# Francis Xavier (name)

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
* Francisco Vidal Salinas (Francisco Javier Vidal Salinas) (born 1953), Chilean politician and government minister
* Francisco Villarroya (Francisco Javier Pérez Villaroya) (born 1966), Spanish professional football player
* Francisco Xavier Bogarin (1763–1830), Paraguayan priest involved in the independence movement of Paraguay
* Francisco Xavier Castellanos (born 1953), Bolivian-American physician and neuroscientist
* Francisco Xavier da Silva Pereira, Conde das Antas (1793–1852), Portuguese military officer in the Peninsular War against Napoleon
* Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro (1780–1855), Peruvian priest and politician; briefly Interim President of Peru twice in 1822 and 1833
* Francisco Xavier do Amaral (born 1937), East Timorese politician
* Francisco Xavier Sepulveda (1742–1788), Mexican colonial soldier in the early days of Southern California
* Francisco Xavier Villarroya (1734–1768), Jesuit missionary to New Spain
* Francisco Yeste (Francisco Javier Yeste Navarro) (born 1979), Spanish professional football player
* Franciszek Kasparek (Franciszek Ksawery Kasparek) (1844–1903), Polish jurist, professor of law, and rector of Kraków University
* Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (1730–1819), Polish nobleman, magnate, and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation
* Franciszek Ksawery Chomiński (died 1809), Polish politician and writer
* Franciszek Ksawery Dmochowski (1762–1818), Polish Romantic novelist, poet, and translator
* Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki (1778–1846), Polish prince and government minister
* Franciszek Ksawery Godebski (1801–1869), Polish writer and publicist
* Franciszek Ksawery Lampi (1782–1852), Polish Romantic painter
* Franciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz (1770–1845), Polish Roman Catholic bishop of Przemyśl
* Franciszek Latinik (Franciszek Ksawery Latinik) (1864–1949), Polish general officer
* François Baby (legislative councillor) (Charles François Xavier Baby) (1794–1864), Canadian seigneur, businessman, and legislative councillor
* François de Laval (François-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval) (1623–1708), French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church; first bishop of New France
* François de Robiano (François Xavier Jean-Marie de Robiano) (1778–1836), Belgian politician; governor of Antwerp province
* François Roffiaen (Jean François Xavier Roffiaen) (1820–1898), Belgian landscape painter
* François Tourte (François Xavier Tourte) (1747–1835), French watchmaker and archetier of classical instruments
* François-Xavier-Anselme Trudel (1838–1890), Québécois politician
* François-Xavier Archambault (1841–1893), Québécois lawyer and politician
* François-Xavier Babineau (1825–1890), Canadian Catholic priest
* François Xavier Bazin (1824–1865), French archetier; first of the Bazin dynasty
* François-Xavier Bélanger (1833–1882), French Canadian naturalist and museum curator
* François Xavier Bon de Saint Hilaire (1678–1761), president of the Court of Auditors of Montpelier; demonstrated the feasibility of making fabric from spider silk
* François-Xavier Brunet (1868–1922), Canadian Roman Catholic priest and bishop
* François-Xavier de Donnea (François Xavier Gustave Marie Joseph Corneille Hubert) (born 1941), Belgian politician, former mayor of Brussels; government minister
* François-Xavier de Feller (1735–1802), Belgian author
* François Xavier de Schwarz (1762–1826), French cavalry officer during the Revolutionary era
* François-Xavier Dulac (François-Xavier Bonhomme dit Dulac) (1841–1890), Québécois farmer, merchant, and political figure
* François-Xavier Fabre (1766–1837), French painter
* François-Xavier Garneau (1809–1866), French Canadian notary, poet, civil servant, and historian of French Canada
* François-Xavier Larue (1763–1855), Canadian farmer, notary, and political figure in Lower Canada
* François-Xavier Lemieux (Quebec MLA) (1851–1933), Québécois lawyer, judge, and political figure
* François-Xavier Lemieux (1811–1864), French Canadian lawyer and politician
* François-Xavier Malhiot (1781–1854), Canadian merchant, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada
* François-Xavier-Marc-Antoine de Montesquiou-Fézensac (1757–1832), French politician
* Francois Xavier Martin (1762–1846), American jurist and author; first Attorney General of State of Louisiana; Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
* François-Xavier Méthot (1796–1853), Québécois businessman and political figure
* François-Xavier Nzuwonemeye (contemporary), Rwandan soldier, known for his alleged role in the Rwandan Genocide
* François-Xavier Ortoli (1925–2007), French Gaullist politician and businessman
* François-Xavier-Ovide Méthot (1843–1908), Québécois farmer and politician
* François-Xavier Paradis (1844–1910), Canadian politician
* François-Xavier Poizat (born 1989), French classical pianist
* François-Xavier Roth (born 1971), French orchestra conductor
* François-Xavier Tessier (1799–1835), Canadian doctor, publisher, and political figure in Lower Canada
* François-Xavier Verschave (1945–2005), French economist, cofounder of the French NGO Survie
* François-Xavier Villain (born 1950), French politician
* François-Xavier Wurth-Paquet (1801–1885), Luxembourgian politician, jurist, and archaeologist
* Frank Burke (Medal of Honor recipient) (Francis Xavier Burke) (1918–1988), American army officer; recipient of the Medal of Honor
* Frank Castellano, (Francis Xavier Castellano) (contemporary), American naval officer
* Frank Costigan (Francis Xavier Costigan) (1931–2009), Australian lawyer, chairman of the Costigan Commission
* Frank Flood (Francis Xavier Flood) (1901–1921), Irish fighter in the Dublin Active Service Brigade during the Irish War of Independence
* Frank McCloskey (Francis Xavier McCloskey) (1939–2003), American politician from Indiana; U.S. representative
* Frank Reagan (Francis Xavier Reagan) (born 1919), American professional football player
* Frank Richter, Sr. (Francis Xavier Richter), (1837–1910), pioneer settler, miner and rancher in Washington and British Columbia
* Frank Richter, Jr. (Francis Xavier Richter), (1910–1977), Canadian politician from British Columbia
* Frank Shields (Francis Xavier Shields), (1909–1975), American amateur tennis player
* Frank Warfield (Francis Xavier Warfield) (1895–1932), American professional baseball player and manager in the Negro leagues
* Frank X. Schwab (1874–1946), American politician from New York; mayor of Buffalo, New York
* Frankie J (Francisco Javier Bautista, Jr.) (born 1975), Mexican American popular singer
* Frans Seda (Franciscus Xaverius Seda) (1926–2009), Indonesian finance minister under Sukarno and Suharto
* František Xaver Dušek (Franz Xaver Duschek) (1731–1799), Czech composer, harpsichordist, and pianist
* Franz Biebl (Franz Xaver Biebl) (1906–2001), German composer of classical music
* Franz Gruber (Franz Xaver Gruber) (1787–1863), Austrian school teacher and church organist; co-composer of the song “Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht”, (“Silent Night”)
* Franz Schönhuber (Franz Xaver Schönhuber) (1923–2005), German journalist and author
* Franz Xaver Dieringer (1811–1876), German Roman Catholic theologian
* Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer the Younger (born 1735, died unknown), Baroque artist associated with the Wessobrunner School
* Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer (1698–1763), German Baroque stucco plasterer of the Wessobrunner School
* Franz Xaver Fieber (1807–1872), German botanist and entomologist
* Franz Xaver Gabelsberger (1789–1849), German inventor of a shorthand writing system named Gabelsberger shorthand
* Franz Xaver Gebel (1787–1843), German composer, music teacher, and conductor
* Franz Xaver Gerl (1764–1827), Bavarian bass singer and composer of the Classical era
* Franz Xaver Haberl (1840–1910), German musicologist
* Franz Xaver Hammer (1741–1817), German gambist, cellist, and composer
* Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl (1675–1750), Bavarian politician
* Franz Xaver Kraus (1840–1901), German Catholic priest and art historian
* Franz Xaver Kroetz (born 1946), German German author, playwright, actor, and film director
* Franz Xaver Kugler (1862–1929), German chemist, mathematician, Assyriologist, and Jesuit priest
* Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736–1783), German-Austrian sculptor
* Franz Xaver Murschhauser (1663–1738), German composer and music theorist
* Franz Xaver Nagl (1855–1913), Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Vienna
* Franz Xaver Neruda (1843–1915), Moravian-born Danish cellist and composer
* Franz Xaver Niemetschek (1766–1849), Czech philosopher, teacher, and music critic
* Franz Xaver Reimspiess (1900–1979), Austrian mechanical engineer
* Franz Xaver Reithmayr (1809–1872), German Catholic theologian and exegete
* Franz Xaver Richter (1709–1789), Moravian composer
* Franz Xaver Riepl (1790–1847), Austrian geologist, and railway and metallurgical specialist
* Franz Xaver Schmid (Franz Xaver Schmid-Schwarzenberg) (1819–1883), Austrian-German educator and philosopher
* Franz Xaver Schwarz (1875–1947), German politician who served as Reichsschatzmeister (National Treasurer) of the Nazi Party
* Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766–1803), Austrian composer
* Franz Xaver von Baader (1765–1841), German Roman Catholic philosopher and theologian
* Franz Xaver von Funk (1840–1907), German Catholic theologian
* Franz Xaver von Hertling (1780–1844), Bavarian lieutenant general and War Minister 1836–38
* Franz Xaver von Linsenmann (1835–1898), German Catholic moral theologian
* Franz Xaver von Wulfen (1728–1805), Austrian botanist, mineralogist, alpinist, and Jesuit priest
* Franz Xaver von Zach (1754–1832), Hungarian-born German astronomer
* Franz Xaver Wagenschön (1726–1790), Czech-Austrian painter of the Rococo and Neoclassical styles
* Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805–1873), German painter and lithographer
* Franz Xaver Witt (1834–1888), Bavarian Catholic priest, church musician, and composer
* Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791–1844), German composer, pianist, and conductor; son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
* Franz Xavier Wernz (1842–1914), German Superior General of the Society of Jesus
* Frédéric-François-Xavier Ghislain de Mérode (1820–1874), Belgian prelate, archbishop and statesman of the Papal states
* Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente (1872–1959), French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
* Henri François Xavier de Belsunce de Castelmoron (1671–1755), French Jesuit priest; Bishop of Marseille
* Henri François Xavier Gresley (1819–1890), French Minister of War 1878–79
* Infante Anthony of Portugal (António Francisco Xavier Benedito Teodósio Leopoldo Henrique) (1695–1757), Portuguese infante
* Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain (Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno Aniello Raimundo Silvestre de Borbón y Sajonia) (1755–1817), Infante of Spain
* J. F. X. O'Brien (James Francis Xavier O'Brien) (1828–1905), Irish nationalist Fenian revolutionary
* Xavi Pérez (Francisco Javier Pérez Pérez) (born 1984), Spanish professional football player
* Javi Ruiz (Francisco Javier Ruiz Bonilla) (born 1980), Spanish professional football player
* Javier Aramendia (Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente) (born 1986), Spanish road bicycle racer
* Javier Bosma (Francisco Javier Bosma Mínguez) (born 1969), Spanish Olympic beach volleyball player
* Javier Casquero (Francisco Javier Casquero Paredes) (born 1976), Spanish professional football player
* Javier Castillejo (Francisco Javier Castillejo) (born 1968), Spanish professional boxer
* Javier Chica (Francisco Javier Chica Torres) (born 1985), Spanish professional football player
* Javier de Burgos (Francisco Javier de Burgos y del Olmo) (1778–1849), Spanish jurist, politician, journalist, and translator
* Javier de Pedro (Francisco Javier de Pedro Falque) (born 1973), Spanish professional football player
* Javier Farinós (Francisco Javier Farinós Zapata) (born 1978), Spanish professional football player
* Javier Garciadiego (Francisco Javier Garciadiego Dantán) (born 1951), Mexican historian
* Javier Mendiburu (Francisco Javier Mendiburu Urgell) (born 1980), Spanish professional basketball player
* Javier Navarro (Francisco Javier Vicente Navarro) (born 1974), Spanish professional football player
* Javier Ruibal (Francisco Javier Ruibal de Flores Calero) (born 1955), Spanish musician and songwriter
* Javier Rupérez (Francisco Javier Rupérez Rubio) (born 1941), Spanish politician, diplomat, and writer
* Javier Solana (Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga) (born 1942), Spanish diplomat; Secretary General of NATO from 1995 to 1999
* Javier Tarantino (Francisco Javier Tarantino Uriarte) (born 1984), Spanish professional football player
* Javier Urruticoechea (Francisco Javier González Urruticoechea) (1952–2001), Spanish Basque professional football player
* Javier Yubero (Francisco Javier Yubero Solanilla) (1972–2005), Spanish professional football player
* Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel (1750–1817), German composer and pianist
* Johannes von Nepomuk Franz Xaver Gistel (1809–1873), German naturalist
* John VI of Portugal (João Maria José Francisco Xavier de Paula Luís António Domingos Rafael de Bragança) (1767–1826), King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
* John Davoren (John Francis Xavier Davoren) (1915–1997), American politician from Massachusetts
* Joseph Droz (François-Xavier-Joseph Droz) (1773–1850), French writer on ethics, political science and, political economy
* Kriengsak Kovitvanit (Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovitvanit ) (born 1949), Archbishop of Bangkok
* Ksawery Lubomirski (Franciszek Ksawery Lubomirski) (1747–1829), Polish nobleman and Russian general
* Liam Pickering (Liam Francis Xavier Pickering) (born 1968), Australian rules footballer
* Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier (1782–1856), Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church; beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1999
* Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France (Louis Joseph Xavier François of France) (1781–1789), son of King Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette; heir apparent to the French throne
* Marie François Xavier Bichat (1771–1802), French anatomist and physiologist
* Mary Francis Xavier Warde (1810–1884), Irish nun of the Sisters of Mercy
* Moose Goheen (Francis Xavier Goheen) (1894–1979), American amateur ice hockey player
* Nguyen Van Thuan (François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận) (1928–2002), Vietnamese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
* Paco Clos (Francisco Javier Clos Orozco) (born 1960), Spanish professional football player
* Paco Vidarte (Francisco Javier Vidarte Fernández) (1970–2008), Spanish philosopher, writer, and LGBT activist
* Pantera (wrestler) (Francisco Javier Pozas) (born 1964), Mexican professional wrestler
* Patxi Vila (Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea) (born 1975), Spanish Basque professional bicycle road racer
* Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix (1682–1761), French Jesuit traveller and historian; first historian of New France
* Pierre François Xavier de Ram (1804–1865), Belgian Roman Catholic prelate and historian
* Pope Pius VIII (Francesco Saverio Castiglioni) (1761–1830)
* Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony (1730–1806), German prince and member of the House of Wettin
* Prince Friedrich Franz Xaver of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1757–1844), Austrian military general
* Regis Philbin (Regis Francis Xavier Philbin) (born 1931), American television personality
* Sugi Sito (Francisco Javier Mar Hernández) (1926–2000), Mexican professional wrestler
* Thomas F. X. Smith (1928–1996), American reformist politician and author; mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey
* Tommaso Traetta (Tommaso Michele Francesco Saverio Traetta) (1729–1779), Italian composer
* Xabier Azkargorta (Francisco Xabier Azcargorta Uriarte) (born 1953), Spanish professional football player and manager
* Xaver Scharwenka (Franz Xaver Scharwenka) (1850–1924), Polish-German pianist, composer, and teacher
* Xavier Atencio (Francis Xavier Atencio) (born 1919), animator and Imagineer for The Walt Disney Company
* Xavier Connor (Francis Xavier Connor) (1917–2005), Australian jurist
* Xavier Dirceu (Dirceu Francisco Xavier) (born 1977), Brazilian professional football player
* Xavier, Duke of Parma (Francis Xavier, Duke of Parma and Piacenza) (1889–1977)
* Xavier Haegy (François Xavier Haegy) (1870–1932), Alsatian priest, journalist, and politician
* Xavier Hernandez (baseball) (Francis Xavier Hernandez) (The X-Man) (born 1965), American professional baseball player
* Xavier Roca Mateo (Francesc Xavier Roca Mateo) (born 1974), Spanish professional football player
* Xisco (footballer born 1980) (Francisco Javier Muñoz Llompart) (born 1980), Spanish professional football player
* Xisco Campos (Francisco Javier Campos Coll) (born 1982), Spanish professional football player

## Fictional persons

* Frank Pembleton (Francis Xavier Pembleton), character on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street
* Professor X, (Professor Charles Francis Xavier), Marvel Comics superhero
* Trapper John McIntyre (John Francis Xavier McIntyre), character of the novels, film, and television series M*A*S*H