Famous People with Name Francis

Francis Ford Coppola            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Ford Coppola: is a five-time Academy Award-winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Coppola is also a vintner, magazine publisher, and hotelier. He is a graduate of Hofstra University where he studied theatre. He earned an M.F.A. in film directing from the UCLA Film School. He is most renowned for directing the highly regarded Godfather trilogy, The Conversation, and the Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now.

Francis Scott Fitzgerald            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Scott Fitzgerald: was an American writer of novels and short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's great writers. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation", Americans born in the 1890s who came of age during World War I. He finished four novels, left a fifth unfinished, and wrote dozens of short stories that treat themes of youth and promise (his first act), and despair and age

Francis Xavier Bushman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Xavier Bushman: was an American film actor. His matinee idol career started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife, but it did not survive the silent screen era.

Francis Anthony Brickowski            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Anthony Brickowski: is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association.Brickowski played college basketball for 4 years as a power forward/center for Pennsylvania State University.

Francis David Buddy O'Grady            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis David Buddy O'Grady: was an American basketball player and coach.A 5'11" guard from Georgetown University, O'Grady played professionally in the Basketball Association of America from 1946 to 1949. He competed for the Washington Capitols, St. Louis Bombers, and Providence Steamrollers and averaged 3.7 points per game.[1]

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.

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