Frane is a masculine Croatian given name and a variant of Franciscus. Notable people with the name include: * Frane Adam (born 1948), Slovenian sociologist, editor and former dissident political activist *

Frane Bitunjac Frane Bitunjac (born 4 September 1997 in Split, Croatia) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primorac Biograd. Club career Frane was born in Split but grew up in Kričak and he lived in Knin near Šibenik, playing for you ...

(born 1997), Croatian footballer * Frane Bućan (born 1965), Croatian footballer * Frane Bulić (1846–1934), Croatian priest, archeologist, and historian *

Frane Čačić Frane Čačić (; born 25 June 1980, in Zagreb, Croatia, then Yugoslavia) is a Croatian retired footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football a ...

(born 1980), Croatian footballer *

Frane Čirjak Frane Čirjak (born 23 June 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sarajevo. Honours Zrinjski Mostar *Bosnian Premier League The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne ...

(born 1995), Croatian footballer * Frane Despotović (born 1982), Croatian futsal player *

Frane Franić Frane Franić (29 December 1912 – 17 March 2007) was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska, Split-Makarska from 1969 to his retirement in 1988. He also served as the last bis ...

(1912–2007), Croatian Roman Catholic archbishop *

Frane Ikić Frane Ikić (born 19 June 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club Velež Mostar. Club career Ikić made his professional debut for Zadar on 17 November 2012, coming on as a substitu ...

(born 1994), Croatian footballer * Frane Katalinić (1891–1976), Croatian rower *

Frane Lojić Frane Lojić (born 8 October 1985 in Split, Croatia) is a Croatian retired football player, who last played for NK Konavljanin in the Treća HNL The Druga nogometna liga ( eng, Second football league), commonly Druga NL or 2. NL) is the thi ...

(born 1985), Croatian footballer * Frane Matošić (1918–2007), Croatian footballer and coach * Frane Milčinski (1914–1988), Slovenian poet, satirist, humorist, comedian, actor, writer and director * Frane Nonković (born 1935), Croatian water polo player *

Frane Petric Franciscus Patricius ( Croatian: ''Franjo Petriš'' or ''Frane Petrić'', Italian: ''Francesco Patrizi''; 25 April 1529 – 6 February 1597) was a philosopher and scientist from the Republic of Venice, originating from Cres. He was known as a ...

or Franciscus Patricius (1529–1597), philosopher and scientist from the Republic of Venice *

Frane Poparić Frane Poparić (born January 4, 1959 in Sinj, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian retired football defender who played for several Croatian and foreign football clubs. Career Poparić began playing football with home town side NK Junak Sinj at age ...

(born 1959), Croatian footballer *

Frane Selak Frano Selak or Frane Selak (14 June 1929 – 30 November 2016) was a Croatian man who was known for his frequent brushes with death. He has been described as either the world's luckiest or unluckiest man. Selak's near-death experiences bega ...

(born 1929), Croatian music teacher famous for surviving seven brushes with death *

Frane Šore Čelik Frane Šore Čelik ( Donji Seget, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austro-Hungarian Empire, (July 14, 1918 – Vidimlije, Independent State of Croatia, Italian Empire, June 12, 1942), was a Croatian communist revolutionary, Partisan Commanding officer and ...

(1918–1942), Croatian communist revolutionary *

Frane Vinko Golem Frane Vinko Golem (4 October 1938 – 11 August 2007) was a Croatian diplomat and politician. Golem, a physician by profession, was the Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 1990 to May 1991. In 1992 he founded the Department for End ...

(1938–2007), Croatian diplomat and politician *

Frane Vitaić Frane Vitaić (born 7 June 1982) is a Croatian retired footballer. Club career Early years Vitaić went to the Hajduk and NK Mosor youth schools, but never got to play for the Hajduk senior team. Vitaić previously played for NK Osijek, HNK Ši ...

(born 1982), Croatian footballer *

Frane Vladislavić Frane Vladislavić (born 9 January 1994 in Melbourne) is a Croatian football winger, currently a free agent. Vladislavić also holds an Australian passport. Club career A Croatian U-17 international, Vladislavić was moved in January 2012 to ...

(born 1994), Croatian footballer *

Frane Vojković Frane Vojković (; born 20 December 1996) is a Croatian footballer who most recently played as an attacking midfielder for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb. Club career Early years Vojković joined the HNK Hajduk Split academy at the age of 6, and advan ...

(born 1996), Croatian footballer

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