Francis Xavier Bellotti (May 3, 1923 – December 17, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician who served as both the 39th Attorney General and the 61st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.

He served in the United States Navy during World War II reaching the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade).

[4] In his first campaign for public office in 1958, Bellotti was the Democratic nominee for district attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, but was defeated in the general election.

In 1966, Bellotti was the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts Attorney General, but was defeated by Republican Elliot Richardson.

[11][12][13][14] Reflecting on Bellotti's legacy following his death, the current Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell wrote in The Boston Globe that: "His forward thinking and innovation positioned the attorney general’s office as a guardian of the rule of law and social justice.