Francesc

Francesc () is a masculine given name of Catalan origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francesco, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include: Cesc Fàbregas (Francesc Fàbregas i Soler) (born 1987), Spanish professional football player Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros (1753–1821), Roman Catholic prelate; Bishop of Urgell 1797–1816 Francesc Areny Casal (contemporary), Andorran politician Francesc Arnau (1975–2021), Spanish professional football player Francesc Bellmunt (born 1947), Spanish screenwriter and film director Francesc Berenguer i Mestres (1866–1914), Spanish Art Nouveau architect Francesc Cambó (1876–1947), Spanish politician, government minister, and artistic supporter Francesc Candel Tortajada (a.k.a. Paco Candel) (1925–2007), Spanish writer and journalist Francesc Capdevila (born 1956), Spanish artist and illustrator Francesc de Tamarit (1600–1653), Spanish politician and military leader during the Catalan Revolt Francesc Eiximenis (c. 1340–1409), Spanish Franciscan priest, encyclopedist, and writer Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia (1859–1909), Spanish Catalan free-thinker and anarchist Francesc Fontanella (1622–1685), Spanish poet, dramatist, and priest Francesc Gaset Fris (born 1947), Andorran sport shooter Francesc Layret (1880–1920), Spanish nationalist, politician, and lawyer; assassinated Francesc Macià (1859–1933), Spanish military officer and president of Catalonia Francesc Pi i Margall (Francisco Pi y Margall), Second President of the First Spanish Republic and Catalan romanticist writer Francesc Pujols (1882–1962), Spanish writer and philosopher Francesc Sabaté Llopart (1915–1960), Spanish anarchist; fought against the regime of Francisco Franco Francesc Santacruz i Artigas (fl. 1665–1721), Spanish sculptor Francesc Vicent Garcia (1582–1623), Spanish poet Francesc Vicent (1450–1512), Spanish author who wrote about chess Francesc Vilanova (1968–2014), Spanish professional football player and manager Francesc Xavier Butinyà i Hospital (1834–1899), Spanish missionary Jesuit, teacher, and writer François Arago (Francesc Joan Domènec Aragó) (1786–1853), French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician Xesco Espar (Francesc Espar Moya) (born 1963), Spanish handball player and trainer

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