Francis (surname)

Francis is an English surname of Latin origin. The name means "French man" Notable people with the surname include:

• Alun Francis (born 1943), Welsh conductor
• Anna Belle Francis (born 1978), Singaporean entertainer and singer
• Anne Francis (1930–2011), American actress
• Arlene Francis (1907–2001), American actress
• Armet Francis (born 1945), Jamaican-born photographer based in London
• Barrington Francis (born 1965), Jamaican/Canadian boxer of the 1980s and 1990s
• Beckie Francis (born 1965), American basketball coach
• Black Francis (born 1965), American musician
• Bowden Francis (born 1996), American baseball player
• Charles Asa Francis (1855–1934), American politician from New Jersey
• Clare Francis (born 1946), British author
• Claudius Francis (born 1959), Saint Lucian politician
• Connie Francis (1937–2025), American pop singer
• Daeshon Francis (born 1996), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Damien Francis, (born 1979), English-born Jamaican footballer
• Dannen Francis (born 2004), Antiguan footballer
• Danusia Francis, (born 1994), British gymnast
• David Rowland Francis (1850–1927), American politician, Mayor of Saint Louis, Governor of Missouri, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
• Dennis Francis (born 1956), Trinidad and Tobago diplomat
• David Francis (disambiguation)
• Dick Francis (1920–2010), British jockey-turned-novelist
• Dillon Francis, (born 1987), American electronic musician and disc jockey
• Eddie Francis, (born 1974), Canadian politician
• Esme Francis, Cornish musician
• Eustace Francis, Dominican politician, Speaker of the House of Assembly
• Felix Francis, (born 1953), British author
• Freddie Francis (1917–2007), English cinematographer and film director
• Genie Francis (born 1962), American actress
• Gerry Francis (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2025), English-Canadian footballer
• Gerry Francis (born 1951), English footballer and manager
• Isabel Elizabeth Francis (1991–2022), Singaporean murder victim
• Jacobi Francis (born 1998), American football player
• James Francis (disambiguation)
• Jane Francis (born 1956), Winner of Polar Medal, 2002
• Ja'Vier Francis (born 2003), American basketball player
• Jeff Francis (born 1951), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Joseph Francis (disambiguation), several people named Joe or Joseph Francis
• K. T. Francis (1939–2013), Sri Lankan cricket umpire
• Kathryn Francis (died 2005), American politician
• Kay Francis (1905–1968), American actress
• Kevin Francis (disambiguation), several people named Kevin Francis
• Leigh Francis (born 1974), British comedian
• Leslie Francis, American philosopher
• Leslie E. Francis (1871–1957), American politician from Iowa
• Louise E. Francis (1869–1932), American journalist
• Mark Francis (disambiguation)
• Mary Francis (born 1948), British businesswoman
• Mary Margaret Francis (1924–2000), British author
• Melissa Francis (born 1972), American television journalist and former child actress
• Michael Kpakala Francis (1936–2013), Liberian Roman Catholic archbishop
• Nellie Griswold Francis (1874–1969), American civil rights activist
• Noel Francis (1906–1959), American actress of the stage and screen
• Norman Francis (1931–2026), American academic, president of Xavier University of Louisiana
• Percy Francis (footballer) (1875–1947), English footballer
• Peter D. Francis (born 1934), American politician from Washington
• Ranganathan Francis (1920–1975), Indian hockey player
• Robert Francis (actor) (1930-1955), American actor
• Robert Francis (barrister) (born 1950), British barrister specialising in medical law
• Rohin Francis, British cardiologist
• Ron Francis (born 1963), Canadian professional ice hockey centerman
• Roy Francis (c. 1919–1989), British rugby league footballer and coach
• Russ Francis (1953–2023), American football player
• Sage Francis (born 1977), hip-hop artist
• Sam Francis, (1923–1994), American painter and printmaker
• Sam Francis William Francis (civil engineer), American football player
• Samuel Kensinger Francis (born 1974), fitness trainer
• Samuel T. Francis (1947–2005), American columnist
• Sebastian Francis (born 1951), Malaysian Catholic cardinal
• Steve Francis (born 1977), American professional basketball player
• Thomas Francis, Jr. (1900–1969), American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist
• Trevor Francis (1954–2023), English footballer
• Sir William Francis (1926–2025), British civil engineer
• William T. Francis (1870–1929), American diplomat