Franchi may refer to:
People
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Alberto Herrera Franchi
General Alberto Herrera y Franchi (September 1, 1874 – March 18, 1954) was the interim President of Cuba from August 12 to August 13, 1933.
Biography
General Herrera was the Secretary of War & Navy during the presidency of Gerardo Machado. He ...
(1874–1954), Cuban general and provisional President of Cuba
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Aldo Franchi (born 1882), Italian race car driver
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Alessandro Franchi (cardinal) (1819–1878), Italian cardinal and archbishop
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Alessandro Franchi (painter) (1838–1914), Italian painter
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Andrea Franchi (1335-1401), Italian Roman Catholic member of the Order of Preachers and Bishop of Pistoia
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Anna Franchi
Anna Franchi (Livorno, 15 January 1867 - Milan, 4 December 1954) was an Italian novelist, translator, playwright and journalist.
Biography
Early life
Franchi was born into the well-to-do Livorno family of Cesare Franchi, a merchant, and hi ...
(1867-1954), Italian novelist, translator, playwright and journalist
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Antonio Franchi
Antonio Franchi (1638–1709) was an Italian painter of the 17th century, active mainly in Florence and Lucca.
Born in Villa Basilica, he is also called ''Il Lucchese''. Initially training in Lucca with Domenico Ferrucci, he moved for over ...
(1638–1709), Italian painter of the 17th Century
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Antonio Franchi (cyclist) (1936–2019), Italian racing cyclist
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Artemio Franchi (1922–1983), President of the Italian Football Federation
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Ausonio Franchi (1821–1895), Italian philosopher
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Carlo Franchi (composer)
Carlo Franchi (sometimes given as de Franchi, de Franchis or de Franco, circa 1743 – d. after 1779) was an Italian opera composer known for his opere buffe. He belonged to the Neapolitan school of composers and it is likely that he was bor ...
(1743–1779), Italian composer
*Carlo Franchi (1938–2021), Italian racing driver, known as
Gimax
"Gimax", pseudonym of Carlo Franchi (1 January 1938 – 13 January 2021) was an Italian racing driver. He never raced under his real name, and his son has also raced using the name "Gimax".
He entered one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix ...
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Dany Franchi
Dany Franchi (born 3 February 1990 in Genoa, Italy) is an Italian electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Franchi has recorded three albums to date, with the first two crediting his backing band. His third studio album, ''Problem Child'' ...
(born 1990), Italian blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Dorothea Anne Franchi (1920–2003), New Zealand pianist, harpist, music educator and composer
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Elena Franchi (born 1996), Italian professional racing cyclist
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Franco Franchi (cyclist) (born 1923), Italian racing cyclist
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Franco Franchi (1928–1992), Italian comedian
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Garry Franchi (born 1983), French professional football player
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Giovannina Franchi (1807–1872), Italian Roman Catholic professed religious
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Giuseppe Franchi
Giuseppe Franchi (1731 – 1806) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor.
After studying Neoclassical art in Rome under Johann Joachim Winckelmann, he taught at the Brera Academy in Milan from its beginning in 1776 where he worked with the archite ...
(1731–1806), Italian Neoclassical sculptor
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Gregory "Greg" Franchi (born 1982), Belgian racing driver
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Jan Martínez Franchi (born 1998), Argentine volleyball player
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John Franchi
John Franchi (born July 16, 1982) is a retired American mixed martial artist. He previously competed in WEC's featherweight division.
Background
Franchi was a standout wrestler at Edison High School. He then went on to graduate from the State ...
(born 1982), retired American mixed martial artist
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Lorenzo Franchi
Lorenzo Franchi (Bologna, c. 1563 - c. 1630) was an Italian painter, active in a late-Mannerist or early-Baroque style mainly in Reggio Emilia.
Biography
He trained under Camillo Procaccini, and traveled with him to Reggio Emilia
Reggio nell ...
(c. 1563-c. 1630), Italian painter
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Morena Franchi (born (1993), Argentine female volleyball player
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Rossello di Jacopo Franchi (c. 1377–c. 1456), Italian painter
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Rudy Franchi
Rudy Franchi (born April 21, 1939 in New York City) is a writer and editor on film theory and film criticism and an antiques and collectibles expert. He helped to introduce the French critical protocol the " auteur theory" to the US. For several ...
(born 1939, American writer and editor
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Sergio Franchi
Sergio Franchi (born Sergio Franci Galli; April 6, 1926 – May 1, 1990) was an Italian-American tenor and actor who enjoyed success in the United States and internationally after gaining notice in Britain in the early 1960s. In 1962, RCA Vict ...
(1926–1990), Italian-American tenor and actor
Buildings
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Stadio Artemio Franchi, a football stadium in Florence, Italy
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Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Stadio Artemio Franchi is a multi-purpose stadium in Siena, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of A.C.N. Siena. It was built in 1923 and holds 15,373.
It is named after former Italian Football Federation pres ...
, a football stadium in Siena, Italy
Firearms
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Franchi SPAS-12
The Franchi SPAS-12 is a combat shotgun manufactured by Italian firearms company Franchi from 1979 to 2000. The SPAS-12 is a dual-mode shotgun, adjustable for semi-automatic or pump-action operation. The SPAS-12 was sold to military and police ...
, a combat shotgun
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Franchi SPAS-15
The Franchi SPAS-15 is a dual-mode 12 gauge combat shotgun manufactured by the Italian company Luigi Franchi S.P.A.
Design
The weapon is based on the SPAS-12, and has similar pump-action/ semi-automatic firing modes. In semi-automatic mode, ...
, a dual-mode 12 gauge combat shotgun
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Franchi AL-48
The 48 AL is a semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Luigi Franchi S.p.A.
The gun is available in 12 gauge, 20 gauge and 28 gauge. It uses a patented action that John Browning developed for the Browning Auto-5
The Browning Automatic 5, most ...
, a semi-automatic shotgun
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Franchi LF-57
The Franchi LF57 is an Italian pressed-metal submachine gun. A small number were made for the Italian Navy in the 1960s, and approximately two hundred were ordered by the army for the Target Acquisition Group of the 3rd Missile Brigade (GRACO), bu ...
, a pressed-metal submachine gun
Other uses
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Artemio Franchi Trophy
Artemio is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Artemio Franchi (1922–1983), Italian football administrator
*Artemio Lomboy Rillera (1947–2011), the Roman Catholic bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
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, an international football competition
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Franchi (firearms)
Luigi Franchi S.p.A. () is an Italian manufacturer of firearms, a division of Beretta Holding.
Franchi products include the military SPAS-12 and SPAS-15 and the sporting-type long-recoil action AL-48. Franchi manufactures over and under, and ...
, an Italian firearms company
See also
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Saint-Franchy, Nièvre department, France
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Italian-language surnames