Famous People with Name Francis

Francis "Fran" Crippen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis "Fran" Crippen: was an American long-distance swimmer. After being a pool swimmer for most of his career, Crippen made the transition to open water swimming in 2006 where he had tremendous success. In international competitions, Crippen won seven medals, five of which we

Francis "Frank" Gailey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis "Frank" Gailey: was an Australian/American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Australia but later emigrated to the United States and became naturalized in 1906. The Australian Olympic Committee stated that "Gailey's medals, newly c

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

David Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Francis: (December 27, 1933 – October 5, 1997) was an American professional golfer

Ray James Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ray James Francis: (March 8, 1893 - July 6, 1934) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1922 and 1925 for the Washington Senators (1922), Detroit Tigers (1923), New York Yankees (1925) and Boston Red Sox (1925). Listed at 6' 1.5", 182 lb., Francis batted and threw left-handed.

Connie Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Connie Francis: is an American pop singer best known for international hit songs such as "Who's Sorry Now?", "Where The Boys Are", and "Everybody's Somebody's Fool". She is known to have one of the most distinctive voices in the history of pop music.[citation needed]

Steve D'Shawn Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Steve D'Shawn Francis: is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. Nicknamed "The Franchise"[1] and self-described as "Steve-O". He is known for his crossover dribble, driving ability, and flashy dunks.

Anne Francis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Anne Francis: is an American actress, famous for her role in the science fiction film classic Forbidden Planet (1956) and as private detective Honey West in the television series Honey West (1965-1966).Francis entered show business at a young age, working as a model at age 5, to help her family make ends meet during the Great Depression, and making her Broadway debut at age 11. Over her career, Ms. Francis appeared in scores of TV shows and several movies, including several appearances on The Twilight Zone, including the title character in "Jess-Belle", and most notably as Marsha White in the episode titled "The After Hours". In it, Francis is gradually revealed as a department store mannequin who has enjoyed a brief vacation among the living. Francis was a mainstay of 1970s television movies, and she returned to TV to portray "Mama Jo" for the 1984-86 TV-detective series Riptide.