Franke is both a German-language surname and a given name.

Surname

* Bernd Franke (born 1948), German soccer player *

Bette Franke Bette Franke (born 3 December 1989 in Heemskerk, North Holland) is a Dutch model. At fourteen years old, she was discovered by Dutch modeling agent Wilma Wakker in Amsterdam, while shopping with her mother. She debuted during the Spring 2006 s ...

(born 1989), Dutch fashion model *

Bob Franke Bob Franke (born July 25, 1947, in Hamtramck, Michigan) is an American folk singer-songwriter. Biography He began his career in 1965, while a student at the University of Michigan, and performed at The Ark, a coffeehouse in Ann Arbor. After ...

(born 1947), American folk singer and song writer *

Christian Wilhelm Franke Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ (title), Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive ...

, one of the editors of early editions of the '' Brockhaus Enzyklopädie'' *

Christopher Franke Christopher Franke (born 6 April 1953) is a German musician and composer. From 1971 to 1987, he was a member of the electronic group Tangerine Dream. Initially a drummer with The Agitation, later renamed Agitation Free, his primary focus eventua ...

(born 1953), German musician/composer in Tangerine Dream * Donald T. Franke (1921–2013), American jurist and legislator *

Edgar Franke Edgar Franke (born 21 January 1960) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse since 2009. In addition to his parliamentary work, he has been serving as Pa ...

(born 1960), German politician *

Egon Franke (fencer) Egon Johann Franke (23 October 1935 – 30 March 2022) was a Polish fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition. He won a gold medal in the individual foil at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially ...

(born 1935), Polish Olympic fencer * Egon Franke (politician) (1913–1995), German politician (SPD) *

Elsa Thiemann Elsa Thiemann (''née'' Franke, 7 February 1910 – 15 November 1981) was a German photographer and former Bauhaus student. She also designed wallpaper based on photograms. Personal life and education Elsa Thiemann was born in Toruń, West Pru ...

(''née'' Franke, 1910–1981), German photographer *

Garance Franke-Ruta Garance Franke-Ruta is the executive editor of GEN by Medium. She has worked as Washington editor of Yahoo News and editor in chief of Yahoo Politics, Voices columnist and politics editor of ''The Atlantic'' Online, national web politics editor ...

(born 1972), American writer and editor *

Guillaume Franke Guillaume Franke (born 27 October 1987) is a German List of Germany national rugby union players, international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the German national rugby union team. He is the brother of Matthieu ...

(born 1987), German rugby union player *

Herbert Franke (sinologist) Herbert Franke (27 September 1914 – 10 June 2011) was a German historian of China. He is particularly known for his works on the history of the Jurchen (Jin) and Mongol (Yuan) empires in China. After the end of World War II, Herbert Franke, ...

(1914–2011), German sinologist, co-author of the Cambridge History of China *

Herbert W. Franke Herbert W. Franke (14 May 1927 – 16 July 2022) was an Austrian scientist and writer. ''Die Zeit'' calls him "the most prominent German writing Science Fiction author". He is also one of the important early computer artists (and collectors), cr ...

(1927–2022), Austrian science fiction writer *

Jay Anthony Franke ''California Dreams'' is an American teen sitcom that aired on NBC. It was part of the network's Saturday morning block, TNBC, premiering on September 12, 1992. Created by writers Brett Dewey and Ronald B. Solomon, and executive produced by Pet ...

(born 1972), American actor, voice actor and musician *

Jens Franke Jens Franke (born 28 June 1964) is a German mathematician. He has held a chair at the University of Bonn's Hausdorff Center for Mathematics since 1992. Franke's research has covered various problems of number theory, algebraic geometry and analys ...

(born 1964), German mathematician *

Josef Franke Josef Franke (12 March 1876 – 16 January 1944) was a German architect. He created a number of sacred and secular buildings in the Ruhrgebiet, particularly in Gelsenkirchen. He is noted for his work in the 1920s in the brick-expressionist ...

(1876–1944), German architect * Keith Franke (1954–1988), American professional wrestler known as Adrian Adonis *

Marcel Franke Marcel Franke (born 5 April 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Karlsruher SC. Career Franke is a product of Dynamo Dresden's youth setup, and was promoted to the first team in 2010. He made his debut in Mar ...

(born 5 April 1993), German footballer * Matthieu Franke (born 1985), German rugby union player *

Nikki Franke Nikki Franke (born March 31, 1951) is an American former fencer and fencing coach. She fenced for Brooklyn College, and was an All American. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and fenced at ...

(born 1951), American fencer and fencing coach *

Stéphane Franke Stéphane Franke (February 12, 1964 – June 23, 2011) was a long-distance runner representing Germany, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's 10.000 metres at the European Championships (1994 and 1998). He represented Germany twice at the Sum ...

(1964–2011), German long distance runner *

Victor Franke Erich Victor Carl August Franke (21 July 1865 – 7 August 1936) was a German military officer and last commander of the ''Schutztruppe'' in German South West Africa. Franke was born in Zuckmantel, Austrian Silesia. He was ''Bezirksamtman ...

(1865–1936), German military officer * Werner Franke (1940–2022), German professor and biologist *

William B. Franke William Birrell Franke (April 15, 1894 – June 30, 1979) was an American businessman and government official. He was best known for his service as United States Secretary of the Navy from 1959 to 1961 under Dwight D. Eisenhower. Biography Fr ...

(1894–1979), American financial manager, U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1959–1961 * Yannick Franke (born 1996), Dutch basketball player

Given name

* Franke Previte, American composer *

Franke Rupert Franke Rupert (In Hungarian literature: Franke Ruppert; 30 October 1888 in Vienna – 1971) was an Austrian graphic designer and engraver. He worked for the Austro-Hungarian Bank until its liquidation, then for the Hungarian Banknote Printing C ...

(1888–1971), Austrian engraver

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Given name

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