Namesakes
American First Ladies:
2 first ladies
Frances Cleveland 1886-1889; 1893-1897 
Nancy Reagan (middle name Frances) 1981-1989
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 hero
Fanny Price 1814 Mansfield Park
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Amelia Shepherd (middle name Frances) 2005; 2007 Grey's Anatomy; Private Practice
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
6 hurricanes, 2 storms
Hurricane Frances 1961
Storm Frances 1968
Hurricane Frances 1976
Hurricane Frances 1980
Hurricane Frances 1986
Hurricane Frances 1992
Storm Frances 1998
Hurricane Frances 2004
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry
(chemistry) Frances Arnold 2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
29 actors
Irene Rich (middle name Frances) 1891-1988
Judith Anderson (a.k.a. Frances) 1897-1992
Alice Terry (middle name Frances) 1899-1987
Frances Dee 1909-2004
Gloria Stuart (middle name Frances) 1910-2010
Frances Drake 1912-2000
Dale Evans (a.k.a. Frances) 1912-2001
Frances Farmer 1913-1970
Frances Reid 1914-2010
Yvonne Mitchell (middle name Frances) 1915-1979
Dinah Shore (a.k.a. Frances) 1916-1994
Carole Landis (a.k.a. Frances) 1919-1948
Veronica Lake (middle name Frances) 1922-1973
Frances Sternhagen 1930-2023
Debbie Reynolds (middle name Frances) 1932-2016
Cornelia Frances 1941-2018
Frances Fisher 1952-
Frances Conroy 1953-
Jane Kaczmarek (middle name Frances) 1955-
Carrie Fisher (middle name Frances) 1956-2016
Frances McDormand 1957-
Frances Barber 1958-
Frances O'Connor 1967-
Lucy Lawless (middle name Frances) 1968-
Finty Williams (middle name Frances) 1972-
Annabelle Wallis (middle name Frances) 1984-
Annie Murphy (middle name Frances) 1986-
Elizabeth Henstridge (middle name Frances) 1987-
Rose McIver (a.k.a. Frances) 1988-
Notable Athletes:
1 tennis
(tennis) Frances Tiafoe 1998-
Notable Musicians:
2 singers
Dinah Shore (a.k.a. Frances) 1916-1994
Debbie Reynolds (middle name Frances) 1932-2016
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer/physicist, 1 chemist
Sarah Frances Whiting 1847-1927
Frances Arnold 1956-
Notable Writers:
3 authors
Frances Burney 1752-1840
Frances Hodgson Burnett 1849-1924
Anne Rice (middle name Frances) 1941-2021
Olympic Medalists:
4 bronze, 2 gold, 1 bronze/gold, 1 silver
(gold) Fanny Durack 1912 swimming - 100 m freestyle
(bronze/gold) Frances Schroth 1920 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Isabelle Daniels (middle name Frances) 1956 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Jenny Lamy (middle name Frances) 1968 200 m
(bronze) Charlene Morett (middle name Frances) 1984 field hockey
(gold) Sherri Howard (middle name Frances) 1984 4x400 m relay
(silver) Lisa Ondieki (middle name Frances) 1988 marathon
(bronze) Angela Chalmers (middle name Frances) 1992 3000 m
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Frances McDormand 1997; 2018; 2021 Fargo; Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; Nomadland
Saints:
3 blessed, 3 saints
Saint Francesca of Rome (a.k.a. Frances) 1384-1440
Blessed Françoise of Amboise (a.k.a. Frances) 1427-1485
Saint Frances Bizzocca ?-1627
Blessed Françoise Mézière (a.k.a. Frances) 1745-1794
Blessed Francisca Ana Cirer Carbonell (a.k.a. Frances) 1781-1855
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini 1850-1917