Francesco

This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Francesco (disambiguation).

Francesco

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

Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is one of the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include:

People with the given name Francesco

• Francesco I (disambiguation), several people
• Francesco Barbaro (disambiguation), several people
• Francesco Bernardi (disambiguation), several people
• Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439-1501), Italian architect, engineer and painter
• Francesco Zurolo (first half of the 15th century–1480), Italian feudal lord, baron and italian leader
• Francesco Berni (1497–1536), Italian writer
• Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543), Italian lutenist and composer
• Francesco Primaticcio (1504–1570), Italian painter, architect, and sculptor
• Francesco Albani (1578–1660), Italian painter
• Francesco Borromini (1599–1667), Swiss sculptor and architect
• Francesco Cavalli (1602–1676), Italian composer
• Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618–1663), Italian mathematician and physicist
• Francesco Bianchini (1662–1729), Italian philosopher and scientist
• Francesco Galli Bibiena (1659–1739), Italian architect and designer
• Francesco Antonio Bonporti (1672–1749), Italian priest and composer
• Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei (1675–1755), Italian archaeologist
• Francesco Manfredini (1684–1762), Italian composer
• Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762), Italian violinist and composer
• Francesco Maria Veracini (1690–1768), Italian composer
• Francesco Zuccarelli (1702–1788), Italian painter
• Francesco Zahra (1710–1773), Maltese painter
• Francesco Algarotti (1712–1764), Italian philosopher
• Francesco Guardi (1712–1793), Italian artist
• Francesco Antonio Zaccaria (1714–1795), Italian theologian and historian
• Francesco Cetti (1726–1778), Italian Jesuit scientist
• Francesco Hayez (1791–1882), Italian painter
• Francesco Puccinotti (1794–1872), Italian pathologist
• Francesco Righetti (1835–1917), Argentine architect
• Francesco Tamburini (1846–1891), Argentine-Italian architect
• Francesco Parisi (painter) (1857–1948), Argentine-Italian painter
• Francesco Gianotti (1881–1967), Argentine-Italian architect
• Francesco Ticciati (1893–1949), Italian musician
• Francesco Greco (1942–2018), Italian lawyer and politician
• Francesco Rosi (1922–2015), Italian film maker
• Francesco Merloni (1925–2024), Italian industrialist, academic and politician
• Francesco Macri (1931–2019), Argentine-Italian businessman
• Francesco Ricci Bitti (born 1942), Italian sports official
• Francesco Beschi (born 1951), Italian bishop
• Francesco Moser (born 1951), Italian cyclist
• Franco Serantini (born 1951), Italian anarchist
• Francesco Schettino (born 1960), Italian former ship captain and prisoner
• Francesco da Mosto (born 1961), Italian architect, film maker and television presenter
• Francesco Attolico (born 1963), Italian water polo player
• Francesco Saverio Romano (born 1964), Italian politician and lawyer
• Francesco Bruno (born 1968), Italian sport shooter
• Francesco Lollobrigida (born 1972), Italian lawyer and politician
• Francesco Postiglione (born 1972), Italian swimmer and water polo player
• Francesco Totti (born 1976), Italian football player
• Francesco Bilotto (born 1977), American designer and entertainment expert
• Francesco Cernuto (born 1992), Italian footballer
• Francesco Celeste (born 1994), Argentine footballer
• Francesco Bagnaia (born 1998), Italian racing motorcyclist
• Francesco Lo Celso (born 2000), Argentine footballer

Characters with the given name

• Francesco Bernoulli, a character in the animated film Cars 2

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Francesco

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.