Famous People with Name Francesca

Francesca Lebrun            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Francesca Lebrun: was a noted 18th-century German singer and composer. Her father was the Italian-born cellist Innocenz Danzi and her younger brother was the composer and cellist Franz Danzi (1763–1826). She was renowned for her vocal dexterity and highly sought after by notable contemporaries, such as Schweitzer, Holzbauer, and Salieri, for the lead roles in their most challenging opuses.

Francesca Dallapé            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Francesca Dallapé: is an Italian diver. Dallapé finished sixth with Noemi Batki in the synchronized 3 metre springboard event of the 2008 Olympic Games.

Francesca Vincenti            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Francesca Vincenti: She was Malta's leading female windsurfer for over a decade. She dominated the Maltese waters and held the National Championship title from 1983 - 1986 She has been decorated as Malta's Sportswoman of the Year for 1985 and 1986 and remains the only woman

Francesca Rio            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Francesca Rio: is an Italian figure skater.

Francesca Porcellato            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Francesca Porcellato: is an Italian wheelchair athlete. In addition to participation in the Paralympics, Porcellato is the only woman to have won four London Marathon wheelchair races. She has competed in wheelchair racing at every Summer Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2008, an

Piero Della Francesca            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Piero Della Francesca: was an Italian artist of the Early Renaissance. To contemporaries, he was known as a mathematician and geometer as well as an artist, though now he is chiefly appreciated for his art. His painting was characterized by its serene humanism and its use of geometric forms, particularly in relation to perspective and foreshortening. Most of his work was produced in the Tuscan town of Arezzo.

Ivan Francescato            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Ivan Francescato: was an Italian rugby union player. He made his debut in the Italian Championship on 14 September 1986, as a centre, against A.S.R. Milano in Milan. He remained faithful to Benetton Treviso throughout his life. Francescato also played as a scrum half. Fran

René Charles Francescatti            Origin/Culture/Country: French

René Charles Francescatti: was a French virtuoso violinist.Zino Francescatti was born in Marseilles, to a musical family. Both parents were violinists. His father had studied with Camillo Sivori, and also played the cello. Zino studied violin from age three, and was quickly recognized as a child prodigy. He began performing at the age of five and made his debut playing Beethoven's Violin Concerto at age 10.