Famous People with Name Francis

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

Francis Melvin Rogallo            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Melvin Rogallo: was an American aeronautical engineer inventor born in Sanger, California, U.S.A.; he is credited with the invention of the Rogallo wing, or "flexible wing", a precursor to the modern hang glider and paraglider. His patents ranged over mechanical utility

Francis Henry "Jack" Gardner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Henry "Jack" Gardner: was an American jazz pianist.Gardner played locally in Denver in the early 1920s, including with Doc Becker's Blue Devils and Boyd Senter's band. He moved to Chicago in 1923, where he led his own band in addition to playing with musicians like Wingy Manon

Suzanne Morrow Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Suzanne Morrow Francis: was a Canadian figure skater. She competed in pairs with Wallace Diestelmeyer.

Melvin Joseph Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Melvin Joseph Francis: was the governor of the Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation, one of two reservations in Maine of the Passamaquoddy Indian tribe, from 1980 until 1990 and again since 2002.Governor John Baldacci postponed the State of the State address for one day to

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.