Count Ferenc Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (28 April 1754[1] in Fertőszéplak – 13 December 1820 in Vienna) was a Hungarian nobleman and statesman, known for founding the Hungarian National Library and the National Museum in Budapest.

He was born on 28 April 1754 as the sixth child of Count Zsigmond Széchényi (1720–1769), a captain of the hussars and Imperial and Royal Chamberlain and his wife Countess Mária Cziráky of Cirák and Dénesfalva (1724–1787).

His godparents were Doctor Ádám Groff and his wife Katalin Khellesz.

He had an older brother and three sisters who all married into prominent Austro-Hungarian noble families.

On 17.8.1777 in Kópháza Count Ferenc married Countess Julia Festetics de Tolna (1753-1824).