Famous People with Name Francis

Francis Elmer Heydt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Elmer Heydt: was a competitive swimmer who won three NCAA men's swimming championships, including the 150-yard backstroke event and two 300-yard medley relay championships as a member of the University of Michigan swimming team in 1940 and 1941. He later operated a su

Francis "Frank" Paul Scully, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis "Frank" Paul Scully, Jr.: was an American sailor who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Francis Patrick Armstrong            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Patrick Armstrong: was a steamboat captain in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. He also operated steamboats on the Kootenay River in Montana and on the Stikine River in western British Columbia. Steam navigation in the Rocky Mountain Trench which runs through th

Francis ("Frank") Amyot            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis ("Frank") Amyot: was a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the 1930s. Born in Thornhill, Ontario, he won Canada's only gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the C-1 1000m canoeing event. This proved embarrassing to Canadian officials who had refused to pay his way.

Francis "Frank" Martin Willis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis "Frank" Martin Willis: was a Canadian canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his partner Edward Deir finished sixth in the K-2 1000 m event. Willis also competed with his partner Stanley Potter in the folding K-2 10000 m event where they finished tenth.

William T. Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William T. Francis: was an African American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Minnesota.Afterward, he served in the legal department of the Northern Pacific Railway. Francis opened his own law firm prior to World War I in St. Paul. In 1920, he was president elector at th

Gregory R. Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gregory R. Francis: is a politician in the United States Virgin Islands. A Democrat, he has served as Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands since January 1, 2007, having been elected on a ticket with Governor John de Jongh.

Cyril Lloyd Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cyril Lloyd Francis: was a Canadian politician and one time Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons. Francis was known by his middle name.In 1958, Francis became President of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, a union representing civil servants in certain professions. In 1959, he entered municipal politics by being elected alderman on Ottawa City Council. From 1960 to 1963, he served on the city's Board of Control and as Deputy Mayor.

Mayann Elizabeth Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mayann Elizabeth Francis: is the 31st and current Lieutenant Governor of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. She was the director and CEO of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission from 1999-2006. She also served as Nova Scotia's provincial ombudsman from December 2000 until December 2003, the first woman to be appointed to that post. Previously, she has been a pioneer in senior positions with the Government of Ontario, Dalhousie University and the District Attorney's office in Kings County, New York.

Harry S. Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harry S. Francis: was a carriage builder and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1944 to 1947 as a Liberal.