Francis (surname)

Francis is an English surname of Latin origin. 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
• Black Francis (born 1965), American musician
• Bowden Francis (born 1996), American baseball player
• Clare Francis (born 1946), British author
• Claudius Francis (born 1959), Saint Lucian politician
• Connie Francis (born 1938), American pop singer
• David Rowland Francis (1850–1927), American politician, Mayor of Saint Louis, Governor of Missouri, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
• Damien Francis, (born 1979), English-born Jamaican footballer
• Dennis Francis (born 1956), Trinidad and Tobago diplomat
• Danusia Francis, (born 1994), British gymnast
• 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
• 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
• Jacobi Francis (born 1998), American football player
• Jane Francis (born 1956), Winner of Polar Medal, 2002
• Genie Francis (born 1962), Actress
• Gerry Francis (born 1951), English footballer and manager
• James Francis (1819–1884), Australian colonial politician
• Jeff Francis (born 1951), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Joseph Francis (disambiguation), several people named Joe or Joseph Francis
• Kay Francis (1905–1968), American actress
• Kevin Francis (disambiguation), several people named Kevin Francis
• K. T. Francis (1939–2013), Sri Lankan cricket umpire
• Leigh Francis (born 1974), British comedian
• Leslie Francis, American philosopher
• 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 (born 1931), President of Xavier University of Louisiana
• Pam Francis (1954–2020), American photographer
• Percy Francis (footballer) (1875–1947), English footballer
• Ranganathan Francis (1920–1975), Indian hockey player
• 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 (1913–2002), 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
• William T. Francis (1870–1929), United States diplomat