# Francesc

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'''Francesc''' ({{IPA|ca|fɾənˈsɛsk, fɾanˈsesk}}) is a masculine [given name](/source/given_name) of [Catalan](/source/Catalan_language) origin. It is a [cognate](/source/cognate) of [Francis](/source/Francis_(given_name)), [Francesco](/source/Francesco), [Francisco](/source/Francisco), [François](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois), and [Franz](/source/Franz_(given_name)). People with the name include:

*[Cesc Fàbregas](/source/Cesc_F%C3%A0bregas) (Francesc Fàbregas i Soler) (born 1987), Spanish professional football player
*[Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros](/source/Francesc_Antoni_de_la_Due%C3%B1a_y_Cisneros) (1753–1821), Roman Catholic prelate; Bishop of Urgell 1797–1816
*[Francesc Areny Casal](/source/Francesc_Areny_Casal) (contemporary), Andorran politician
*[Francesc Arnau](/source/Francesc_Arnau) (1975–2021), Spanish professional football player
*[Francesc Bellmunt](/source/Francesc_Bellmunt) (born 1947), Spanish screenwriter and film director
*[Francesc Berenguer i Mestres](/source/Francesc_Berenguer_i_Mestres) (1866–1914), Spanish Art Nouveau architect
*[Francesc Cambó](/source/Francesc_Camb%C3%B3) (1876–1947), Spanish politician, government minister, and artistic supporter
*[Francesc Candel Tortajada](/source/Francesc_Candel_Tortajada) (a.k.a. Paco Candel) (1925–2007), Spanish writer and journalist
*[Francesc Capdevila](/source/Francesc_Capdevila) (born 1956), Spanish artist and illustrator
*[Francesc de Tamarit](/source/Francesc_de_Tamarit) (1600–1653), Spanish politician and military leader during the Catalan Revolt
*[Francesc Eiximenis](/source/Francesc_Eiximenis) (c. 1340–1409), Spanish Franciscan priest, encyclopedist, and writer
*[Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia](/source/Francesc_Ferrer_i_Gu%C3%A0rdia) (1859–1909), Spanish Catalan free-thinker and anarchist
*[Francesc Fontanella](/source/Francesc_Fontanella) (1622–1685), Spanish poet, dramatist, and priest
*[Francesc Gaset Fris](/source/Francesc_Gaset_Fris) (born 1947), Andorran sport shooter
*[Francesc Layret](/source/Francesc_Layret) (1880–1920), Spanish nationalist, politician, and lawyer; assassinated
*[Francesc Macià](/source/Francesc_Maci%C3%A0) (1859–1933), Spanish military officer and president of Catalonia
*[Francesc Pi i Margall](/source/Francesc_Pi_i_Margall) (Francisco Pi y Margall), Second President of the First Spanish Republic and Catalan romanticist writer
*[Francesc Pujols](/source/Francesc_Pujols) (1882–1962), Spanish writer and philosopher
*[Francesc Sabaté Llopart](/source/Francesc_Sabat%C3%A9_Llopart) (1915–1960), Spanish anarchist; fought against the regime of Francisco Franco
*[Francesc Santacruz i Artigas](/source/Francesc_Santacruz_i_Artigas) (fl. 1665–1721), Spanish sculptor
*[Francesc Vicent Garcia](/source/Francesc_Vicent_Garcia) (1582–1623), Spanish poet
*[Francesc Vicent](/source/Francesc_Vicent) (1450–1512), Spanish author who wrote about chess
*[Francesc Vilanova](/source/Francesc_Vilanova) (1968–2014), Spanish professional football player and manager
*[Francesc Xavier Butinyà i Hospital](/source/Francesc_Xavier_Butiny%C3%A0_i_Hospital) (1834–1899), Spanish missionary Jesuit, teacher, and writer
*[François Arago](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Arago) (Francesc Joan Domènec Aragó) (1786–1853), French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician
*[Xesco Espar](/source/Xesco_Espar) (Francesc Espar Moya) (born 1963), Spanish handball player and trainer

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