Francesc ([fɾanˈsɛsk]) is a masculine given name of mediterranean origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francesco, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include:
Cesc Fàbregas (Francesc Fàbregas i Soler) (born 1987), Spanish professional football player
Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros (1753–1821), Roman Catholic prelate; Bishop of Urgell 1797–1816
Francesc Areny Casal (contemporary), Andorran politician
Francesc Arnau (born 1975), Spanish professional football player
Francesc Bellmunt (born 1947), Catalan screenwriter and film director
Francesc Berenguer i Mestres (1866–1914), Catalan Art Nouveau architect
Francesc Cambó (1876–1947), Catalan politician, government minister, and artistic supporter
Francesc Candel Tortajada (a.k.a. Paco Candel) (1925–2007), Spanish writer and journalist
Francesc Capdevila (born 1956), Spanish artist and illustrator
Francesc de Tamarit (1600–1653), Catalan politician and military leader during the Catalan Revolt
Francesc Eiximenis (c. 1340–1409), Catalan Franciscan priest, encyclopedist, and writer
Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia (1859–1909), Spanish Catalan free-thinker and anarchist
Francesc Fontanella (1622–1685), Catalan poet, dramatist, and priest
Francesc Gaset Fris (born 1947), Andorran sport shooter
Francesc Layret (1880–1920), Catalan nationalist, politician, and lawyer; assassinated
Francesc Macià (1859–1933), Spanish military officer and president of Catalonia
Francesc Pi i Margall (Francisco Pi y Margall), Second President of the First Spanish Republic and Catalan romanticist writer
Francesc Pujols (1882–1962), Catalan writer and philosopher
Francesc Sabaté Llopart (1915–1960), Catalan anarchist; fought against the regime of Francisco Franco
Francesc Santacruz i Artigas (fl. 1665–1721), Catalan sculptor
Francesc Vicent Garcia (1582–1623), Catalan poet
Francesc Vicent (1450–1512), Spanish author who wrote about chess
Francesc Vilanova (born 1969), Spanish professional football player and manager
Francesc Xavier Butinyà i Hospital (1834–1899), Catalan missionary Jesuit, teacher, and writer
François Arago (Francesc Joan Domènec Aragó) (1786–1853), French Catalan mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician
Xesco Espar (Francesc Espar Moya) (born 1963), Catalan handball player and trainer