title: Francesc
text: # Francesc
  
  Francesc (Catalan pronunciation:) 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
  