Franck is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Alfons Franck
Alfons Franck (unknown – unknown) was a Belgian chess player, Belgian Chess Championships winner (1958).
Biography
From the end of 1930s to end of 1950s Alfons Franck was one of Belgium's leading chess players. He was a multiple participant of ...
, Belgian chess master
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César Franck
César-Auguste Jean-Guillaume Hubert Franck (; 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in modern-day Belgium.
He was born in Liège (which at the time of his birth was p ...
(1822–1890), Belgian composer of the Romantic era
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Eduard Franck
Eduard Franck (5 October 1817 – 1 December 1893) was a German composer, pianist and music pedagogue.
Life
Franck was born in Breslau, the capital of the Prussian province of Silesia. He was the fourth child of a wealthy banker who exposed h ...
(1817–1893), German composer of the Romantic era
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George Franck
George Henning "Sonny" Franck (September 23, 1918 – January 19, 2011) was an American football halfback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants.
Early years
Franck was born in Davenport, Iowa. After his playi ...
(1918–2011), American football player
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Dom George Franck
Dom George Franck ( – 1760) in Munster in Alsace, was a French organist and composer.
Biography
Born in Munster, Dom George Franck was a Benedict monk at the (Haut-Rhin),
and parish priest at Munster val St. Gregory in Alsace. All that is ...
(c.1690–1760) French composer and organist
* Harry A. Franck (1881–1962), travel writer
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James Franck
James Franck (; 26 August 1882 – 21 May 1964) was a German physicist who won the 1925 Nobel Prize for Physics with Gustav Hertz "for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom". He completed his doctorate in ...
(1882–1964), German physicist and Nobel laureate
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Johann Franck
Johann Fran(c)k (1 June 1618 – 18 June 1677) was a German politician (serving as mayor of Guben and a member of the Landtag of Lower Lusatia) and a lyric poet and hymnist.
Life
Franck was born in Guben, Margraviate of Lower Lusatia. After vis ...
(1618–1677), German poet and hymn-writer
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Julia Franck
Julia Franck (born 1970, in East Berlin) is a German writer.
Life
Julia Franck, a twin, is the daughter of the actress Anna Katharina Franck and of the television producer Jürgen Sehmisch.
In 1978 the family moved to West Berlin where they s ...
(born 1970) German writer
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Kaj Franck
Kaj Gabriel Franck (9 November 1911 Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland – 26 September 1989 Santorini, Greece) was one of the leading figures of Finnish design and an influential figure in design and applied arts between 1940 and 1980.
Franck's paren ...
(1911–1989), Finnish designer
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Kasper Franck Kasper Franck (2 November 1543 – 12 March 1584) was a German theologian and controversialist.
Life
Kasper Franck was born in Ortrand, Saxony. His parents were Lutherans, and he was initially a Protestant minister and preacher. Ladislaus von Fraun ...
Melchior Franck
Melchior Franck (c. 1579 – 1 June 1639) was a German composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He was a hugely prolific composer of Protestant church music, especially motets, and assisted in bringing the stylistic innovations ...
(1579–1639), German composer of the very early Baroque era
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Mikko Franck
Mikko Franck is a Finnish conductor and violinist.
Biography
Franck was born in Helsinki. He began learning the violin at the age of 5 and started violin studies at the Sibelius Academy in 1992. The Academy let Franck conduct an orchestra in 19 ...
(born 1979), Finnish conductor
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Richard Franck
Richard Franck (3 January 1858 – 22 January 1938) was a German pianist, composer and teacher.
Life
He was born in Cologne and was the son of the German composer, pianist and teacher Eduard Franck. His father, who had studied with Felix Mendels ...
(1858–1938), German pianist, composer and teacher.
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Sebastian Franck
Sebastian Franck (20 January 1499 Donauwörth, Swabia – c. 1543 Basel, Switzerland) was a 16th-century German freethinker, humanist, and radical reformer.
Biography
Franck was born in 1499 in Donauwörth, Swabia. Because of this he styled hims ...
(1499–c.1543), German humanist and reformer
Given name
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Franck de Almeida
Franck Caldeira de Almeida (born February 6, 1983 in Sete Lagoas) is a marathon athlete from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the worldwide famous São Silvestre ...
(born 1983), Brazilian marathon athlete
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Franck Amsallem
Franck Amsallem is a French-American jazz pianist, arranger, composer, singer and educator. He was born in 1961 in Oran, French Algeria, but grew up in Nice, France.
Early years
Amsallem was born in Oran (Algeria) to Elie Amsallem (1922-2019) a ...
(born 1961), French jazz pianist, arranger, composer and singer
* Franck Atsou (born 1978), Togolese footballer
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Frank Adisson
Frank Adisson (born 24 July 1969, in Tarbes) is a French slalom canoeist. He competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s, in three Summer Olympics. He won two medals in the C2 event with a gold medal in 1996 and a bronze medal in 1992.
Fra ...
(born 1969), French slalom canoer and Olympian
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Franck Avitabile
Franck Avitabile (born 24 November 1971) is a jazz pianist.
Avitabile has synesthesia. He is also the composer of 60 published compositions.
Awards and honors
* Second Grand Prize - Concours International de la Ville de Paris - Martial Solal P ...
(born 1971), French jazz pianist
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Franck Azzopardi
Franck Azzopardi (born 5 December 1970 in Châtellerault, France) is a former professional footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are associa ...
(born 1970), French footballer
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Franck Badiou
Franck Badiou (born 24 March 1967) is a French former sports shooter, Olympic medallist and coach. He won silver medal in the 10 metre air rifle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He was also European Champion in the same discipline in 19 ...
(born 1967), French sports shooter and Olympian
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Franck Belot
Franck Belot (born 18 March 1972, in Athis-Mons) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a lock.
He played for Stade Toulousain. He won to win six titles of French Champion, for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2001 and the first Eur ...
(born 1972), French rugby union player
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Franck Béria
Franck Béria (born 23 May 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He works as a director of professional football at Lille.
Club career
At the end of the 2016–17 season, Béria ended his career as a playe ...
(born 1983), French footballer
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Franck Bernhard
Franck Bernhard (born March 7, 1976 in Strasbourg) is a retired French professional football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' norma ...
(born 1976), French footballer
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Franck Berrier
Franck Berrier (2 February 1984 – 13 August 2021) was a French professional footballer who played as a midfielder, spending much of his career in Belgium.
Career
On 12 May 2010, Berrier left S.V. Zulte Waregem to sign a three-year deal with S ...
(1984–2021), French footballer
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Franck Biancheri
Franck Biancheri (11 March 1961 – 30 October 2012) was the founder of the Newropeans European political party and the leader from June 2006. The party planned to run for campaigns in the 2009 elections to the European Parliament with repres ...
(1961–2012), French politician
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Franck Biancheri
Franck Biancheri (11 March 1961 – 30 October 2012) was the founder of the Newropeans European political party and the leader from June 2006. The party planned to run for campaigns in the 2009 elections to the European Parliament with repres ...
(born 1960), Monegasque businessman and politician
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Franck Boidin
Franck Boidin (born 28 August 1972) is a French foil fencer. He won an individual bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2001 World Championships. He is also twice team World champion (1997 and 2001).
After his retirement from co ...
(born 1972), French fencer and Olympian
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Franck Boli
Franck Boli (born 7 December 1993) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ferencváros.
Club career
Boli signed with Eliteserien side Stabæk Fotball on 3 January 2012. The leader of sports at Stabæk Fotball, Inge ...
(born 1993), Ivorian footballer
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Franck Bouyer
Franck Bouyer (born 17 March 1974, in Beaupréau) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1995 and 2013. Bouyer competed for the , Agrigel–La Creuse–Fenioux, , and squads during his caree ...
(born 1974), French road bicycle racer
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Franck David
Franck David (born 21 March 1970 in Paris) is a French windsurfer who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous co ...
(born 1970), French sailor and Olympian
* Franck Delhem (1936–2020), Belgian fencer and Olympian
* Franck Dja Djédjé (born 1986), Ivorian footballer
* Franck Ducheix (born 1962), French fencer and Olympian
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Franck Dumas
Franck Dumas (born 9 January 1968) is a French football coach and former player who manages TP Mazembe. He played as a defender.
Playing career
Dumas was born in Bayeux, Calvados. He started his career at Stade Malherbe Caen and played there f ...
(born 1968), French footballer and manager
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Franck Dumoulin
Franck Dumoulin (born May 13, 1973 in Denain) is a pistol shooter from Bordeaux, France.
Palmarès Olympic Games
World Championships
* 1994 World Championships (Milan, Italia) :
** Gold Medal in 10 m Air Pistol
** Bronze Medal in 5 ...
(born 1973), French pistol shooter and Olympian
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Franck Durix
Franck Durix (born 20 October 1965) is a French former professional footballer. He is the brother of fellow player David Durix.
Career
Club career
Beginning as an apprentice at Belleville sur Saône, Durix played professionally in France, Japa ...
(born 1965), French footballer
* Franck Engonga (born 1993), Gabonese footballer
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Franck Esposito
Franck Esposito (born 13 April 1971 in Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône) is a former World Record holding, and four-time Olympic, butterfly swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics; and won the bronze medal ...
(born 1971), French swimmer and Olympian
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Franck Essomba
Franck Leopold Essomba Tchoungui (born 9 February 1987) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Club
Essomba was born in Douala, Cameroon.
In summer 2010, he joined Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok on a on ...
(born 1987), Cameroonian footballer
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Franck Etoundi
Franck M'bia Etoundi (born 30 August 1990) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker. At international level, he made eleven appearances for the Cameroon national team scoring once.
Career
Born in Douala, Etoundi began h ...
(born 1990), Cameroonian footballer
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Franck Fréon
Franck Fréon (born 16 March 1962, in Paris) is a French race car driver.
He began his career in the French Renault 5 Turbo Championship in 1986 and 1987 then competed in French Formula Three from 1988 to 1989. In 1990 he competed in Internationa ...
(born 1962), French motor racing driver
* Franck Fisseux (born 1985), French archer and Olympian
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Franck Gava
Franck Gava (born 3 February 1970) is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Gava was born in Montargis, Loiret. He emerged through AS Nancy-Lorraine's youth system, making his professional d ...
(born 1970), French footballer
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Franck Gilard
Franck Gilard (born November 1, 1950, in Riaillé, Loire-Atlantique) was a member of the National Assembly of France from 2002 to 2017, representing the 5th constituency of the Eure department, as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. ...
(born 1950), French politician
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Franck Goddio
Franck Goddio (born 1947 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a French underwater archaeologist who, in 2000, discovered the city of Thonis-Heracleion 7 km off the Egyptian shore in Aboukir Bay. He led the excavation of the submerged site of Canopus a ...
(born 1947), French archaeologist
* Franck Goldnadel (born 1969), French public servant and aerospace engineer
* Franck Grandel (born 1978), Guadeloupean footballer
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Franck R. Havenner
Franck Roberts Havenner (September 20, 1882 – July 24, 1967) was a six-term United States representative from California's 4th congressional district in the mid-20th century.
Biography
Havenner was born in Sherwood, Maryland, on Septem ...
(1882–1967), American politician
* Franck Histilloles (born 1973), French footballer
* Franck Iacono (born 1966), French swimmer and Olympian
* Franck Julien (born 1966), French businessman
* Franck Junillon (born 1978), French handballer and Olympian
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Franck Jurietti
Franck Jurietti (born 30 March 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a full-back. He spent most of his career with Bordeaux.
Club career
Jurietti's professional career started at Lyon, having already been part of their ...
(born 1975), French footballer
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Franck Khalfoun
Franck Ange Khalfoun (born 9 March 1968) is a French film director and screenwriter, known for directing '' P2'', ''Wrong Turn at Tahoe'', ''Maniac'', and the ''Amityville'' franchise entry '' Amityville: The Awakening''. His latest film was the ...
(born 1968), French film director
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Franck Lagorce
Franck Lagorce (born 1 September 1968 in L'Haÿ-les-Roses) is a racing driver from France. He participated in two Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 6 November 1994. He scored no championship points.
Career
Lagorce competed in French Formula Fo ...
(born 1968), French motor racing driver
* Franck Lambert (born 1960), French sprint canoer and Olympian
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Franck Langolff
Franck Langolff (1948 – 8 November 2006) was a French composer and guitarist.
1948 births
2006 deaths
French composers
French male composers
French guitarists
French male guitarists
People from Fez, Morocco
20th-century French musici ...
(1949–2006), French composer and guitarist
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Franck Lavaud
Franck Lavaud (February 16, 1903 – February 27, 1988) was a Haitian general and politician who was an acting head of state during two terms: from January 11, 1946 until August 16, 1946 and from May 10, 1950 until December 6, 1950. Both times he ...
(1903–1986), Haitian military general and politician
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Franck Leboeuf
Franck Alain James Leboeuf (born 22 January 1968), typically anglicised as Frank Leboeuf, is a French actor, sports commentator and former international footballer who played as a centre-back. With the French national team, Leboeuf won the ...
(born 1968), French footballer
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Franck Lenormand
Franck Le Normand (born 22 November 1931) is a French cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint and the tandem events at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), offi ...
(born 1931), French cyclist and Olympian
* Franck Madou (born 1987), Ivorian footballer
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Franck Mailleux
Franck Mailleux (born 27 May 1985 in Saint-Malo) is a French racing driver. He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Formula Three Euroseries. He was champion of the 2006 Winter Series in the British Formula Renault C ...
(born 1985), French motor racing driver
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Franck Montagny
Franck Montagny (born 5 January 1978) is a retired French professional racing driver. He briefly raced for the Super Aguri Formula One team in 2006.
Early career
Born in Feurs, Loire, Montagny started racing karts there in 1988, winning the cade ...
(born 1978), French motor racing driver
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Franck Muller
Franck Muller is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, named after its founder. The company's estimated total sales (in 2010/2011) were €290 million in watches with an average unit price of €38,000. Franck Muller's watches are worn by various ...
(born 1958), Swiss watchmaker
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Franck Perera
Franck Perera (born 21 March 1984 in Montpellier, France) is a race car driver who has competed in a number of international open-wheel racing championships.
Career
In 2006, Perera drove in the GP2 Series for the DAMS team, after four years of ra ...
(born 1984), French motor racing driver
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Franck Piccard
Franck Piccard (born 17 September 1965) is a French former Alpine skier.
A native of Les Saisies, Piccard won a total of four Alpine skiing World Cup races.
At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary he won a gold medal in the Super-G competition (the fi ...
(born 1965), French Alpine skier and Olympian
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Franck Pourcel
Franck Pourcel (14 August 1913 – 12 November 2000) was a French composer, arranger, and conductor of popular and classical music.
Biography Early life
Born in Marseille, France, Pourcel started learning the violin at the age of six. Later, ...
(1913–2000), French conductor
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Franck Ribéry
Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry (; born 7 April 1983) is a French former professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, preferably on the left side, and was known for his pace, energy, skill, and precise passing. Ribéry has been des ...
(born 1983), French footballer
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Franck Sauzée
Franck Gaston Henri Sauzée (born 28 October 1965) is a French former professional footballer and manager. He played 39 times for the France national team between 1988 and 1993, scoring nine goals and captaining the team several times. He achiev ...
(born 1965), French footballer and manager
* Franck Tabanou (born 1989), French footballer
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