Namesakes
Brazilian Presidents:
1 president
Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves 1902-1906 
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 actor
Bill Cobbs (middle name Francisco) 1934-
Notable Artists:
2 painters, 1 fashion designer
Francisco de Zurbarán 1598-1664
Francisco Goya 1746-1828
Paco Rabanne (a.k.a. Francisco) 1934-2023
Notable Athletes:
9 soccer, 1 basketball
(soccer) Paco Gento 1933-2022
(soccer) Garrincha (middle name Francisco) 1933-1983
(basketball) Francisco Buscató 1940-
(soccer) Francisco Javier Rodríguez 1981-
(soccer) Juanfran (middle name Francisco) 1985-
(soccer) Guillermo Ochoa (a.k.a. Francisco) 1985-
(soccer) Javi García (a.k.a. Francisco) 1987-
(soccer) Dárvin Chávez (middle name Francisco) 1989-
(soccer) Fidel Martínez (middle name Francisco) 1990-
(soccer) Isco (a.k.a. Francisco) 1992-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
4 explorers
Francisco de Almeida 1450-1510
Francisco Pizarro c. 1471-1541
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado 1510-1554
Francisco de Orellana 1511-1546
Notable Military Figures:
1 commander, 1 general
Francisco Pizarro c. 1471-1541
Pancho Villa 1878-1923
Notable Musicians:
2 musicians, 1 composer, 1 singer
Isaac Albéniz (middle name Francisco) 1860-1909
Paco de Lucía (a.k.a. Francisco) 1947-2014
Jon Secada (middle name Francisco) 1961-
Pedro Capó (middle name Francisco) 1980-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Javier Solana (a.k.a. Francisco) 1942-
Notable Writers:
1 poet
Francisco de Quevedo 1580-1645
Olympic Medalists:
3 silver, 2 bronze, 1 gold, 1 gold/bronze
(bronze) Francisco Martínez 1936 basketball
(bronze) João Francisco Bráz 1948 basketball
(silver) Alejandro Casañas Ramírez (middle name Francisco) 1976; 1980 110 m hurdles
(silver) Paquillo Peláez 2004 20 km walk
(gold/bronze) Carlos Delfino (middle name Francisco) 2004; 2008 basketball
(silver) Francisco Javier Gómez Noya 2012 triathlon
(gold) Dárvin Chávez (middle name Francisco) 2012 football
Other Leaders:
4 presidents
President Francisco Javier Zaldúa 1882 Colombia
President Mario García Menocal (middle name Francisco) 1913-1921 Cuba
President Plutarco Elías Calles (a.k.a. Francisco) 1924-1928 Mexico
President Gustavo Petro (middle name Francisco) 2022- Colombia
Portuguese Presidents and Prime Ministers:
5 prime ministers, 2 presidents
(prime minister) Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral 1908
(prime minister) Francisco da Veiga Beirão 1909-1910
(prime minister) Francisco Cunha Leal 1921-1922
(president) Francisco Craveiro Lopes 1951-1958
(president) Francisco da Costa Gomes 1974-1976
(prime minister) Francisco de Sá Carneiro 1980
(prime minister) Francisco Pinto Balsemão 1981-1983
Saints:
10 saints, 9 blessed
Saint Francis Xavier (a.k.a. Francisco) 1506-1552
Saint Francisco Borgia 1510-1572
Saint Francisco Solano 1549-1610
Blessed Francisco Pacheco 1565-1626
Blessed Francisco Aranha ?-1583
Saint Francisco of Nagasaki ?-1597
Saint Francisco of Saint Michael ?-1597
Saint Francisco Branco ?-1597
Saint Francisco Fernández de Capillas 1606-1648
Saint Francisco de Morales ?-1622
Saint Francisco Gálvez ?-1623
Saint Francisco of Saint Mary ?-1627
Blessed Francisco Martín Fernández de Posadas 1644-1713
Blessed Ambrosio Francisco Ferro ?-1645
Blessed Francisco Serrano ?-1748
Blessed Francisco Palau 1811-1872
Blessed Florentín Felipe Naya (a.k.a. Francisco) 1856-1936
Blessed Francisco Gárate Aranguren 1857-1929
Blessed Francisco Marto 1908-1919
Shakespearian Characters:
2 characters
Francisco Hamlet
Francisco The Tempest
Spanish Prime Ministers:
5 prime ministers
Francisco Pi y Margall 1873
Francisco Serrano 1868-1869; 1871; 1872; 1874
Francisco Silvela 1899-1900; 1902-1903
Francisco Largo Caballero 1936-1937
Francisco Franco 1938-1973