Ezio Franceschini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛttsjo frantʃesˈkiːni];^[1][2] Villa Agnedo, 25 July 1906 - Padua, 21 March 1983^[3])^[4] was a Latin scholar and philologist, professor of medieval Latin literature, as well as rector of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC).^[5]

When Francesco Vito died, Ezio Franceschini was elected the third rector of UCSC (1965–1968) and faced the rise of student protest of 1968. Franceschini was a corresponding member since 1947 and national member since 1959 of Accademia dei Lincei.