
• Freddie Francis (1917-2007), English cinematographer and film director
• Jane Francis, Winner of Polar Medal, 2002
• Genie Francis (born 1962), Actress
• Gerry Francis (born 1951), English footballer and manager
• James Francis (1819-1884), Australian colonial politician
• Jeff Francis, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Joseph Francis (disambiguation), several people named Joe or Joseph Francis
• Kay Francis (1905-1968), American actress
• Kevin Francis (disambiguation), several people named Kevin Francis
• K. T. Francis (1939–2013), Sri Lankan cricket umpire
• Leigh Francis (born 1974), British comedian
• Mark Francis (disambiguation)
• Melissa Francis (born 1972), American television journalist and former child actress
• Michael Kpakala Francis (1936–2013), Liberian Roman Catholic archbishop
• Norman Francis (born 1931), President of Xavier University of Louisiana
• Ranganathan Francis (born 1920), Indian hockey player
• Robert Francis (barrister) (born 1950), British barrister specialising in medical law
• Ron Francis (born 1963), Canadian professional ice hockey centerman
• Roy Francis, British rugby league footballer and coach
• Sage Francis (born 1977), hip-hop artist
• Sam Francis, (1923-1994), American painter and printmaker
• Sam Francis, American football player
• Samuel Kensinger Francis, Fitness trainer
• Samuel T. Francis (1947–2005), American columnist
• Steve Francis (born 1977), American professional basketball player
• Thomas Francis, Jr. (1900-1969), American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist
• Trevor Francis (born 1954), English footballer