Biographies
Biographies is a category for works that tell the life stories of real people, highlighting their experiences, achievements, and historical significance. It includes both full-length accounts and shorter profiles written to inform and engage readers.
Francine Holley
Francine Holley — Belgian painter and muralist (1919–2020)
Francine Lalonde
Francis A. Sullivan
Francis A. Sullivan, S.J. — American Jesuit theologian of ecclesiology and magisterium
Francis B. Wai
Francis B. Wai, U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient (1917–1944)
Francis Cooke
Francis Dashwood, 15th Baron le Despencer
Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake (c.1540–1596): English navigator, privateer and naval commander
Francis Eaton
Francis Eaton — Mayflower passenger and early Plymouth settler
Francis Edgar Stanley
Francis Edgar Stanley: photographer, inventor, and steam car pioneer
Francis Gary Powers
Francis George
Francis George — American Cardinal and Archbishop of Chicago
Francis Hopkinson
Francis Hopkinson: American Founding Figure, Writer and Designer
Francis I of France
Francis I of France (1494–1547)
Francis II of France
Francis II of France (1544–1560)
Francis Lai
Francis Lee
Francis Lee (English footballer and club executive)
Francis Mudie
Francis Octavius Grenfell
Francis of Assisi
Francis Preston Blair
Francis Quinn
Francis Rapp
Francis Rapp — French medieval historian (1926–2020)
Francis Roache
Francis S. Currey
Francis S. Currey — U.S. Army hero and Medal of Honor recipient
Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key (1779–1843): Author of the Star‑Spangled Banner
Francis Smerecki
Francis Smerecki — French football player and coach
Francis W. Nye
Francisco Aramburu
Francisco “Chico” Aramburu — Brazilian winger and Vasco da Gama legend
Francisco Ascaso
Francisco Ascaso: Spanish anarcho-syndicalist militant and activist
Francisco Brennand
Francisco Brennand: Brazilian ceramist and sculptor
Francisco de Goya
Francisco de Goya: Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)
Francisco de Quevedo
Francisco de Quevedo: Spanish Golden Age writer, satirist and master of conceptismo
Francisco Feliciano
Francisco Flores Pérez
Francisco Flores Pérez (President of El Salvador, 1999–2004)
Francisco González Ledesma
Francisco Grau
Francisco Grau Vegara — Spanish composer, conductor and military musician
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (Yucatán conquistador)
Francisco Jezuíno Avanzi
Francisco Macri
Franco (Francesco) Macri — Italian‑Argentine businessman and family patriarch
Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla
Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla — 19th-century Costa Rican statesman
Francisco Massiani
Francisco Núñez Olivera
Francisco Núñez Olivera, Spanish supercentenarian and veteran
Francisco Pascual Obama Asue
Francisco Pascual Eyegue Obama Asue
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Rodrigues
Francisco Sobrino
Francisco Toledo
Francisco Toledo (1940–2019): Mexican artist and cultural advocate