Famous People with Name Francis

Francis William "Frank" Mahovlich            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis William "Frank" Mahovlich: is a Canadian Senator, and a retired NHL ice hockey player, nicknamed the "Big M." He played on six Stanley Cup-winning teams and is an inductee of the Hockey Hall of Fame.The son of immigrants from Croatia, Mahovlich was scouted by several National Hockey League teams while playing for the Schumacher Lions of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. He signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs, who sent him to one of their Ontario Hockey Association affiliates, the Toronto St. Michael's Majors.

Francis Amasa Walker            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Amasa Walker: was a United States economist and educator, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Walker's activities after the war included stints as editor of the Springfield (MA) Republican, chief of the government bureau of statistics,

Francis Harper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Harper: was an American naturalist. His research included studies of the Okefenokee Swamp and fieldwork in the north eastern United States and in northern Canada, and he also studied the 18th century American naturalists John and William Bartram.[1] Harper author

Francis Mason            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Mason: American missionary and a naturalist[1], was born in York, England. His grandfather, also Francis Mason, was the founder of the Baptist Society in York, and his father, a shoemaker by trade, was a Baptist lay preacher there.

Francis Andrew "Drew" Gaffney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Andrew "Drew" Gaffney: is an American doctor who flew aboard a NASA Space Shuttle mission.Gaffney graduated from Carlsbad, New Mexico High School in 1964; received a Bachelor of arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968; and a Doctor of Medicine degree, Un

Diane Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Diane Francis: is a Canadian journalist and author, and the editor-at-large for the National Post newspaper.Francis is also a broadcaster and a best-selling author of eight books on a variety of socio-economic subjects for Canadians[1]. Her book titled Fighting for Canada was published in the French language as Ma

Samuel Lewis Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel Lewis Francis: was an American painter and printmaker. He was born in San Mateo, California[1], and studied botany, medicine and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II before being injured in a plane crash.[1] He was in the hospital for several years, and it was while there that he began to paint. Once out of the hospital he returned to Berkeley, this time to study art.Francis was initially influenced by the work of abstract expressionists such as Mark Rothko, Arshile Gorky and Clyfford Still. He spent the 1950s in Paris, having his first exhibition there in 1952.[1] While there he became associated with Tachisme. He later spent time in Japan, and some have seen an influence from Zen Buddhism in his work.

Robert Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Francis: was an American poet who lived much of his life in Amherst, Massachusetts. He lived in a small house he built himself which he called Fort Juniper. Francis won the Shelley Memorial Award in 1939. One of his poetic mentors was Robert Frost, and indeed Fran

Ronald "Ron" Michael Francis, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ronald "Ron" Michael Francis, Jr.: is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centreman who played 23 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs. He now serves as the associate head coach for the Hurricanes.

Roy Anthony Myers Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roy Anthony Myers Francis: is a former Costa Rican soccer player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa.Myers was known as "El Maravilloso" (The Marvelous) due to his natural talent to play the game, becoming a typical number 10. In his country he played mostly with Saprissa, winning three national championships with them, as well as two CONCACAF Champions Cups. He also played with his hometown team, Limón.