Francesco Manunta , in Catalan language, Francesc Manunta i Baldino (Alghero, 1928–1995) was an Italian priest and poet.From 1965 to 1983, he was missionary in Brazil. When he went back to Alghero, he started his activity to promote Catalan language in Alghero. He was president of Òmnium Cultural in Alghero and he received the Creu de Sant Jordi in 1990.