This is a list of persons named after Saint Francis Xavier. The list includes cognates of the name Francis Xavier in other languages, including: Francesc Xavier – Catalan Francesco Saverio – Italian Francisco Javier – Spanish Francisco Xavier – Portuguese Franciszek Ksawery – Polish François Xavier – French František Xaver – Czech Franz Xaver – German
Persons A. F. X. Baron (Anthony Francis Xavier Baron) (1913–1974), British far-right political figure of the 1940–1950s Antoine Labelle (François-Xavier-Antoine Labelle) (1833–1891), Roman Catholic priest; principally responsible for the settlement (or "colonization") of the Laurentians Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvares (1836–1923), Portuguese Roman Catholic priest in Goa and British India Antonio Soler (Antonio Francisco Javier José Soler Ramos), (1729–1783), Spanish composer of the late Baroque and early Classical periods Auguste Comte (Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte) (1798–1857), French philosopher; founder of the discipline of sociology Brennan Manning (Richard Francis Xavier Manning) (born 1934), American author, friar, priest, and speaker Charles F. X. O'Brien (1879–1940), American politician from New Jersey; U.S. Representative Charles de Limburg Stirum (Charles Gaëtan Corneille Marie François-Xavier Ghislain de Limburg Stirum) (1906–1989), Belgian nobleman and senator; Grand Master of the House of King Leopold III Chechu (Francisco Javier Flores Gómez) (born 1982), Spanish professional football player Don Francisco Javier Sauza (1903–1990), Mexican businessman Eugenio Espejo (Francisco Javier Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo) (1747–1795), Ecuadoran physician, writer, and lawyer F. X. Martin (Francis Xavier Martin) (1922–2000), Irish cleric, historian, and activist Fran (footballer, born 1969) (Francisco Javier González Pérez), Spanish professional football player Fran Healy (baseball) (Francis Xavier Healy) (born 1946), American professional baseball player Fran Moreno (Francisco Javier Moreno Jiménez) (born 1984), Spanish professional football player Frances Xavier Cabrini (Mother Cabrini) (1850–1917), first American citizen to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church Francesc Arnau (Francesc Xavier Arnau Grabulosa) (born 1975), Catalan Spanish professional football player Francesc Xavier Butinyà i Hospital (1834–1899), Catalan missionary Jesuit, teacher, and writer Francesco Geminiani (Francesco Saverio Geminiani) (1687–1762), Italian violinist, composer, and music theorist Francesco Saverio de Zelada (1717–1801), Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and diplomat of the Holy See Francesco Saverio Mergalo (1746–1786), Italian painter of the Rococo or late-Baroque period Francesco Saverio Merlino (1856–1930), Italian lawyer, anarchist activist, and theorist of libertarian socialism Francesco Saverio Nitti (1868–1953), Italian economist and politician; Prime Minister of Italy 1919–20 Francis Bianchi (Saint Francis Xavier Bianchi), (1743–1815), Italian Barnabite priest Francis Healy (baseball) (Francis Xavier Paul Healy) (1910–1997), American professional baseball player Francis X. Bushman (1883–1966), American actor, film director, and screenwriter Francis X. Cretzmeyer (1913–2001), American collegiate track and field coach Francis X. DiLorenzo (born 1942), American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church; bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu, Hawaii; bishop of the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia Francis X. Prefontaine (François Xavier Préfontaine) (1838–1909), French Canadian missionary; founded the first Catholic parish in Seattle Francis Xavier Caldwell (1792–1851), Canadian businessman and political figure Francis Xavier Clooney (born 1950), American priest and professor Francis Xavier Dercum (1856–1931), American physician Francis Xavier Ford (1892–1952), American Roman Catholic missionary to China Francis Xavier Gartland (1805–1854), Irish American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Savannah, Georgia Francis Xavier Gsell (1872–1960), Australian Roman Catholic bishop and missionary to Papua Francis Xavier Irwin (born 1934), retired Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Boston Francis Xavier Krautbauer (1828–1885), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu (born 1961), Australian politician Francis Xavier Lasance (1860–1946), American priest and writer of Roman Catholic devotional works Francis Xavier Leray (1825–1887), French-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church; Bishop of Natchitoches and Archbishop of New Orleans Francis Xavier Mancuso (1887–1970), American politician, leader of Tammany Hall Francis Xavier Patrizi (1797–1881), Italian Jesuit exegete Francis Xavier Pierz (1785–1880), Austrian Roman Catholic priest and missionary to North America Francis Xavier Plessis (born 1694), clergyman of New France, missionary to the First Nations Francis Xavier Schmalzgrueber (1663–1735), German Jesuit canonist Francis Xavier Seelos (1819–1867), German-American Roman Catholic priest Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana (born 1955), Bishop of Chiang Mai, Thailand Francis Xavier Weninger (1805–1888), Austrian Jesuit missionary and author Francisco Arce (Francisco Javier Arce Rolón) (born 1971), Paraguayan professional football player Francisco Arce Montes (Francisco Xavier Arce Montes) (born 1950), Spanish serial abuser and murderer; imprisoned Francisco Arias Cárdenas (Francisco Javier Arias Cárdenas) (born 1950), Venezuelan politician, military officer, and ambassador Francisco Barraza (Francisco Javier Barraza Rodríguez) (born before 1991), Mexican band musician Francisco Barrio (Francisco Javier Barrio Terrazas) (born 1950), Mexican politician; governor and government minister Francisco Barrios (Francisco Javier (Jiménez) Barrios) (1953–1928), Mexican professional baseball player Francisco Cerezo (Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales) (born 1971), Spanish professional football player Francisco Clavet (Francisco Javier Clavet González) (born 1968), Spanish professional tennis player and coach Francisco Cordero (Francisco Javier Cordero) (born 1975), Dominican professional baseball player Francisco Felix (Francisco Javier Felix) (born 1983), Mexican American professional baseball player Francisco Ibáñez Campos (Francisco Javier Ibáñez Campos) (born 1986), Chilean professional football player Francisco J. Santamaría (1886–1963), Mexican writer and politician Francisco Javier Aguilar García (born 1949), Spanish professional association football player Francisco Javier Alegre (1729–1788), Jesuit scholar, translator, and historian of New Spain Francisco Javier Álvarez Colinet (born 1983), Spanish musician; member of the boyband D'NASH Francisco Javier Arana (1905–1949), member of the revolutionary junta that ruled Guatemala 1944–45 Francisco Javier Arellano Félix (born 1969), Mexican drug lord and leader of the Tijuana Cartel Francisco Javier Benet (born 1968), Spanish Olympic decathlete Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén (1758–1852), Spanish general officer Francisco Javier Clavijero (1731–1787), Novohispano Jesuit teacher, scholar, and historian Francisco Javier Cruz (born 1966), Mexican professional football player Francisco Javier de Balmis (1753–1819), Spanish physician who headed an 1804 expedition to New Spain to vaccinate the populations against smallpox Francisco Javier de Burgos y Sarragoiti (1842–1902), Spanish journalist and author of comic theater Francisco Javier de Elío (1767–1822), Spanish military governor of Montevideo and last Viceroy of the Río de la Plata Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero (1790–1871), Spanish politician and diplomat Francisco Javier de la Torre (fl. 1764–1765), Spanish governor-general of the Philippines 1764–65 Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont (1750–1811), Spanish bishop of Mexico and viceroy of New Spain 1809–10 Francisco Javier de Morales y Castejón de Arrollo (fl. 1770–1772), Spanish soldier and interim governor of Chile from 1770 to 1772 Francisco Javier de Viana (1764–1820), Argentine sailor, soldier, and politician Francisco Javier Domínguez Brito (born 1965), Dominican Republic politician Francisco Javier Echeverría (1797–1852), Mexican businessman and politician; president of Mexico 1841 Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa (born 1933), Chilean Cardinal Priest and the Archbishop of Santiago Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera (born 1942), Chilean businessman and former presidential candidate Francisco Javier Fernández (born 1977), Spanish Olympic race walker Francisco Javier García Fajer (1730–1809), Spanish composer Francisco Javier García Guerrero (born 1976), Spanish professional football player Francisco Javier García (born 1987), Spanish professional footballer Francisco Javier Gaxiola (1870–1933), Mexican lawyer, politician and diplomat Francisco Javier Gómez Noya (born 1983), Spanish triathlete Francisco Javier González (Mexican footballer) (born 1984), Mexican professional football player Francisco Javier González-Acuña (contemporary), Mexican mathematician and professor Francisco Javier Gutiérrez (born 1973), Spanish fantasy genre filmmaker Francisco Javier Hernández Gonzalez (born 1989), Spanish professional football player Francisco Javier Illán Vivas (born 1958), Spanish writer and poet Francisco Javier Jusué (born 1979), Spanish professional football player Francisco Javier Lledó (born 1979), Spanish professional football player Francisco Javier López Díaz (born 1988), Spanish professional football player Francisco Javier López García (born 1951), Spanish professional football player Francisco Javier López Peña (a.k.a. Thierry) (born 1948), Basque separatist leader Francisco Javier Mayorga Castañeda (born 1951), Mexican businessman and politician; government minister Francisco Javier Mina (1789–1817), Spanish lawyer and army officer and Mexican revolutionary Francisco Javier Peral (born 1983), Spanish professional football player Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña (born 1952), Mexican politician; Governor of Jalisco; government minister Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez (born 1978), Spanish professional football player Francisco Javier Rodríguez (born 1981), Mexican professional football player Francisco Javier Salazar Sáenz (contemporary), Mexican politician; government minister Francisco Javier Sánchez Broto (born 1971), Spanish professional footballer Francisco Javier Torres (born 1983), Mexican professional football player Francisco Javier Uría (born 1950), Spanish professional football player Francisco Javier Venegas, marqués de la Reunión y de Nueva España (1760–1838), Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain 1810–13 Francisco Javier Vergara y Velasco (1860–1914), Colombian geographer, cartographer, and historian Francisco Javier Zaldúa (Francisco Javier Martínez de Zaldúa y Racines) Colombian, lawyer and politician; President of Colombia 1882 Francisco León Franco (Francisco Javier León Franco) (1832–1880), Ecuadoran politician; vice president and president of Ecuador Francisco López Alfaro (Francisco Javier López Alfaro) (born 1962), Spanish professional football player and manager Francisco Martínez Marina (Francisco Xavier Martinez Marina) (1754–1833), Spanish jurist, historian. and priest Francisco Martos (Francisco Javier Martos Espigares) (born 1984), Spanish professional football player, playing for Greece Francisco Meléndez (Francisco Javier Melendez Villegas) (born 1964), Puerto Rican professional baseball player Francisco Oliveras (Francisco Javier Oliveras) (born 1963), Puerto Rican professional baseball player Francisco Ortiz Franco (Francisco Javier Ortiz Franco) (1954–2004), Mexican journalist; assassinated Francisco Prieto (Francisco Javier Prieto) (born 1983), Chilean professional football player Francisco Varela (Francisco Javier Varela García) (1946–2001), Chilean biologist, philosopher, and neuroscientist Francisco Vargas (Mexican boxer) (Francisco Javier Vargas Peláez) (born 1984), Mexican Olympic boxer